The Most Versatile Acoustic Instrument Mic // Myers Pickup (Review)

[@Bluesundercover]

This is a brilliant video. Clear, simple, complete! Thank you!

[@futuredirected]

Best mic/pu demo I’ve ever seen. I’m sold. In every case, with every instrument, the Myers outperformed the installed or common method. Brilliant! Good one Alex!!!

[@AlexPriceMusician]

Thanks for your thoughts Samantha!

[@lucianstewartmusic]

You did an incredible job of reviewing this! Thanks for being so thorough.

[@dmyers9230]

That sounds so good and natural, maybe a bit warmer, but so good. Thanks for the excellent review!!!

[@andrewbootsdekemper3410]

I had looked into buying the meyers a few years ago but bought the tone dexter preamp instead because of the feedback potential. You made a great video here. Thanks for the content.

[@johndunnigan1032]

Great video. I'd sure love to see a total installation video.....Got the "Feather" for my Gibson Banjo........I'm a bit overwhelmed......:)

[@joelrose8514]

Awesome. I'm wanting to hear you play some more on the archtop. Sounds great!

[@shawnmarko7131]

Using a Meyer on upright bass and it really shines now into a Headway preamp blender I got from Gollihur. Went from weak to wow with a 1/4" to xlr into a pre.

[@cgaddy00]

Excellent video review! This was very helpful, thanks!

[@jimsliverootsculturemusic]

I just ordered a Gretsch Honey Dipper resonator guitar and was considering a Myers pickup. After watching this, I'm thinking more about just using an SM57. Looking for the truest amplification. I thought the Myers added some muddiness at times, not a bad sound but bassier than the baseline acoustic sound.

[@waynzwhirled6181]

Thanks for the excellent review. I'm surprised I've never come across these Myers mics before. May have to try one out.

[@gfirob]

Great review. On a couple of applications, the 57 wins for the high end, but overall, the Meyers takes the cake. I have a 1930 National Tricone square neck and it is perfectly original and I really don’t want to drill any holes in it or add anything to the bridge, so I just ordered a Meyers for this guitar. All the rest of my guitars have K&K’s in them going through a Tonedexter IR/preamp and that works very well (even for a 1932 National Style O) but they all require either an end pin jack or a hole drilled in the side of the guitar. Thanks of all the work on this, very helpful.

[@AlexPriceMusician]

Wow, I bet that square neck is incredible. I agree, would never want to modify it. I've heard lap-style dobro with the Myers in the past and I think you'll be happy. He had his mic just above the treble string side of the cone

[@rossmcquarrie8801]

It sounds great..going to get one for my dobro

[@carlhenriksvedberg9148]

Very good demo ! - How does it work live ? - problems with feedback ?

[@BflatBlue]

This was super informative. Thank you!

[@dkerwood1]

This mirrors my experience with my new Meyers (good to make sure mine isn't defective). Myers loses clarity and definition compared to the 57, but I can bring some of that back with EQ. The problem I had, and one which the Meyers solves deftly, was trying to mic a mountain dulcimer outdoors. On my lap or on a stand, I couldn't get a dynamic mic close enough for a good signal and my condensers were picking up too much noise from wind and handling. Meyers can go right inside the F hole if necessary and isolate the dulcimer from everything else. This also means I no longer need to bring a separate mic preamp to then send the signal into my guitar pedalboard for delay and reverb. I'm also excited to use this on my old Harmony H157. I didn't want to install a piezo, so I bought a magnetic sound hole pickup that just sounds too dark and muddy. This should clean up the problem. It's an awesome demo. I'm curious what you're getting in terms of battery life. I assume the power is engaged when you plug in an output cable, so would you confidently leave an instrument plugged in between sets or while you're using a different instrument on stage?

[@AlexPriceMusician]

Actually I haven’t had to replace the battery yet. I use it mostly on my violin and banjo and always unplug it when I’m not using it.

[@michaelpaul1619]

does anyone know how this compares to the Gold tone ABS and other similar systems?

[@vaughnmaurt5013]

Thanks I’m getting it !

[@Joe1729]

Thanks for the great review! How are they holding up now, 7 months later? Have you kept using them, have they kept working fine the whole time? The main thing I look for in things like these is durability, but that's impossible to get in a review for a new item.

[@JosephAlanMeador]

Hey Alex, do you have any experience blending a piezo with the Myers in a live application? Seems like that could be best of both worlds, but I worry about phase and feedback issues. Beautiful fiddle playing, by the way!

[@AlexPriceMusician]

Thanks Joseph! I haven’t blended the Myers with anything, but I do own the Fishman Rare Earth Mic Blend that has a magnetic pickup that you can blend with a mic. It works extremely well for what you said - it’s the best of both worlds. I typically start on the magnetic side, then slowly blend in the microphone until I start to get feedback. Then I back off just a bit. That always gets me as much mic as I can possibly use, and the magnetic pickup is there to help when it needs to. I’m sure you could do something like this with the Myers, a piezo pickup, and a two input blend pedal. I bet Radial makes something for that.

[@JosephAlanMeador]

Hey Alex, thanks for the thoughtful response. Yes, that Rare Earth mic blend is an EXCELLENT unit, probably the best thing I've heard for steel string. I'm looking into how best to amplify my Howell classical, and the Feather is looking like a great option that would do well on it's own. But also brainstorming about blending it with a piezo like what Journeytek are producing. Could be feedback just waiting to happen, but hey! Thanks again @@AlexPriceMusician

[@DwindleDwellandDwarf]

I would I am thinking about using this guy for my bar, festival, and jazz club gigs. Do you feel like it would work well for that or are those environments still too loud?

[@AlexPriceMusician]

On what instrument? I'd say if you're unsure about your situation, at least have a backup pickup that is feedback resistant available. This mic alone in a loud situation will be useless.

[@DwindleDwellandDwarf]

@@AlexPriceMusician my apologies, I should have said that. Bluegrass mandolin, fiddle, clawhammer banjo, and archtop guitar for Django Jazz Gigs. I am getting a few pedals/Di’s that each individually have a notch or feedback suppression system. I am not too sure now. Hmmmmn

[@jendakafec7631]

Great video! Deciding on mandolin pick up, don't want any alterations to the instrument, I'm between Myers and Behringer C2 mic, need it for stage mainly, we play quite loud mostly ...not bluegrass but some Irish songs and such I've red some not so grat reviews of Myers sound quality, that messed up my decision 🙃 I need a "push" one way or another... ?

[@AlexPriceMusician]

Well, the biggest difference is that the C2 is a condenser that’d go on a stand vs the Myers - a dynamic that is mounted to your instrument. If you’re on a super loud stage a mic is not what you want, but if you’re committed to using a mic, the Myers won’t have as big a feedback issue as the C2 will.

[@jendakafec7631]

@@AlexPriceMusician thanks for quick response! Ok, I'll go for Myers 👍

[@rlk3605]

Great info! I looked on the Myers' website for their return policy, but missed it. Do you happen to know what it is? Thanks!

[@AlexPriceMusician]

I’m not sure what their policy is if you buy it direct. The Myers pickups are also sold on Amazon though, which does guarantee the option to return it if you don’t like it. amzn.to/3XHRwQv

[@pablobossanova]

Nice comparison!

[@mattparksmusic]

Sold!

[@johnace8244]

Ive used a 57 for 40 years. The myers looses the edgy high and is more mellow

[@matthewsnyder6191]

Sounds great

[@Celticsaint777]

Are the Myers mics noisy since they have small diaphragms?

[@AlexPriceMusician]

Not at all.

[@bobkirkpatrick4164]

Can you use a wireless system with it?

[@AlexPriceMusician]

Sure, it'll work anywhere an ordinary 1/4" cable will work, wireless kits included.

[@jasper_north]

Do you like the K&K mini?

[@AlexPriceMusician]

Yeah! It’s a great pickup. That’s what I have going in my Mandolin now.

[@NormanRose-y2b]

It's a great pickup until the battery dies. I bought batteries from 7 different places and types- They are all dead. Neither Myers or the battery manufacture cares to solve this problem.

[@AlexPriceMusician]

It is a pretty unique battery type. I've replaced mine once or twice though - are you sure it's not the mic or preamp itself that is broken? Do you have a multimeter you could use to test the batteries?

[@NormanRose-y2b]

@@AlexPriceMusician Thanks for your reply- Yes, I have a Battery Daddy tester which shows other batteries as charged, but all the CR1220s I purchased are dead when I buy them.

[@NormanRose-y2b]

@@AlexPriceMusician Yes, I have a battery tester that works. Other batteries show a charge, but new CR1220s are all dear upon purchase