The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #135046   Message #3077338
Posted By: Backwoodsman
18-Jan-11 - 02:43 PM
Thread Name: Guitar Pick up advise please
Subject: RE: Guitar Pick up advise please
LOL Bobert!
There's nothing especially wrong with Fishmans, I used them for years quite happily..............UNTIL.............I heard a K&K-equipped Lowden which blew my Fishman-ised Lowden out of the water. So I did some research, and got convinced.

The first K&K I had fitted was to a then-new Martin OM-28 Marquis which has a long glued-in saddle. Using a K&K was a no-brainer there for obvious reasons. I then put one in my Lowden and I love the plugged sound. When I got the HD-28V this past year, which also has a long saddle, a K&K went straight in there.

So.....my preference for K&K doesn't mean that I'm rubbishing Fishmans - they're fine if you want a UST - it's just that I prefer the less-invasive, more 'natural' sounding (IMHO!) K&K.

But it's each to his own I guess!
Cheers now.