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Re: Acoustic pickups
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:11 am
by tippie53
There are plenty but if I can suggest a better pick up system , I like the K&K pickups. If you feel you need the Piezo check out the fishman. The eclipse will mount under the sound hole and is not a bad unit.
Re: Acoustic pickups
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:46 am
by deadedith
The Baggs active I-beam has controls that are on the very inside edge of the soundhole, hardly noticeable, and is an excellent unit. The "active" part has an eq built in but still allows your guitar's true voice to be heard, even at volume. It mounts under the top with two sided tape, easy installation, nothing under the saddle.
Like John says, there are plenty of choices.
DaveB
Re: Acoustic pickups
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:58 am
by Woody OKeefe
Tony
I also like the LR Baggs pickup. If you want an undersaddle pickup check out the Element active systems at LR Baggs. It has a small control mounted in the sound hole.
Re: Acoustic pickups
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:10 pm
by Kevin Sjostrand
Tony,
JJB Elecronics makes one like the K & K, passive with 3 piezos that mount under the bridge. I put one in my guitar and it works great. $50. If you want one with a sound hole volume control, you can get that too.
If you want EQ stuff, the new LR Baggs Athem has sound hole controls.
I also put an LR Baggs I-beam in the last guitar and it sounded awesome, took it to Guitar Center and tried it on all the amps.
A good system.
Kevin
Re: Acoustic pickups
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:10 pm
by deadedith
If I had to choose 1 pickup for all occasions, it would be the Fishman rare earth blend. It unclips in seconds and transfers to another instrument in seconds. You can easily decide whether you want more mag pickup sound or more microphonic sound - it has a wide 'sweet spot' - and in an extensive pickup test the tester - or is that the testee :-) - ranked it at the top - except for external microphones.