Neither of my two Taylors, or my Santa Cruz had on-board electronics when I bought them. I had fought the on board trent for years, as I thought it would make any good guitar sound like an ovation (that quacking sound Sandy referred to, above.) I finally bit the bullet and got the guitars fixed up with highlander stand alone internal mics. They can either be plugged in directly, or through a direct box.

I got tired of playing large outdoor stages that were run by people who had no idea how to mic an acoustic guitar.