acoustic777's Electronic Studio Setup

Back in 2015 this was made with Engelmann Spruce on EIR, no arm bevel or upper bout soundhole, with less ornamentation on the fretboard, but the other specs are the same. I love mine. Sweet and subtle, modest and deep bottom without boom. wont get loud. great for fingerpicking. i love mine, it sounds so sweet. neck is comfy, not too thick or thin in the profile. nice gloss finish. full scale 25.5". 1.75" at the nut. 12" fretboard radius which is cool. dual action truss. Im very happy with mine and dont plan on selling it ever. With a proper setup and nice low action this cannot be beat at the price point.

Great for adding detail to a darker guitar. Feel good. Last a long time. I like to play on them for a few days before recording with them though, they have a bright sheen when first put on. Overall, they are awesome. I recommend people treat themselves to a set.

pretty happy with this. snagged it new for $30. fits just fine, and easy to see. different modes like strobe but i dont use them.

Takes a minute to get it set right, but then its good to go. will start to slide out of the setting after a year or so though. overall its pretty decent. i will probably look for a different to replace though, as i dont travel or gig. if you do gig and travel this is a decent option though.

top shelf mics handmade in nashville. love them. top tier detail, with a slightly warm velvet edge that doesnt compromise the detail. a touch bright and airy. i pull down the 9.7k area since these mics boost that. the voicing is golden. the bottom is tightened up just a bit, but not as extreme as the neumann km184 does. very nice build quality. cool company. Al Petteway used them for 6 songs on his final album. I'm very happy with them!

Clean and natural, full and rich. Polished, but not in a glassy way, in a natural way. Awesome on the 12th fret of an acoustic guitar. I love mine to death. Scored one for $120 on CL. Not the prettiest mic, but the sound is top shelf, I highly recommend it. It also worked wonders on a friend of mine's voice too (man)

It's plug and play with Linux and Reaper so that works for me! Had to switch from Pulseaudio to ALSA, but that's no biggie. I'm on Linux so I can't use, or rate, the software, as software never works on linux :( It has lots of clean gain, and is very low noise. I only record acoustic fingerstyle guitar, so that's all I can comment on. In the acoustic fingerstyle world, we want clarity, and detail. It does that really well. It doesn't sound dull, or sterile, but also not noticeably warm. It's accurate and clean, and that's what I like. I have done a 4 mic recording, and you can hear all 4 channels in the headphones. It has hardware based direct monitoring so there is no latency. USB class compliant (like I said it works on Linux) Shows up in Reaper as a Steinberg lol. Yamaha took over their hardware production and just reboxed this. I was able to get one open box with tax and everything off ebay for $288 in Feb. 2026 America. So that was a pretty decent deal. I LIKE IT! I have also owned an Audient id14 and a SSL 2 for the record. They all have good preamps, so don't stress. Get a good instrument in a good room, and give a great performance, and you will be happy! :)

I like how it sounds like the music is set back a bit instead of being right on your ear drum. that helps fight ear fatigue a lot. they are made well and sound great. I mix with them, and find them pretty decently accurate. If your room isn't treated or has some outside noise these can work for you. The hype is real, I love mine.

Get there while you can son.

As far as audio production goes, there are only so many interfaces, DAWs, and plug-ins available for Linux, but I found my way with Reaper and an SSL 2. Very happy!

The only other DAW i've used is audacity, but I like this. definitely a learning curve as to setting it up and learning a flow and streamlining actions, but the online community is strong for this. Kenny Gioia (reaper mania) on youtube is a massive help. Use this a few times a month, and they always do updates. there are also quite a few free plug ins online. Im happy with it! LINUX friendly!