[Groovekings]

Chiming in from Canada here. I'll echo what Howard said. My best acoustic tone is a passive Schatten SBT into either a Fishman amp acting as preamp/di or an outboard pre/di. I have mine in a 17 year old Seagull Artist Rosewood Spruce. Sounds like a dream. However when I'm playing noisy pubs etc I don't use it - feedback issues and other problems. I revert back to my Seagull Performer with Godan Q1T under saddle. Yes it's quacks but it cuts through and no feedback issues. The choice of pickup depends on the environment and what you need at the time. Cheers