Re: K&K twin help
I think we're traveling the same road here....I've been playing a Godin A8 for about ten years through a Carvin powered mixer in a band and it's great. At home though always played my Kentucky KM1000, and got some K&K pickups installed so I could play it live. Went to play in the band with it and it was tinny, thin, feedback issues. At first I solved the nasty tinny feedback problem with a good DI box, but still wasn't satisfied with the overall tone. Did what you did on the powered mixer (increase bass, scoop mids, touch extra of high end). Still sounded a little thin, a little harsh to my ears although the other guys in the band didn't complain. Took my mando in to have someone check the pickup install and they said it was good. So, added a Boss GE-7 EQ pedal with some scooped mids, a touch of low, a touch of high, and a vast improvement to my ears and the guys in the band. Maybe not perfect yet but it certainly reinvigorated the joy of plugging in. Probably still needs some eq tweaking, and there are eq's out there with additional band adjustments which could help, or I'm like hmm, maybe the mando itself isn't beefy sounding enough and it's not an electronic issue. The never ending quest for tone. I still remember seeing a guy in John Hiatt's band play an acoustic mandolin in their full band setup and I thought it was the perfect mando tone, I wondered how they did that. Oh well, the day I end up chasing better tone is the day I'll be taking a dirt nap.
Collings MF Gloss Top mandolin, Kentucky KM-1000 mandolin, Godin A-8 electric mandolin, Pono Ukulele, Gold Tone PBS Signature Resonator guitar, Martin/Taylor 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, Les Paul/ES-335/LP Jr./Strat/Tele elec guitars.
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