[Rmz76]

Takamine pickup technology vs LR Baggs M1


Just putting this out there for comparison. To my ears the M1 sounds better and this is an very easy pickup to install. In terms reproducing the natural sound of a guitar the M1 is superseded by the other pickup options like the LR Baggs Anthem and Lyric and the M1A, M80, etc.. I may be missing something with the latest from Takamine, but I believe a lot of the love for Takamine just comes from the traditional thinking "these are great stage guitars" handed down from the last decade from a lot of players who aren't gear heads who haven't been paying much attention to some of the really incredible new pickup options. From their supporters you'll find the love for Takamine isn't just the pickup technology, though. I see a lot of people talking up how they are well built, great road instruments.

Here's another interesting comparison of the Fishman Rare Earth magnet (humbucking) sound hole pickup vs the LR Baggs M1A sound hole pickup. Sound hole pickups have come a long way over the years. Once again I find myself a bigger fan of what the M1 is delivering