Good pickup for percussive sound.

Scatcat · #1 07-23-2023, 12:45 AM

Hy guys, can you tell me in you experience, a good pickup for a percussive sound to use with a a loop station for a 'drum loop'?
Baggs M80, k&k, JJB, baggs anthem, fishman rare earth blend, or other?
Thanks

Methos1979 · #2 07-23-2023, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Scatcat

Hy guys, can you tell me in you experience, a good pickup for a percussive sound to use with a a loop station for a 'drum loop'?
Baggs M80, k&k, JJB, baggs anthem, fishman rare earth blend, or other?
Thanks

For the best percussive sound you'll want something with either a soundboard sensor (like the K&K or JJB) or with an internal microphone (like the M80 or Baggs Anthem). I find that the SBT type pickups give a better overall representation of percussive playing. Most of your Candyrat players seem to favor hybrid systems that contain both SBT and internal mics.

Brent Hahn · #3 07-23-2023, 11:05 AM

I have an M80 and I don't think it incorporates a mic per se, but it's definitely "microphonic." It hears percussive stuff on the body. It also hears the pick hitting it, which is why I took mine out.

YamahaGuy · #4 07-23-2023, 11:51 AM

Today, I just played my Tak with Cooltube 3 preamp and the optional sbt out live. It's stellar. Picks up the percussive stuff extremely well.

SpruceTop · #5 07-23-2023, 12:25 PM

... or for $999.99 you can get a whole guitar with a nice gig bag that'll do the percussive thing for you all night and day long: Ibanez PA300E

AeroUSA · #6 07-24-2023, 04:47 AM

The Anthem will give you percussive sounds but more on the treble side. The K&K will give you good body sounds but it doesn’t work for the kind of gigs I do. I bought a Cole Clark guitar because that thing can sound like a Cajon and gives me the best percussive sounds of any pickup I have tried.

Scatcat · #7 07-24-2023, 07:48 AM

Ibanez and Cole Clark and takamine, are amazing guitar but I prefer use my Tanglewood and add a better percussive pickup. The baggs m80 have a good 'cajon' sound? Or the anthem but tell me is on the treble side.

IraDuncan · #8 07-24-2023, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Scatcat

Hy guys, can you tell me in you experience, a good pickup for a percussive sound to use with a a loop station for a 'drum loop'?
Baggs M80, k&k, JJB, baggs anthem, fishman rare earth blend, or other?
Thanks

Rare Earth mic-blend gets my vote.

I have several of them now. I'm much happier with them than UST/bridgeplate/microphone combos in a couple of my Taylors.