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Fishman AG-series UST
I am not sure if anyone knows but is the UST piezo element that's used with the passive AG-series system the same as the one used with the Matrix Infinity? I am just trying to figure out if the only difference is the active electronics vs. passive or if the AG-series uses a different UST material.
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The passive Fishman UST has 6 ceramic transducers. The Matrix UST uses a piezo film than runs continuously for the full length of the UST. The Fishman Sonicore is a coaxial piezo UST presumably similar to a Baggs Active Element. The AG series is probably the least attractive sounding of the three. If you want a passive PU, and I can think of a lot of good reasons to, the K&K Mini or a JJB are better choices. Jon
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Some folks like a UST with the individual crystals better because they think there's more string separation than a continuous strip of piezo film. (FWIW, Shadow makes a hex UST with six individual strips of piezo film.)
I regularly run sound for a player with an AG series pickup. I use one of my Fishman Platinum preamps to buffer and EQ the signal. He's more of a picker than a heavy strummer, so it sounds pretty decent (not terribly quacky) in his hands. Its also less feedback prone than a soundboard pickup. If cost isn't an issue, the custom made Rich Barbera "Soloist" in-saddle pickups offer high feedback resistance, good string separation and a lack of quack. The downside would be that it doesn't pick up as much top ambiance as a soundboard pickup. (I'd sure be curious to run it through a Mama Bear, with respect to adding top ambiance.) http://www.barberatransducers.com/guitar_pickups.html Last edited by guitaniac; 11-29-2014 at 05:25 PM. |