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Location: Yucaipa, California | As I have been playing more often with my Church's Elder Care Music Ministry, I've found that I am enjoying the mic'd sound of my Ovations rather than the "plugged in" sound...
I'm using an AKG C1000S Condenser mic for both the guitar and banjo. I switch between the two depending on the song...
I really like that pure acoustic sound that Ovation offers... straight through the mic....it will stand up to any old wooden guitar without a doubt!.... opinions? |
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Location: North Carolina | I have an Audio-Technica lavalier (miniature) mic inside my guitar and wired to a separate XLR out. By itself, it sounds a bit muddy, but when blended 50:50 with the piezo I get the clarity of the piezo with the "air" of the mic. A good combination in my opinion. If you are able to get away with just an outside condenser like the C100S, I bet that sounds better than just the piezo. You could also try blending the mic with the piezo and have the best (hopefully not the worst) of both worlds.
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Location: Yucaipa, California | I guess what I'm experiencing is that all-too-often-forgotten fact that Ovations are just great sounding Acoustic Guitars and that they are the equal to any wooden guitar unplugged... way cool! |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | When i had My GC 12 I often just used a mic. and in the recording studiothe guitar was always recorded with two condensor mics. Tim is right and it's been said before. Ovations are great acoustic sounding guitars too. |
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Location: Flushing, MI | Well, I have my super shallow Celebrity for the plugged in sound (I'm not a fan of it's unplugged sound), and both my Legend, and my Matrix have no electronics. I went out and bought a Dean Markley ProMag Grand soundhole PU for them, and I actually kinda like that sound as something a bit different from the piezo sound.
I've also miked both of them up while recording, and was pleasantly surprised at how good they sounded miked up. I may try that live instead of the PU at my next acoustic gig.
As I'd mentioned elsewhere, at my last Elderly's visit I don't think I played a single acoustic guitar that would replace either my beat up Legend, or my beat up Matrix. I love both of those instruments as much as any old Martin, or Gibson that I've ever played (and don't forget that I own a 1934 0-17 that stays in the case). I'm beginning to feel that a deep bowl Ovation may be the best thing to ever happen to the acoustic guitar! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I had a tough time at first telling the difference in the quality of the sound between my Matrix and the 1537. My Classic is my only other deep bowl, but with a cedar top and nylon strings, it is like comparing apples and oranges. The deep bowls are just boomers. After many hours, and to the surprise of none on this board, I've decided the 1537 is better. It has a mellower sound, but the main difference is I get a lot more metallic sound out of the Matrix, especially on barre chords or if I am just sloppy. It think the aluminum fretboard isn't as forgiving. |
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Location: Tennessee | I miked up and recorded a few tracks with my 6759 CL12 last night. I did not do an XLR out into a channel as I normally do. I was using an MXL 992 and an MXL 993. When I listened back to the tracks this morning, I was amazed. Much better than the plugged in sound alone. But I am a pretty lousy sound tech so take it with a grain of salt. |
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Location: Scotland | Fact: There isn't a pickup yet made that sounds as good as an OK microphone. Fact: Microphones alone are impractical for the majority of live performance situations, so we live with the tonal compromises of pickups.
Went to see Alison Krauss & Union Station a few weeks ago. Not that I'm a huge fan of the band, but I just couldn't not go see Jerry Douglas playing in spitting distance of my house. The band played into mikes exclusively except for Jerry Douglas who used a large diaphragm condenser mike in conjunction with pickups on his Sheerhorns. And it was Douglas who had the least convincing tone. Played like a bastard though. |
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Pickup or Mic'd?