Best Pickup for Concertina sized Acoustic

MrRosemont · 30th May 2006

I'm playing on a Seagull S-Series Grand ( http://www.seagullguitars.com/productgrand.htm ) and am having a pickup problem - a wayward microphone stand blasted my last (admittedly not ideal) pickup into several pieces. So I guess it's less of a problem and more of an absence. Anyway.

I'm looking for a new pickup. I've *never* found any pickup that has sounded terribly realistic, but figured the fine minds of Gearslutz could help a brother out. Any thoughts?

Many thanks -
K. Rosemont

GearGeek · 31st May 2006

No pickup captures the acoustic guitars true sound. But that being said, I use RMC pickups in my nylon and steel string acoustics. A little pricey, but perfectly balanced. Worth the money IMHO.

elambo · 31st May 2006

Isn't a concertina that squeezebox accordian thing that pirates used to play?

allencollins · 31st May 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by GearGeek

No pickup captures the acoustic guitars true sound. But that being said, I use RMC pickups in my nylon and steel string acoustics. A little pricey, but perfectly balanced. Worth the money IMHO.

I second the RMC I have one on my taylor and bought the synth piezos
for my les paul.

sdelsolray · 31st May 2006

All Gearslutz should spend an hour or so at Doug Young's acoustic guitar pickup website. It has .mp3s of 60 different examples of pickups and pickup combinations. While not perfect, it is simply the most comprehensive collection of pickup samples. Each recording also has a "control" sample of the same performance using a pair of TLM103s. Virtually all of the modern (and many vintage) pickups are avaialble at the site.

http://www.dougyoungguitar.com/pickuptest.htm

For gigging I use a triple sourced system with a PUTW #54, (SBT), Baggs M-1 (mag) and a Joe Mills internal mic (or external mic whenever possible).

30th May 2006	#1
MrRosemont Gear interested Joined: May 2006 Location: Washington DC Posts: 3 Thread Starter	Best Pickup for Concertina sized Acoustic I'm playing on a Seagull S-Series Grand ( http://www.seagullguitars.com/productgrand.htm ) and am having a pickup problem - a wayward microphone stand blasted my last (admittedly not ideal) pickup into several pieces. So I guess it's less of a problem and more of an absence. Anyway. I'm looking for a new pickup. I've never found any pickup that has sounded terribly realistic, but figured the fine minds of Gearslutz could help a brother out. Any thoughts? Many thanks - K. Rosemont

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GearGeek Gear maniac Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 185	No pickup captures the acoustic guitars true sound. But that being said, I use RMC pickups in my nylon and steel string acoustics. A little pricey, but perfectly balanced. Worth the money IMHO.

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elambo Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Up here Posts: 6,181	Isn't a concertina that squeezebox accordian thing that pirates used to play?

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sdelsolray Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 568	All Gearslutz should spend an hour or so at Doug Young's acoustic guitar pickup website. It has .mp3s of 60 different examples of pickups and pickup combinations. While not perfect, it is simply the most comprehensive collection of pickup samples. Each recording also has a "control" sample of the same performance using a pair of TLM103s. Virtually all of the modern (and many vintage) pickups are avaialble at the site. http://www.dougyoungguitar.com/pickuptest.htm For gigging I use a triple sourced system with a PUTW #54, (SBT), Baggs M-1 (mag) and a Joe Mills internal mic (or external mic whenever possible).