Do not over look the Audio Technica 4051 or for a tight pattern 4053. I’ve used these on stage for 25 years. Very good feed back rejection and fine sounding. Modest priced.
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Do not over look the Audio Technica 4051 or for a tight pattern 4053. I’ve used these on stage for 25 years. Very good feed back rejection and fine sounding. Modest priced.
When I got my Kentucky 1050 I got it to play out in places I really didn’t want to take my nicer instruments. I took it to Lynn Dudenbostel to replace the bridge and set it up. He said it sounded...
I used to own the acoustic image guitar version of their amp. As a double violin and mandolin player, I found it didn't really sound any better than my old Loudbox 100. So I sold it to a buddy who...
Summit Audio TD 100 has variable impedance loading, high gain tube preamp. Pricy but for a piezo I found not much else I like as well. I also have a Baggs Para DI. I hear the Redeye is a good...
I haven't posted for a while. A couple of things. You can use a Cloudlifter to get the proper gain on the Scarlett, I use one (or sometimes a Grace Designs 101 with the ribbon setting (expensive at...
mine had the same issue a few years back , I shipped it to the distributor who sent it to Switzerland for repair, it was not cheap nearly 200 to fix it.
Fast lenses
You can reduce some of the noise in the NLE you are using, DaVinci Resolve is free and has great tools, but there is a learning curve
I have a canon dslr and a canon c100 which is a low...
Audio Technica 4053 (or 4051 capsule depending on the room)
The mic amplifier takes removable capsules. With the hyper feed back resistance is very good . Nice mics. Been using them for 20 years,...
Great cases
My Collings A model fits perfectly as well as a Kentucky F model.
The lightest rig I have found (and own) is HK audio. Not sure its in the budget. Nano 300 (around 600 street ?. packs down to one box with two tiny speakers and a low frequency. Lightweight. I...
Hiscox, I agree is a great case. Worth way more than they cost. I carry all my mandolins in one when I'm out on a gig.
Technique is truly the answer with a clip on mic, I'd turn the gain up a bit and learn to chop chords more softly. Sometimes I play a National that has an enormous dynamic range no problems there,...
I have the original F4 case and it saved my instrument from a dive off the back of a car at 40 miles an hour in 1986, long story but the human capacity for distraction is endless!. That said, I...
My Summit audio Td 100 tube direct box has +23 dBu headroom and a variable impedance go 10k to 2 M Ohms. If you need massive head room. its not cheap and needs ac power, but a lovely piece of gear. ...
I have been using j75's on my MT2 with no adverse effects.
Yes as I am about to turn the magic 64, light is the better way. I use the better Jbl powered 10's I prefer them to the K-10s, they sound warmer (could be the wooden cabinets). Plenty of bass . ...
A very good friend and a fine sound engineer relays a way to use a sub in a small acoustic environment: Use an aux send and only send to the sub the channels the have that low information. So the...
A second thumbs up for the tapastring end pin jack, they work great and can be removed without a trace
I have the dynm Scherteler like it best on my violin, but works oK on the mandolin
Had a Baggs gave it away to a player in need
Have the Twin in a Kentucky 1050, it sounds pretty good
Use a high...
On the other hand I wish Sperzel (which I have on an electric mandolin) would make a product for acoustic mandolins. They are superb.
I used one of their high gain picks in an electric mandolin custom build. Excellent sound. The magnetic pickup will not be very acoustic sounding but thats a sound all in its own. Good for blues I...
Seem like people are pretty cranky. Has anyone even tried this product before pronouncing its demise ?
looks like a retrofit sperzel type
Id love to have sperzel tuners on my mandolin
Would like to hear review
I sold a boutique acoustic amp (acoustic Image) because I though my loudbox 100 sounded better for the mandolin. The newer versions have even nice effects. Great products.
I love the sound of audient preamps. I gave away my RME Babyface to my son, so I might look at that as a replacement. The bottom line is the new inexpensive units (Focusrite, audient and others) are...