may have finally solved the pickup issue with this combination of gear

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Blueridge BR-140A dread with K&K Pure Western wired to one jack, baggs M! Active wired to the other. K&K running through a Boss EQ-20 programmable grpahic EQ, all into Fishman Loudbox Artist 2-channel amp. Combined DI out from the Fishman amp runs to the PA, into channel with insert, into which I inject a Behringer 31-band graphic EQ.

If I can't get a great acoustic tone with no feedback, onstage and Front-of-house, with this set of tools, then I should officially hang it up.

Not for the faint of heart, it's a lot of knobs, but believe it or not, I know what they all do!