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if some body knows about good pick ups for oud

ailon - 5-23-2005 at 07:20 AM

hello i'm ailon from israel and i have bought an new oud and i wanted to put a pick up (mic) and peple told me to put fishman and i wanted to ask if somebody knows a better pick up that is more featable for thnks good day:xtreme::airguitar:

mavrothis - 5-23-2005 at 04:10 PM

Hi,

I highly recommend the Pure Classic by K&K sound. I use it in my ouds, and it gives a very clear and strong tone. Check out their site at: K&K Sound

Take care,

mavrothis

freya - 5-24-2005 at 06:12 AM

Hi,

What have you found to be the best pickup location for either single or dual transducers?

Harry

mavrothis - 5-25-2005 at 07:00 PM

Hi,

Each oud is different. Even in a very good oud which is balanced across all strings needs some trial and error (you can use scotch tape until you find the best spots).

With the kind I have, which is 4 transducers, you can experiment, but also there are enough inputs that you can also rely more on the amp/pa system to adjust the overall sound (bass/mid/treble).

With two transducers though, often at the ends of the bridge, generally, are good places to start. With only one, I'd say behind the bridge, probably closer to the treble side. But, like I said, you need to experiment first.

:)

Take care,

mavrothis

spyros mesogeia - 5-31-2005 at 05:31 AM

Mavroudis thanks bro,It really works.On my last concert I have used the K&K with a Fishman pro-eq Platinum.THE RESULT WAS AMAZING
Wooden sound,without any problems.I did all the aranges on my preamplifier.Absolutelly amazing.
[Toys ebala gyalia aderfe,se eyxaristw,epa8an plaka,twra to epomeno,8a soy ta pw apo konta;)
Regards to all

Spyros Koliavasilis

K&K Pickup

MrOud - 5-31-2005 at 01:06 PM

Hi Mavro,

Do you experience any feedback at high volumes? I am interested in getting an external pick-up for one of my ouds.

Regards

Udi Mike

mavrothis - 5-31-2005 at 03:26 PM

Hi,

There are definitely situations where feedback can occur, but if you couple the pickups with a good preamp and position yourself well in respect to speakers/monitors, these pickups do very well at high volumes. You need to have a good and powerful PA though, or else the oud will not sound natural at high volumes anyway.

Take care,

mavrothis

spyros mesogeia - 6-1-2005 at 06:13 AM

:xtreme::xtreme::xtreme::xtreme::xtreme:
I just love them more and more each day
Regards to all

kasos - 6-1-2005 at 08:31 AM

Thought I'd also indicate thanks to mavrothis for the timely info on this thread - I have a dual pickup that is now working quite satisfactorily by positioning the two transducers in the locations he suggested. What a great site this is! Mark/Kasos