Shadow SH900 NFX Sitar Pickup

Me ha gustado bastante el producto , amplificar un sitar es un duro trabajo pero con esta pastilla he logrado un buen empaste entre las dos pastillas, capta los graves y los agudos del sitar como ningún otro trasducer que haya usado antes, ( aunque el akg de contacto sea practico, para mi es muy agudo y capta muchos ruidos) .
Como sugerencia construiría la petaca y los potenciometros de metal o un material mas solido para que aguante mejor los conciertos y los transportes.

My experience with sitars and their sound goes back 12 years.

THE SOUND
5/10
I was initially happy with the sound that came out of the pick-up, seemed clear and good bass response - however to bring out the bass strings and play on the lower register I had to adjust the 'blend' option mid-performance. Another downside was that the trebles came through very harsh. (might add this is quite a normal problem with contact mics) However I feel shadow's talk about having resolved issues regarding contact mics is unfounded.

I was even less impressed with the result of recording; too much emphasis on percussive elements of the pick/scratching and the piezo quack was apparent.

DESIGN
3/10
Integrated pre-amp with pickup is a nice feature. However attaching to the kaddu (main gourd) is not good. The position suggested is uncomfortable and insecure. I wonder if they even tested it?! When I tried to remove it to send for warranty, it took off the shellac and damaged my instrument.

RELIABILITY
1/10
The worst of all was during the middle of a concert the pickup started to emit popping and crackling sounds that were coming through at full volume. These horrible sounds disrupted the concert and I had to finish my concert acoustically. This was a disaster.

SUMMARY
Overall this pickup has personally cost me time, stress and resulted in the inability to follow through with performances. Whatever positives I encountered were heavily outweighed by negatives. I am severely disappointed.

Vraiment agréablement surpris par sa qualité, sans pour autant mettre une fortune, et sur ce genre de produit, le choix n'est pas légion, et les prix monte très vite si on veut acheter autre chose que les pastilles pourris (fwf, shaller), à surtout éviter sauf si vous n'avez pas les moyens pour autre chose.
Les + la possibilité de régler la tonalité et la balance entre les deux pastilles, pas mal, pour trouver le bon réglage.
les - le boitier dont l'ergonomie pour se fixer sur la tumba (la caisse de résonnance du sitar), n'est pas des mieux étudiés.

En attendant pour un prix moyen, une belle qualité de son.

(Sinon, vraiment thomann fait du beau boulot, il n'y avait personne qui ait laissé un avis sur ce micro, et plutôt que de mettre un faux avis il m'écrive pour savoir ce que j'en pense, bravo!!! Thomman.)