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Dennis Bloom

 

From:
Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 10 Oct 2006 2:43 pm    
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What are some of the better pickups for a resonator guitar?
Thanks,
Denny
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CrowBear Schmitt


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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
Post  Posted 11 Oct 2006 1:22 am    
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Dennis, you oughta post this in "Electronics"
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From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
Post  Posted 11 Oct 2006 10:04 am    
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I'm moving it to "No Peddlers". Someone there will know the answer.
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Mike D

 

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Phx, Az
Post  Posted 11 Oct 2006 10:35 am    
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Spider, biscuit or tricone? Magnetic or piezo?

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Tore Blestrud


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Oslo, Norway
Post  Posted 11 Oct 2006 10:51 am    
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Not a pickup, but I will suggest you try the mic Behringer C-1, sounds great for Dobro, does not feed to easily, and costs less than nothing.
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Lynn Oliver


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Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
Post  Posted 11 Oct 2006 10:53 am    
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I saw Jerry Douglas on tour with Paul Simon, and he managed to fill an arena with a nice acoustic sound. I understand he is using a Fishman Aura with custom images and a prototype Fishman pickup.

Out here in the real world the Schertler BASIK is the pickup of choice these days. It comes in two flavors: the SET, which includes an inexpensive 1.5V power supply; and the PRO, which comes with an XLR phantom power adapter.

I chose the PRO and built a simple 9V power supply to use when phantom power is not available.

Lynn
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Mark Eaton


From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
Post  Posted 11 Oct 2006 11:16 am    
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I agree with Lynn's post.

On its own, my Fishman passive pickup sent through a Fishman preamp isn't all that great, and it sounds way better in conjunction with a microphone (I use a Shure SM-57).

I saw Jerry play Saturday in San Francisco, and his setup with his Beard guitars sounded superb.

The Schertler, and this evolving Fishman system that Jerry is using, seem to be the ticket. Jerry still combined his pickup with the same mike he has been using for several years, the name of which escapes me.

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