I've always had great results with I-beams paired with an external small diaphragm condensor. Right now I'm using an AKG C430 and it sounds pretty good. I'd guess I'm typically running about 50/50 for the signal with a slight bump on the Baggs during fingerstyle tunes. Previous to the I-beams introduction, I used the LB6 and compared to anything from that era it was quite a bit better. I feel like the I-beam is a major improvement over the LB6, unless you are playing in a high volume environment (especially with larger bodied rosewood instruments) According to Baggs, that's where the Element comes in.
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