Awesome Sounding Acoustic Guitar Pickups

Technology has come a long way over the last few years when it comes to amplifying the acoustic guitar. There are many pickups and preamps on the market to amplify the acoustic guitar but most fall far short of achieving the tonal characterists of the instrument's unplugged sound. However, there are a few products that really do offer very natural sounding results when it is time to plug in.

In my own journey to find the best sounding acoustic guitar amplification system I am most impressed with products from LR Baggs.

Anyone who has had the pleasure of plugging in a guitar set up with the LR Baggs iMix which features the iBEAM bridge transducer and undersaddle Element paired together was probably pleasantly surprised. I certainly was. I own a Composite Acoustics Vintage Performer (Now known as the 8LV-E) which has the LR Baggs iMix. The first time I plugged it in I was blown away by very natural sound of my guitar coming through the PA! I personally like to mix the iBEAM to about 75% and the Element to 25% with the onboard preamp. It sounded like my guitar only louder. VERY IMPRESSIVE! And I was only running it into a cheapo Behringer Active DI!!! This brings me to my next piece of gear...... The LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI.

The LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI is a must have for anyone playing acoustic guitar live or recording using a pickup. It flat-out makes ANY pickup sound it's best. It boosts the gain of the pickup without adding noise and brings out the BEST tone a pickup can offer. It also features incredible EQ control so anyone can quickly dial in their desired tone. The LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI is also affordable and built like a tank!! It's actually hard to believe that LR Baggs can offer such an incredible piece of gear at such a friendly price!

The LR Baggs M1A Active Soundhole Pickup. I believe this is THE most natural sounding soundhole pickup available anywhere! It's also probably the easiest pickup to install in a guitar and offers INCREDIBLE NATURAL ACOUSTIC GUITAR TONE to an amplifier or PA system. And it is an incredible pickup for the recording studio! The M1A senses vibrations multi-dimensionally and therefor naturally reproduces the sound of the guitar's top or soundboard!! And it installs in minutes!!!

Thanks to LR Baggs, getting the natural sound of your instrument in a live setting has become much easier!!

Until next time, may the road rise to meet you and the wind be at your back.

Patrick
Anthem Guitars & Music
www.anthemguitars.net
email:anthemmusic@integrity.com


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