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« Reply #975 on: July 30, 2008, 10:10:31 AM »
anyone who has an Ibanez artwood acoustic here?  kamusta naman ang price-to-tonality performance?
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« Reply #976 on: July 31, 2008, 04:52:59 PM »
dedicated to my 1,000th post.  this is the thread that taught me the most here in PhilMusic.  i made good friends in this thread.  :-D
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« Reply #977 on: July 31, 2008, 10:17:45 PM »
dedicated to my 1,000th post.  this is the thread that taught me the most here in PhilMusic.  i made good friends in this thread.  :-D

nice way to hit your thousandth <tama ba? hahah> thread. heheh. ano dumating na package mo fafa? na-install mo na?
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« Reply #978 on: August 01, 2008, 09:08:29 AM »
nice way to hit your thousandth <tama ba? hahah> thread. heheh. ano dumating na package mo fafa? na-install mo na?


hahaha!  tama naman!  electronics yung pinadeliver ko....bumigay na kasi ung electronics nung acoustic ko eh..i will have them replaced.  kaya lang yung timing depende pa sa technician ng friend ko.  the electronics and my guitar are with them already.  stand-by na lang ako.  :-)
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« Reply #979 on: August 01, 2008, 10:38:19 AM »
hahaha!  tama naman!  electronics yung pinadeliver ko....bumigay na kasi ung electronics nung acoustic ko eh..i will have them replaced.  kaya lang yung timing depende pa sa technician ng friend ko.  the electronics and my guitar are with them already.  stand-by na lang ako.  :-)

good for ya! heheh.
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Re: True Acoustic Tone
« Reply #980 on: August 01, 2008, 02:41:50 PM »
My hunt for OM still continues..

I am down to MArtin 00028_EC Clapton sig  VS. Martin OM28v.
Halos pareho lang price and very similar in specs.
Alin kaya mas maganda?
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Re: True Acoustic Tone
« Reply #981 on: August 01, 2008, 04:34:30 PM »
My hunt for OM still continues..

I am down to MArtin 00028_EC Clapton sig  VS. Martin OM28v.
Halos pareho lang price and very similar in specs.
Alin kaya mas maganda?

those pieces cost at least $3k brand new right?

i think the final choice will depend on your ears already.  :-)
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« Reply #982 on: August 01, 2008, 07:00:06 PM »
My hunt for OM still continues..

I am down to MArtin 00028_EC Clapton sig  VS. Martin OM28v.
Halos pareho lang price and very similar in specs.
Alin kaya mas maganda?

trust your ears... pero dun sa mga natry ko... om28v mas type ko... wider nut width + longer scale

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« Reply #983 on: August 02, 2008, 12:13:50 AM »
maxi:   
the clapton costs 200 dollars more than the OMv.
Tried the clapton at Tom Lee and the OMv at Long and Macquade. Halos pareho lang.. Well i wasnt able to test them side by side...
sigh...
Let me just follow my heart then.  :-D
Wish me good luck.
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« Reply #984 on: August 02, 2008, 11:42:19 PM »
maxi:   
the clapton costs 200 dollars more than the OMv.
Tried the clapton at Tom Lee and the OMv at Long and Macquade. Halos pareho lang.. Well i wasnt able to test them side by side...
sigh...
Let me just follow my heart then.  :-D
Wish me good luck.

is the $200 difference attributable to the signature?  :-D

good luck bro!  your ears will guide you well.  :-)
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« Reply #985 on: August 03, 2008, 01:16:22 AM »
is the $200 difference attributable to the signature?  :-D

good luck bro!  your ears will guide you well.  :-)

YUn nga eh. baka sig lang ang difference. The acoustic guitar forum has high regards to the OMv.
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« Reply #986 on: August 03, 2008, 12:25:20 PM »
just gigged with my acoustic last night... nagbago isip ko di ko na benta. hahah. time for an action setup na lang. ang taas eh... heheh. gassing for an artec acoustic outboard eq. my guitar's passive piezo equipped so i need a preamp for this. i have a d.i. box so gnun na muna siguro. heheh.
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« Reply #987 on: August 03, 2008, 09:35:46 PM »
just gigged with my acoustic last night... nagbago isip ko di ko na benta. hahah. time for an action setup na lang. ang taas eh... heheh. gassing for an artec acoustic outboard eq. my guitar's passive piezo equipped so i need a preamp for this. i have a d.i. box so gnun na muna siguro. heheh.

what's your guitar and di box bro?  pag bumili ka ng outboard preamp, pwede na yun replacement for your di box kasi usually may balanced out naman ang mga outboard eh.
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« Reply #988 on: August 07, 2008, 12:39:36 PM »
what's your guitar and di box bro?  pag bumili ka ng outboard preamp, pwede na yun replacement for your di box kasi usually may balanced out naman ang mga outboard eh.

art x-direct bro. heheh. pag nakakuha ako nung hartke acoustic attack the best na yun. hirap nga lang hanap ng bibilhan dito.. yung artec outboard preamp nga lang line level ata ang labas. madalas kasi talaga direct to mixer ako lalo pag tinamad magbuhat ng amp.
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« Reply #989 on: August 07, 2008, 10:56:50 PM »
pare ung akin 5,5 with tkl gigbag electric kasi kailangan ko kaya benta ko virgin pa un d pa nagagalaw


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« Reply #990 on: August 08, 2008, 10:11:18 AM »
pare ung akin 5,5 with tkl gigbag electric kasi kailangan ko kaya benta ko virgin pa un d pa nagagalaw


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« Reply #991 on: August 08, 2008, 11:05:12 AM »
art x-direct bro. heheh. pag nakakuha ako nung hartke acoustic attack the best na yun. hirap nga lang hanap ng bibilhan dito.. yung artec outboard preamp nga lang line level ata ang labas. madalas kasi talaga direct to mixer ako lalo pag tinamad magbuhat ng amp.

kunin mo na yung hartke acoustic attack.  hindi advisable pag kumuha ka pa ng hiwalay na outboard preamp that doesn't have a balanced output.  at least yung acoustic attack is already a preamp/DI. :-)
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Re: True Acoustic Tone
« Reply #992 on: August 09, 2008, 05:07:23 PM »
OT: andito na ung k&k ko! yahuuu! sori, di ko lang matago excitement. will try to put reviews after i've installed it.

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« Reply #993 on: August 12, 2008, 09:32:36 AM »
OT: andito na ung k&k ko! yahuuu! sori, di ko lang matago excitement. will try to put reviews after i've installed it.

ayos!  kamusta ang tunog?

by the way, if any of you want need help on repairs, installations and other techie stuff, just contact GGBR.  he knows a very capable technician who did a great job in repairing my acoustic.   :-)
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« Reply #994 on: August 22, 2008, 08:43:41 PM »
Ang haba nung nasulat ko tapos nawala. Bad trip. (page cannot be displayed crap) Heto ulit.

I installed the pickup myself. I had the endpin jack hole drilled by a local furniture shop. Hehehe. I followed the instructions in a website that lets you install the 3 leads of the K&K at one single time. I mean, it made sense for me. After that, I was about to fix the endpin jack when I found out na maliit yung butas for the endpin! Sabi kasi sa manual 1/2" drill bit eh so sinabi ko dun sa furniture shop earlier to use that kind of bit. Umoo lang pero siguro hindi talaga 1/2" yung ginamit. Anyway, I brought it over to Arie for him to drill the hole. After doing it, I finished installation.

BTW, off-topic lang. Napakabait talaga ni Sir Arie. I insisted on paying but hindi niya ko siningil. Nahihiya nga ako eh. Hehehe. Pero maraming salamat kay Sir Arie.

Anyway, I used the guitar in a gig. And quite honestly, I feel that the tone it gave me did not yield its full potential. As we know, the K&K PWM is a passive pickup, and I didn't have a preamp. I plugged straight into the PA kasi. I have yet to try the pickup with an outboard preamp. But as far as that gig was concerned, the pickup was not as exceptional as I expected. Siguro dahil nga sa impedance matching problems.

That is not to say, however, that I was not amazed. What blew me away was the fact that the tone sounded very transparent and indeed, as the reviews say, it sounds like your guitar only louder. No piezo quack. And ang ganda niya for strumming and rhythm parts. Thing is, medyo di ko pa siya na-aapreciate for fingerstyle work. Probably owing to the fact that I plugged straight into the PA without a preamp that would fix the impedance problems.

I'll post a review once I get hold of a decent preamp or have experienced plugging into one.

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« Reply #995 on: August 22, 2008, 08:53:50 PM »
kunin mo na yung hartke acoustic attack.  hindi advisable pag kumuha ka pa ng hiwalay na outboard preamp that doesn't have a balanced output.  at least yung acoustic attack is already a preamp/DI. :-)

oo nga eh.. yun lang ala pa ako mahanap na bilihan. heheh. i hope i find it soon.. pati yung money na pambili. hahah.
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« Reply #996 on: August 22, 2008, 10:10:31 PM »
acoustic gas nanaman :-) :-(

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« Reply #997 on: August 22, 2008, 11:01:33 PM »
i have a crafter more series with timberplus na electronics.....compare ko sa dati kong taylor i prefer crafter (us made) and my cort ntl series with goose neck pick ups

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« Reply #998 on: August 28, 2008, 09:36:19 AM »
acoustic gas nanaman :-) :-(

yung Gibson ba doc? :-D
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« Reply #999 on: August 28, 2008, 09:52:54 AM »
here are some photos of the recent upgrade i had made to my guitars:  Bone Nuts and Saddles!










the difference:  more sustain and better volume

one of my acoustics is a solid-body Gibson and the bone nut and saddle increased its projection considerably.  the response of the strings is better when i pluck/strum them and the sustain is incredible.

many thanks to GGBR for these upgrades.  he was the one who offered to replace the plastic saddle and nut of my acoustic to bone ones.  he has a machine (as seen in the pics) for modifying the nuts and the saddles.  :-)
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