Acoustic pickup reccomendation?

[Gremson]

Hey folks,

I don't really post one this forum a lot, but I just got a Blueridge BR-163. IT sounds awesome and I'm really happy with it. But playing in my band, I can't come through with micing it. Can anyone suggest a decent pickup that doesn't involve drilling holes or modifying the guitar? Just something I can pop in the sound hole. I had a Dean Markley ProMag a while back, it worked alright, but I was wondering what you guys would come up with. Something under $100 would be awesome too.

Thanks a lot!

Gremson

[bigou]

You can go with an old (or a new) Lawrence. Pretty cheap and good sounding. Beat the Dean Markley IMHO. You can grab it for around 20$ on Ebay. I have one and if you're interessed we can talk for a deal (I just bought a Sunrise). I have a Artec active soundhole pickup that I install in an Epiphone 12 strings. Cost me 35$ and really do the job. I heard good thing about Dimarzio natural to.

If you "boost" your budget you can try Sunrise, Fishman or Baggs but we talk about 200$ and more...

They are many other on the market. Good luck on your quest.

[Gremson]

I definitely plan on getting a good one later on. but without having any way to electrify my acoustic, and not a slow period of work, "good enough" is gonna be just fine.

I'll check out the Lawrence. Is there a specific model I should look for?

Thanks a lot!

Grem

[flip333]

I'll second the Lawrence. Don't know the model, but I got one for $65 four years ago. It is decent. Then I got a B-band 2.2 XOM in my dread. Outstanding and very flexible with the dual source system for about $200.

 

The Lawrence is now for friends who come over to jam and also for my new Martin which does not yet have a pickup.

[bigou]

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[bigou]

 

I definitely plan on getting a good one later on. but without having any way to electrify my acoustic, and not a slow period of work, "good enough" is gonna be just fine. I'll check out the Lawrence. Is there a specific model I should look for? Thanks a lot! Grem

 

 

One of my friend let me one and told me to sell it. I try locally but nobody wants it. Price is 30$ + shipping. Let me know if your interresed. I can send you pictures.

[DeepEnd]

You should be able to find a Fishman Neo-D for about $50 on eBay. I've heard they're excellent for the money.

[Mokaccino]

Yeah, Fishman FTW

[wraithxyz]

 

You should be able to find a Fishman Neo-D for about $50 on eBay. I've heard they're excellent for the money.

 

 

Props for the Neo-D. I have one of those and they work great for live settings. Perform really well.

[notebene]

I find that the Fishman pickups in my guitars sound rather brittle and plastic. Where my Baggs Duo Blender (also with mic/pickup combination) sounds much warmer and more natural. Plus it has useful filters (phase off, pickup only, etc) plus a 3 band eq, which makes it nice to adjust your sound control on the fly. When I use my Looping Station, I like to swich the mic off after I've put in the rhythm loop (by banging in various places on my guitar) to do leads over the loop in a live, solo gig.

 

Other than that, the new system that comes on the new Taylor guitars is fabulous right out of the box.

 

Regards,

SMF

[pharmboyjoe]

I got a Fishman Neo-D for $50 off craigs list and was suprised how good it sounded on a Taylor 410. Not happy with a cord dangling out of the thing tho, so, as soon as I get the nerve to drill a hole in my guitar, I'm installing the K&K Pure Western Mini. ($86.10 including shipping from Shoreline Music) So far I've taped it under the saddle support and dangled it out of the hole and it does sound less "metallic" than the Fishman, warmer, more like my guitar only louder. At least in my bedroom, run thru a Mackie mixer into a Crown Macrotech amp pushing 2 JBL SRX 4725's @ 1120 watts per side stereo! I'll let you know how I REALLY feel about it after playing on stage at a gig tomorrow night thru a modified 15W tube Fender Blues Jr, no preamp.

[mr.matt]

If you're looking for a cheap magnetic soundhole pup I third the Lawrence. They sound good and are not prone to feedback. Also really easy to use. My current guitar has an odd size spondhole so magnetic pups are not usually an option for me. If you have a preamp (like a baggs para DI) or are running to a mixer with good preamps try the Shatten design dually. It's a stick on dual element piezo that sounds fantastic and is totally removable. They're maybe a little more $ than the Lawrence, but the sound quality is much better.

[min7b5]

I think there's a new humbucking model Neo-D out now