Re: Guitar Pickup

[Scott Kellogg <bassnut@gmail.com>]

Very cool.  Thanks for the tip.  I was surprised that the Sweetwater  
catalog wasn't chock-a-block with this stuff.

On Apr 25, 2008, at 5:36 PM, Daryl Shawn wrote:

> 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.
>

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