Would you recommend this for acoustic 6-strings guitar, e.g Yamaha? Or to small guitar such as the Martin Backpacker? I fear unnatural sounds...
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It works well for gigging with my Celtic Harp and large pedal harps. With the use of a separate EQ device I can get a pretty nice sound. Of course I wouldn't use it for recording. But I set all my harps up with this. I'm sure guitarists have pick ups that might give you an easier set up . But I also bring this along for other classical players who are not used to amplifying.
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I'm an instrument repairman and have installed many K&K; pickups, primarily for their natural sound in acoustic instruments and the fact they don't need a battery! Absolutely recommended for acoustic 6-strings, including the Martin backpacker. In the majority of the installations, the pickup is perfectly usable as-is, although some players (afterwards) may opt to use a small outboard preamp for increased control of the volume & tone, but it's certainly not necessary. Consider professional installation unless you're comfortable working inside your guitar under the bridge. Overall, I can't say enough good things about the K&K; Twin! I'm an instrument repairman and have installed many K&K; pickups, primarily for their natural sound in acoustic instruments and the fact they don't need a battery! Absolutely recommended for acoustic 6-strings, including the Martin backpacker. In the majority of the installations, the pickup is perfectly usable as-is, although some players (afterwards) may opt to use a small outboard preamp for increased control of the volume & tone, but it's certainly not necessary. Consider professional installation unless you're comfortable working inside your guitar under the bridge. Overall, I can't say... » Read More I'm an instrument repairman and have installed many K&K; pickups, primarily for their natural sound in acoustic instruments and the fact they don't need a battery! Absolutely recommended for acoustic 6-strings, including the Martin backpacker. In the majority of the installations, the pickup is perfectly usable as-is, although some players (afterwards) may opt to use a small outboard preamp for increased control of the volume & tone, but it's certainly not necessary. Consider professional installation unless you're comfortable working inside your guitar under the bridge. Overall, I can't say enough good things about the K&K; Twin! « Show Less
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It's good for both. I have one in a banjo and another in my octave mandolin. I run both through a pre-amp before running into the sound board.
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Yes...love it for the price. Only concern is it has a lot of highs....but I'm not using it on a guitar. I'm using it on a mandolin.
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No but I have them for a 6 string, a dobro, two ukuleles and a banjo. It conforms to the headstock so it shouldn't be a problem.
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Hello Peter, I recommend Dunlop Formula 65, works great on my Guitars. Thanks,Leo.
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For me It's great on my electric, I have to adjust it a little for my acoustic but my acoustics action is awful. Still works fine.
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You could use whatever your favorite strings are for a classical guitar. It's a standard neck. I never got that far with it. It wasn't what I was looking for. Not a Martin sound quality (didn't expect much from the small body) but mainly it was too heavy/bulky to be useful for me.
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I haven't used it with low brass. I would keep searching for an answer on that. I only use it on acoustic guitars and it sounds pretty good.
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Sure. This basically turns your acoustic guitar into an electric guitar. I've plugged this into distortion and delay pedals as well with no problem. With an acoustic guitar though you might run into slighty more feedback from the amp, but it will work fine.
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I havent tried it for an acoustic guitar im not sure but it should work also!!
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I'm not sure ..i put one on a 00 size guitar ( mahogany/spruce) ..it's a good natural sound using a small Yamaha PAamp and a bit bassy using my Hendrikson jazz amp. On a D28 it probably will be bassier than an undersaddle or amagnetic Fishman rare earth pickup. If you have good EQ facilities you'll get a good loud natural sound assumingit's installed correctly.
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I use it for a 4-string but there is plenty of width for the slightly wider neck as well as the larger headstock of a 5 - string.
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John, This is a great amp for acoustic, and it has a lot of very cool features, including the ability for two inputs. I have used it for acoustic and vocals for practice and small gigs, as well as for acoustic and electric playing with a band. The sound for acoustic (I have a Martinn D35) is great, but less so for electric solid body. It's adequate, but not great. I now use a Fender Champion 100 for my electric and the Fishman for acoustic. BTW, the Fishman beats the heck out of the Fender for acoustic. Hope that helps.
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It can be used for an acoustic guitar, but it does not work well. To pass the calibration, I felt that that the guitar had to be strummed very hard. It had difficulty picking up the low E string unless I picked hard. Initially, I thought it would work well enough, but after a few days I discovered it could not pick up bends or slides. For what it's worth, a guitar shop employee told me that these sort of acoustic guitar pickups are noisy which makes the pickup detection more difficult.
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Hello I have two of them . In my opinion it was not designed for electric guitars . You need another amplifier! God bless!
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Hi Garret,While I don't have the expertise to address how it would work in your specialty instrument (as guitar-ish as it may seem), I really like my Fishman. I do wish, however, I had purchased Fishman's dual/hybrid (pickup and mic) version instead. I miss some of the highs and tones I get from the strings which I believe the added microphone would have captured.Best wishes!
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Yes, but you should use lighter gauge acoustic strings, and you'll have to cut more end off after you wind them since this guitar has only 15 frets (fewer than full-sized guitars). The Martin strings that came on mine were very good, so you probably won't have to do this for a while - and if you don't want to do it yourself, places like Guitar Center will do it for something like $10 or $15 (plus the cost of the strings). (15 frets are more than enough, by the way, 99% of the time for the songs you're likely to want to play on it.)
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In my opinion, this is an awesome amp. I have used it with my Fender acoustic/electric, and it sounds nice; it doesn't have the crappy thumpy loud sound that is typically produced when using an amp designed for electrics. The tone when using acoustic was very bright and clean sounding. I mainly use it with my Telecaster, though. It can do everything that I want it to. I use the acoustic modeling amp a lot; my electric ends up actually sounding like an acoustic, it doesn't sound like an ill attempt. Other companies have designed acoustic modeling amps/pedals to use with electrics that sound like junk, but THIS amp actually gets the job done. This amp is great for beginners, and non-beginners alike. In my opinion, this is an awesome amp. I have used it with my Fender acoustic/electric, and it sounds nice; it doesn't have the crappy thumpy loud sound that is typically produced when using an amp designed for electrics. The tone when using acoustic was very bright and clean sounding. I mainly use it with my Telecaster, though. It can do everything that I want it to. I use the acoustic modeling amp a lot; my electric ends up actually sounding like an acoustic, it doesn't sound like an ill attempt. Other companies have designed acoustic modeling amps/pedals to use with electrics that sound... » Read More In my opinion, this is an awesome amp. I have used it with my Fender acoustic/electric, and it sounds nice; it doesn't have the crappy thumpy loud sound that is typically produced when using an amp designed for electrics. The tone when using acoustic was very bright and clean sounding. I mainly use it with my Telecaster, though. It can do everything that I want it to. I use the acoustic modeling amp a lot; my electric ends up actually sounding like an acoustic, it doesn't sound like an ill attempt. Other companies have designed acoustic modeling amps/pedals to use with electrics that sound like junk, but THIS amp actually gets the job done. This amp is great for beginners, and non-beginners alike. « Show Less
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I have two acoustic guitars and they work fine on both. They are a little easier on the fingers than heavier strings. If you are a beginner I would definitely recommend these until your fingers are tougher, then consider going to a heavier string.