SuzukHammer
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2010
- Messages
- 1,623
- Reaction score
- 1
A beginners comparison for people looking for basic plug in models.
Seeing if there is much interest in a comparison.
Lanikai Acoustic CK-TEQ was used on the Pignose amplifier only at my wedding. I bought it because I wanted an amplified acoustic sound. I had not put it on Line6 Pod yet for fear of feedback. Sounds great whether plugged in to the pignose or not. WHen I positioned the Lankikai slightly ahead of the pignose, I got some feedback starting to well up. Somebody in another thread was claiming to have a thumping sound from the pickup with the CK-TEQ plugged in. I did not notice that yet; but, maybe I was lucky with my setup before or maybe I wasn't hearing it because I don't know what it sounds like. I'm gonna try and replicate the thumping on the pickup.
Pono MS-E . I bought this recently because I could not do the blues fingering on the tenor Lanikai or the concert Eleuke that MusicTeacher2010 was demonstrating ; so, why not get a soprano to see if this helps. haha. And since I want to play the blues, I need a pickup to modify the tone. THat's why I chose the Pono over a Mainland Red Cedar soprano and a KoAlau sopranino (which I loved) I have yet to use the pickup but I like this uke even not plugged in. I don't know what the strings are but I like them.
The Eleuke does not sound acoustic - obviously; but, it is fun because its great to be fearless about feedback. Line6 Pod can get nasty feedback because the settings are not standard and some of that distortion will kill your ears as you change settings. Once you are careful when changing settings, It is pure FUN.
Today, I played the Eleuke to try out the Line6 Pod setups. I played a chord version for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. 1 hour's worth and I still wanted to play more. Stevie Ray Vaughn would have been proud. I thought I was going to be ditching the Eleuke because of the acoustics I am buying; but, there is a place for the Eleuke. And that place is FUN. The kind of sounds I was getting was entertaining. My girlfriend just sat there while I played. SHe knew I was in my mancave. And she finally understands why I buy these dang toys.
Last edited: