Classical Guitars And Pickups

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If you want to play nylon string acoustic guitar then put learning to play the guitar first and put amplification on the back burner. The classical guitar is fairly demanding so you would do well to put the time and effort into executing your pull-offs and hammer-ons and getting your picking – finger or flatpick – working before you add a pickup into the mix.

You could buy an acoustic/electric guitar if you are really set on playing loud. And the acoustic/electric is usually cut away so you can get to the high frets. The nylon string acoustic has its own special sound which is not improved by the addition of a pickup. If you have a decent classical, use a microphone to be heard above room noise.

Here is a comprehensive video on amplifying a nylon string acoustic guitar:

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36 Responses to Classical Guitars And Pickups

  1. suh1289 on September 15, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    [..YouTube..] “So we’re gonna start of with my rack”….. hahahahhahahahaha…. sorry man could’nt help myself..but an awesome demo man as always… really helpful…

  2. Luckie7falcon77 on September 15, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    [..YouTube..] i have the acoustasonic jr…i like it…i play my electric through it with a Boss ME pedalboard….gets really nice fat tone…and i play with a Fender Stratosonic…nice p90s

  3. Ryosuke001 on September 16, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    [..YouTube..] absolutely beautiful tone!

  4. iwantagoodnameplease on September 16, 2009 at 6:19 pm

    [..YouTube..] Good vid.Would have be nice to hear the whole setup without that magic mysterious envelope shifter you have to see what the effect of it is.

  5. espmh1000 on September 16, 2009 at 10:26 pm

    [..YouTube..] That really is an awesome tone Andrew, nice video.

  6. Draugoth on September 23, 2009 at 2:24 am

    [..YouTube..] Its Andrew Segovia! I’m sorry, couldnt help it. Such nice tone, and loved the demo.

  7. picbuck on September 26, 2009 at 8:55 am

    [..YouTube..] Er…yes, that $2K thingie would be a factor. But even so an extremely interesting and informative vid, thanks!

  8. skateracl on September 30, 2009 at 2:11 am

    [..YouTube..] WOW great sound!Is that an original song at the end? Have you ever used an electric guitar processor (I sometimes use my Boss GT-8) for acoustic? Since it has all the same effects…

  9. funlivelife on October 1, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    [..YouTube..] Can you suggest something less complicated or expensive????

  10. shakeshaftthomas on October 21, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    [..YouTube..] ibanez try them :)

  11. gtrjoe68 on November 13, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    [..YouTube..] Try the Marshall AS50R.

  12. kelseykbazar on November 23, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    [..YouTube..] HOW MUCH O.o

  13. spring74light on December 20, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    [..YouTube..] Thanks for the tour of your rig! Very interesting. The search for THE sound is endless, probably futile. When a player can express the musical ideas she/he has, quest over.If you have 18 seconds to spare, my ‘Hymn Tune’ features the sound that presently comes direct from my desk – after considerable research, trial & error. (My own design preamp/blender and signal conditioning.)[Tyneside, England.]

  14. tomeklawreszuk on January 10, 2010 at 12:56 am

    [..YouTube..] I’ve installed K&K Ultra Pure Western Standard in my acoustic & it sound great!

  15. 808chileboys on February 5, 2010 at 5:52 pm

    [..YouTube..] Hi I get questions for youI have an acoustic guitar Esteban guitarGot the pickups and all and got a new battery butOn the out put I got an adapter from 11″ or 8″ Can’t remeber forts perfectly and I tried connecting it to an RCA cable even to an small speaker but doesn’t workDoes the adapter really work or needs an ampEven I tried with my pionner radio and no soun goes thru

  16. SemiTall on February 11, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    [..YouTube..] sounds better than many acoustic strategies. Many rigs end up producing an artificial twang. This is not perfect as you probably realize but it has a full clear sound. A good mic near the sound hole is as close as you can get IMO to best way to amplify and capture what we humans expect to hear coming from the body and soundhole – transducers are not exactly hearing the same thing. But mic’s bring their own set of limitations including picking up other noise and placement restrictions

  17. SemiTall on February 11, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    [..YouTube..] what about the trace elliot sitting under the Phonics? Those are nice amps. I once tried a california blond and strawberry, don’t see those in the store no more but they had large speakers for a full sound.

  18. Nickpatient on April 11, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    [..YouTube..] What about a simple PA(Public address) system?

  19. TheSmyates on June 21, 2010 at 10:17 am

    [..YouTube..] would it work and sound good with acoustic guitar and normal guitar amplifier????

  20. kumarramesh46 on July 8, 2010 at 11:20 pm

    [..YouTube..] Hi Andrew, you are a fantastic guitar teacher.. Thanks for your lessons. Can you please explain about the music which you played at the end of the video ??? Its so cool to the ears. Please make a video lesson for that music which you played in this video , it will be great to learn from you. Thank you !! for all your lessons.. waiting for your video lesson on the music you played……………………….thanks………….

  21. hady483 on July 19, 2010 at 8:24 am

    [..YouTube..] i love this channel

  22. TheDriveMaster on July 31, 2010 at 4:48 pm

    [..YouTube..] Normally I do hate this piezo sound. It just don´t sound like an acustic at all!! But Andrew really has a nice interesting alternative sound! Really cool! =)

  23. creativeguitarstudio on July 31, 2010 at 5:24 pm

    [..YouTube..] @TheDriveMaster… Thanks, but this video’s audio (here on YouTube) does not do the guitar justice unfortunately. And, I can understand why there are comments to the neg. of the guitar not sounding good. The chorus and reverb could certainly come down a notch. Everyone should keep in mind that the tone and effects on this set-up I have can be fully adjusted. I’ve played everywhere with this rig; churches, out doors, ball-rooms, art-gallery’s, banquet halls – you name it, and this rig is killer!

  24. PastMilleniumMan on October 20, 2010 at 10:52 am

    [..YouTube..] How is this music called? Can I pick up note sheets somewhere? Thanks!

  25. TheIn2Nation on November 1, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    [..YouTube..] @SemiTall thats his bass cab (2×10), his gear is explained on his website.

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  27. porthill2 on March 1, 2011 at 11:46 am

    [..YouTube..] Maybe the problem with Donald is the guitar, the acoustasonic sfx 11 is an amazingamp for acoustic…I have played for 40yrs, I have a taylor 710, it sounds amazing

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  35. KibbleDog007 on May 10, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    [..YouTube..] Exceptional presentation!

  36. HAYDS510 on September 6, 2011 at 8:55 am

    [..YouTube..] nice rack.

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