Name Your Pickups/Preamps

[gfirob]

K&K mini's in all my guitars
Tonedexter as a preamp

All I have ever had, since I started to play without mikes, and all I have ever needed...

[southbeck]

Originally Posted by Vancebo

I just got done listing (in another thread) all of the pickups and preamps I have owned since playing the acoustic guitar. I believe that I have experimented quite a lot over the years crafting my plugged in sound until the point of exhaustion or acoustic bliss. There has been a lot of time and money going into the gear I have used to get the guitar sound that would be believably acoustic and natural, easy to achieve in any setting, and allow me to play at my best each and every time without concern over the sound I was hearing. I may have left off a few, but my list of Pickups and Preamps is below. It's not in chronological order or paired up. I also did not bother listing any amps or speakers I have used. That seemed too daunting of a task for me.

I now challenge you to list your Pickups and Preamps. (No effects or amps/speakers please)

Here is my list:

Pickups:
Fishman Matrix UST
Highlander
BBand
LR Baggs Dual Source
LR Baggs Element
Fishman Pro (The barn door in a Taylor)
Fishman Rare Earth Blend
DTAR Multisource
K&K Pure Western
K&K Pure Mini
K&K Triple Source (Can't Remember the name) (mini, Silver Bullet Mic, UST Combo in an internal preamp)
K&K Dual Sourced with an AKG Mic, Crown Mic, DPA 4061
DPA 4099 Mic
Taylor ES
LR Baggs I-Beam
LR Baggs Anthem
LR Baggs Lyric
LR Baggs Anthem SL
Taylor ES 2
Dazzos
Trance Amulet

Preamps:
Fishman Pocket Blender
LR Baggs PADI
LR Baggs Venue
RANE AP-13
Pendulum SPS-1
Fishman Aura
Fishman Platinum Pro
DTAR Equinox
DTAR Mama Bear
Raven Labs PMB - 2
Raven Labs True Blue EQ
Raven Labs - Universal Stereo Instrument Preamp
Radial PZ Deluxe
Radial ToneBone
Fire Eye Red Eye
Mesa Boogie Rosette DI
Tonedexter
Grace Alix
Sunnaudio Stage DI
Sunnaudio Tone Driver
Sunnaudio MS-2
Sunnaudio Stage DI 2

Currently, Give me a Dazzo and a Sunnaudio Stage DI-2 and let me get to finally learning how to play guitar. :-)

The grass sure always is greener on the other side. That´s a lot of pickups and preamps.

[kludge]

In the current guitars?

Lowden/Running Dog - K&K Pure Mini into Red-Eye Twin
Mossman 6 - Schertler AG6 w/mic
Mossman 12 - Dimarzio Angel into Sunrise SB2
Craviola - Baggs Lyric

I’m planning to convert all of them except the Craviola to K&K + magnetic, as soon as I’m willing to bite the budget to get several new pickups….

[Vancebo]

Originally Posted by southbeck

The grass sure always is greener on the other side. That´s a lot of pickups and preamps.

Except the grass isn’t greener unless somebody installed artificial turf.

[Mr Bill]

Martin D-28 with a Barcus Berry piezo pickup that's been inside since 1974.

Pre-amp is a Yamaha MG06X.

Keepin' it retro!

[Nick84]

I’ve been through a lot!

Pickups:

LR Baggs Anthem SL
LR Baggs Element
LR Baggs M1
LR Baggs M80
LR Baggs M1A

Fishman Sonicore (various preamps sonitone, isys etc)
Fishman Rare Earth Single Coil
Fishman Rare Earth Humbucking
Fishman Rare Earth Blend
Fishman Neo-D Single Coil
Fishman Neo—D Humbucking
Fishman Blackstack

Martin Thinline Gold +

Taylor ES-T
Taylor ES-B
Taylor ES-2

K&K Double Helix
K&K Pure Mini

JJB 330

DiMarzio Angel
DiMarzio Black Angel

Yamaha Zero Impact SRT
Yamaha SRT 2

Seymour Duncan Woody XL

Shadow SH-165

Preamps

T-Rex Soulamare Acoustic

Trace Elliot Transit A

Tech 21 Acoustic Flyrig
Tech 21 Para Driver DI

LR Baggs Session DI
LR Baggs Venue

Mesa Rosette Acoustic Preamp

Fishman Platinum Pro
Fishman Platinum Stage
Fishman Aura 16
Fishman Aura Spectrum

Valeton Dapper Acoustic Mini

Orchid Classic DI

Radial Stagebug SB-1
Radial Stagebug SB-2
Radial Stagebug SB-4
Radial PZ-DI

TC Play Acoustic

Boss AD-2
Boss VE—8
Boss AD-10

[Marshall]

OK. Here's the list as best as I can re-construct it

Pickups (Multiple copies of most of these as one would be briefly in favor and get installed in multiple guitars)

Schertler (? It was a German company) UST
LR Baggs i-beam
PUTW #27
Schertler DynG
Audio Technica G95 mic
LR Baggs Lyric
AKG C411 Micro Mic
dual mics inside guitar (Can't find a reference. They're gone. 2 mics on a stick)
K&K Pure Western
Taylor GS-mini mag pickup
LR Baggs M1a
LR Baggs M80
Schatten HFN
MiSi mag
Fishman Rare Earth
Sonitone UST
Skysonic Pro-1

Preamps & processors:

Dtar Mama Bear
Art Tube preamp
Zoom A2
Fishman Aura
Zoom A3
PUTW Love Your Sound endpin preamp
K&K Pure Preamp
Schatten Mini Pre
Schatten Black Box endpin volume Control
Headway Preamp
Redeye
LR Baggs Session DI
ToneDexter

I'm a sucker for amplified technology that will make my acoustic guitars sound like acoustic guitars when amplified. It's a constant battle between accuracy and simplicity, and Very Good vs Good Enough.

I HATE the crackly sound of piezos ! ! !

[phcorrigan]

K&K and JJB with a ToneDexter.

[Petty1818]

Here's my list. After writing it up, I realized I have actually been pretty good about buying pickups. I don't consider the list below to be all that crazy!

Pickups:

Fishman Matrix Ellipse Blend (Gooseneck mic model)
Fishman Matrix Infinity (Newest version)
Lr Baggs Lyric
Lr Baggs M1
Lr Baggs Anthem SL
Lr Baggs Anthem
Schatten HFN
Trance Amulet M
K&K Pure Mini
Taylor Expression System V.1
Dazzo (Haven't installed)

Preamps:

Radial Pz-Deluze
Grace Design Felix
Fisman Platinum Pro Eq (Original)
Fishman Pro EQ-II
Taylor K4
Fishman Aura Spectrum DI
Lr Baggs Session DI

[guitarman68]

Not sure if complete but I did my best:

Pickups:
Barcus Berry SBT
Sunrise Magnetic
Highlander IP2 UST/ Mic
Fishman Matrix UST
Dean Markley UST
Baggs Element UST / Mic
Fishman Rare Earth Blend
D-TAR Wavelenght UST/Mic
K&K Fantastick UST
K&K Trinity SBT/Mic
JJB SBT
Baggs ibeam
Pickuptheworld UST
Pickuptheworld SBT
Schatten SBT
Dazzo SBT
Ultra Tonic
Schatten HFN SBT
Mimesis Kudos magnetic/mic

Preamps:
Trace Elliot
BOSS AD-5
Highlander DI
Pendulum SPS-1
Tech21 Para DI
D-TAR Solstice
RedEye Twin
K&K Trinity
Headway EDB-1
BBE Acoustimax
Presonus AcoustiQ
Radial ToneBone
Grace Felix
Fishman Platinum EQ
Tone Dexter
SunnAudio MS-2
SunnAudio DI-2 Prestine

[Yamaha Man]

Current rig....

Takamine F340> Fishman Matrix Infinity>Electro-Harmonics 720
Looper> MXR 10 band EQ > Fishman Artist amp. Sounds great to me.

here's a sample...https://waynekraft.bandcamp.com/track/mxr-eq-sample


Here's a sample with the UA Golden Reverberator....https://waynekraft.bandcamp.com/trac...d-reverberator


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[Vancebo]

I see there are other folks with long lists like mine. I guess I just wanted to know that I alone wasn’t the only one keeping the acoustic amplification industry afloat. The whole process of buying and selling was quite the hobby for me really. I never let my gear pile up to wear things weren’t being used. The AG classifieds here was very helpful over the years along with a little help from Craigslist and Reverb.

Someone also mentioned the multiple times they have purchased the same product. That’s true. I have had multiple installs of the same pickup many times as well as selling off a preamp and eventually buying the same one again because I thought I needed it again. It’s all slowing down now, so much so I have to actually start playing guitar more.

[guitarman68]

Originally Posted by Vancebo

I see there are other folks with long lists like mine. I guess I just wanted to know that I alone wasn’t the only one keeping the acoustic amplification industry afloat. The whole process of buying and selling was quite the hobby for me really. I never let my gear pile up to wear things weren’t being used. The AG classifieds here was very helpful over the years along with a little help from Craigslist and Reverb.

Someone also mentioned the multiple times they have purchased the same product. That’s true. I have had multiple installs of the same pickup many times as well as selling off a preamp and eventually buying the same one again because I thought I needed it again. It’s all slowing down now, so much so I have to actually start playing guitar more.

You nailed it ! Same here !

[Petty1818]

Originally Posted by guitarman68

Not sure if complete but I did my best:

Pickups:
Barcus Berry SBT
Sunrise Magnetic
Highlander IP2 UST/ Mic
Fishman Matrix UST
Dean Markley UST
Baggs Element UST / Mic
Fishman Rare Earth Blend
D-TAR Wavelenght UST/Mic
K&K Fantastick UST
K&K Trinity SBT/Mic
JJB SBT
Baggs ibeam
Pickuptheworld UST
Pickuptheworld SBT
Schatten SBT
Dazzo SBT
Ultra Tonic
Schatten HFN SBT
Mimesis Kudos magnetic/mic

Preamps:
Trace Elliot
BOSS AD-5
Highlander DI
Pendulum SPS-1
Tech21 Para DI
D-TAR Solstice
RedEye Twin
K&K Trinity
Headway EDB-1
BBE Acoustimax
Presonus AcoustiQ
Radial ToneBone
Grace Felix
Fishman Platinum EQ
Tone Dexter
SunnAudio MS-2
SunnAudio DI-2 Prestine

Out of curiosity, how did you find the Wavelength UST? If you can remember that is. I am not interested in the mic portion but just the UST tone. Did it differ much from a standard UST?

[guitarman68]

Highlander and Wavelength are on par IMO and the best UST I tried, less quack than anything else I installed. 18 V preamp on the Wavelength gives more headroom which is nice and audible when hitting hard.