Am about to purchase a system to amplify my Gitane D500, used strictly for rhythm playing. Not interested in any of the clip-on or putty-on options.
Considering the K & K Definity+pre-amp, which seems to have positive reviews. Anybody tried or know about the K & K Trinity Pro? (
this one).
Also would love to learn more about pickup alone vs. pickup + mic combinations.
Any help would be, um, helpful. :-) Thanks in advance.
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Here's an old post you may find helpful...
Gypsy Jazz Amplification/Pickup System Overview
http://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/3850/
http://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/14015/bigtone-knock-off-bridge-for-sale-cheap#latest
If you want it I'll send it your way. It came from John's D hole.
Buco-Wanna send me that Bigtone knockoff so I can try it? I'll txt you my addr if that's cool...
McIntyre feather placed under the correct (bass) side of the bridge and an, as yet unidentified, (possibly lavalier) mic that's suspended by its cable alone about halfway between the bridge and the mouth about an inch below the top.
For me the best sound yet is my Neumann KMS 105 with ART gold tube preamp played through the PA system.
Remember I had a K&K pure Maccaferri pickup and was going to compromise with it's amplified sound, and it sounded decent, but I thought I was going to gain higher feedback resistance which I didn't so it made no sense to use it.
The advantage is simplicity and it can be very clean looking if done internally.
I use a Myers mic which clips to the soundhole like on the picture or a Krivo pick up depending on a place and/or my mood.
But never both, mic plus a pickup to me is too much maintenance and clutter. I like the sound of both and with the Krivo pickup I can get a good rhythm sound too if I go into the Lunchbox.
I'll send you the "bigtone" bridge, it'd be nice if it finds a home. John will get a kick out of that too I'm sure.
I'd love to put it through a mic alone but the way I'll be using it (looping, trumpet, and some singing), that's just too many mics and feedback gets to be a pain, also no pro sound guy, just me....
Was watching some of Wremble's latest vids and saw that he has two pickups (a Stimer and a piezo of some sort?) and the sound is pretty darn good (here).
You might do well to check out the McIntyre Feather and the few other technologies that are around before deciding. I hope I can find a way to take a pick of the setup in my DuPont