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

[@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.

[@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

[@PatFlanigan]

That Pedal Show has officially become That "how to be a great gigging musician who's ready for anything" Show, and I love it!

[@ThatPedalShow]

Cheers Pat :)

[@joelecho]

I dig it! I love a good fuzz pedal, but I get so much more knew knowledge from these type of shows, and that carries over to live performances where I can take advantage of what I've learned. Amazingly valuable.

[@YetAnotherWittyUserName]

the perfect balance of helpful gigging advice and pure guitar nerdery

[@fishypaw]

Your voices go well together. I'd pay to see this cover band. :)

[@ThePsprout]

Alright fishy paw? Thought you might tell them that in Scotland "hen" means lassie ;-)

[@fishypaw]

Hey man. lol, they probably know that already. How's your wonderful home made looper and pedal board? I hope your getting lots of good use out of them.

[@ThePsprout]

The board went through a radical downsize - less is more (controllable!).

[@Bhh-j2s]

Where are all the screaming teenage girls crashing the gates?

[@mattburdock1734]

The building is too well soundproofed now, the girls can't find it!

[@justinoneil6971]

They are on the roof. It’s not soundproof 😂

[@Cyndaquills]

They are all here in the comment section mate!

[@skypekai]

Major rapeage

[@MarkPritchardGuitar]

It's Friday, that means one thing....That Pedal Show!!!!!

[@lance134679]

"Here Comes the Sun" is such a great song for two acoustic guitars - you get kind of a 12 string type sound with one capo'd up high. My friend and I jam that one often when we see each other. Good singing and playing! I know you guys sing all night at your gigs, so no surprise there. I can see why there are so many acoustic gigs - the bigger rooms with big, loud bands are currently diminishing. It seems that the big clubs all have house DJs and the 'real' music is in small places - restaurants, pubs, lounges, etc. That could be just in my little corner of the world, but our town is losing it's last 300 seat bar, which is where I had a house gig every Saturday.

[@gcvrsa]

If you are going to use a passive piezo, then you would do well to plug it into a very high impedance input, on the order of 5-10 Megaohms, like a Z.Vex Super Hard-On. Piezos have a very high characteristic impedance, and they improve greatly by plugging them into an appropriate impedance, rather than the usual 1 Megaohm of the average guitar amp or other audio gear. A Countryman Type 85 DI has an input impedance of 10 Megaohms.

[@hectorgrande8000]

Super hard-on? I don’t know if I would sound any better playing with one. I think it may be a little distracting but hey whatever works.

[@johnballantyne3458]

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

[@GavinMcLeod]

Boys, pack up the shed, take that act on the road!

[@ThatPedalShow]

Ahaha!!! Thanks Gavin. About 10 people usually come to my gigs. Mick here. 50,000 come every week on here. :0)

[@MythosSoundStudio]

Ok - the universe as we’ve known it has just imploded! Dan playing a Martin with a PRS strap, acoustic guitars on TPS, and this videos wasn’t blocked by the KZbin police! LOL. Seriously, you guys do have to take the acoustic set on the road. It would be an amazing show.

[@mattgilbert7347]

I have a Gibson strap on my Fender and a Fender strap on my Gibson. When worlds collide...

[@mattgilbert7347]

And a strap-on.. No. Stop there, Gilbert. Quit while ahead.

[@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

[@paramediccpo]

Will you guys kiss already x

[@adamfstewart81]

pay them.

[@KozmykJ]

Nah! It'd ruin the tension ... 😜

[@jacobscott2597]

This should be a Patreon goal

[@MattVogt2]

It was the death knell for 'Moonlighting', wasn't it?

[@zardeh63]

He did grunt plugging in the jack at around 19:06

[@aymericmarchand3472]

Well, as an insignificant part of the TPS audience, I love this!

[@pedalhead2641]

Just some thoughts and ideas: 1. The AER sounds fantastic 2. That Acoustic Pedal Show on Tuesdays and the standard show on Fridays??? 3. Since I don’t play for audiences bigger than family, I find using the electric guitar modulation pedals (mix knobs set to full effect)and amp fun for a low volume stereo effect. Wonder if that becomes exponentially more complicated with trying to run an acoustic amp in stereo? Considering phasing and such. 4. It would be cool to expand your budget conscious acoustic guitar idea to the most purchased models from Martin, Taylor, and ... maybe Yamaha or Epiphone.

[@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!"

[@Brandontsmith85]

Fantastic episode. Really looking forward to part two. Gotta say, really enjoyed all of your playing here. There's definitely something about the dynamics of acoustics that just make a duo work so well. Also gotta say, that AER amp sounds GODLIKE. Never heard a plugged in acoustic sound THAT good.

[@ThatPedalShow]

Thanks Brandon! It’s a super simple setup that just works. :0)

[@merickel1]

So, I've chewed up and spit out a plethora of acoustics and preamps. What I've learned. 1. Taylor ES system is not the greatest. Blind listen to just about any other pickup system and you will agree. 2. In just about any acoustic preamp and or pickup, the first thing to do is cut the mids down by at least 60%. 3. Micing an acoustic is always better than any pickup but not convenient in a gig environment. 4. Play before you buy. Dont take the reviews as gospel. Go to the store and tey it out! We gig professionally. My gear is as follows. Guitars - Martin GPCPA1 with fishman Aura. Martin D28 with K&K pure mini. Preamps- LR Baggs Venue DI. Fishman Aura Spectrum.

[@samchoate1719]

Pure mini is a great pickup

[@camhaines5482]

Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Dan and Mick Here - The Here Brothers! ........So sorry, I am a 52 year old father of 4 this is best I can do! Please don't block me. Great show.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Dad jokes are the best jokes.

[@whatwouldhousedo5136]

Could bill themselves as The Hear Brothers.

[@napalmhardcore]

YAAAAY! Paranoid Android! I'll finish watching the show now.

[@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.

[@shadowgolem9158]

Damn that space makes such a great studio! Awesome balancing and mixing as usual of course. Thanks for doing this show! P.S. This is another "headphones needed" video. You'll not hear much difference on a phone or smallish computer speaker.

[@wangbadan8446]

ive been playing the acoustic guitar live for 20 years. Through my journey i used a few different Preamps before (LR Baggs Para, AER, Firewood DI Japan) until i realised recently that I prefer just a normal DI Box (sometimes without DI) straight into the mixer. That way I rely more on my ears to bring out the most accurate, true-est sound of my acoustic guitar. I no longer wanna be spoilt by choices and options and i just wanted things simple.

[@jamesgoddin8880]

I use an my old Trace Acoustic amp 99% of the time for exactly the reasons Mick states. My sound is available to the PA with no additional faff, plus I can monitor myself. Admittedly it doesn’t sound as good as that AER but it certainly beats any direct-to-PA sound Ive ever achieved. I’d say it sounds better than the Mesa though. If I can earn the thick end of £900 through gigs I may consider upgrading to an AER.

[@katoyelovni]

Have you guys seen Ryley Walker's Rig. He uses valve amps + PA , soundhole + k&k kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZS1p6Juf9eBirc. Saw him live. Mindblowing

[@GitShiddy]

"Whoops should have brought something cheap to test." If that isn't the That Pedal Show mantra by now I don't know what is! ;-) Look forward to part 2 just based off that brief moment with the pedals, that sounded proper good & seemed like the best option for a small footprint type acoustic rig, guitar, pedal a couple cables...rig in a case.

[@mrmoon5001]

Interesting. Not all of the combinations sound good. Piezo pickups don't sound good at all. The best rig I have ever heard and played through was a Sunrise Pickup, to a BBE Acoustimax, looping an Eventide H9 and TC Helicon VoiceLive GTX all outputting to an Alto Professional TS310. I have yet to hear a better rig. The HeadRush GIGBOARD is a very close second. I toured with an AER 60 and blew it up. It was okay when it was alive, but a 2000 watt powered PA speaker (Alto Pro TS-310) for acoustic is the ONLY way to go. Match the Sunrise on a Gurian JR and you will have a VERY tough time finding ANYTHING to sound better.

[@Cryanoutloud]

A lovely detour from the norm seeing you guys perform together, well done ! I play regular acoustic gigs so im quite interested to see what wisdom i can absorb here; thanks for all your hard work guys!

[@LekkerDops]

Used LR bags for 30 years acoustic Duo, Gibson J200, Gibson Hummingbird, Sm58, Senheiser ?? vocal mics. 8 x Bose 802s, 2 x mb4 subs, 3 x 1500 watt amps, various mixers, powerful acoustic system, playing big pub gigs to 500+ people, with DJ on our breaks so we need to be loud, clear and punchy. LR Baggs under saddle systems in both guitars, straight to lr Baggs DI to mixer, amazing. No other pickup system works quite as well, fishman, maton, tried them all. we have to play so loud, we can't use mics in the guitar pickups as they feedback at our levels and cannot be mixed out without losing balls. Just stick with LR Baggs and you will be happy.

[@zakriessen7564]

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

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Hi Dan & Mick. Need your opinion on: Eastman, Yamaha or Taylor Acoustic Guitars. Looking to make a purchase ( $1500 / $2000 range ) and I''d like to do my Research 1st. Thanks to anyone who can help.

[@guitarandrewy]

Thank you guys for doing this show! I plug my acoustic into a DI every Sunday (with a few pedals in between) and this has opened my eyes to some new gear. Love all your shows!

[@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.

[@maxwarden4555]

My favorite electro-acoustic sound is actually a soundhole pickup into a clean, fender-y amp with loads of headroom. It's definitely not a typical acoustic sound, but it has a certain warmth and midrange to it that makes it a unique and completely usable sound that actually sits in a mix quite well! It's not gonna jump out at you, but it works great as a sort of bed for the other sounds to sit upon. Listen to The Tallest Man On Earth for some examples, he's a big fan of this sound and will even use it playing solo! Also, Elliott Smith was a big fan of passive soundhole pickups; except he would just plug into the mixer. I think he might've even recorded with one, but don't quote me on that

[@didifischervideo]

What about Barbera, RMC or Trance Audio? (I have an Barbera which is wonderfull combined with a magnetic pickup - not so much in hearing, but in feeling. My "theory": people don't care, but they can feel if we are inspired : )

[@jhnlk]

There's something spectacular about Dan playing an acoustic while wearing an all you need is fuzz t-shirt.

[@ryangunwitch-black]

I use fuzz with acoustic all the time. But, then again... I'm an idiot. 😅🤣

[@thefeelcompany]

Bands are just too fucking load in smaller pubs now. Having played all my life mainly on my own as a songwriter and find smaller gigs in pubs are great…except when a band turns up with Wembley. A band that can only play too loud hasn’t got dynamics and won’t have much else 😂😉. Songs n voice - however it’s done will always win. Love the channel - just discovered. Subbed.

[@GraphTechGuitarLabs]

Pizza pickups. Confirmed.

[@alanwann9318]

This subject is long overdue. I'm a singer gtr , been trying to find the acoustic sound plugged in. I had on my old Yamaha Apx (I wore out) I dont want a tinny treble mix.i use a Boss acoustic amp. With most all dials on zero . I accompany a jazz gtr mon .Tues I sing in a vocal harmony duo.

[@MurrayWilliams]

Once you do a gig with a great acoustic amp ... you will never go back. Ever. It allows you to play expressively and get away from the strummy-strummy. And if you use it as your monitor running vocals and guitar through it ... say good bye to being at the whims of a sound man. It is heaven. HEAVEN!

[@ThatPedalShow]

Yep!

[@stephenlennartz3466]

Agreed! LOVE my Fishman amp. Bye bye sound guy. ; )

[@ParaBellum2024]

Which acoustic amp do you recommend Murray? I tried a Fender Acoustic 200 with guitar and vocal, and really liked it.

[@mattgilbert7347]

I couldn't believe my ears the first time I heard a proper, high-quality acoustic amp. I ran a Tele through it for THE clean Jazz guitar tone. And ofc, an acoustic. Alas, I can't remember the brand and it was super-expensive so I didn't end up buying it. Belongs to a mate who has a store in Sydney.

[@billedwards2657]

I mean.. in a more practical sense.. it’s a hell of a lot easier to lug one acoustic amp and throw a mic/cables in a backpack to go gig most bars/coffee shops. You can add a 400w powered speaker run from the output of the amp if you need more power, or go into a PA the venue has. If you’re doing acoustic/electric mixed gigs things change but for a solo or small group acoustic amps just win.

[@merickel1]

I like acoustic gigs wayyy better than band gigs. My wife and I play in a band and do the acoustic gig. 3 hours vs 4. Less mouths to feed = more money. Less ego / drama / schedule conflicts. Better hours. Gigs over earlier. Less drunks. More venues available for acoustic gigs.

[@jamesbaker9539]

Holy Cow! I came across this TPS episode while researching use of a compressor pedal with an acoustic guitar. I love hearing you two play and to hear you sing - Most Excellent Dan & Mick!!! As always, I come away from another of your presentations with new knowledge to improve my sound/tone. Best Regards, James

[@MrJC1]

the best / worst venue i ever played at, they had a decrepid old mixer with like 4 channels total, they were plugging stuff in with splitter / combiner adaptors... they draped a mic over my cab and just had it dangling in front of the amp. and i was getting electric shocks every 5 minutes through my lip from the microphone. but man... what a gig! sound was sh*t though. hahaha. the crowd saved it!

[@scottcollier9178]

Acoustic in to a Roland Cube, job done! 😉

[@cabbycabby1770]

I can understand brown pedals. Your average acoustic player probably doesn’t wanna show up to a gig with toxic waste green and day glow pink pedals... but wood grain? And shitty looking wood grain at that. Ugh. Please no.

[@jeremyreed663]

Dan just showed exactly how to play with another person. As soon as Mick played a lead part in that last section of this, Dan backed off with a much simpler rhythm part. It didn’t take much space up in the mix and it made Mick sound awesome. I wish more musicians understood this!

[@bencarr605]

I have a Fishman loudbox mini that I plug straight into and run that out to the PA. Is there any benefit to having a preamp pedal before hitting the Fishman, using a passive k&k pure mini? It sounds great to my ear but always room for improvement

[@MillerCustomGuitars]

Holy smokes! Everything was cool until Mick pluged in the AER Compact. That sounds amazing!

[@marcelchaloupka]

that's not a lyric in the first guitar example with the PA, it looks like an Anthem. The Lyric has the Faux tortoise shell look not the white look. The AER sounds much better than the Messa Boogie.

[@DanEtch]

That look Dan gives Mick during the opening jam...❤️❤️❤️

[@hoangseidel4114]

Daniel Etchells real bromance

[@bugsycline3798]

@@20:30 he says "That sounds great" after it clearly sounds terrible compared to the mic recording. WTF?

[@nickfit3]

Tech 21 has an acoustic d.i. that has been around for a long time. Check it out.

[@ramspencer5492]

Yay! Not too dominant in the piezo quack!!! How do people consider that a reasonable acoustic tone???

[@sethbecker4542]

You should do a show on “mic simulation” pedals and preamps. I have been playing in a folk rock band for years and have been using the fishman Aura Spectrum DI and the mic blend on it has given me the best plugged in sound I’ve ever had, and has become quite a standard among professional players.

[@vadlasletta]

Seth Becker same here

[@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

[@colaboytje]

Make an album please, pretty please. Mick's voice is great, and Dan's harmonies are a perfect match.

[@b1j]

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

[@joeyramonelookalike]

Fantastic vid!! I don't know if you answered this somewhere else but here goes a question: Will a good acoustic amp compensate for a cheap acoustic guitar??

[@ThatPedalShow]

Depends, if it’s a cheap guitar but you love playing it you might consider a pick up upgrade

[@BuleriaChk]

Try an Adeline AD-85 (Amazon) into an FRFR amp. You may be surprised (I was.. :)

[@heybuddy6794]

Aw man, love the tune at the beginning! Was awesome seeing you guys playing with the band on the Greg Koch episode, awesome seeing the concepts put into context/practice.

[@heinzimannen]

I´m definitely with Simon. Dislike Piezo and new string!!!

[@yugiohllavaneras]

AWESOME episode guys. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. I love electric guitar but must of my gigs tend to be on acoustic as you mentioned. Super informative as always :D PD: clean sounds Pt. 2 PLEASE 🙄

[@danweberhealing]

awesome guys! Would love to hear the k and k trinity/quantum trinity or the maton system that Tommy Emmanuel uses...

[@philspill6854]

I loath quacky under saddle piezo pickups. Absolute garbage.

[@AbitLippy]

Agree. It's the worst sound in the world. Sounds like a bunch of flies in a plastic bag.

[@justin555666]

Excellent intro! I normally skip but that was great!

[@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!!

[@guitarsword1]

No more stupid jokes. Get to it , and cut the BS. Otherwise, pretty good.

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

Wow you guys can sing. I mean, really really well. It'd be interesting if you can do vocal processor pedal in the show as well :).

[@johnlind5819]

Great video, Very nice channel ... I just subscribed.

[@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.

[@anthonychilds8193]

Senses Working Overtime riff worth the price of admission.

[@DavidDyte1969]

"Martin Taylor. What a name for a guitar player. When I play with him I go by the name Gibson Larivee." - Tommy Emmanuel

[@MrSteveMy]

Got to agree with Simon, don't like the sound of new strings, don't know why?

[@MrHeliosoul]

Absolutely wonderful! Great cover! had no clue you guys did anything with acoustic guitars and I absolutely love it! I would definitely be interested in watching more shows on this topic.

[@joesteffe6155]

all 3 guitars sound the same here on you tube But i really think the pedals is helping alot So iam getting one

[@stevemaass3074]

That was FANTASTIC. Who knew Mick had such a great singing voice? (Probably lots of people, but that was the first time I heard him singing the lead part.) Fine harmony by Daniel. Bravo!

[@lowdefal6306]

He did a great Andertons video with Pete where he sang in a pub garden. Did Shake it Off iirc.

[@DWKraft]

Thanks for pointing that out. For anyone else interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqiuqKGdnJdqfqM

[@gabemckinzie1148]

Great episode!! What is the lick you were playing at 52:45 ?

[@applemanuk]

Love all the electric stuff but super pumped that you guys are covering off acoustic gear in this show. Awesome!

[@Munchable420]

Orange has an Acoustic Di out? Instantly goes to google...

[@benjaminthorpe7990]

This is so relevant to me in my band right now that this has become such a perfectly timed release of a video. Thank you both for your deep exploration!

[@stringman509]

Sounds really nice though that amp ACR

[@kolombijec]

TPS Band album, please...(or at least a cover album...)...love the way you sound...u can mix it up..acoustic/electric...or whatever..just please play and sing more together for us living on different planets.. ;)👍🤘🏻🎸

[@Zutnaf]

wow, I didn't know that Louis C.K. he was also a guitarist

[@gilmouring]

Friday is always better if you're working half (thanks God today I am) and if you watch TPS. Epic performance at the beginning.. As other said Mary Spender would have been a great addition, but, nevertheless that was great.

[@Grindian]

What do you fellas think of running a mesa rosette preamp pedal (interested in fx loop on that as well) into the second channel on my power amp and then into a 1x12 guitar cab? 🤔

[@ThatPedalShow]

All good apart from the guitar cab. If you want proper acoustic sounds you probably need something closer to a full range speaker. Or you might love it.....

[@Grindian]

@@ThatPedalShow I shall report back! ... thanks so much for being so amazing about responding! Humble legends!

[@wgb01001]

Really wanted you two to break into “Can’t Find My Way Home” at the end there...

[@jerryyeaaah15]

yEs！！

[@ccaputa]

You guys really need to do this again. Brilliant.

[@Purple_Pixel]

Please do more acoustic stuff. Please.

[@JosephCompton66]

You guys should play more in these videos.

[@elonmush4793]

Lovely intro performance! What's your stage name? D&M Live? Dan and the Micks? That Pedal Stompers?

[@jamiebarr8781]

The Schwangrila's

[@MarkArtyniuk]

TPS Tangents! :)

[@LivingDeadPunker]

That Pedal Band

[@mattgilbert7347]

The Pedallin' Pimps

[@mattgilbert7347]

YEAH BABY! ft. Notorious D & M

[@jarredgraffiti]

the look on dudes face when he bumped the guit lol

[@adamfstewart81]

Really really REALLY nice job on the intro!

[@Purple_Pixel]

Which amp sounds better/works better MESA Rossette or AER Compact 60. One claims 300 watts while one claims 60 watts. Is there a difference?

[@ThatPedalShow]

Never understood all that. Mick here. No doubt there’s a scientific explanation but I’ve never been a big fan of science given that it’s almost always wrong in the end. The Rosette didn’t seem much louder than the AER. No science required for that.

[@jonlohrenz5446]

I’ve always sworn by compressors on an acoustic pedalboard. Makes fingerpicking so much easier in a band setting. Something to touch on for part 2 perhaps?

[@Gonzo2707]

The least you should do with a standard passive undersaddle piezo is run it into a DI box before you go to FOH: Most 6-segment piezos are 10MegOhm output impedance & will suffer drastically when plugged into your standard line in input. Get 10 MegOhm input DI-box & you‘ll be doing a lot better without hauling tons of additional gear.

[@ThatPedalShow]

That’s what I use my AER for. Plus the on stage monitor!

[@bellachi9575]

Speaking for acoustic players everywhere, THANK YOU! very informative show. You guys are great.

[@scottyvernon8471]

I’ve been watching you guys for years I’ve known the band you played in and played in, but I didn’t realize how great your vocals are! Nicely done guys !!!

[@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)

[@jonsalvador5051]

wow, what a fun episode, cheers legends