We delve into the world of amplified acoustic guitars.

This is the audio from the video published here: https://youtu.be/ZC_ZwbS2j5Q

It’s a problem area for literally anyone who plays live with the ol’ flattop. Dan and I both do our fair share of acoustic gigs so we thought we’d start looking at some basics on the show.We start off by reminding you what an acoustic guitar kinda/sorta sounds like with a mic in front of it, before heading into the world of plugging in via a PA system and/or acoustic guitar amplifier. We also take a brief look at a couple of ‘pedals’, more of which in part 2.

Apology time: I make THREE SCHOOLBOY ERRORS during the show (Mick here)… I call the non-cutaway Martin a 000-18E. It is in fact an OM-18E - links below.I explain that a piezo pickup is a piezo-electric transducer. And then like a total dumbass call it an electro-magnetic device. Which of course it isn’t. Piezo-electric transducers use pressure to create a current. Electro-magnetic pickups uses a magnet and a coil. Sorry - brain-fry! I call the pickup system in the Martin guitars an LR Baggs Lyric. It is in fact an LR BAGGS ANTHEM (link below).

Apologies all round - brain trying to do too many things at once.

Apart from all that, please enjoy the episode!

Pedals and amps in this episode…• LR Baggs Align Series SessionUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2QhAOEGUSA: http://bit.ly/2CvTeyv

• LR Baggs Align Series EqualizerUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2wSckJ9USA: http://bit.ly/2NpU1Fj

• LR Baggs Align Series ReverbUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2M7FcCUUSA: http://bit.ly/2wThWU9

• Orange Acoustic PreUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2Cw8trn

• AER Compact 60 IIIUK & Europe: http://bit.ly/2oNdi5O

• Mesa Boogie Rosette 300 Two:EightUSA: http://bit.ly/2MSdlf7

Guitars in this episode• Martin OMC-28E (with LR Bags Anthem pickup)https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series-reimagined-2018/omc-28e-2018/

• Martin OM-18E (with LR Bags Anthem pickup)https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series/om-18e/

• Collings CJ35 (with K&K Pure Mini pickup)https://www.collingsguitars.com/acoustic-guitars/cj-35/

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Interesting bits and go-to sections…- Oh no – they’re singing! 0:00- Hello! 3:00- What are we doing today? 3:45- What proportion of your gigs are acoustic? 4:20- …because people like it! 5:51- The sound of a mic’d acoustic guitar: 8:44- … Martin OM-18E, OMC-28E and Collings CJ35- Back in the room: 14:38- Mick has no sense of humour about acoustic guitars: 15:02- Are you reluctantly acoustic? 16:05- Acoustic was nowhere in the 1980s: 16:45- Plug in… and all the problems start: 18:00- Oops, we accidentally bought a PA system: 19:14- The sound of a nice pickup into a PA: 19:50- …and an undersaddle straight into the PA: 20:59- And that’s the sound of plugged-in acoustic guitar as we know it: 23:45- More reluctant purchases: 25:30- Mick’s acoustic sound, and what we’re not prepared to give up: 26:57- LR Baggs Align Series: 31:15- Orange Acoustic Pre Twin Channel: 34:11- Phase and the acoustic guitar: 36:25- Tangent time… 39:35- …combine harvesters: 39;35- …The Wurzels' sagely advice: 40:28- Acoustic guitar pickup types: 41:50- What about a microphone? 43:50- And back to the program: 45:27- Acoustic guitar amp – another reluctant purchase: 46:48- Mick’s acoustic rig: AER Compact 60 3: 47:50- Piezo pickups and tone ‘problems’: 54:30- Mesa Boogie Rosette 300: 55:15- Parametric mids explanation: 58:20- Oh no, they’re jamming again: 1:00:02- Acoustic guitar into an electric amp? 1:04:35 (1:05:55) (1:07:45)

 

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