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UNPLANNED DOWNTIME: 12th Oct 23:45
Amplifying passive acoustic pickups
chrishill901
Frets: 516
in Acoustics
I have a Taylor 210 acoustic and Im thinking of gigging with it. I got an SD Woody a while ago when I saw one cheap but didnt give amplification a thought as I wasnt using it. Is DI the best way to go or spend a bit more and get something with an EQ like this: http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Ashdown-Acoustic-Guitar-Preamp-DI-Pedal/P98
What do you guys use? What are other options for pedal preamps etc?
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There's not much point in getting a plain DI box - if you're gigging anywhere the PA is provided, it's almost certain a DI box will be available, and if not then it's such a small set-up that just going direct from any pedal to the mixer with a normal 1/4" cable will work well enough.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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I bang on about these far too often, but I use one of these to preamp my passive piezo systems.
http://www.theguitarfiles.com/files/imagecache/zoom504-2.jpg
Cheap as you like, and the "air" setting sounds great. I bought two.
Gutted that an eq pedal would work, I just sold a fish and chips!!!
If you can find one second hand it's not going to be lot more than a DI box.
http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Ashdown-Acoustic-Guitar-Preamp-DI-Pedal/P98?origin=product-ads&utm_campaign=PLA+Shop+-+Ashdown&utm_medium=vertical_search&network=google&adgroup=Ashdown+PLA&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=32732d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=37405699623&gclid=CLjCsbDf1MQCFe6WtAod9AYA4A
I don't see why not!
These are supposed to be good:-
http://www.gak.co.uk/en/behringer-adi-21-acoustic-amp-modeler-di/990?gclid=CMq0_OGe1cQCFUnLtAodVzQACQ
Personally I don't like passive pickups, they only really make sense if you have several acoustics and want to use 1 quality preamp with each. I much prefer the plug and play simplicity of an active system. (the K&K may be okay though since I hear it's output is very high for a passive). Me, I'd sell the woody and put the money to the preamp fund and get a rare earth or Mag Mic, but the Woody's are very easy to install and remove if you want to do that.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson