How to record n perform with good acoustic tone

[hieu]

Hi,

I've got a Cort Custom Shop with LR Baggs Duet II ( Pickup n mic).
I tried to run it through the Line 6 Toneport 2 and tried to tweak here and there with different amp models ... but could not get a good acoustic tone out of it.
For example: what equipment do I need to record n get a sound like this? I believe his guitar is spruce top and rosewood, and sounds acoustically similar to mine.
YouTube - Rainy window --- Masaaki Kishibe

Secondly, I am going to perform in a small community. Should I put a delay or chorus pedal to play such kind of fingerstyle song? What's your experience?

Thanx all.

 

[monkeyhouse]

a decent acoustic preamp with a touch of chorus would do just fine... how bout a boss unit..

 

[ShredCow]

I'd recommend an LR Baggs Acoustic DI. Can be had for around $220 from Davis.

I'm using it and I enjoy the EQ - I haven't used a lot of Acoustic DIs though, however, this one seems heavily recommended and its a decent price.


And as for effects - NOTHING is best. Nothing is required. If you want efx, then you gotta select a chorus that doesn't morph your acoustic tone into something electric-ish.

However, an effect that might be useful, would be a compressor, just a touch of it... to help even out your volume a little. I stress, a little.

 

[smurfpiss]

If you're recording acoustic guitar, or any acoustic instrument for that matter I really do suggest miking it up, with a decent condenser mic.

For pickups I really suggest the Schertler Dual Source, it's a combination of an undersaddle pickup (not piezo) and a contact mic. It has a great microphonic characteristic coming from a pickup system.

Trance audio has really rad pickup systems for acoustic guitar but they come at an even 'radder' price.


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[j_m_s]

IMO, effects are not needed.

Try the LR baggs as Shreddycoww has recommended.

mann. smurfpiss, to side track. whats your prob! My friends nicknamed me the "smurf".... rofl

 

[kjartan_v]

i think the preamp models on the line 6 don't sound good because they are meant for electric guitar. lacks the body or something like that.

as for recording, if you can, try using both a mic and a DI and then blending them together.

for performance, i'd personally add some reverb to it because i like reverb even if performing in a big room. hehe. if you plan to get the LR Baggs DI, you could run a reverb pedal through its EFX insert. =)

 

[kerplunk182]

mann. smurfpiss, to side track. whats your prob! My friends nicknamed me the "smurf".... rofl

HAHAHAHAHAH! Hilarious!

 

[hieu]

Thanx all bros for your input.

I know that it is best to mike it up, but the cost of a good condenser mic + good preamp might be quite a pain, some more needs a quiet environment for which i do not have the luxury .

Guess I might try to run the guitar through my Tsunami Chorus, it is not a Chorus that totally change the tone IMO.

Can I ask about the Acoustic DI? Cos' I have a LR Baggs Duet II installed in the guitar, from the descriptions, I saw that both the pick up and the DI have class A circuitry and preamp, EQ so would it be duplication?

 

[ShredCow]

You'll only know when you try the chorus - do it and then play with it for a while, if possible, record your playing and listen to it. I think your ears should be the litmus test.

As for similarities... does the Duet II have the EQ capabilities of the Para DI?

www.lrbaggs.com

Moreover, should you decide to let your guitar go or say it dies or something horrid... you'll still have the DI lying around.



I think a good recording setup is both mic-ed and line-in. Which is what I intend to do... I guess, I will share about it when I get to it.

 

[ShredCow]

Anyway, when performing, you got to look out for stuff that can cause feedback.

Like monitors.

Look where they are placed.



It might be good to invest in those feedback stopping soundhole plugs, dunno what they are called.

 

[hieu]

Thanx again for the input.

You mean not sitting in the direction of the monitor?