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Post by andy3sheds on Jun 8, 2013 23:43:17 GMT
A friend of mine has some pretty high end flamenco guitars that he wants to amplify any thoughts on solutions lads and lasses
I've heard good reports about lavalier mikes
Andy
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Post by colan on Oct 18, 2013 19:10:32 GMT
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Post by ocarolan on Oct 18, 2013 21:52:07 GMT
Andy, predictably, I'm going to suggest K&K soundboard transducers. I have no experience of what they might be like in a nylon strung guitar (for which they do a 4 headed model), but I have put them in several steel strung guitars, a bouzouki, a mandolin and an octave mandolin with very pleasing results. Simplicity itself to use live either straight to combo or desk, but "airier" sound through a preamp, esp K&K, with a decent mid control. No battery in guitar, no visible difference to guitar apart from endpin jack. Not sure how the percussive element of flamenco might affect pickup choice. Forum member and percussive steel string player jwdaubney uses a K&K system that also has an internal mic, and this seems to work v well for his purposes. Keith |
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Post by scripsit on Oct 18, 2013 23:26:54 GMT
I don't know that I'd trust any sort of piezo for flamenco, given the likelihood of a lot of tapping and thumping. Jean Banwarth gets a very good sound from these on his YouTube videos and DVDs. www.dpamicrophones.com/en/products.aspx?c=item&category=118&item=24343Anything which works on a resophonic, as they claim, should be good on just about any acoustic instrument. Unfortunately, they seem to be very expensive. Kym |
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