FISHMAN SONITONE INSTALL INSTALL
FISHMAN SONITONE INSTALL TRIAL

The transducer goes in the slot under the saddle. Installation is slightly tricky and slightly invasive. Second are under saddle transducers (Fishman and all the others).

They are quick and easy, usually don't feed back badly, have their own sound which you may like or dislike.

FISHMAN SONITONE INSTALL INSTALL

I do install lots of pickups and while I have some preferences they basically fall into three categories. The first part is up to you - if you like the sound and playability of what you have, drop a pickup in (or have it done). You can research these in more depth by using the 'Search Forum' box or the tabs at the top of that index page, or you could start a new thread yourself.My preference is always to find an acoustic guitar that you really like and then install a pickup that will work best for the venue that you will be playing in. I'm a convert to BPTs myself and I've already indicated some of the reasons why, but fuller comparisons and arguments on either side have been much discussed in the Sound Reinforcement & Recording section. The behaviour and electrical characteristics of the two systems also differ, so I think they should be called by different names in order to avoid any confusion.ДЇor steel-string guitars, USTs have largely eclipsed SBTs due to their discreet fixed positioning and greatly reduced susceptibility to feedback, but the USTs' huge dominance has recently been challenged in turn by the arrival of BPTs like the K&K and JJB. BPTs, on the other hand, are comprised of multiple elements glued specifically to the bridgeplate in pre-determined positions with the aid of a jig.

FISHMAN SONITONE INSTALL TRIAL

SBTs (from the simple 'bottle-top' to more sophisticated versions by Barcus-Berry, Schaller, Fishman and others) are the original piezo transducers which are stuck individually elsewhere on the soundboard either externally or internally, their optimal position being determined by trial and error. I mean, if we're going to call BPTs 'SBTs', then we may as well call USTs (Under Saddle Transducers) 'SBTs' too. SBTs long pre-date BPTs and are still widely used on Classical guitars and other stringed instruments, whereas BPTs are a much more recent innovation and differ sufficiently from SBTs to merit their own nomenclature. I prefer to call the K&K/JJB-type of pickup BPTs (Bridge Plate Transducers) in order to distinguish them from SBTs (SoundBoard Transducers) because they attach specifically to the bridgeplate, not directly to the soundboard itself. Bear in mind also that such a modification would almost certainly void the 1-year warranty on the electronics. If you have the necessary skill and experience, it probably would be worth the effort but otherwise it probably wouldn't, and only you can know which is the most likely.ДЇor the time being, however, you can afford to wait until you discover how well you get on with the guitar's existing amplified sound before taking the difficult decision. This brings us to the main issue in my view: will it bring sufficient improvement to make the effort worthwhile? Well, that will obviously depend on the degree of improvement obtained from the amount of effort expended, both of which are unpredictable.

If you didn't have the element already, I'd recommend buying a complete Matrix system but, since you do, then it's probably worth trying provided you're prepared to do whatever it takes to get it working well, which may turn out to be more trouble and expense than you'd bargained for. Mind you, the same would apply to Matrix fitment in any guitar and there'd actually be less work involved when replacing an existing Sonicore.Д«oth are normally supplied as complete systems with each one's preamp optimized for its accompanying pickup, not as 'pick'n'mix' separates: nevertheless, the Sonitone preamp should still be usable with the Matrix element although that's not the same as performing optimally. I'd say it would be technically feasible but a lot will depend on your own skill and experience in this sort of work: the flexible Sonicore is a budget pickup designed for ease and speed of installation in a production environment, whereas the solid Matrix requires more careful preparation and precise fitting of the saddle and slot.

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