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matadams7

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  1. I use the sound hole cover and a pedal EQ. I have to because I can't play it plugged into anything otherwise. I love the sound unamplified and recorded direct. This thread (nor others) has not convinced me that with a high-end Gibson I can't just walk on to a stage and plug it in. I play with other bands all the time. I literally have never encountered another high-end (nor low-end for that matter) acoustic that can't be played plugged in. Now, it might not sound good without EQ, but they can at least play it. So, after all this discussion, the final verdict is that high-end guitars have more vibration, or resonance, or something that causes feedback in the pickup and low-end guitar don't have that nice expensive resonance? The solution is to squash the sound with EQ, mute the strings, or install a different pickup? It's really hard to believe. It seems more like the pickup is simply defective (or positioned wrong) on some of these "high-end" guitars and no one wants to address the issue. Thoughts?
  2. I know this is an old thread, but like many of you, I too recently bought my dream guitar, a brand new Songwriter Deluxe (although it's a 2016 model) and I have the same problem. It has a terrible ring and feedback cycle. I have not been able to pinpoint any frequencies. I can't plug into anyone's PA or amps without extensive EQing. I play every week at our church and I have spent hours making it "playable," but it sounds very bad. It sounds fantastic recorded direct in or miked. But it's literally unplayable just plugged into an amp or PA. I've tried a sound hole cover and I have an EQ pedal. I've adjusted the levels and gain and tone on the guitar. A very low gain and low tone and drastic EQ on the PA make it playable. I brought it into Guitar Center and he had no advice. He said my pickup was top of the line. This is not a typical problem that just needs EQing. I have played tons of guitars and have other low-end acoustics and I do not have this problem with any of them. I would not like to just "get by". I would like for my $3,000 guitar to sound beautiful like the $300 guitar that my friend plays. Any ideas? I would love some help with this.
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