Mixing Tips/Tricks for Direct Acoustic Guitar

[Gregg Juke]

Man, I hate the sound of direct (only) acoustic guitar (or electric, for that matter).

Man, I love you guys!

This is exactly what I was going to say:

>>>>the dirtiest trick of all - have someone else play it exactly the same<<<<

And this, is priceless (!!!!):

++++Reamp through a small speaker pressed against the back of an acoustic guitar, then mic the front?++++

GJ

[Magnetic Services]

Reamp through a small speaker pressed against the back of an acoustic guitar, then mic the front?

I haven't actually done this myself, but I imagine one of those small monitor speakers with the rubbery surround that juts out from the front of the box would work well; with efficient energy transfer.

But to be fair, great records have been made with acoustic pickups! (probably mixed in with mics). Kaki King and California Guitar Trio come to mind.

[tjcasey1]

I don't have a solution, but I just wanted to say how glad I am to be reading this thread. I think I'm the only musician in my circle of friends who thinks acoustic guitar pickups sound shitty. Of course, they're great to have in a live situation, but they really sound awful and I can't imagine why someone would want to record with one.