6/26/2023 0 Comments Piezo preamp![]() When it comes to the best cheap acoustic guitars, you’ll have to go some way to beat this little parlor from Art & Lutherie - a sub-brand of Godin guitars. Onboard electronics in the form of a Fishman Sonicore/Sonitone acoustic guitar pickup provide a smooth, balanced, and true-to-life representation of your tone, too - making this option from Cort even more versatile than you thought. This creates a warmer, more mid-focused tone than you’d find from something with a Spruce top - which we love to bits. This model, as the name suggests, is constructed completely of Mahogany. We found that this body shape and size delivers the perfect blend of tone and comfort - not quite as bulky as a dreadnought, but with a broadly similar depth of tone. Like the rest of the Core-OC series, the Core-OC Mahogany possesses the OM cutaway body style. Cort is much more widely known for its electric and bass guitar ranges, but the Core-OC series proves that they’ve arrived, and their acoustic guitars mean business. Read the full Martin LX1E Little Martin reviewĬort, albeit a smaller name in the world of acoustic guitars, is producing some of the highest-quality instruments coming out of China at the moment. It's really easy to dial in: we scooped a little lower midrange and that was about it. ![]() Like its acoustic voice, the Martin sounds very 'conventional' plugged in and that's no bad thing. It definitely sounds more conventional with the contour switch engaged, however, which cleans up the mids a little and adds some crispness. Our Martin has only pre-set EQ, and without that engaged, things are a little middly and boxy when plugged in. The material may be man-made, but the fingerboard and bridge look like thick ebony, while the dark-hued HPL back and sides are dark, rich mahogany with the back's central core material giving a dark binding line, which evokes a classy feel. Its conventional sound perhaps leads us to traditional 'American' fingerstyle, and its pushy voice would certainly be heard above bigger guitars, both in an ensemble or a recording. If you're a classic Martin fan, this is just miniaturized with a lovely crisp-edged voice. You might also be successful with other n-channel JFET transistor types, but not all off them work with the current and bias from your microphone input supply.The Ed Sheeran-favoured Little Martin does feel a little industrial, but from the first strum, its more conventional spruce-top voice has us captivated. ![]()
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