{"id":133718,"date":"2022-09-28T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=133718"},"modified":"2023-03-22T15:54:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T22:54:34","slug":"plugging-in-podcast-episode-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/plugging-in-podcast-episode-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Should I Plug In? | The Acoustic Guitar Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-11396535\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1990655\/11396535-why-should-i-plug-in.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-11396535&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know you can expand the sonic possibilities of your acoustic guitar simply by plugging in? But how do you use a guitar, pickup, preamp, and effects to craft your own particular sound? How do you fight feedback? When is it worth investing in high-end gear? We get answers from the recording engineer who wrote the book on acoustic amplification: <strong>Doug Young<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support the show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/acousticguitarplus?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=plugging_in\">Listen to Part 2 on Patreon<\/a>, where you\u2019ll learn how to choose the right pickup for your playing style (plus find out what gear iconic artists like Billy Strings and Jimmy Page use!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/acousticguitarplus\">Make a donation on PayPal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/acoustic-guitar\/id1632083322\">Give a rating and review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dougyoungguitar.com\/\">Doug Young\u2019s website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/acoustic-guitar-amplification-essentials\"><em>Acoustic Guitar Amplification Essentials<\/em> by Doug Young<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore some recent articles by Doug Young for <em>Acoustic Guitar<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/online-learning-resources-and-digital-tools-for-acoustic-guitar\/\">Online Learning Resources and Digital Tools for Acoustic Guitar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/learn-fingerstyle-acoustic-guitar-essentials\/\">Learn the Essential Techniques of Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out our reviews and how-to articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/tag\/home-recording\/\">home recording<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/tag\/amplifier\/\">amplifiers<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/category\/gear\/\">other gear<\/a>. Plus, host Nick Grizzle\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/pickups-and-microphones-for-acoustic-guitar\/\">roundup of pickups and microphones<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Acoustic Guitar Podcast<\/em> theme music is composed by Adam Perlmutter and performed for this episode by Doug Young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode is hosted by Nick Grizzle and <a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/tag\/ee-bradman\/\">Elton Bradman<\/a>, produced by Tanya Gonzalez, and directed and edited by Joey Lusterman. 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