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In Reply to: Classical guitar - pickup or mic? posted by JayM on November 01, 2002 at 05:57:46:
The big question is are you recording or amplifying?Recording, the only way to go is mic. Live however, you often have to settle for a pickup begause of the acoustic gain issues...
Pickups -be they piezo/ceramic (including contact pickups) or magnetic always sound significantly worse. No solo acoustic guitarist EVER records a solo guitar project using a pickup.
I think that about sums it up for me!
Microphone wise, how much is your budget, and what type of equipment are you going to plug it in to? -No point getting a phantom-powered condensor if you don't have a preamp that can drive it with phantom power...
Keith A.
Follow Ups:
A Bridge pickup would be my choice.Gets the full body of the sound.
DR
Use a mic to record, a pickup for sound reinforcement. In both cases don't go cheap but don't waste money either- buy from the middle of the pack price wise. If you're afraid of screwing up a pickup installation spend the fifty bucks to have a pro do it.
Good all round condenser mic (battery or phantom powered): AKG C1000
Best sounding saddle pickup tried thus far: B-Band Core 99.
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