There are a number of soundboard pickups offered today. The one I'm famliar with is K&K, which I find to be excellent. There are other makers as well, notably "Pick Up The World", which are well reputed, so check them out as well. If you don't like piezo or magnetics (and I agree with you on that) then this is a good way to go.
If you don't like magnetic or piezo, that doesn't leave a lot of other options. The only other possibility is an internal mic, but they also have isadvantages. A lot of people these days are going for combination setups - a piezo either on the soundboard or undersaddle, combined with an internal mic. The 'boominess' of the mic offsets the 'tinniness' of the piezo.
Fishman's Matrix Blend is a very good example, and the most natural sounding setup I've come across.
On a smaller guitar I use a Baggs Double Barrel - saddle and mic mixing pickup, but they've been discontinued.
The Baggs sound honestly/naturally sounds like a guitar with very few of the issues related to mics or transducer pickups. They're easy to install and the button battery lasts for at least a year gigging every week.
"If you don't like magnetic or piezo, that doesn't leave a lot of other options. The only other possibility is an internal mic, but they also have disadvantages"
I think when he says "piezo" he means undersaddle, not AST. There are plenty of AST options, many of them good.
miss: the Baggs undersaddle in my Epiphone is one of the worst mistakes I've ever made in guitar equipment. It sounds terrible. Unless they've completely revamped the technology, I couldn't steer you towards any Baggs product including an undersaddle pickup.
pick up for yamaha 180 nippon gakki
pick up for yamaha 180 nippon gakki
what sort of pick up would you go for in one of these?? thanks
# Posted on May 3rd 2011 by mise
Re: pick up for yamaha 180 nippon gakki
thats a dreadnaught guitar if anyone is wondering.....i dont like piezo or magnetic picups so was wondering if there is anything better out there...
# Posted on May 3rd 2011 by mise
Re: pick up for yamaha 180 nippon gakki
There are a number of soundboard pickups offered today. The one I'm famliar with is K&K, which I find to be excellent. There are other makers as well, notably "Pick Up The World", which are well reputed, so check them out as well. If you don't like piezo or magnetics (and I agree with you on that) then this is a good way to go.
# Posted on May 3rd 2011 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: pick up for yamaha 180 nippon gakki
If you don't like magnetic or piezo, that doesn't leave a lot of other options. The only other possibility is an internal mic, but they also have isadvantages. A lot of people these days are going for combination setups - a piezo either on the soundboard or undersaddle, combined with an internal mic. The 'boominess' of the mic offsets the 'tinniness' of the piezo.
Fishman's Matrix Blend is a very good example, and the most natural sounding setup I've come across.
# Posted on May 3rd 2011 by skreech
Re: pick up for yamaha 180 nippon gakki
I use LR Bagg M-1 Active pickups for my guitars. They are soundhole mounted and have an onboard volume control.
http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/LRBM1A.htm
I also use a Baggs Para EQ to mix and blend:
http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/PADI.htm
On a smaller guitar I use a Baggs Double Barrel - saddle and mic mixing pickup, but they've been discontinued.
The Baggs sound honestly/naturally sounds like a guitar with very few of the issues related to mics or transducer pickups. They're easy to install and the button battery lasts for at least a year gigging every week.
# Posted on May 4th 2011 by Toppish
Re: pick up for yamaha 180 nippon gakki
thanks, im looking into the fishman matrix blend,
# Posted on May 5th 2011 by mise
Re: pick up for yamaha 180 nippon gakki
"If you don't like magnetic or piezo, that doesn't leave a lot of other options. The only other possibility is an internal mic, but they also have disadvantages"
I think when he says "piezo" he means undersaddle, not AST. There are plenty of AST options, many of them good.
miss: the Baggs undersaddle in my Epiphone is one of the worst mistakes I've ever made in guitar equipment. It sounds terrible. Unless they've completely revamped the technology, I couldn't steer you towards any Baggs product including an undersaddle pickup.
# Posted on May 5th 2011 by Jon Kiparsky