I've been singing and playing acoustic guitar with a Fishman Solo. But with no more than just a couple pieces of outboard gear it takes too long to set up. I play restaurants and coffee bars, so I don't need a lot of sound reinforcement. In fact, my original intent was to play places that had good natural acoustics, where sound reinforcement would not be necessary. But I found that even small crowds' bodies soak up the sound like a sponge. So, I had this idea. Most of the places I play have their own internal sound system for radio. And I was wondering if it might work to just use a wireless mic and guitar pickup, transmitted to a receiver plugged into the house stereo. Would a limiter be needed to protect their gear? Any merit in this idea?
Rick Stringfellow wrote:I've been singing and playing acoustic guitar with a Fishman Solo. But with no more than just a couple pieces of outboard gear it takes too long to set up. I play restaurants and coffee bars, so I don't need a lot of sound reinforcement. In fact, my original intent was to play places that had good natural acoustics, where sound reinforcement would not be necessary. But I found that even small crowds' bodies soak up the sound like a sponge. So, I had this idea. Most of the places I play have their own internal sound system for radio. And I was wondering if it might work to just use a wireless mic and guitar pickup, transmitted to a receiver plugged into the house stereo. Would a limiter be needed to protect their gear? Any merit in this idea?
I think the idea has merit ...
The biggest variable might be compatibility with the types of sound systems you would encounter.
I hear great things about the Bose systems that use a radial speaker tower for the applications you mention here.
Set back would be $$
Bose is proud of these systems.