Royer Labs R-122V Ribbon Microphone, from Royer

Special guests John Buscarino and Craig Wagner demonstrate the new Chameleon Speaker at Sound Pure Studios. Guitar played is a beautiful Buscarino Virtuoso Archtop, sent through an Acoustic Image Clarus 2R into the Chameleon Speaker.

This is a tutorial on how to mic a jazz archtop guitar and amplifier to get the best possible sound. Learn professional microphone placement techniques from pro audio engineers. While the traditional technique involves simply placing a single microphone a guitar cabinet, our engineers, elaborate on the technique in the recording studio to produce a much more pleasing sound, more like what you would hear from a jazz guitar if you were listening to it acoustically in Using a Royer 122v (the tube version of their classic Royer 121 mic) and a Sennheiser e609 dynamic microphone on a Jazz Amp 112ER, and a Schoeps CMC6 with supercardioid MK41 (CMC641) capsule to mic the guitar. We demonstrate different mixing and panning choices to get different sounds from several different mixes of this excellent 3 mic setup on some fabulous sounding archtop guitars from Eastman, including their John Pisano model, as well as an incredibly Bill Comins acoustic archtop jazz guitar.

This Jazz Archtop Guitar from Eastman is a beautiful Mahogany, hand-carved thinline, hollow body with easy portability and a warm, rich tone. The playability is smooth like all other Eastman guitars. Eastman guitars are a great value. You really get a lot of bang for your buck with these fantastic guitars. Call the experts at Sound Pure today with any questions you may have. Our professionals can help you pick out your perfect guitar.

Tom Ribbecke's Halfling Archtop Guitar is one of the most impressive instruments we carry. This particular guitar is made with a spruce top and flamed maple back and sides. It has a very balanced sound and is very versatile - great for single lines or chording. The sound hole is unique in that it is closer to the player's ears. This way the natural acoustic resonance is fully experienced by the player. If you are interested in the Ribbecke Halfling, other guitars by Ribbecke, or any other guitars, amps, or recording gear we carry, please don't hesitate to contact us. Call us at 919.682.5552.

Humbucker vs. Single Coil pickup comparison in this Electric Guitar demonstration video. Using the Tyler Studio Elite Retro guitar, with the JTS2 Hot Laura Single Coil Pickups, and the Nash T-72 DLX, with the Fender Wide Range Dual Humbucker Pickups, we will demonstrate the tonal and practical differences between these two pickups and show the amazing sound you can achieve from each type. Many Single Coil Pickups will be a little noisy when they are played at higher amplifier volumes or played with a lighter touch. The result you get is a slight hum. The single coil is bright and present and in strat style guitars has a bell-like quality. For a thicker overall sound and to rid yourself of most background hum, then you may be interested in the humbucker pickups. Humbuckers can be used in the same style music as single coil pickups, they just give off more bass and tonal qualities. The middle and bass frequencies are different from a single coil, and that will be the first difference you recognize. If you have any questions on these two pickups and guitars, or any of the guitars we have in our boutique, contact us here at Sound Pure.