On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 6:39 PM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 20:21:17 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: >> > When I started engineering they >> > already were used in studios. It's too funny that one thing didn't >> > change, the pick ups for electrical guitars were and still are >> > electromagnets needing special pre-amplification. >> >> There are some choices today, that are at times even better because >> the pickup coils are velocity sensitive, which isn't entirely >> suitable for a bass axe. >> >> I have in recent years seen several different kinds of microphones > > Yes, but for good old rocking sound of a solid body six string guitar > there's still noting better than a passiv single coil or passiv > humbucker. Especially when using passive single coils, you want good > pre-amplification. > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user Can I mention the piezo pickups I installed in my accordion. Gawd they sounded awful :) (Accordion wasn't bad back then when I actually knew how to play one). -- **** Listen to my FREE CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
