ACOUSTIC GUITAR PICK-UP INSTALLATION

Undersaddle Pick-ups Most acoustic pick-up systems on the market today are nearly invisible once installed and their quality has improved with time. Piezo pick-up's that are installed under the saddle have a small wire passing thru the top by means of a tiny hole drilled thru the bridge and top under the saddle. The input jack is mounted in the endbock, taking the place of the original end pin after the factory hole has been enlarged to accommodate it. Pick up's that are active systems are self-equipped with a pre-amp powered by a battery which is also mounted inside the guitar.

Undersaddle Style

Fishman Acoustic Matrix NT1 Guitar Pickup

LR Baggs Ribbon Transducer .090

B-Band A1 Active Acoustic Guitar Pickup and Preamp Narrow

Contact - Contact pick-ups are usually mounted on the bridge, bridge plate or top. They sense the vibration of the soundboard as opposed to the undersaddle pick-ups which sense string vibration and pressure. Because "contact" pickups do not rely on the saddles height or the strings pressure they often excel in providing a well balanced, even string balance.

Contact Style

LR Baggs iBeam Active Acoustic Guitar Pickup System

Soundhole Pickups- These are easy to install pickups that mount in the soundhole. The may be used on instruments which one would prefer not to alter or swap back and forth between several guitars.

Soundhole Style

LR Baggs M1 Soundhole Pickup

Shadow SH140 Passive Sound Hole Guitar Pickup

Fishman Rare Earth Single Coil Soundhole Guitar Pickup

Dual Source Pickups - Dual source pickups are exactly what the name implies. Instruments with dual source systems achieve their sound by blending 2 different pickups, these types of pickups often give the player more options when shaping their sound.

Dual Source

LR Baggs Dual Source System .090 The Dual Source Pickup System is a miniature onboard microphone/pickup mixing system that features all discrete Class A circuitry. The DS seamlessly combines a high-tech ribbon transducer with a high-quality FET condenser capsule for an affordable, simple-to-use one cord mix. A soundhole-mounted controller provides fingertip control of volume and mic levels. If you insist on having the presence and air that only a mic can add but do not want to haul around a rack full of gear or cut your guitar to install knobs, check out the DS.

Internal Microphones - Microphones are often hailed for their accurate reproduction of sound. Due to a microphones natural tendency to feedback when used in a loud setting many opt to use them in a dual source set up, giving the user the ability to blend 2 pickup sources and handle a larger variety of demands.

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