First show

[NwbPwner]

This isn't much of a recording question but response is generally great on this forum. My band is doing pretty much our first ever gig in a nice old converted movie theatre. I'll generally be playing an acoustic (gibson dove ripoff) It's gorgeous and sounds alright but has no pick up so I'm using a relativly cheap soundhole pickup (on an extremly tight budget). I generally get a pretty clean tone when playing through my amp at home but sense that feedback will be a huge issue on stage. We are putting mics on the amps and running them through a pa. Should i trust in the soundhole pickup or try to scrounge an electric acoustic off a friend?

 

[Freudian Slip]

You might want to post this in the guitar section. You might get more responses that way.

You could get feedback with either setup. I would try to play the guitar I am used to if possible. If you can have another guitar there on standby it might be a good Idea.

Alot of your feedback issues will be determined by your stage volume and how necissary it is to have your guitar in the monitors.


Good Luck.

F.S.

 

[Dani Pace]

If you intend to keep using the guitar, at some point you may want to install (or have installed) an under saddle pick up. For the time being there are a few things you can try which may help. If possible you can use a keyboard amp for acoustic guitar, they work quite well for live performances, much better than a regular guitar amp. Another amp option is to use a bass amp especially if you will be playing mostly rythm. You might want to play straight through the PA, this way the guitar volume through the monitors can be set low which will greatly reduce feedback problems, you'll have to trust the sound man to set your out front volume. Whatever you use, I wish you the best, the first gig is always the scariest.

 

[NwbPwner]

THanks for the replies, I think I'll try going with the keyboard amp and see how that works since my keyboardist is just going straight to the pa