I'd say the less acoustic-sounding the pickup is, the more impressive the transformation is. But at the same time a good acoustic-sounding pickup+ToneDexter will produce the best final result, even if ToneDexter isn't having to correct as much. There are also other reasons to pick various pickup types, such as an undersaddle (UST) vs a sound board pickup (SBT). The UST will probably feed back less, while the SBT picks up body percussion for example. All depends on your playing style and so on. The current Amulet system isn't all that pricey, tho I know it's all relative. I have another video demoing the latest ToneDexter 2.0 using an undersaddle pickup. I've also used it with K&Ks (a pretty cheap option) , which work well.

@@DougYoungGuitar Thanks, Doug. I have a bunch of Taylors with the ES system which I gig with, and a custom OM with the Fishman Blend which sounds kind of dark and feeds back too much. Just a bought a sweet 000-16 Martin from early 90s and want something that captures the woodiness of the mahogany.

Actually just looked at the new Amulet stuff and it isn't that pricey if it's good. Probably the Ultra Mono DV?

@@BobWadeGuitar ES1 or 2? The ES2's a pretty good sounding pickup, that should work well with ToneDexter. Less sure how the ES1 would do - they may have some info on the AudioSprockets website. When I think of "woody", I think SBT, Trance, K&K, Dazzo, the Baggs HiFi, etc.

Ive used the trance preamps into my sunnaudio ms-2 with no problem. They are pretty hot compared to other pickups, but otherwise no problem. I could use the trims to lower the output of course. Perhaps your just too hot for your normal settings? On the video Im running thru a radial JDI stereo DI - just a passive DI, into a sound devices recorder. No eq at all, either in the signal chain, or in post processing

Many reverbs sum their inputs to mono before producing stereo reverb. With the ms signal, that means the sides - ch 2 - dissappears and doesnt contribute to the reverb. That usually isnt too bad, but it bugs me, so i use reverbs that dont do that. It can be hard to know - many dont tell you. The ventris works fine. Im currently using UA reverbs, and they are also fine.

@@DougYoungGuitar I see....sounds like my case. A bit surprising. I use a Neunaber Immeres MKII Stereo unit. Do you know if that's what it does? I can find nothing about it (so far). Thanks, as always, Doug.

​​⁠they’re one that sums to mono. They say on their website that they feel it’s the right way to do reverb, which seems very odd to me. But at least it’s not a mistake, they mean to do it

@@DougYoungGuitar Well that explains it! I kind of wasted Sunny's time trying to figure out what was going on (wrongly thinking my MS-2 might have been at fault?). You, SIR, are a saving grace and a blessing to us guitar players. Best.

@@DougYoungGuitar Is the Strymon Cloudburst one of those too, I wonder? If not, I'll probably get one.

I have no experience with FL. But as far as sound, all daws should be mostly the same. The differences are mostly in features and workflow, as well as the plugins bundled with them

@@DougYoungGuitar I see I just realize that's what I've been doing all these time Usually I set up to track for my recording and then route the recording to another track for the effects btw Do you happen to know how to achieve this type of ambient reverb sound in the background without altering too much of the guitar tone? I tried different plugin and parameters but still failed to achieve a similar result ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ySN9uYJdnsg.html&start_radio=1

cheaper mics can sometimes have a harsh high end, which might be causing a problem. I don't really have a lot of experience with percussive guitar, but I could imagine it might aggravate the problem. It could also be due to room acoustics, which can produce a harsh sound if they aren't controlled. Many percussive players mix in a pickup, usually a sound board transducer like the K&K, which can add some more direct, punchy and maybe woody sound to percussive effects.

@@DougYoungGuitar I've installed LR Baggs Lyric on my Furch yellow gccr I am thinking about getting Neuman KM184 but for my budget I can only get one, would you say it would be a better option to buy two cheaper mics like Rode NT5 or AT2020 for better result?

@@Floydandsome It depends on how important stereo is to you, I guess. Most solo guitar, if thats what you're doing, is in stereo these days. You might look at used to keep the budget down. The 2020s can work fine, tho it certainly isn't a higher end mic. There are other AT mics for a bit more that sound a bit fuller. I personally would choose a more budget mic(s) in stereo over a single mono mic, if I had to choose, but that's just my taste - I'm used to hearing stereo for solo guitar.

@@DougYoungGuitar Thank you so much for answering! I might go to have soundcheck first

@@DougYoungGuitar Thanks for answering I might go to have a soundcheck first

I think either one would make a great choice. Alix is a studio-grade preamp with lots of EQ. Very clean and uncolored. The Sunnaudio preamps are also fantastic. They do a bit of subtle voicing, so not perfectly flat, but what they do sounds really good. It doesn't sound colored, it just sounds "good". There's also something special about the Sunnaudio EQ, it's far more effective than you'd think just from the specs. Something about how they've fine-tuned the frequency choices and curves of the EQ bands. Perhaps the choice would depend on ergonomics, like size. Also the Sunnaudio runs off DC power, while Alix is AC-powered, so one or the other might tip the balance for you as far as integrating with your setup.

Contact them. They don't have the full list up yet.

@@DougYoungGuitar thank you for your reply. Your playing is beautiful and so is the pickup set up as well!

Hi Mellisa, I'm not familiar with the Ibanez system, so I'm not sure. I don't think I'd replace another active system with this, it's more likely to be useful for people building a custom set using various passive pickups. Installation isn't very difficult, but I can't imagine doing it without vision, because there are wires to be run and managed. so I'd suggest having a guitar tech do any work. I don't know of any simple stereo replacement for the Taylor ES - that would need to be a complete pickup replacement, since the ES is a single mono transducer. The Trance system also isn't designed to fit into the pre-drilled holes of the taylor system. You could certainly just have the ES removed and go with any other pickup, like the K&K or Trance, or many others, tho you'd have the 3 holes where the controls on the Taylor go. The ES2 is a good pickup system, tho. I'm not sure I'd replace that. I should note that stereo is fun, and is especially interesting for recording, but may not work as well for live performance, where half the audience would hear the bass strings and the other half the treble strings!

@@DougYoungGuitar I get it about not using the stereo live. But lugged in guitar is ust so bland and (Well) Mono... it lacks the spread of a midside miced setup or even and XY... Also thank you for replying...

@@MelissaCox1992 For recording, stereo definitely helps a pickup sound better!

@@MelissaCox1992 I found a picture of the inside of an Artwood acoustic, and it looks like they use a very thin magnetic pickup up at the bottom of the fingerboard, and 3 piezo disks on the bridgeplate. Oddly enough, the 3 piezos seem to be jumpered together with very short cables between them, with a single shielded cable going to their onboard preamp. Since the piezos don’t have separate, accessible wires, you won’t be able to preamp and treat them separately, which would be a big improvement. You could use one of our various stereo systems to give you separate access to the magnetic and piezo pickups separately, or even use a 3 channel Multi system to give you an additional channel for something like a mic or undersaddle etc. Being able treat and present the different pickups independently and via stereo brings a lot to your sound, both when just playing or recording, and especially in live performance, where even just a small amount of stereo spread really enhances the way your instrument comes across to the audience. We’re still working on getting everything up on the website (there is a LOT) but if you give us a call or email, we would be happy to discuss the many possibilities available! tranceaudio.com/

standard tuning!

Thanks, El!

Hi, Yes it's on my website now. dougyoungguitar.com/tab

hi Darryl, that was recorded directly into a SoundDevices MixPre-10 field recorder, just using the internal preamps of the device. They seem to be very clean and high quality. Schoeps CMC641 mics.

I think the ToneDexter team plans to do more tutorials on these advanced topics. I'll see what they come up with first, and if I have anything to add!

Thanks, there's 3 different examples. The strumming one is just a random simple chord progression. The fingerstyle example played on the Traugott is just a noodle, maybe it will get developed into a full tune someday. The fingerpicking on the Schoenberg is a tune of mine called Dreamscape, that you can find on the various streaming services.

No noise that I've noticed

I do. I wonder what volume folks are using when doing the learn.

@@88omarzI’ve noticed terrible hum with one guitar if I don’t plug the ToneDexter 2 into a grounded amp input. This can be if I am programming it with headphones, or using a battery powered amp. Plugging the output into an amp that is plugged in with a three prong AC cable fixes this. Also, it is only some guitars. I would always plug the ToneDexter 2 output into a grounded amp input, even if I don’t notice this just in case there is some low level noise that isn’t obvious.

@@framelessfilms got it thanks. I am using this at church where we aren’t using any amp am going from the tone Dexter to the extension plug I’ll try plugging something in to see if it gets rid of that hum. Thanks

Thanks!