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Hello all!
This is my first post here ever! Pumped I found a Guild Guitar forum. I've over the last 8 months started to really playing my JF30 12 string (1990). It's basically now my main instrument. I've started to play out with it and the electronics on it seems to be not up to par.
I believe it has the under-the-saddle factory pickup that came with it (battery operated) and then I go through a Fishman external EQ before going into either my SWR California Blonde or to a PA.
Here is my problem...
The guitar sounds FABULOUS. Crisp, clean, full, the whole works... but, if I tear into it a little bit and get aggressive (I have acrylics on my right hand and tend to do this), it will like distort and overdrive or something. Has anyone ever come across this?
Is it because it's a 12-string and all of the tones are just difficult to capture and reproduce with the pickup?
I'm thinking about installing an LRBaggs iBeam or something. Any thoughts?
Thanks a ton in advance for any help or advice...
Pete
This is my first post here ever! Pumped I found a Guild Guitar forum. I've over the last 8 months started to really playing my JF30 12 string (1990). It's basically now my main instrument. I've started to play out with it and the electronics on it seems to be not up to par.
I believe it has the under-the-saddle factory pickup that came with it (battery operated) and then I go through a Fishman external EQ before going into either my SWR California Blonde or to a PA.
Here is my problem...
The guitar sounds FABULOUS. Crisp, clean, full, the whole works... but, if I tear into it a little bit and get aggressive (I have acrylics on my right hand and tend to do this), it will like distort and overdrive or something. Has anyone ever come across this?
Is it because it's a 12-string and all of the tones are just difficult to capture and reproduce with the pickup?
I'm thinking about installing an LRBaggs iBeam or something. Any thoughts?
Thanks a ton in advance for any help or advice...
Pete