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Topic: JD Aura pedal with Krivo Dobro pickup |
David Cook
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Florida, USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2024 8:05 am |
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Anyone tried this?
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Brooks Montgomery
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Idaho, USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2024 10:35 am
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There’s been all kinds of swapping of mics, pu’s, pre-amps talked about, experimented, pondered, on the resohangout site. Even if it is passable, why mess with the proven pairing? The Fishman Nashville Bridge pu is designed to pair with the JD pedal (that has all the different mic images as laid down by Jerry Douglas). The system works perfectly.
That’s why guys like Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes use it. My .02 cents is use the system as designed instead of trying to skin a cat with a butter knife.
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 13 Dec 2024 11:45 am
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| Brooks Montgomery wrote: |
| ... My .02 cents is use the system as designed instead of trying to skin a cat with a butter knife. |
I am also interested in anyone's experience with the Krivo with the Aura pedal.
I have a Beard resonator with a Version 1 Fishman Nashville pickup with two non-responding string sensors. This is apparently pretty common, and I guess I will eventually put a Version 2 Nashville on there. But honestly, the Krivo I have on there doesn't sound bad, and if I could get it to sound really good with the Aura, I might just stick with that. It is highly resistant to feedback and easily transferable to another resonator guitar - I have 3 different 6-string spider and biscuit resonators on which the Krivo sounds pretty good - the pickup solves a lot of issues at the cost of not being perfectly natural-sounding.
I also have given up any hope of ever getting a strictly-speaking Aura-compatible pickup for my 8-string resonator. It has caused me to pretty much give up any hope for seriously using my 8-string, which I am seriously thinking about jettisoning. If I can't take it out, it is worthless to me. So if the Aura can give me significantly better sound with a Krivo or something similar, I would be very interested. I think I recall reading that Krivo would make an 8-string pickup on a custom basis. |
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K Maul
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Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 14 Dec 2024 7:13 am
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Dave- I have the same issue with a beautiful Fluger 8 string that I’ve had for over ten years and barely use. I have an old original microphonic Melobar pickup on it. It sounds ok with the JD Aura but not nearly as good as the Fishman pickups I use on my 6 strings. I’ve also had those go bad, usually on the low string, and had to replace them to the tune of $200+.
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Dan Beller-McKenna
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Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2024 3:35 am
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| FWIW: Rob Ickes was using an LRBaggs Voiceprint, not a JD Aura, when I saw him live in August. |
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Brooks Montgomery
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Idaho, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2024 11:15 am
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| Dan Beller-McKenna wrote: |
| FWIW: Rob Ickes was using an LRBaggs Voiceprint, not a JD Aura, when I saw him live in August. |
Interesting! I just went to Rob’s website and he is selling them, here’s the description:
“The product of nearly 3 years of intensive research and collaboration with a team of PhDs, LR Baggs is thrilled to introduce Voiceprint DI, the next breakthrough chapter in acoustic amplification. Voiceprint DI measures the acoustic response of your guitar by leveraging the processing power of your iPhone to accurately capture your guitar’s one-of-a-kind voice. A Voiceprint is created and loaded to your pedal, replacing your pickup’s signal for the most accurate sonic performance we have engineered in our 40+ years. Guided by our AcousticLive app and proprietary impulse response technology, you can now use your iPhone like a studio in your pocket to capture a Voiceprint of your acoustic guitar. Developed with Dr. Jonathan Abel, co-founder of Universal Audio, our Voiceprint technology utilizes a sophisticated algorithm that intuitively measures your acoustic guitar by analyzing its actual timbre and playing response, then creates a customized preset for live play, as well as for direct recordings. Simply plug into the pedal and set your iPhone into position; tap on the bridge, strum a few chords, pick some strings, and you’re done!”
I wonder what pu he’s using for it to work?
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