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Post by kristo on Jun 12, 2018 9:23:36 GMT
hmmm. looks interesting. and pretty cheap!! Is it comparable with the flatbucker? I have one of those. The sound is good but they make the reso sound to much like a elektric guitar if you ask me. I used to have a Flatbucker on my MM Blues 28, and agree it is a bit 'electric' sounding. The guitarist in my band has a Sixtus and we both agree it sounds ace. He uses it into a Ultrasound DI, then a Roland acoustic amp.
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Post by richclough on Jun 17, 2018 11:35:44 GMT
Highlander have stopped making the Magnaphonic pickup. I love the Sixtus magnetic pickup on my Busker Deco Tricone.
I might also consider the Krivo magnetic in future. It sounds really good.
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Post by Michael Messer on Jun 19, 2018 8:40:58 GMT
Hi Richclough,
You are absolutely right. I wrote to Highlander and received confirmation that the Magnophonic is no longer in production.
Hello Michael,
Yes, it is true we stopped manufacturing the Magnophonic about 3 years ago. A core component in the system was no longer available to us. Sorry to say.
All my best, Holly Martino General Manager
I think it is time for someone to make a new version of the Magnophonic pickup because it is the best thing I know of for getting a good cone-tone without using a mic.
Shine On Michael
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Post by tomgiemza on Sept 1, 2023 16:14:23 GMT
I got my brass Leewald today (finally, after a long wait). I've chosen the cheapest model - style O without a pickup. 14-fret. It's the most high-end acoustic guitar I ever played. I feel like I've met the devil at the crossroads, because now everything I play seems easier Setup is flawless. Beautiful rosewood fretboard with radius, I think it's 16 inch (which I like much better than flat). The tone is good, but when compared to my Triolian replica, Leewald seems to be less dimensional with less bass, less grit, flatter, compressed... but still good And the unwound strings are definitely quieter on Leewald. I guess, you can't have it all. When it come to play in Open D (or C# which I prefer), especially haunting melodies with slide, my steel body/bakelite neck triolian is hard to beat... but in standard tuning I don't like it at all, hard to say exactly why, notes seems to sound too heavy for fingerpicking. Leewald is an all-rounder - good in any tuning, I can play haunting melody in style of Mississippi Fred McDowell as well as fast melody in style of Big Bill Broonzy. And that was my goal. If I were living in the UK I think I would order MM guitar, but after counting every additional cost I decided to go with Leewald. And Leewald guitars are made in Czech Republic, I live in southern Poland, but I can almost see Czech Republic from my town
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