Comments on: 7 Best Acoustic Guitar Pickups from Beginner to Expert Sound

By: Michael Southerland

Michael Southerland — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:17:34 +0000

Exactly the info I needed, but what about the Martin thinline pickup. Still looking at trying one of these.

By: David Mott

David Mott — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 22:12:09 +0000

What about Sunrise Pickups….? You did not mention them? Why?

By: Jacob Garrett

Jacob Garrett — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 01:35:06 +0000

I would like to say, AMPLIFY, AMPLIFY, AMPLIFY!!!

By: John Hillman

John Hillman — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:54:24 +0000

Thanks very much for simple straightforward info

By: simon

simon — Wed, 23 May 2018 12:25:13 +0000

Hi, I have an acoustic bass I want to put a pickup in. Can you tell me if the under saddle piezo pickup is different for a bass. Is the same “standard” pickup just cut down for a ukulele etc bridge. Also does a standard piezo respond to bass frequencies?

Thanks in advance.

By: Ernest Collins

Ernest Collins — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 07:26:05 +0000

OK, as usual, they all sound great and they all sound different. – and just in case, there are devices which are supposed to remove the effects of acoustic pickups. Someday, maybe in my dreams, somebody will come up with a pickup that actually works. – they will probably be shot.

By: Dai Douglas

Dai Douglas — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:25:16 +0000

You were doing well until you recommended the SM57 mic for picking up an acoustic guitar sound. Very few dynamic microphones can do justice to the rich and complex sound of an acoustic guitar, and the SM57 is probably one of the worst. 57s are great for all sorts of things, like grungy vocals, drums, guitar cabs…they are very versatile, but not for this application, unless you are really going for an unpleasant, very coloured sound. If you want to use a mic, then choose almost any condenser mic before the 57. Cheap Chinese mics like Behringer C2, SE Electronics SE1A, AKG C1000, will do an acoustic guitar proud.

By: James Morrison

James Morrison — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 03:31:39 +0000

I have a Martin D41 special with 1″ forward shifted bracing. Close to the sound hole. I’m not sure what pickup controls will fit there. Any ideas?

By: Fishingtails

Fishingtails — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:08:42 +0000

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By: Alexander Stepanov

Alexander Stepanov — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 19:37:59 +0000

Thanks. Very good info.