Miking acoustic guitar: advice needed

[joolsuk0575]

Hi there

I wish to mic up my acoustic guitar. I have a condenser mic for just such a task.

My question though is this.

At the moment I am just messing in my bedroom with miking up the guitar. The problem lies in eliminating feedback.

If I push the fader up on my mixer too far I get really bad feedback:(

Through experimentation I have found that if I place the mic near the 12th fret or the bridge that the feedback is a little more controllable, but not much.

Could it be a combination of things in my room that is causing the feedback such as my PC and the light up above?????

Any help or advice is appreciated

Jools

PS I am doing this experimentation for a gig at Christmas so I need to sort this out:)

[g_machuca]

Man, you'll have fun ......... not!!!! I have the same issue and am seriously thinking of dumping my existing acoustic axe and get one of those Line 6 Variax acoustic things. Musos tend to be very "stiff upper lip" about sounds and stuff but that things has to be the way to go. A bit sad that inbuilt tuner but en fin!!, c'est la vie!!! Life is a b****ch, then you marry one. Ha!!!

[doctorvetsill]

The 12th fret thing is right on. I'm in an acoustic duo and that's exactly where we place the mic. Make sure the mike is 6 to 12" away from the guitar.

Do you have a fan or a vent in the room you are recording in? If so, you may want to turn it off before recording.

The most logical culprit could be your speakers. Do you leave them on while recording? You should be using headphones with the monitor (or any other speakers) off unless they are in another room. That can be a major source of feedback.

Also, make sure that you always have the mic off when you turn on the speakers for playback. That can cause major feedback just in playback and it'll look like it's on the recording 'cause the mixer will show the feedback coming through the mixer from the mic that was left on while the speakers are going.

Hope this makes sense and helps.

-Scott