Wound hole pickup for small body acoustic

[ftgjr1969]

I am new to this forum. I am looking for a sound hole pickup for my Alvarez Delta OO. I play mostly finger picking blues on that and don't want a permanent install. Just something I can pop in, when I want to bring that guitar to open mic.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hzv...ew?usp=sharing

[Jim Owen]

Originally Posted by ftgjr1969

I am new to this forum. I am looking for a sound hole pickup for my Alvarez Delta OO. I play mostly finger picking blues on that and don't want a permanent install. Just something I can pop in, when I want to bring that guitar to open mic.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hzv...ew?usp=sharing

Hi ftgjr1969,

I’ve used a DeArmond 260 for that exact purpose. My J 50 has no electronics.

I’m thinking you’d have to search Reverb to snag one. They have both a humbucker and a piezo. I bought mine sometime around 1990.

I hope others can suggest something in current production.

[beatcomber]

Originally Posted by Jim Owen

Hi ftgjr1969,

I’ve used a DeArmond 260 for that exact purpose. My J 50 has no electronics.

I’m thinking you’d have to search Reverb to snag one. They have both a humbucker and a piezo. I bought mine sometime around 1990.

I hope others can suggest something in current production.

https://reverb.com/item/2514401-dear...undhole-pickup

[Jim Owen]

Originally Posted by beatcomber

https://reverb.com/item/2514401-dear...undhole-pickup

Yep. That’s the one. If anything happens to mine, I will find another. I’ve used other soundhole pickups, but the 260 works best for me. I wonder why they dropped the design.

[ftgjr1969]

Thank you for the replies.

[Jim Owen]

Hi again. Try the sub forum on acoustic amplification. There are more choices.

See this old thread— https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=347017

[gmel555]

LR Baggs M1 Active is a good sound hole pickup that is easily installed removed. You can just keep the wire on the outside running down over the pick guard.