LR Baggs Anthem Pickup is Perfect for Home Recording

[agardner2015]

I’ve had a Martin 000-18 that came with the on-board Fishman Aura system, which was alright, but last year I made the upgrade to the LR Baggs Anthem pickup, and was very impressed by the sound quality through a sound system.

I’ve never had much luck with trying to record my acoustic at home in my very mediocre “recording studio”. I’ve tried an SM57 and a pencil condenser mic, and never could find very good placement.

One day I was lazy and wanted to get someone recorded, so I just plugged my acoustic straight into my Focusrite interface, and was blown away at how great it sounded. WAY better than any results I got with mics.

Don’t sleep on recording with the pickups, especially if its the LR Baggs Anthem.

[Aimelie]

Thanks for posting this! It give me more confidence to continue with my own Anthem for recording.

[Brent Hahn]

I absolutely agree that less-than-ideal gear or acoustics shouldn't keep you from recording yourself. And it's great that you've found a pickup that's inspiring to you and keeps you wanting to play and record.

[Rudy4]

Originally Posted by agardner2015

I’ve had a Martin 000-18 that came with the on-board Fishman Aura system, which was alright, but last year I made the upgrade to the LR Baggs Anthem pickup, and was very impressed by the sound quality through a sound system.

I’ve never had much luck with trying to record my acoustic at home in my very mediocre “recording studio”. I’ve tried an SM57 and a pencil condenser mic, and never could find very good placement.

One day I was lazy and wanted to get someone recorded, so I just plugged my acoustic straight into my Focusrite interface, and was blown away at how great it sounded. WAY better than any results I got with mics.

Don’t sleep on recording with the pickups, especially if its the LR Baggs Anthem.

Congratulations on finding a personal solution to recording your acoustic.

I've been doing the same thing with my K&K equipped 00 and using a Shure SM35 headset mic for vocal. It's proved to be a good solution for acceptable quality to combine with HD phone video and post to Youtube.