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@daveww Thanks for the info.
No need for nerves... as I said, nice playing. :-)
- The feedback buster works but it doesn't take any prisoners. There's quite a lot of sonic collateral damage when it goes after the offending frequency so in practice you'd want to use normal feedback reduction techniques and use the button as a panic button if needed rather than relying on it from the off
- It's sensitive to how you play - if you calibrate it to soft playing with fingers and then switch to a pick, it can sound a bit honky
- Handling noise seems less than a normal clip on mic
- Once EQd and calibrated, it sounds very good. Better than a K&K or definitely any piezo
- But....you do need to EQ it properly which means you need to think about your use case(s). I wouldn't turn up to an open mic with this because I think there's a lot of potential to get a miserable sound at the hands of a disinterested house band member plugging you in and going straight to the bar. But if there's time to soundcheck properly it's a viable option and I do like the fact that the sound is so good for something you just clip on.
@Lewy Thanks for the info. Interesting that you regard it as being better than a K&K. K&K Pure Mini was my original plan. Maybe not, now though.
In my very limited experience, I find piezos harsh sounding... that's why I was interested in one of these.
Re. EQ adjustments, what were the main issues that resulted in the need for EQ adjustment? Boomy-ness... tinny-ness?
Thanks.
Regarding the comparison with K&K - it does sound better in terms of pure sound quality but I'd still go with a Pure Mini if I was going to be plugging in in a variety of scenarios and ease and quickness of getting a good sound was ever going to be a factor.
One other thing I detected - and I'm not 100% sure and need to play with it more - but for fast picking I felt some latency which would probably stop me using it for bluegrass, for example (and I'm not "quick" by any measure).
Thanks again. Interesting info.
I'm off to see where I can get one.
Now, live, I would just use the undersaddle plus the TC BodyRez as the iRig is very flimsy - agree with the downsides mentioned above by @sev112 ; surprising as it is marketed for stage use but I can't see it surviving many open mic sessions let alone a full gig.
But for recording this iRig is great! When calibrated I get a lovely woody but clear sound that really picks up the nuances of my left and right-hand technique way better than the undersaddle pickup does. With a touch of reverb it is really inspiring to play.
The signal is very weak though so needs to go through a preamp.
I'll put up some sound samples next week.