Better Plugged-In Acoustic Guitar Sound Basics: Pickups, PA, Amps & All That Stuff - That Pedal Show

[@MikeTaffet]

Seeing Dan and Mick actually performing together might have been the greatest That Pedal Show moment ever, and there’s been some epic moments.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Oh wow. Thank you kindly! Gives us great confidence for the band. We were worried people would think we were just being indulgent. Thank you.

[@xxcelr8rs]

What a nice surprise!

[@chibisven]

Friendly sound guy here, great show as usual and LOVE this topic because I can't tell you how many crap sounding acoustics I've run sound for. I'm not much of an acoustic player myself, but here's just some sound guy nuggets to enrich this guitar loving audience: - Acoustic amps are way better than wedges most of the time because the front surface of your acoustic resonates, and changing the location and angle of the stage sound putting a human body between the speaker and the guitar helps enormously. - cheap sounding pickups just can't be fixed at the board, but the good ones while kinda gross pre-eq can sound fantastic once they've been EQ'd. So far the best sounding direct sound I've ever heard came from a Mcpherson guitar played by a blue grass pro who's been playing longer than I've been alive. The worst sound is tied between Ovation and Ibanez (sorry) - The back side of speakers put out a ton of low end, so 99 times out of 100, I'm having to trim a bunch of low out of your signal to keep it from resonating into feedback, that's why it sounds so "thin" to you, and sorry but that's just the way it's gotta be - A feedback buster DOES have a negative effect on your guitar, but it's far less negative that howling feedback, so if you're playing in a loud situation or with a full band, plug that hole. - The number one sign for me of an acoustic player that's going to give me a good signal is walking in with one of those LR Baggs acoustic preamps, the one with the built in tuner and parametric EQ. I don't know why, but almost everyone who walks in with one of those just does a better job. - Play your strings harder than you think you should, it just makes everything sound better. I'm not saying full punk rock jackhammer, but put some heat on it when playing live. Hope that helps, or at least gives you a little more idea of how your sound guy is thinking.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thank you for that Sven - useful and enlightening!

[@Texfire]

Funny how I found the pedal show while searching for videos on amps and pedals, and I think I've learned almost as much about tips to help my sound board running. Thanks Sven, some nice pointers.

[@juancblum6445]

Thank you very much for such a great advice. I am one of the nerdyes walking with LR Baggs preamp and my acoustic amp as my monitor. Always getting from the rest of the band --there is no need-- feel revindicated 📣😀

[@jamjar20049]

Sven, hi, having been dissatisfied with my cheap piezo equipped guitars for years I asked my bandmate how he got such a good sound with his Martin x series electro acoustic. It turns out that it's not the onboard preamp but a passive DI box between the guitar and PA. I tried it with my low budget acoustic and it works well, it now sounds like an acoustic when amplified. Perhaps this would work with the Ovation and Ibanez guitars too? Or did you do this already? Ian

[@motorhed]

as a sound engineer and musician myself, I fully support this! It's true, whenever I see LR Baggs, it's like and instant tell that the player is no schmuck lol

[@barneyharding]

As a regular (aren't we all!) viewer, I can't tell you how long I have been waiting for this!!!!!! More Acoustic stuff, please!.... as Mick says.... "people like it!"

[@smwatson1512]

That Pedal Show - The Album. Do it.

[@colaboytje]

I agree. Let's like this until they do it :-)

[@redmcmannus]

DO IT!!!!

[@redmcmannus]

DO IT!!!

[@rasm0225]

That Pedal Album

[@lionsdenblog]

rasm0225 Dude, I actually laughed out loud! Great stuff.

[@benchan32]

All I can say is FINALLY!!! 😍 I’m an acoustic performer only and I’ve spent 10 years forming my wet/dry/wet rig with my Blackwood Cole Clark that blends a piezo, condenser and transducer for the dry and a fishman black stack hunbucker soundhole pick up into my pedal board including stacked o/d and modulations into an ac30/Roland ac60 acoustic amp/68 reissue Princeton reverb. The devil is in the details for acoustic and I’m so happy you mentioned about the utilities making the difference. Keep it up fellas I loved this episode!!! #LifeLongSubscriber 😍😍😍

[@Twinhit]

Wow!!!! Excellent! I absolutely love listening to unknown musicians play awesome world famous music in an awesome way. You guys did such a great job on the Beatle's "Here Comes The Sun". Just wow bravo! 🙂

[@johnballantyne3458]

DAN!! You bloody, brilliant, bespectacled, bearded bugger!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

[@SmithSmithson1]

Just catching up on this vid. Great vid boys. Big shout out to Maton and their AP5 Pro pickups. Absolutely magical pick up / mic system for acoustic guitars, and beautiful guitars in general.

[@zakriessen7564]

Dan and Mick should make an acoustic cover album. I'd buy it.

[@joelecho]

A very big thank you for taking on this topic, gents. As a songwriter, and a guy in a band, I love what acoustic can do for a song, even as a smaller part of a huge rock sound at times, but have always struggled with getting it to sound good enough to justify using it live over a clean electric. For big events I'll rent one with a much better pickup, but it's still not the same. This, and the follow up episode, are such useful information. And this from a guy who plays electric 95% of the time, and has a board with 15+ pedals on it. I think many of us wanted to know more about this stuff WAY more than you thought we would. If my acoustic could sound as good on stage as it did in the house, I'd consider myself more of an acoustic player.

[@cedarbay3994]

That fancy-pants cutaway Martin sounds delightful The boys here show how to do two acoustics at the same time: one guy should always capo and play differently voiced chords--two dudes banging out open position cowboy chords all night is lazy and boring.

[@jamisonbebiak7917]

Just gonna point out you used the words "Two dudes, Banging, Open, Position, and Cowboy" all in the same sentence.

[@russheath15]

Cedar Bay Wasn’t there a film about two cowboys banging? Just saying not seen it myself......

[@cedarbay3994]

Jamison Bebiak 😂

[@BrentCasavant]

And all the sound techs said "Amen".

[@StratmanJerry]

Capos are pretty boring too with that logic seeing as how you usually are playing cowboy cords using a capo

[@blues61]

One more comment. As you guys pointed out in the latter half of the video - context is everything! I recently started playing at an open blues jam session with a house band. They love backing me up when I play acoustic fingerstyle blues. But in that context, I have to set my EQ brighter to cut through the band. I would never set my EQ that way if I was playing solo - too much treble and the bass is too low. But in the band setting it works. The audience can hear my guitar, including the attack of my percussive alternating bass, but I stay out of the way of the rhythm section frequency-wise.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Totally!

[@jonathanduffett8374]

If you’re stuck for an acoustic amp try your electric valve amp and plug a cheap piezo horn tweeter into the extension speaker socket and sit it on the top of the amp. Gives it some full range capability so you’re not having to boost the treble eq much and making it too harsh. The impedance of the piezo is very high so no problems with impedance mismatch/ amp damage risk. Conversely have modded my passive monitor wedges to be able to switch OUT the tweeter horn so can use the 12” main driver as a closed back electric guitar speaker at a push if you have a speaker failure at a gig.

[@MaryLouLord1]

In my personal opinion the BEST Box to make ANY PICKUP (from a shitty Seymore Duncan or a vintage Lawrence stick in the hole) the BAGGS PARA Box makes ANY pickup sound like a diamond. I ran open mics for years, and it was my GO TO for ALL guitars.

[@lpjbird]

Very practical advice…did I say that right?…There’s sooo many options with p/u’s for acoustics it mind blowing & I think I’ve tried the most common ones and have really taken a liking to the K&K pure mini & the Fishman Rare Earth Blend…I’ve been plugging into an orange tiny terror & use the fishman platium pro…then use multiple pedals to shape the sound…boss ge-7, really does the trick..chorus,verb,delay, even an echo sex & I’m in heaven. It’s a lot to drag around to an open mic but I don’t these day’s very often…the Orange TT Combo is a great amp & cleans up well & plays nice with pedals…I have an acoustic amp but it don’t cut it like the TT. Wish I’d seen this video 4years ago…you guys are real players I enjoy watching. Cheers

[@VojtaHanak]

Accoustics are great topic for you especially considering your insight. I am hoping for part on the "work needed to be done at mixing console". Can you see into that for a bit - eq, compression, etc.. What can a sound guy do to make accoustic sound nice (especially whet there are more of them). I would appreciate that because i am being on both sides of the PA.

[@sm19]

I play live acoustic a lot and I have the Fishman version (Ellipse Matrix) of your LR Baggs that has an undersaddle and microphone pickup. The only difference that is super key is that is has a phase reversal button which really helps with feedback and getting your guitar to work with the space you are playing in. I rarely use the microphone option because it doesn't cut through the mix as well as the undersaddle. As far as pedals go, I go straight into a JHS Pulp 'n' Peel Compressor V4 because it has an XLR output. That goes straight into the board where they add a little reverb. The Pulp n Peel is great because it has EQ and a blend knob to blend in just the right amount of compression. Check it out! It has made a world of difference in my live acoustic sound.

[@ThatPedalShow]

I’m a big fan of the Matrix Ellipse. Used them in a few Martins over the years - Mick here. The Baggs does have phase too. Cheers!

[@Tanrichguy]

As a player that struggles with guitar in general and especially acoustic, I loved this show. Cheers!

[@scottcollier9178]

Acoustic in to a Roland Cube, job done! 😉

[@IamPoppaGallo]

This is a great subject and I love the information I received from watching. My current acoustic rig starts with a Takamine EF261S AN & EC132SC then to an AER Compact 60/3 through an AER Pocket Tools Colorizer and Ernie Ball MVP Volume pedal. So far this setup is working for me.

[@wolfqueenjubilee]

As a nonbinary person I feel like I just got a big hug with y'all mentioning folks like me!

[@ThatPedalShow]

That’s great, thank you! Here’s one right back to you. :0)

[@andrewfield]

Loved the little insertion of the intro to XTC Senses Working Overtime around 30:40. More XTC please.

[@cfreeman5631]

Guys, you are absolutely right about "acoustic feel". I started as an acoustic player, still my forte, and I can ALWAYS hear an "electric" player vs an "Acoustic" player on acoustic guitars.

[@RobFlaxMusic]

Funny you mention the bluegrass guitarist being a she... If you haven't already, check out Molly Tuttle. She's the IBMA Guitarist of the Year, and just won Instrumentalist of the Year at Americana Fest. Absolutely incredible flatpicker (and singer).

[@ThatPedalShow]

Cool!

[@GundogJake]

She’s a phenomenal player, I was lucky to see Her at the Green Note Camden a couple of months back. Don’t forget her Clawhammer skills I.e Save this heart etc!!

[@StephanHeinlein]

I do love my AER Compact 60 II, I own it now for 9-10 years and it has never disappointed me. Now I combine it with an AER Acousticube II that is 20 years old, but soo wonderful. It is even better. That pair with my TC Helicon Play Acoustic and it's always fun to play and sing.

[@paulsummerside]

That AER blew the Messa Boogie out of the water. Or certainly in the KZbin recording. The room may have been different. It’s interesting, I have a lovely Marshall Acoustic Amp, which have now owned for quite a few years. When I used to play live actually some years ago it was at a Folk Club where it was a sort of open mic thing. Each of us would have a slot of three songs and after a quick tune up etc in the back room would be introduced by whoever was delegated as MC for the evening the week before and either handed the guitar cable Jack, or plugged in by the MC. No option to use floor FX or Acoustic Amps. Oddly considering the sound engineer for the evening was whoever was sat next to the desk, the sound was never dreadful. And this was considering that each club member would have different sort of pickup and or pickup/onboard preamp combinations. Generally of course the members who tended to sit near the desk did tend to know enough to get the best sorts of sounds. Perhaps we were lucky in the acoustics of the room too. But would really have loved to have had the option to be able to use a stage amp or floor based dedicated acoustic preamp. And had on a few occasions before moving area where I lived had suggested having a stage floor unit as an option. Was a great Folk Club and really miss the atmosphere of it. In many ways because it took me out of my natural comfort zone of being part of the band in an electric group. I got more from it. Had to be the front man for those three songs. Had to sing instead of being the bass player or Rhythm Guitarist in a band. When you’re up there in that solo slot and have to be everything all at once, it becomes a steep learning curve. Got a lot from that time going every week with three new songs each time. Really pushes you. Miss it greatly.

[@flokappeller3339]

Sitting hear in my office at work, wearing the same shirt Mick wears and having a good time watching this show - love you guys - cheers from austria

[@danmist]

It's funny what you said about acoustic guitar in the 80s. I grew up in the 80s listening to Simon and Garfunkel (live 1981), Billy Joel, The Eagles, Wings and Crosby, Stills and Nash (live 1983)- no shortage of acoustic guitar there! I still yearn to have an Adamas 12 string one day.....

[@Mediocre_Bass_Player]

Wow I had no idea how well you two sing! Beautiful performance!

[@nathandrawdy]

This was a wealth of knowledge.... I'll be honest, I skipped around a lot getting to the point but thoroughly enjoyed the SOUND QUALITY of your presentation! Thank You.

[@darwinsaye]

I remember when piezo pickups first really took off, and suddenly everyone’s live acoustic tone went to sh*t. In the early days the tone everyone was getting with them had this weird trebley, farty splat on the attack that sounded nothing like a natural acoustic sounds. But sometime in the late 90s, I remember local celebrity, Ken Tobias, returned to live in our hometown again after decades, and he showed up at the pub where I went for weekly open mic night. When he got up and played, I couldn’t get over his tone. He sounded just as good as if he was playing to a really good microphone, but he wasn’t; he was plugged right into the board. I don’t know if it was a piezo, soundboard transducer, or a combination, but that was when I found out they had finally gotten the tech with acoustic pickups where it needed to be.

[@lz4005]

I skipped around a bit, so I might have missed them covering this, but an unbuffered piezo pickup sends out a signal in the millions of ohms, but electric guitar amps are made to receive the 10k ohm signal magnetic pickups produce. That's what the preamp in an acoustic is really for, to buffer the signal to the ohmage most amps and PA channels want to get. Acoustic amps (many of them at least) are made to receive that million ohm signal from an unbuffered piezo and make it sound good.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Nice. Thanks! All part of the reason electric guitar amps often suck for acoustic. Thanks for sharing!

[@earlfarrior2100]

What a duo. I didn't know you guys could actually play AND sing! Great show, great information.

[@bobbymoshiri8447]

Gentlemen, any chance of doing one on how to amplify an acoustic electric nylon string guitar while maintaining the natural acoustic sound as much as possible? Thanks

[@sawdust6968]

FANTASTIC GENTS!!!!and the om 18 sounded so warm and woody and just the right amount high mids;-)

[@groundzerro]

Still crazy after all these years, still using multiple pic-ups and the M Hedges Lens and Sun Rise, best combination I have heard and love. Fraps still have one of the firsts.

[@paultwiselton1996]

As a still beginner electric guitar learner who doesn't own an acoustic, this was fascinating and of course, interesting! Your knowledge and information is undeniably brilliant. Cheers guys.

[@chrisptessier]

My first time leaving a comment....Great show guys! I have been waiting for this one. As an acoustic player, feel as though this has been underserved. I could listening to you guys strumming, and swapping acoustic licks all day. Can't wait for the album!

[@fishypaw]

Steve Earle is great, I've seen him live so many times. Once saw him with the Del McCoury bluegrass band and I was amazed by the fact that they only had one mic on stage and would step forward and back like you say. I've not played acoustic for years but I was given one recently as thanks for hanging a door for a friend (lol). I love it but it's hard work when you're used to playing electric. Funnily enough one of the first song I've learned is Eric Clapton's version of "Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)". Great video guys. Taught me tons as always. Cheers.

[@mintzmia]

So good to hear you guys sing!

[@gregurbani6996]

BEST SHOW BEING EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AngryAndyToth]

Well I was not expecting that intro. GOOSEBUMPS

[@franknguitars7671]

Lovely, I enjoyed that a lot. That cutaway Martin sounds awesome!

[@WGandTM]

Enough chemistry between Dan and Mick for a whole GCSE. Great when Dan gets all ecstatic when hears a good tone!

[@PFDarkside]

Thank you for this episode! It’s interesting, you can tell you’ve been playing acoustic gigs recently, your playing feels polished and natural. I look forward to part 2. How do you each setup your acoustics? Gauge and action? It sounds effortless, but probably a function of how much you’ve been playing recently.

[@ajsrhodes]

Acoustic amps have really come a long way. I remember hearing the first one from Crate that they were trying to get Doc Watson to endorse. I was alway more partial to the Trace Elliott TA 50-R. My back was always more partial to it because of its light weight and great tone

[@trikladyland8838]

Acoustic !!! I'm so excited.. Fact- One acoustic guitar is no match for two or more people (drunk people, lets be honest) singing at the top of their lungs in a living room. That same guitar plugged into a little Fender Champion600 (those cheap ones that were out not so long ago) and turned up not too high can actually make all that noise sound like, well, noise but way more musical. I have been toying with the idea of putting something between the guitar and the amp for ages.. Cant wait to watch this.

[@danielwarfel4698]

"Acoustic guitar is not uncool" I'd buy that TPS t-shirt. Great episode guys.

[@keithyoung4290]

Dan and Mick - I do around 60 acoustic gigs a year - the best manageble plug-in sound I have found is with my Maton Tommy Emmanuel 808 - through an AER conpact 60 DI-ed into the Pa - simple - surprised you don't own one Dan. ( with feedback buster 0f course) - having a good set of PA speakers that are sympatheic to acoustic guitar sounds - makes a big difference too.

[@FuukanaTV]

Just the intro alone blew my mind away. I hope you guys don't get demonetized for that

[@ChrisClaytonLoop]

In my Alvarez acoustic I use the LR Baggs Stage Pro Anthem (both the under saddle and mic) for my guitar signal, and I have the K&K 3 transducer unit positioned on the sound board for my percussion signal (that runs into an EQ pedal before being mixed in). Both are awesome units. And I love that you guys did an acoustic show! Since I run my acoustic through my pedalboard as a solo act. I can't wait for part 2!

[@dandyism7288]

Great job ... it’s not an easy song to play .. specially the bridge .

[@alonsoalisteurbina5428]

What a show. I got all the info a i was searching for a good acoustic-electric guitar setup from this videos. Thanks so much guys for making this.

[@keysmac84]

Sidney Dean Didn't express myself well previously--that was a thank-you for an article about electric acoustic guitars, vs the many on KZbin about electric guitars. The piece was very helpful, as I have a Baggs piezo in my Larrivee. BTW, I have played it thru an AER and sound was really good.

[@guitarfreak585]

43 of 68 gigs last year were acoustic. I use my normal electric board, but i pull everything back quite a bit and into an LRBaggs DI. For what it's worth, the Trex mudhoney sounds amazing and violin like on leads with an acoustic. Really cool.

[@guitarfreak585]

Also am I right in assuming the Collings is mahogany and the Martins are rosewood?

[@guitarfreak585]

Nope, I'm not. Dan turned sideways and I can see I'm wrong lol

[@miguelteixeira1979]

2 things I would personally would like to see covered by you guys is: 1) nylon string guitars 2) Frank black approach and variation of that.

[@briangilton782]

Beautiful harmony, Dan and Mick! Time to start a band; time to make a record!

[@limpeacock573]

Guys, Great show as always, but please do a show quickly on the Victory V4 pedals! These are the most exciting new pedals to come to market in a long time. I would love to see all 3 put through their paces and compared to other preamp pedals like the Kingsley using a HR Deluxe especially since Mick was involved in their development. I've seen V4 demos using the HR Deluxe, but no one will do it like you guys!! You are the best!

[@ThatPedalShow]

The Sheriff is on the show next week. Cheers!

[@marcheymann]

Nice work fellas! Hello from Vermont, USA

[@robertbaker8164]

i know this is a old show just found it some one who has played in small bar it great to hear a great guitar played and amp like it should be done thank you

[@canaanlawrence7351]

Well that was an awesome intro. You are spoiling us!

[@christianwalsh7082]

And a fantastic episode too, acoustic gigs make up so much of our stage time, so worth doing it right 🤘

[@rajamcraja]

I've been waiting for this episode since forever

[@kenanbarends5543]

K&K + Session sounds really good!

[@thefilthyjesusexperiment6924]

Dan and Mick, can you do a show which includes mic placement? Did a gig last weekend and two support bands guitars sounded muddy and not that great walking up to the stage (where no one was) the amp by out self sounded ok but the mic was placed right on the edge of the cone just picking up the bass.

[@bobbymoshiri8447]

Can you kindly do one for nylon strings.

[@pyschointellectual]

Smashed it guys, more acoustic sets please

[@peterdvideos]

The Martin OM cutaway sounds best to my ears.

[@Dunk0The0Punk]

Great Show when is part 2 ?

[@ThatPedalShow]

Next Friday - 28th Sept. cheers!

[@naturalrestingface4909]

My QSC K10's have fans that come on only when used or even better the RCF (not sure which models) use a heatsink. I can't hear your fans through my monitors enough to bother me. Good video!

[@whiskersb5296]

The TPS audience enjoys acoustic shows.

[@JasonCone]

Nice video. My latest gear acquisition was a small acoustic amp (a Boss Acoustic Singer Live), and you touched on a lot of the things that I've really been enjoying about it. Acts as a mini-PA, you can monitor yourself with it, and it has two XLR DI outputs which can be configured in various ways (e.g., mix, separate channels, skip effects) which sound *MUCH* better than going straight from the guitar into the board. You've got me wondering about upgrading the acoustic pickup system in my Martin, though. The one I take out to play is one of the Road Series models with a Fishman Sonitone.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Sonitone is good and simple. It’d be a marginal improvement unless you went to something like the dual source Baggs. Tough call. Cheers!

[@kurt8263]

This one is good guys. I like the personal stories and acoustic switch up, for all us acoustic heads!!

[@empathysgone96]

MY GOD THAT COLLINGS IS SHWWIIINNNG!

[@b1j]

On the mic, the Collings blows the other two away. It sounds like a Gibson.

[@FrankNStein-cp6qm]

You're kiddin me right now..... you guys sound great ! so, I think my quest for the perfect acoustic tone may be over.. I recently discovered the NUX Optima Air.. that & a Keeley 30 ms dialed into the Abbey Mode setting is definitely worth checking out.. this combo especially with IR capture capability is stunning; even with a nylon Godin Encore ! still playing around with it.. I'll probably be inserting a compressor in there somewhere to make it sound even better.. seriously, I thought you guys sounded great..

[@michaelfox2989]

Great song guys...

[@calmnoise5806]

Hi, love the show. Just bought a Soulmate and waiting for it. I noticed the input has a low/high impedance switch. How do I know what my guitar output is please? I have a Yamaha LL6 ARE. It uses an SRT Zero Impact Pickup. And what is the best way to plug a passive output into a PA mixer? Direct into the LINE input (BAL/UNBAL) or using a DI box and into the MIC input. I only ask because I did an open mic and my guitar had no signal. I think the sound guy was a bit drunk I didn't check the signal path myself. Had to borrow his guitar which was not in my tuning. I feel your pain Mick on trusting the sound guy with your tone. I'm obviously going to be using my Soulmate from now on but even then I'm not sure how to plug the xlr outputs into the desk. I'm guessing into the MIC inputs. I understand gain staging. So I'll gain my guitar input til it clips on the Soulmate, then back off slightly. Then keeping the MIC input at 0 (unity), increase the Soulmate output volume until it clips the mixer signal and then back off slightly again. Think that's right. Anyway, would be great to get a tutorial on that. Acoustic guitars with Active pickups too, do they need a DI, and which input to put them in. Bit geeky I know, but when you're faced with a sound guy not totally on it, at least I'll be able to get it right myself. Appreciate any advice. Thankyou, keep up the good work. Peace out. Joe.

[@timothyritchie5290]

Could you do an episode on the electric guitar options for acoustic sounds i.e. simulator pedals, piezo saddles, out of phase pickups with tone rolled back. One of my favourite local soli cover singers uses a parker fly into an AER amp

[@ThatPedalShow]

It’s a very specific kind of sound that Dan and I never use. So if and when we do that, we’d probably get somebody in who knew what they were talking about. Cheers!

[@timothyritchie5290]

@@ThatPedalShow this is the fella I like. Based in Dorset, great sound (that is shouldn't be as it is so twangy and harsh) and amazing technique. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGmbp3p9aKx0aas

[@timothyritchie5290]

@@ThatPedalShow also I love the knowledge you bring but really enjoy when you try something unfamiliar or out of you depth. I know it lights up the comments but really like seeing you applying the wealth of knowledge to something different.

[@dassolan]

Mick knows the best match for acoustic guitars is not brown stuff, but floral shirts. :P Felt like an Acoustic Paradiso spin-off and as good and informative as the "original". I really enjoyed this one because I often play at church and have to deal with cheap acoustic guitars plugged in a cheap old desk with a terrible PA system in a 300 year old building that was not designed for that and somehow make it sound good. Not an easy task. But you guys gave me some good ideas on what to do the next time around. So, yeah, man shall not live by electric guitars alone (just to say that it's no problem at all to do more acoustic oriented episodes). :B Cheers!

[@riverrhodes7394]

Just when I thought this channel couldn't get any better 🤗 And how is it that all british people have such perfect vocal range?

[@bobbychaos]

Very good episode. And WOW, that LR Baggs pedal is fantastic! Pains me a bit to say it, but I liked it better than the Mesa Boogie.

[@AlVixan]

You guys can sing too! Keep on with the great videos! And please do a show about the Kemper! I’ve read that it can also be used with acoustic guitars with great results!

[@sesa1076]

If “a little knock” refers to a drink or two, perhaps that accounts for the improved sound quality over the guitar breathing outside of the case for a while! I’ve had similar experience. But just like with darts, there is a sweet spot, over and under which the bulls-eye is harder to find. Also in talking to women.

[@Tenetchurch]

I need more of this singing please

[@StratmanJerry]

You two should try out an Alvarez. They make amazing guitars

[@aselrahc]

Holy smokes! You guys sing too?!?! Sounds great! More of that please! Also, love all your videos.

[@piquesegue]

You guys didn't talk about Schertler Acoustic Amps, did you? They're so great, especially the Jam 100. Love your shows, by the way! ;)

[@martylofberg]

piquesegue totally! I walked into a guitar store to try the AER and walked out with the schertler David :)

[@jackieohehir3259]

great show....great playing and very informative..................

[@thevagrantsacoustic]

Have you guys ever tried the Bodyrec pedal by TC Electronic?... it provides a similar effect to the LR Baggs pedal you used here but at more affordable price point and a smaller footprint.

[@grahamkelly8299]

Such a funny episode!! ''it has to be brown''!!!!

[@NickScott86]

I’m looking forward to this since I have never heard a piezo equipped acoustic at any price that didn’t sound like plinky garbage.

[@julianholmanaudio4807]

What about using cab IR's with a preamp instead of an amp? I might try it later!

[@andreduartesilva1458]

moreeeee acoustic videossss please!

[@williamsmothers8830]

Crap! I accidentally deleted my original comment. Oh well, thanks so much for replying and truly thank you for a very entertaining rendition of "Here Comes the Sun" by my favorite KZbin Hens.

[@delta85us2000]

This is an excellent show. Well done guys!

[@djbuzzkiller]

Great show guys! Though I enjoy all of your episodes, this one really stood out because I play acoustic most of the time. Out of curiosity, will you be playing any guitars with active pickups and an on board EQ on your next episode? Love your show.Cheers from North Carolina!

[@ThatPedalShow]

The Martins both have active pickups, but no onboard EQ. Cheers!

[@myguitarsandme]

👏👏👏👏 Great performance guys! Loved it!!

[@genrlgadget]

Awesome job with the Beatles cover!!! Very, very nice!

[@lanceholland]

Bravo! Great intro.