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Caleb,
I had my anthem pickup system transferred from one guitar to another as discussed by us in previous forum post. My original purchase and transfer were both installed by an authorized installer. I 've return my guitar to the installer three times concerned about three issues. 1. after the transfer the pickup overall was less energetic as installed on the first guitar. 2. The pickup had uneven pressure on the UST pick-up and 3. there was some type of intermittent high energy distortion that would blur my amp speakers and headphones if I used percussive techniques. The distortion would last a little bit and then disappear indefinitely. I could not demonstrate the distortion nor recreate it for the shop.
Issue 1 we discussed in a previous post back in November 2015 and I ended up purchasing a LR Baggs Acoustic Para DI to pre amp and EQ my guitar for electric use. Issue 2 was resolved after working with my install shop. Loose wires and connections were also corrected while the saddle was given its final adjustments (yes, the original transfer installation did not go so well). Issue 3 is not yet resolved. I just received my guitar back from the shop yesterday. The shop techs were very pleased that the saddle was level and the Anthems overall energy was high. It had a lot of string noise when trying it out at the shop so I figure the mic trim may have been adjusted too high for my taste. At home I immediately encountered the intermittent distortion when using light palm percussion. The distortion was loudest near the sound hold controller and less noticeable towards the lower bout of the guitar but still very much distorted.
I set the Mic trim and balance to minimum levels and the distortion did not go away albeit now less loud. This time I could not only hear the distortion, but I could see my db input meter on my effects board spike to full red zone the slightest palm tap. Out of desperation I gave my sound hole controller a squeeze against my guitar sound board to make sure the unit was not coming loose and the distortion stopped. By all appearances and tests my Anthem is now functioning properly. I can strum, pick, and use percussive palm and finger strikes without spiking my input meters and they sound normal through headphones, speakers, and on recordings.
Am I nuts or is something come loose inside my sound hole controlling unit or mic during the transfer of the anthem from one guitar to another? The batteries have been changed more than once and are currently producing 3 lights using the testing function on the anthem.
Your input is respected and appreciated.
Ed
I had my anthem pickup system transferred from one guitar to another as discussed by us in previous forum post. My original purchase and transfer were both installed by an authorized installer. I 've return my guitar to the installer three times concerned about three issues. 1. after the transfer the pickup overall was less energetic as installed on the first guitar. 2. The pickup had uneven pressure on the UST pick-up and 3. there was some type of intermittent high energy distortion that would blur my amp speakers and headphones if I used percussive techniques. The distortion would last a little bit and then disappear indefinitely. I could not demonstrate the distortion nor recreate it for the shop.
Issue 1 we discussed in a previous post back in November 2015 and I ended up purchasing a LR Baggs Acoustic Para DI to pre amp and EQ my guitar for electric use. Issue 2 was resolved after working with my install shop. Loose wires and connections were also corrected while the saddle was given its final adjustments (yes, the original transfer installation did not go so well). Issue 3 is not yet resolved. I just received my guitar back from the shop yesterday. The shop techs were very pleased that the saddle was level and the Anthems overall energy was high. It had a lot of string noise when trying it out at the shop so I figure the mic trim may have been adjusted too high for my taste. At home I immediately encountered the intermittent distortion when using light palm percussion. The distortion was loudest near the sound hold controller and less noticeable towards the lower bout of the guitar but still very much distorted.
I set the Mic trim and balance to minimum levels and the distortion did not go away albeit now less loud. This time I could not only hear the distortion, but I could see my db input meter on my effects board spike to full red zone the slightest palm tap. Out of desperation I gave my sound hole controller a squeeze against my guitar sound board to make sure the unit was not coming loose and the distortion stopped. By all appearances and tests my Anthem is now functioning properly. I can strum, pick, and use percussive palm and finger strikes without spiking my input meters and they sound normal through headphones, speakers, and on recordings.
Am I nuts or is something come loose inside my sound hole controlling unit or mic during the transfer of the anthem from one guitar to another? The batteries have been changed more than once and are currently producing 3 lights using the testing function on the anthem.
Your input is respected and appreciated.
Ed
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