Members cableman Posted November 30, 2007 Members Share Posted November 30, 2007 Hi all. I just bought a Morgan Monroe M-25ce-v for use on stage and it came with an Artec AGE-TN pickup/preamp instead of the Fishman Classic IV that was advertised. The Artec has a very accurate on-board tuner, which I like, but I'm concerned about the sound. I'm not sure if I should simply return it, or try it out. But I won't really know until I get it to stage volume. I run my acoustics through a Fishman Aura (which is awesome, by the way), so I'm thinking it will be OK, but just wondering if anyone has experience with this system. I really like the guitar, and if I send it back, I'll just get a little newer one with the Fishman Classic IV. Any feedback would be much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted November 30, 2007 Members Share Posted November 30, 2007 Havent really heard anything about Artec, but it is REALLY nice to have an on-board tuner. I have a fishman premium plus-T and love it. There is no mention of the "Classic" series on Fishman's web site. I suspect it is their low end product that produced at a Chinese factory under license (just a guess). The Artec looks like a nice unit. If it were me, I would try out the Artec and see if I liked the sound. If I did, I would keep it to retain the onboard tuner. A good Artec might even be better than a low end Fishman. Again - speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cableman Posted December 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 OK, so I tried out the Artec last night and I was very disappointed. If I pushed the volume past about 3 on the guitar, it started to distort badly. This baby's going back. They said they'll replace it with a new one with the Fishman Classic 4T (with built-in tuner). Keeping my fingers crossed. I really like the guitar, but no way I could use it on stage with the Artec electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 OK, so I tried out the Artec last night and I was very disappointed. If I pushed the volume past about 3 on the guitar, it started to distort badly. This baby's going back. They said they'll replace it with a new one with the Fishman Classic 4T (with built-in tuner). Keeping my fingers crossed. I really like the guitar, but no way I could use it on stage with the Artec electronics. The fishman I have has the built in tuner - you will be very happy with it I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AugTPD Posted December 4, 2007 Members Share Posted December 4, 2007 The classic 4T is a pretty decent little setup really. Breedlove uses it on all their Atlas series acoustic/electrics. Martin even uses it on some of their lower end models. I've played a few guitars with them and they sound pretty nice for an undersaddle pickup (though I really do prefer soundhole or sbt pickups in acoustic guitars). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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