Accoustic Amp interference question (Page 2 of 2)

I don't think we're suggesting that.  We're talking about close micing the amplifier, not micing the guitar.

If all you want is a vocal mic, the Shure SM58 is as reliable as the rain.

That is what I said!  When I began this entire musical journey over a year or so ago, I first went to an open mic to perform.  Most of the performers had accoustic / electric guitars, but some; like myself, only have a straight accoustic.  No problem, I was told, we will just "mike" your guitar.  They placed a Shure SM57 mike directly in front of the sound hole on my guitar and away I went.  When it came time for me to plunge into buying my own stuff, I followed everybody's advice and bought the Shure SM 58 for voice and a SM 57 to "mike" the accoustic.  It seems to work okay, but if I am doing something wrong, please enlighten me as I still am very new and trying to understand.  Thanks for everybody who is weighing in and trying to put some info behind this topic.  This is what makes Chordie such a great place; great people just trying to help each other out.    Big Jim aka Bass Viking

I'm with you.  Unless you're on stage where feedback is a problem (and for me, that's frequently :)  ), I'd mic a guitar with large diaphragm condensers over any dynamic mic every time.  The response curve on dynamics (SM-58s in particular) isn't going to be particularly friendly to a guitar.

Note that open E on a guitar sits at about 80Hz.

Compare that with a pretty low budget condenser (AKG Perception 420)

And you can see what you're losing on the low end.

They're still up here, they just aren't in Pioneer Square or Belletown any more.  Those two areas have gone full gangster and complete yuppie, respectively, making for the DJ/Cover Band phenomenon you note. 

In the U-District we lost the Rainbow but the Blue Moon is still running strong.   The Crocodile re-opened to much fanfare and the Moore still does live shows every night.    There is also the Tripple Door for a more upscale scene.   There are a couple of places out in West Seattle, the Skylark Cafe most notably, but all the real action has moved to Ballard.  The Tractor, High Dive, Sunset Cafe and Connor Byrnes are kind of ground zero right now.

Gentrification sucks, but it still rains a lot up here, meaning lots of dudes locked inside with guitars.  Fret not,  live music is still *cough* alive and kicking in Seattle. 

(I apologize for two puns in one sentence.  My shame is great)

Oh, absolutely on the in-ear monitors.  I'd be happy with powered monitors.  Right now we're using these heap-o-garbage passive things on the floor, and they're terrible.   For the most part, we're happy if we play places with their own sound system, though.