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Albeit, some open mic hosts will have an outboard preamp(s) available to accommodate passive pickups. That's not a given, however. |
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Howdy, Folks: Your Suggestion for Best Acoustic P/U less than $100
So the problem is that you want to take a less valuable guitar to open mics and get really good sound without sinking a lot of money into a pickup that is more valuable than the guitar. Thus you are looking for an inexpensive pickup that still sounds good. Also, you probably don’t want to go to an open mic with extra equipment (a preamp, an extra patch cord, a power supply, an extension cord).
When looking at the same set of parameters, I opted to put an expensive but removable soundhole pickup (Schertler AG-6/S-mic) in a used Martin DX-1 (HPL back and sides, solid top). The only thing permanently mounted to the guitar is the $20 end pin jack and cable. I couldn’t be happier. Yes the pickup cost about the same as the guitar, but it is removable and at some point when I retire the guitar, I’ll just buy another beater and transfer the pickup. Meanwhile, the amplified sound is stellar and I don’t need a preamp with even the crappiest PA. |
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+1 for the $10 Amazon K&K copy.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073ZH1FNX..._cskmCbAZMGYRM It's gain is quite a bit lower than the K&K, but its an easy install (double sided tape not glue) and sounds pretty good for the price. I use it through a Tonedexter which is a big improvement. I have it as a temporary pickup in a 1957 National 1155.
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Thanks Again, Scott |
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This JJB with switchjack for $40, plus an inexpensive but good external preamp. I've used JJB pickups in over 20 different instruments over the past 10 years. I can afford to use whatever I like, but the JJB's sound good, are easy to install, hold up over time and most importantly don't affect the acoustic sound. I've gigged for years with both the Behringer ADI21 and K&K Pure preamp. Both inexpensive and work well, either one would be a good choice.
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Scott, the guitar is a 1957 National 1155, which has a Gibson J45 body and a National/Valco bolt-on neck. Gibson and National both had the same distributor at the time and so Gibson provided the complete bodies, braced and bound but unfinished and National used their "Stylist" neck, which was made with a solid bar of Magnesium surrounded by a thin mahogany shell and an adjustable connection at the body, allowing for quick neck angle adjustment with an allen wrench (since they considered the magnesium neck warp proof). These are interesting guitars and an inexpensive alternative to a 50's Gibson slope shouldered dread.
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Sounds like fun, Thanks, Scott |
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Sounds like a good possibility. thanks, scott |
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+1 on the Fishman Neo D. I use a passive one in my Huss and Dalton OM plugged into my Baggs Venue to boost the signal. Sounds very good!
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For open mics and shady bars with dicey sound systems and lots of background noise, I'd recommend a magnetic pickup. I'd say the Baggs M1A, but its well over your $100 limit. I've been tempted to try the Guild Dearmond Tone Boss pickup, and that comes in under your budget.
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Hey, could someone please confirm? Did B-Band go out of business?
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Unfortunately, they did go out of business.
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