HoboKen
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I've been playin' acoustic neigh -on 46 years now. But, it took my middle son going off to college to get his four-year degree in vidio and audio communications, to get me to really understand mics and live sound and studio sound production. He's taught me! (got something back for my investment!)
He's worked his way up to being a class "A" Engineer now. He's engineered sound for the likes of Judy Collins, The Smothers Brothers, B.B. King, Art Garfunkle, James Brown, the Pittsburgh and Trenton Orchestras,......you name the group and more than likely he's engineered sound for'em at one time or another. (I don't "sound" too much like a proud papa now do I?) Anyway, he agrees that for acoustic guitars, there is no on-board system that really does a quality guitar and player justice in the studio or on a live stage. He 's found the phantom powered Shure 81s work great for live sound. Judy, I guess uses 'em all the time now.
When Martin made a signature Series guitar for her, complete with anvil travel case in addition to the hardshell guitar case, my son was at the presentation of model #"1" to her and borught home her old anvil case that I now put my Westerly Guild JF-55-12 & hardshell case in for really hard traveling.
I played a local folk society Coffee House in Dec. and had my son as my sound engineer that night. (He made me sound better than I am!) He set me up with the same stage set-up they do for Judy and I have to tell you the Shure 81s are really something! I bought two of 'em!
I have been nuts-ing around in the studio with a Roland 2480 DVD recorder w/a Roland SI-24 additional interface board to make some CDs.
Between the phantom powered Shure 81s and the AKG C-3000Bs, I'm well pleased with the results for both vocal and guitar work.
Oh yes, as I've said elsewhere......."My Westerly Guild JF-55-12 is the best guitar I've ever owned or played!"
HoboKen
He's worked his way up to being a class "A" Engineer now. He's engineered sound for the likes of Judy Collins, The Smothers Brothers, B.B. King, Art Garfunkle, James Brown, the Pittsburgh and Trenton Orchestras,......you name the group and more than likely he's engineered sound for'em at one time or another. (I don't "sound" too much like a proud papa now do I?) Anyway, he agrees that for acoustic guitars, there is no on-board system that really does a quality guitar and player justice in the studio or on a live stage. He 's found the phantom powered Shure 81s work great for live sound. Judy, I guess uses 'em all the time now.
When Martin made a signature Series guitar for her, complete with anvil travel case in addition to the hardshell guitar case, my son was at the presentation of model #"1" to her and borught home her old anvil case that I now put my Westerly Guild JF-55-12 & hardshell case in for really hard traveling.
I played a local folk society Coffee House in Dec. and had my son as my sound engineer that night. (He made me sound better than I am!) He set me up with the same stage set-up they do for Judy and I have to tell you the Shure 81s are really something! I bought two of 'em!
I have been nuts-ing around in the studio with a Roland 2480 DVD recorder w/a Roland SI-24 additional interface board to make some CDs.
Between the phantom powered Shure 81s and the AKG C-3000Bs, I'm well pleased with the results for both vocal and guitar work.
Oh yes, as I've said elsewhere......."My Westerly Guild JF-55-12 is the best guitar I've ever owned or played!"
HoboKen