My initial report of the Myers Feather mic/pickup.
It seems to be excellent in my initial tests. Below is a short WAV file with the Myers followed by a
Sennheiser MD421, a very high quality mic worth over £350 ($380 on Amazon today).
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Yes, the Myers is far flatter, but it's designed to go into an amp, not for recording. Further, I have plugged the mic into a keyboard amp and using a high level of various effects with the volume not too high sounds really good with reverb, delay, octave, chorus, etc., because you have the saxophone natural sound
and the effects. This will be cool when I do my "show" next month.
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Ok, I'm the first person to say "Why would you ever want to mess with the actual natural sax sound?", but, used as a novelty, this will help me in maybe one tune, I think. The mic allows the saxophone sound to come through the same amp as the backing tracks I'll be using, which is why I bought it.
On a recording with a backing track, the Myers doesn't fare well, the frequency range is too narrow, but then, it's not made for this.
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Long story short, the Myers Feather is versatile -- should you double on guitar, bagpipes or accordion, it will work with these and comes, with suction cup mount for guitar and two different clips. I'm not sure how long a battery lasts, but you have to remember to unplug it during the breaks. If you need to mic the sax in a rock band, I think this will do the trick.
It comes with a battery installed, a spare battery, a little case and takes about 5 minutes to put together, as there are protective pads on the clip. The output is not very high and they suggest using a direct box.
I think it is well worth the price and will be very useful.