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Originally Posted by guitaniac

Yes, the ES2 seems to satisfy the needs for higher feedback resistance (than an SBT or mic) and pleasing amplified tone without any compromise to the guitar's acoustic tone. The possible inconvenience of a somewhat lower output seems like a small price to pay for all that.

That's right! Also, as of yet, we don't know how much lower in output the new ES2 may be, but isn't it really a moot point? All anyone has to do is adjust the Input Gain of their preamp, mixer or amp to get the correct input gain to drive whatever device the ES2 is plugged in to. I can't imagine their new ES2 rendition would be so low in its output to be a problem for anyone with a basic familiarity with sound gear. The original ES2 was "HOT", so there is plenty of room to lower output while still retaining a "hot" signal but maybe now with more headroom.