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Hi,
I'm a multi-instrumentalist, too, gigging with guitars, mandolin, dobro, bouzouki, banjo, weissenborn, octave mandolin, sometimes mandolin, mandocello.
I tried and still own various preamps:...

I currently play seven different acoustic instruments on stage with my band. For quite a few years I have been using a Zoom A3 (not AC-3). This pedal allows me to setup presets for each instrument...

I also use the g50.i clip it to my belt about 4 oclock.
I play mandolin guitar and bass in the band so am switching alot..the receiver goes into a a/b switch which splits into ch 1 and 2 of a grace...

Some work - some don't. It depends on the combination of transducer and transmitter. The problem is that the 'guitar' models tends to be optimised for magnetic pickups or for electro-acoustics with...

Line6 G50, with my K&K.
Receiver plugs into preamp/amp
I hear their latest gear is possibly unreliable. The g50 has seen me through four years of energetic regular gigs.. The g30 is awful. Worst...

there is no need to preamp before transmitting. Transmitters are digital and very transparent. They do not color the signal. My wife plays violin and has a Zeta solid body and an acoustic fiddle. ...

Sidestepping the Usual 'I Got an [X*] and you should do like I did' answer.

to a general Idea.. :whistling:

Use the 1/4" Preamp Output and run it into a small powered PA cabinet ..

PA ...

Unless it's written inside on label or somewhere, call it as you wish. I do not give names to inanimate objects.

OK, I know I will get blasted for saying this, but I've played worship music at church every weekend pretty much continuously since 1978 and when I started converting from mostly-guitar to...

Self-criticism and it's desastrous effects are described in detail in these books:
- T. Gallwey The Inner Game of Music
- S. Beilock Choke

Basically, the human brain is divided in two parts:...

This is a great thread. I think as artists, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves because we want to play well, make the music not the mistakes. I believe most of the nerves and fear we have is self...

From my informal experiments over many years, it appears that for 99 out of 100 players the volume knob on their instruments works in only one direction. That means that in the end the only way to be...

I'm thinking it was Schoolhouse Rock or something like it, with the little ditty "there's a gizmo or a gadget or a thing-a-ma-bob; you need the proper tool to do the proper job." Sure, a real pro...

Yeah. Rocket surgery is doable. Getting guys on electric guitars to turn their volume down isn't.

VOCOPRO has a 4 mic set (wireless) that is not truly professional level but good for church singing / speaking.
I paid about 270$/set (ordering 3 sets at once, listed 360$ per set at GC).
The range...

What Almeriastrings said. Budget at least $500 - $600 for one of the quality brands mentioned. I use a Sennheiser EW 100 series wireless system for my clip-on mandolin mic, and I've had good results...

Sennheiser
Sony
Shure
AKG

True diversity system. Avoid all cheap, low end options.....or go wired.

Oh, I'll knock them. :)

Assuming we're talking about the compact analog models with low channel counts, the big objection I have with not just Behringer but also Mackie and other small mixers, is...

JB,

In all honesty, yes I do think it's funny. A little bit. If your saga amuses me it's because I've been in similar situations. The laughter your story evokes would qualify as rueful laughter....

I would disagree with these comments. To offer up "kindness and generosity" and be disgruntled because you are not recognized for it is to not understand kindness and generosity and becomes merely...

I always try to turn something like that to my advantage.

If you are trying to give a serious power point presentation and it doesn't work, then you certainly do have problems.
But if it's a...

If you dont play it first, it will be the wrong one. It really is that simple.

You shouldn't look at "playing the mandolin" as a destination and wonder whether you have enough time to get there. Fact is, few, if any of us, arrive at this mythical destination. You've got to...

I should have said, "most of the prominent Irish players use 19 fret tenors because they think they sound better." :-)

I object to Gold Tone's characterization of a 17 fret as "Irish." It's...

Noticed this only now - you woke up in the wrong genre! No wonder you're feeling sad.