I continue to receive questions about amplifying acoustic guitars. Since there are so many possible combinations of pickups, microphones and amplifiers, I can’t pretend to know them all. But I will share my experiences and current preferences. When I play very small and quiet venues I simply play acoustically. I cut my acoustic teeth in the late ’60s and early ’70s, when good acoustic amplification consisted of a high-quality microphone through a PA system. Players needed to project back then! Out of sheer necessity, and at the insistence of several good instructors I had, I learned to use the entire […]