thats when a two way pickup comes in when the sound too "crytalize"...actually sounds quite unnatural...most guitar used pieze pickup...which is very clear but lost the natural sound of a wood guitar...therefore the mic pickup in ur cpx-8 can blend the sound from ur piezo and mic to produce a very acoustic sound(natural)...btw...2-way pickups are very good...so dun worry much

as for amp, get AER Compact 60 Acoustic guitar amplifier...damn good amp...but for the price...

how much does it cost? must be super expensive. Are there any cheaper amps? When i plug my guitar into the mixer, it often cracks. The guitar sound sometimes can be heard and sometimes not. Any solution to this? Could it be the cable problem?

cracks?? must be the cable laahhh.. krkk krrkk rkkkrr POP! or the jak innit. or the amp itself

no amp, just straight plugged into the mixer. So i'm guessing it's the cable or the jack. Are there different types of cable? Which one is the best?

Monster Cable!!!!!!!!
and if you can't afford the RM 120 Price tag, try going for a good name brand cable like Planet Waves.

planet waves, ok i'll keep that in mind. how much does planet waves cable cost? Do i need to maintain cables?

NO.
avoid planet wave cables, cos of that weird lock it has on there at the bottom of the tip.
it might prevent the cable from slipping out, but prolong usage will damage your guitar input socket.
see that its wider at the bottom? thats the locking part.



This post has been edited by Everdying: Jan 11 2007, 03:13 PM

what do you suggest everdying? Can you also tell me the price as well?

a cheap good cable that ppl seem to prefer are the ibanez ones, or you can get fender also.
both from bentley.

bentley is a shop right? i'm from kedah. I hope they have cables like that over here. I'll go there to have a look later. Do i need to maintain the cables? Is there such thing as maintaining cables?

oh kedah, yea its a shop, but im sure got dealer somewhere there.
if dont have, closest just go penang and buy.
and if you leave the cables alone after awhile the tip will just tarnish and wont be shiny anymore...then you need to polish it again etc, sometimes it wont help.
thats why got gold plated ones

i think there a wireless wan....very convinient...dun haf to bundle up long wires...very good especially performing on stage

the AER compact 60 is abt USD1000....around rm4k...

check this out

Wireless Guitar System

wah the wireless one is too expensive and i don't perform on stage. The most is i play in church that's all. How much does an ordinary ibanez or fender cable cost?

If you are satisfied with how the guitar sounds unplugged, then don't bother with an amp. Just go straight into your PA unit via DI box. And if the built in mic is too crappy, then invest in a good mic (preferably condensers, although for church use it may be a but difficult depending on where u stand in the band) instead of an amp. The good thing about outboard mics, you avoid the DI Box, which can affect tonal qualities quite severely if they are cheapo ones.

even if i could afford a RM4k wireless i wouldnt.
you can get good enough wireless for stage performance for under RM1k.

anyway, those ibanez/fender cables if not mistaken about RM35 or so.
fender tweed cable is about RM50.

whats with you and planet waves.....???

well, go ahead and buy that cable then.

I've got one already...but not like the pic you've posted....its the Joe Satriani poster ad type one...

what poster? no idea.
but does it have those weird extensions on the tip that prevents it from slipping in the jack?
ALOT of ppl have complained about that already, that their input jacks have been destroyed and they cant use normal cables anymore cos it will just slip out like a cheap whore