Re: Guitar Pickup

[Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com>]

Regarding the pickup itself, we had an extensive discussion in December, 
and having the pickup get body noises was part of the requirement (I was 
the one looking). It's worth a dig through the archives as there were a 
ton of useful responses (subject line "acoustic pickups, etc"). I ended 
up being most impressed by the Baggs I-Beam, I'll probably get one this 
summer as an addition to the piezo in my Takamine.

Daryl Shawn
www.swanwelder.com
www.chinapaintingmusic.com

> Sorry if this has been discussed ad nauseum, but what's the guitar 
> pickup all the cool kids are using these days?  I have a Seagull cedar 
> acoustic that plays really nicely and has a pleasant-but-average 
> tone.  I'm interested in processing the signal before it gets to my 
> looper, and would like to be able to pick up taps and other percussive 
> slaps on the body of the instrument.
>
> While we're on the topic, what you think of the new crop of 'acoustic 
> guitar' processors that are on the market (e.g. the Fishman stuff, 
> Korg, Boss, etc.)?  My original plan was to loop with my electric 
> basses, but my singer-songwriter groove is coming back, and maybe the 
> guitar will be in my path as well as a bass.  Then again, an acoustic 
> guitar with an octaver makes good basslines.