madhat Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 thought i would check in w the group here and ask your thoughts- i recently purchased a Gibson J35 and it has the baggs element pu- i really know nothing when it comes to pu/amp stuff and just want a simple but nice little setup... my understanding is that it would be good to get a pre amp for best results so i am considering a lr baggs para DI 5 band eq- direct and a fishman loud box mini would this be a nice little setup? or are there better reasonable options? thank you for any help! :) madhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brannon67 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Cool, I assume your going to run it all through the house PA where ever you play? Hey, does that rhyme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Sounds like a perfect setup. You are gonna have fun!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 why not just run it straight into the amp ? what scenario is involved when you're plugged in? solo ? band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lblack Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 For best sound, plug into an acoustic amp. If you want to use your electric guitar amp, choose a clean channel, and you can run that. Carefully adjust volumes to get a good sound. If your pickup in the J35 is an active pickup (i.e. battery powered), you can run without a DI box. But if your pickup is passive, you need the DI box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhat Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 thanks for the help guys! mostly- i will be just solo playin' and goofin' about the house... so from the responses i think i will just get the loudbox mini- plug in and give it a play- and go from there. madhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markini Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 My best results for playing an acoustic with a pick up, is to plug directly into an acoustic amp. Turn the tone on the guitar off (if you have one). Turn all eq off on guitar except a bit of bass. On the amp turn down trebles, mids, bass, dynamics etc to about 2 or 3 setting. I always strive for the 'acoustic' sound, hence no effects. To make up for the loss of EQ turn amp volume up. I get a nice clean acoustic sound from my fishman tower or Fender acoustic amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I believe from trying to read up on what I thought an interesting personal possibility that the J35 lacks an onboard active electronic sector - no controls on the guitar either. So there are a cupla things involved. 1. You're gonna probably want an acoustic amp since there's no "phase" control or equivalent on the guitar to fight feedback. My cheapie but marvelous Kustom 30-watter has a dial to supposedly cut the EQ in the area where you're getting feedback. 2. Yup, I've been using a very inexpensive Kustom 30-watt AE amp. 10-inch speaker. I've used it with and without using the mike channel with a variety of AE guitars and it works fine; it's worked very well also as a clean channel for archtops with mag pups. The amp has enough whumpf for an AE and vocal solo without extra PA reinforcement, and just as well with the guitar and voice, or just guitar or just voice went through the board in a 500-some seat theater auditorium. For rock, nope, but... we ain't talkin' rock here, are we? 3. Granted, all my AEs have active under saddle pups, but I've also done quite well just plugging into a PA board and letting whoever's running it mess with volume and I've messed with EQ on the guitar. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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