Mikkelfarside Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Hi Guys... I bought my 1964 j-45 a few months ago. Its 100% original and there has been no changes made to it and I´m enjoying it every day. But... I recently began playing in a band, and therefore I´m considering fiting a mic in the guitar. Would that be a sin? Should I instead bye a cheaper guitar for gigs? Regards Mikkel, Copenhagen, Denmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bscha Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 If by "mic" you mean a pick up system, I have two thoughts. 1st, a guitar is simply a tool and should be used as such. If you want a pick up, put it in. On the other hand, I found that I could not personally ream an end pin on a vintage guitar and did not want anything between the bridge and saddle. Therefore I bought a Fishman Rare Earth sound hole pick up and installed it in the vintage guitar. At first I thought the sound was very magnetic sounding, however after using it for a while and working with EQ settings, I find that it gives a much better sound that the undersaddle pick up I was going to install. So to answer your question, it's totally up to you, but you might want to try a few options such as sound hole pickups before you alter your vintage guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelewis Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Hi Guys... I bought my 1964 j-45 a few months ago. Its 100% original and there has been no changes made to it and I´m enjoying it every day. But... I recently began playing in a band, and therefore I´m considering fiting a mic in the guitar. Would that be a sin? Should I instead bye a cheaper guitar for gigs? Regards Mikkel, Copenhagen, Denmark. K&K has some good products: http://www.kksound.com/acousticguitar.html Notably they also have the vintage jack as an option - this would preserve the integrity of your vintage guitar (you could easily reinstall the original endpin at any time): http://www.kksound.com/vintagejack.html K&K has an external mike that you can use that would not compromise the integrity of your guitar. I am intrigued by this one myself... http://www.kksound.com/meridian.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe B Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Keep it original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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