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Pickup Guidance FAQs
This Guidance applies to the original legacy ToneDexter and the new ToneDexter II
Please check out the User Guide for detailed info on how to use ToneDexter.
ToneDexter only works as intended with piezo pickups (all types and mounting locations). Magnetic pickups will sometimes give pleasing results, but they won’t sound nearly as natural as with a piezo.
Creating your own set of WaveMaps is essential to get a great sound with your full-bodied acoustic instrument, and ToneDexter makes that very easy to do. However, in cases of solid body instruments that don’t have much sound of their own, such as the Yamaha SLG200 silent guitar and Solid Body Electric Violins, we offer some pre-made WaveMaps that were created on good sounding acoustic instruments.
It is also possible to modify the tonal balance of your own custom WaveMaps by recording and playing back tracks from a DAW.
Cello Pickups (4)
Cello pickups can be broken into 2 main types based on mounting location:
- Body contact – mounted to the top of the cello, usually under or close to the bridge foot
- Bridge wing – nestled in the crook of one of the two bridge wings
Of these, ToneDexter works best with bridge wing pickups, and can work fairly well with body contact pickups.
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- KNA (Kremona North America)
- VC-1 – bridge wing
- Fishman
- C-100, C-200 – bridge wing
- Schertler
- Stat-C – electro static mic, mounts in bridge wing hole.
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- Headway
- The Band – contact disc mounted with elastic band around waist of bass. Not tested.
- David Gage Realist
- SoundClip – clamps to various locations on the bridge. Untested, may or may not work very well.
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- David Gage
- Realist – copper tab under bridge foot. Does not put out much high frequency content, resulting in WaveMaps that are hissy. Results will have an elevated hiss level.
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