Moderators davie Posted March 4, 2011 Moderators Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hey guys, I may be expecting to perform live some time using acoustic. My acoustic guitar doesn't have a preamp or jack. Its a steel string acoustic dreadnought. I am considering getting an acoustic guitar pickup. Basically those ones that you attach to the soundhole. I was wondering if you guys know what are some good "bang for the buck" acoustic pickups. I'm looking for a good value, and I'm on a budget (no more than $100-150). I mainly want it for convenience for live and maybe to add to my recording setup as well. Thanks, I appreciate any suggestions you may have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 L.R. Baggs M1 http://www.zzounds.com/item--LRBM1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 I really like my Fishman Neo-D Humbucking Soundhole pup. You'll probably need an LR Baggs PARA DI or something like it, for the Fish is passive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tartanlad Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hi, +1 ^^ I also like Stacks ^^ have the Passive Fishman Neo-D Humbucking Soundhole p/up its is better also looking than the rest in my opinion..doesnt look so much out of order on the soundhole i feel..just nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted March 4, 2011 Members Share Posted March 4, 2011 L.R. Baggs M1 http://www.zzounds.com/item--LRBM1 +1 If I had to use a soundhole p'up, this is the one I'd go for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Unfortunately, the Baggs M1 passive needs a preamp. You'll spend $170 or so for the active version, which has a built-in preamp. The Fishman Rare Earth is about the same price and is another excellent pickup. The Fishman NeoD is pretty much a budget version of the Rare Earth. It's passive but cheap enough to allow money for a preamp if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordchunker Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 I used a Lawrence A-300 for years. Cheap and tough.. I used an eq pedal with it. http://www.billlawrenceusa.com/swampkaster/Acoustic%20Pickups.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 I used a Lawrence A-300 for years. Cheap and tough.. I used an eq pedal with it. http://www.billlawrenceusa.com/swampkaster/Acoustic%20Pickups.htm Good choice, but the F-145 is a bit "woodier" sounding, while the A-300 can get a wonderful jazz tone...used to use one in my J-200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 I used a Lawrence A-300 for years. Cheap and tough.. I used an eq pedal with it. http://www.billlawrenceusa.com/swampkaster/Acoustic%20Pickups.htm All the Lawrence soundhole PUPS do a good job w/o a preamp. ($45-65) I used one for many years before I began using SBTs. I keep an A245C in my gig bag handy if I ever have a feedback issue with my SBT. So far I havent had to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daklander Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Unfortunately, the Baggs M1 passive needs a preamp. You'll spend $170 or so for the active version, which has a built-in preamp. The Fishman Rare Earth is about the same price and is another excellent pickup. The Fishman NeoD is pretty much a budget version of the Rare Earth. It's passive but cheap enough to allow money for a preamp if needed. ^^^^What he said. The Fishman Rare Earth is a wonderful in hole pick up. Believe it or not though, for accasional use that precludes the need to modify the guitar is the Dean Markley ProMag slip in pick up. Always available somewhere for $30.00 to $40.00. Good sound and output so it can be used plugged direct to an amp or a PA system. The only real downside is the cord hanging out can get in the way depending on how your play your guitar but most times routing the cord back to loop through the strap will keep it out of the way. I still carry my twenty five+ year old ProMag along as a back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators davie Posted March 5, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted March 5, 2011 Gosh.. I don't know how to decide. lol But I know I want one that is more natural sounding. You guys posted many suggestions. Though I've checked out clips for the L.R. Baggs M1. That one sounds great. I might prefer the passive one? But I will also consider active, since I'm not sure if any venue will have preamps. Also.. I'm not sure, but the passive one sounds more open than the active one. Anyways. I'll check out the rest soon and tell you my thoughts. Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted March 5, 2011 Members Share Posted March 5, 2011 Here's a source of clips that will let you compare various pickups: http://www.dougyoungguitar.com/pickuptests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fatback Posted March 6, 2011 Members Share Posted March 6, 2011 ^^^^What he said. The Fishman Rare Earth is a wonderful in hole pick up. Believe it or not though, for accasional use that precludes the need to modify the guitar is the Dean Markley ProMag slip in pick up. Always available somewhere for $30.00 to $40.00. Good sound and output so it can be used plugged direct to an amp or a PA system. The only real downside is the cord hanging out can get in the way depending on how your play your guitar but most times routing the cord back to loop through the strap will keep it out of the way. I still carry my twenty five+ year old ProMag along as a back up. I have a Woody (Semour Duncan?) for the same reason I hardly ever use it though. Most of the open mic I do I just stand in front the stand and play. Not suffered from feed back yet - when I do I'll probably reconsiderand use the pick up more Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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