A gift from my buddy Taz Sellers, the SSL Channel Strip, CLA-2A Compression and BBE D82 Sonic Maximizer with Lexicion Hall Verb running on my MacBook Pro. I’m using the Apogee One as my interface with either the LR Baggs pickup or my DPA 4099G mic then out to two QSC K8 speakers for live playing.
Specs:
LR Baggs Anthem SL Nylon/Classical Guitar Microphone System w/Element Pickup NEW
LR Baggs Anthem SL Microphone/Pickup System
For Nylon String Guitars
Anthem Internal Microphone
Element Undersaddle Pickup
Preset Endpin Jack Preamp
Soundhole Mounted Volume Control
The L.R. Baggs Anthem SL is an exciting new development from L.R. Baggs that combines a very high quality, noise cancelling microphone with the famous Element undersaddle pickup. The endpin jack preamp is preset to blend the mic and pickup levels at the optimum amount, and also provides a preset crossover mix for both mic and pickup. The system includes a soundhole mounted volume control.
For those of you who prefer a minimalist approach to controls, we offer the L.R. Baggs Anthem SL. In the Anthem SL the balance between the Tru-Mic and the Element pickup is preset for optimum performance so you can have the same great fidelity in an endpin preamp format. The preamp, with L.R. Baggs’ famous all-descrete studio quality circuitry, is also equipped with as houndhole mounted volume control.
Loud – Analog – Real
After 30 years of effort L.R. Baggs has done the very thing that every amplified acoustic guitarist has dreamed about, and the very thing that no other pickup manufacturer has been capable of — unlocking the potential of a microphone to capture the very essence of your guitar with high feedback resistance for demanding stages.
Not obvious but equally important is that the natural ease and dynamics of the Anthem Tru-Mic liberates you to play freely without have to compensate for the pickup system. Now you are free to play the way you like, plugged in or not.
For the Anthem we used no modeling, no illusions — it’s not “like” a mic, it’s not “like” your guitar. This is a mic and what you will experience is your guitar, loud and with the fidelity and dynamics that only come from a real microphone.
Tru-Mic Technology
At the hear of the patent pending Anthem is a revolutionary new type of microphone. Utilizing a proprietary noise cancelling mic, the Anthem Tru-Mic elminiates any annoying honky or boxy qualities that have been previously associated with internal mic’ing, leaving the pure and natural sound of your guitar the way only a real mic is capable of doing.
Because the mic is positioned within a few millimeters of the guitar top, it has very high gain before feedback. The mic housing mounts easily to the bridge plate and the mic capsule hovers just 3 mm above its surface to take advantage of the PZM or “boundary” effect. This Tru-Mic technology picks up the sound of the vibrations of the entire soundboard and makes the mic unusually free from placement issues.
Mic and Pickup — A Radical New Technology
The sound quuality and feedback resistance of the Anthem Tru-Mic now allows the mic to be the primary sound source in a mic/pickup system. This is unlike previous systems where only a small amount of the mic could be used to add some “air” to the dominant pickup signal. This is a radical new relationship between a mic and a pickup, as all of the detail, warmth and personality of your guitar is captured by the Tru-Mic. The mic is augmented, for only the very lowest frequencies, by the L.R. Baggs Element undersaddle pickup.
Specs
Tru-Mic dimensions: 2.27″ x .735″ x .48″, 0.5 oz
Pickup active sensor length: 3.4″
Pickup thickness: .038″
PIckup width: .092″
Battery: 9 volt, 170 hrs
Mic range: 250Hz – 20kHz
I recently watched a movie on Netflix and was inspired by the story, the movie is “Fat Sick and Nearly Dead” where Joe in the movie juices for 60 days. The results were astonishing to me he lost 80 lb. and was healthy. From my reading there were a few things that were going to be hard to put down, Coffee and Cigars as well as Pizza. Its day 4 now and I’ve made it through detox and have started to lose some weight. The detox was very hard especially after 24 hours in. I normally drink about 6 shots of espresso and drink Coke 0 thoutout the day. And can smoke 2-5 cigars in a day. If your interested hear are two links to help you see what I am trying.and for as medical perspectiveLet me know what you think. So far in my journey to lose weight and get healthy I have tried Atkins with success in loosing the weight but gain it back pretty easy. So far its been about 15 lb. Ive lost and feel very good right now.
Ive been wondering if there would be a way that I would be able to play live and travel with just my guitar case and a laptop. I think the answer is yes. I have been using the Apogee One a very small (size of iPhone) interface that allows me to hook up the DPA 4099G mic that clips onto my DeVoe (phantom power supplied from Apogee One) the Apogee One hooks up to my MacBook Pro with USB 2 and then I run either Pro Tools 9.5 which to my ears sounds better than Logic or Main Stage (However Logic and Main Stage do sound ok just not as smoth or more bright inho). Then in Pro Tools I am using three tracks on for the Gutiar Mic, then two different drum programs Strike and Boom. Then off the one I have a stereo line out to to XLR connectors that run to the QSC K8′s. The sound is fantastic I do use the BBE sonic max plug in for my main mix as well.
I tried something new today. I hooked up a DPA 4099 G Mic to an Art Phantom II Power Supply then to the QSC K 8 Speaker Channel A with Mic Switched on and EQ Normal and Vocal Boost On. It sounded great with my DeVoe Blanca.
Used the DPA 4099g Mic with the DeVoe Blanca, ran the mic into a Mackie Pro FX8, and QSC K8. I was very happy with the sound and no feedback. Was told that you were able to hear the music inside the wine tasting room as well as outside.
I have found a live PA set up that I really like and I think captures the sound of my playing on the DeVoe’s very faithfully and clean. I am using one my DeVoe’s either a Negra or Blanca, with the DPA 4099 G mic that goes straight to the Mackie Pro Fx 8 Mixer. On the mixer I have the mic pre at about 4 o’clock, all the mic channel eq are at 12 noon and then I use effects number 8 at 50% and cut a few of the frequencies on the graphic eq. Then straight to the QSC K 8. Thats it and it sounds like I am in my studio.
In the ever evolving set up for that ultimate tone I have stumbled across a set up that I actually like quite a bit. Its my DeVoe guitars Blanca and Negra, with a Shure KSM 141 Mic (bass rolled off) or the DPA 4099G Mic (which is nice in that I don’t need a mic stand), Mackie ProFX 8 (number 8 verb@12 noon) eq. on mic pre flat, graphic eq a few frequencies tamed (see pic) QSC K 8 Speaker and Powered amp in one 1000watt package at 28 Lbs.
For live performance I will try this rig out. A DPA 4099G or Shure KSM 141mic, Mackie Pro FX 8, DBX 265XL, BBE 882 Sonic Maximizer, Carvin 1500wt Stereo Power Amp, 2 Carvin 15in Speakers.
I needed to get a smaller mixer as I had sold my older Mackie 12VLZ and only have a larger Carvin Board. I’ve seen a few people using this mixer with great sound. I spoke with Mark Magdich at Sweetwater and he was pretty confident that would be a good small footprint mixer. I will use the mixer with the DPA 4099G and DeVoe Guitars, Shure KSM 141, and the Cordoba F7 Fishman Ellipse Blend and Aura Nylon. Looking forward to the EQ and effects as well.
I used my Lester DeVoe Blanca with a DPA 4099G mic going to the Boss RC 30 with 48v phantom power on. Then to a Digidesign 002 Sig Mod from Black Lion into Pro Tools 9.0.2
I wanted to see how the DPA 4099G and DeVoe Blanca sound with the 002 Digidesign Rack that was moded by Black Lion (Sig Mod) no eq or compression was used. I had the mic pointing at the 14th freet. I called thise peace Shore Longings
I keep comming back to this set up for simplisity and great sound. I used the DeVoes Negra and Blanca with a DPA 4099G mic. I hope to start running the mic throught the Martech MSS 10. I really like how the DeVoes and DPA 4099G mic sound. Theres no comparison for me. I have tried lots of systems, and when volume is needed I will just have to use the Cordoba F7 with the Fishman Ellipse Blend System and Pro EQ and Aura Nylon. I have had good reseults with that set up. My prefrence is DeVoe and DPA.
Had the Fishman Ellipse Matrix swapped out and installed the Fishman Ellipse Blend (Older Model) so far no buzz/rattle from the new system. Jerry did a great job at Gryphon.
Tonight’s rig was the Cordoba F7 with Fishman Illipse Matrix Blend, Platinum Pro EQ, Aura Nylon Bank # 16, and Roland BA 330. System sounded excellent.
