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January 11th, 2008 admin Leave a comment Go to comments

Guitar Acoustic
How do I choose the right electric-acoustic guitar?

I’m going to buy an electric-acoustic guitar in the coming weeks, but I really don’t know how to judge them. I feel I’ve made good choices with my other guitars (acoustic and electric), but I haven’t had much experience with the hybrid. Do I hold them to the same standards of feel and sound as an acoustic? Should an electric-acoustic sound just as good unplugged as an acoustic does? Should I go for a straight pickup system, or a mic-and-pickup?

Any answers at all would be very appreciated.

It depends – are you going to use it mainly plugged in or acoustic? If you already have a good acoustic then it’s plugged in sound is the most important, right? Takamine makes some laminate top guitars with their premium pick-up system (Nt4, I think) – they sound weak acoustically but sound perfect plugged in. If you want the best of both worlds, try the Alvarez Artist Series – you get a choice of body styles and woods and a great pick-up system (Sys 600). You can plug a mic into the system. Going up the $$$ scale, Taylor’s expression system sounds great, as does the Fishman Aura system that Martin uses on some guitars. I would avoid the standard systems on Epiphones and Ibanez etc – they sound too electric. Make sure you try them out with the type of amplifier or PA you are going to use – it makes a big difference, some pick-up systems have an “exciter” to make guitar amps sound more acoustic.
In a band situation, mic systems always seem to feed back – I would use one only if you play solo – or maybe a duo with low volume monitors. Good Luck

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