I am not a fan of electric acoustic. For quick down and dirty, sure. But for final product, micing is the only way to go. Why would you play and acoustic only to make it an electric.
When I use the Dean Markley ProMag pickups...my acoustic doesn't sound anything like an electric guitar.
It's really about the final sound in the mix.
I find that when the acoustic is the main instrument and you want to let it fill out most of the sound stage...miking gives you that big sound.
When I want it for just some background rhythm work in a denser mix with many other instruments...miking doesn't always sound best, IMO.
Now that's a possible helpful tip. I was told by Fishman that the typical'? pizeo elements themself tend to 'clip just playing hard....If you do use electric acoustic, turn down the volume on the output! So many people are saturating those little pre-amps and making something bad sound even worse. Best to stay below 70% and learn to use that EQ. ...
... I'm just curious about giving it a better tone.
Plus one for the Dean Markley. I put one in Jon Anderdson's acoustic, as a last minute thing before a major show. The guitar had no onboard electronics and he didnt want to be stuck in the mic sweet spot.I use a Dean Markley pick-up (the wooden ones)...I have a couple different ones, but I find the single-coil sounds best most often.
You bet (Hope springing eternal and allIs there interest in getting something recorded and uploaded to hear it?