Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic

Subject: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: wdyat24
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 08:06 PM

Hi Folks!

It's really me, wdyat12, but I've doubled my pleasure and doubled my fun without chewing gum. I need to know the best pickup or transducer to fit a pre-Japanese Epiphone Texan flat-top guitar. I want to plug in to my computer with Cakewalk II and I also want to be able to plug into a stage amp.

Wdyat24

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: 53
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 08:12 PM

what is cakewalk 2?

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: catspaw49
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 08:12 PM

Happy marriage!!!

TRY THIS THREAD for starters....a ton of info. Then enter pickup in the search box with the filter set for 3 years and you'll get more.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: 53
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 08:16 PM

or you could just buy you a nice takamine with onboard electronics, and you can solve both problems at once.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 09:39 PM

And I'll be THRILLED beyond belief to relieve you of your "Texan"!!

Rick

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: catspaw49
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 09:45 PM

Geeziz Rick, why don't you just go steal yours back off the guy's wall?(:<))

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 16 Oct 01 - 02:42 AM

He's insulted it, by never playing it above the third fret, plus now it only plays in 4.1 over 4. It hasn't had a good "F" in years, and sadly it doesn't remember me!

By the way wd, "Pick up the world" has won raves from a lot of Pros. Fishman Rare Earth Blender, as well.

Rick

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 16 Oct 01 - 04:13 AM

Fit a Fishman (or Fischman) if it's good enough for Martin and Taylor to fit then it must be among the best. I had one fitted on my Ephiphone Vintage Bluesmaster and it sounded double fantastic.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: Erica Smith
Date: 16 Oct 01 - 10:12 AM

Another hurrah for the Fishman. I've also heard that the I-Beam from Baggs is very good.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: catspaw49
Date: 16 Oct 01 - 11:33 AM

Pickup the World is owned by BlueJay's kids and he also works for them..They are doing a fine job of working with their customers.....If you're interested in them, send him a PM.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: Mooh
Date: 16 Oct 01 - 11:34 AM

Aside from all the wonderful advice above, try the new(ish) Schertler pickup. Mandolinist Chris Thile is said to use it. It is expensive, I think about $400US, but it's supposed to be the next big thing in pickups. I don't know much else about it other than it's available at Stewart-MacDonald (www.stewmac.com)

Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: GUEST,Limbchicken
Date: 16 Oct 01 - 11:45 AM

Someone said that they heard the L.R. Baggs I-Beam is great - you bet'cha. Just had one installed for a friend of mine by Augustino LoPrinzi the noted Luthier. Man does it put out. Unlike a piezo, the I-Beam will drive your little amp wild at the 2 setting. The L.R.Baggs Transducer is great also. Clean, Crisp, Clear and makes your acoustic sound like it's miked. None of the fuzzy crap you get with some piezo's.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: GUEST,Garydon
Date: 16 Oct 01 - 01:27 PM

I have the LR Baggs pickup on two guitars, the Ibeam is fantastic for sound replication to me. It's easy to install too.

Gary

Subject: RE: BS: Best Pickup Or Transducer For Acoustic
From: UB Ed
Date: 16 Oct 01 - 04:07 PM

There are more linked threads at the bottom of this one: Go all the way to my last post

Ed