hey guys, i know this is probably old hat for a lot of you, so hopefully it won’t be any problem. I need to know what acoustic guitar external pickups are what you would recommend for live performance. i haven’t had one since the old dean markley 15 years ago, and it was terrible. what’s good? i’ve been so out of the loop and now i’m playing live again out of the blue. any advice/steering would be terrific.
thanks in advance,
I dunno about external but a buddy of mine had an LR Baggs I-Beam system installed in his Gibby J-100 Xtra. It sounds pretty awesome IMO.
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I thought this was going to be a cool thread where I could find some new pick-up lines. How disappointing.
I bit the bullet too and installed a thin line martin under my bridge. I had all the feedback and poor sound from the external ones. They should have figured that out by now though. I’d say go read a ton of reviews.
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I’m not sure how much better the pickups you mount temporarily in the sound hole have gotten. I had a B-Band Under Saddle Transducer installed in my Washburn a couple of years ago, and I’ve been very happy with it. I’ll also vouch for the quality of LR Baggs, as I’ve owned their Para Acoustic D.I. for several years and never had a problem with it. Happy Hunting, JDET.
thanks guys, do appreciate it. i get to play bass, my fav, so i don’t have to worry about it. but one of the other guys is acoustic mic’d and it’s not quite working. once again, thanks.
Hi jdet, James Taylor uses the LR Baggs LB-6, don’t know if you’ve ever heard JT live, but the guitar sounds awsum!
Most externals suck. I had one of the Barcus Berry’s silly puttied to the bridge of an Alvarez eons ago, Total feed back monster!
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i have heard JT live (through a couple of TV specials) and I agree, it was great. great guitar sound, indeed. thanks. I’ll see what my friend can afford.
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