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But you need to check whether it's compatible first - it's glued onto the inside of the bridgeplate, and there are a few it won't fit due to the plate being too small or other issues.
There also now a fair number of decent-sounding soundhole pickups, which are even easier to fit, but some people don't like the look of them in the guitar. The really good ones aren't that cheap either.
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They don't feedback, sound great and they're awesome.
I suppose I shouldn't really use distortion with them though .
I think the Baggs ones do sound more natural.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
They are a very similar design/ concept to the old Takamine Triax pickup. If a Baggs is out of budget, you might be able to pick up a Triax used at a lower price.
Trading feedback here
After noticing that some recordings just using the microphone on my iPhone sounded rather nice, I was taken by the information leaflet about the Irig Acoustic - and indeed if you’re looking for a mono sound, it does a pretty decent job. Feedback may be an issue with loud volumes...
Soundhole magnetic pickups in conjunction with a microphone can sound lovely to. The microphone compensates for the slightly metallic sound of the pick up. And you don’t have the piezo quack factor.
if you want stereo, the simplest thing is to use an X-Y coincident cardioid condenser microphone like the Ride NT4. There are however many significantly cheaper microphones which do a really decent job. Zoom makes an X-Y cardioid with a lightning connector that plugs into the iPhone...
https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Zoom-iQ6-XY-Stereo-Mikrofon-for-iOS-Lightning-Port/art-REC0011606-000
to start from:
Currently trying to decide between an Lr Baggs m1a/m80 and the schatten hfn.
Heard good things about the LR Baggs M1 too.
......although the installation isn’t for the faint hearted, so it’d be a good idea to understand what’s involved and whether you’re willing to DIY, or pay someone to do it.
As was said above, they sound different depending on the impedance of whatever you plug them into. I plug mine into an Orchid Electronics DI, which supplies the "right" impedance load (approx. 1 Mohms), and that combination really does sound good.
(I've not tried mine into a Boss GE-7 but the comments above about them being a good match are intriguing - what with getting the EQ and impedance matching in the same box.)
(Apologies for hi-jacking the thread).
I used to have an Anthem SL system but was frustrated by its over-simplified mixing system. I would have been better served by the proper balance control of the full-on Anthem. That way, I could have selected 100% mic.
I use the Baggs Lyric.