Hi there,
I've played ukulele for a couple of years, not a beginner but well short of expert. Now wanting to do some solo work... I have a concert soprano uke (acoustic, nylon strings) made by Bailey guitars, with a stick-on (well, glued on now) transducer and a Headway pre-amp. Have tried the Headway piezo under-saddle pickup also.
Problem is, the uke sounds AMAZING without amplification, such a beautiful tone, great intonation, etc. As soon as it's amplified, it all goes wrong: terrible string squeak, string thumping, and loss of the brilliant acoustic overtones, especially the more I try to filter out the evil sounds.
I've tried using an external mic, but it's only useful for recording, in a live situation it just feeds back or isn't loud enough. Should I try something else? Is it my technique? I'm at my freakin wit's end. Please help before I smash the thing (it was pretty expensive). Okay, wouldn't do that, just sit in the corner and cry. And then play my uke to the furniture.
Cheers,
Laura
I've played ukulele for a couple of years, not a beginner but well short of expert. Now wanting to do some solo work... I have a concert soprano uke (acoustic, nylon strings) made by Bailey guitars, with a stick-on (well, glued on now) transducer and a Headway pre-amp. Have tried the Headway piezo under-saddle pickup also.
Problem is, the uke sounds AMAZING without amplification, such a beautiful tone, great intonation, etc. As soon as it's amplified, it all goes wrong: terrible string squeak, string thumping, and loss of the brilliant acoustic overtones, especially the more I try to filter out the evil sounds.
I've tried using an external mic, but it's only useful for recording, in a live situation it just feeds back or isn't loud enough. Should I try something else? Is it my technique? I'm at my freakin wit's end. Please help before I smash the thing (it was pretty expensive). Okay, wouldn't do that, just sit in the corner and cry. And then play my uke to the furniture.
Cheers,
Laura