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Topic: Rare Earth pickups for acoustic lap steel |
Fred Kinbom
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Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 20 Dec 2005 2:15 am |
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Dear all,
I posted this
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum11/HTML/008091.html
in the "Electronics" forum, but no one has picked it up there. Basically, I'm wondering what is best - a single coil or humbucking Fishman Rare Earth pickup (and what the differences are)?
Any advice would be most appreciated!
Thanks!
Fred |
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Jon den Boer
From:
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Posted 20 Dec 2005 3:33 pm
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In my very humble opinion, the humbucking pickup is the way to go. I have tried both, and this one is completely noiseless, and has great range. I have one in my Celtic Cross baritone and am very happy.
Jon |
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Rockne Riddlebarger
From:
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2005 8:17 am
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| Jon has it right about the noise factor, and that is somewhat dictated by the venue and volume you are required to use a pickup in. Playing in bars and such with lots of neon lighting can drive single coil PU's crazy and drive you to distraction. The tonal difference between a STACKED humbucker (which the Rare Earth is) and a single coil is much less and more subtle than electric guitar type humbuckers wich are predominatly side-by-side coils, and therefor sensing a wider string path through the magnetic flux. |
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Travis Bernhardt
From:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 21 Dec 2005 2:14 pm
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Ditto.
-Travis |
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Bill Blacklock
From:
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 21 Dec 2005 4:24 pm
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How do the Rare Earth compare with Sunrise and the Mag Mic? I've only used the Sunrise's in my weissenborn's.
Thank's, Bill
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Jon den Boer
From:
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Posted 21 Dec 2005 5:30 pm
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I had a Sunrise in the first CC I had, and compared the 2 side by side with a friends CC with a Rare Earth and found them to be very similar in sound, having difficulty deciding which sounded 'best'. I'm actually considering swapping the LR Baggs M1 that I have in my Lazy River with the Rare Earth from my Baritone.... I think the more 'acoustic' sounding M1 will suit the bari better. I'll post back when this happens.
Jon |
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Jon den Boer
From:
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Posted 21 Dec 2005 5:35 pm
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Oops... sorry 'bout the double post here... I also tried a MagMic in the Lazy River before I bought the M1, and was not that impressed overall. Once I dialed in the blend that I liked, it would feed back. The Mag alone was comparable to the Rare Earth in a way... basically the 'magnet sound'. Too much money for what you get I'm afraid. Perhaps others have had better success with it.
Jon |
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Bill Blacklock
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Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 21 Dec 2005 8:29 pm
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Thats great info Jon. Any advice on mikes and miking a weissenborn. I've tried a SM57 and a couple of Apex condencer's, pencil and large dia. but have never been happy with the sound. I do like the sunrise to one ch. and the amp miked to a second ch. As much as I like a true acoustic sound, some times I like to add a lot of colour. What could sound better then a baritone weissenborn doing "Mean town Blues"
thank you, Bill |
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