Sound hole pickup for Eastman E10oo

[dbuck]

I have an Eastman E10oo, and I am looking for a decent sound hole pickup for it. The sound hole is 3.5", so a lot of pickups will not work. I have a Fishman Neo-D Humbucking pickup that I use on my other guitars, but it is too large for the Eastman. Any suggestions?

[varmonter]

I exclusively use soundhole pickups.
I currently have a baggs m80
And a sunrise. I wanted to put the baggs
In a parlor that I have since sold.
But it would not fit in the smaller hole.
But I found if I removed one clip
On the sunrise I was able to fit it in
And once in place I could reattach
( with some futzing around) the clip.
I am not sure how big the hole was
In that 30's parlor. But the sunrise
Worked where the baggs would not.
Or you may find removing than reattaching a clip
On your Fishman will work for you..

[paulin]

I have two guitars with 3.5” soundholes and found that the Fishman Rare Earth Blend and the DiMarzio Black Angel fit nicely.

[Nick84]

I’m assuming my E1OOSS is the same size soundhole - I’ve tried an LR Baggs M1 and Rare Earth Blend and both fit comfortably.

[jricc]

Love my Baggs M1A, using it in a Rainsong.

[noledog]

* After several mags over the years I settled on the M80 for my D18, but it needed a lot of tweekin’ as I demonstrated in one of my videos I posted here; especially if you wanted to plug n play without any pedals. I’ve since sold the M80 during the lockdown as I needed the money since my livelihood as a musician was shutdown.

** I’ve learned over my career that is really a combination of guitar-mag-amp-player in achieving an amplified sound that works for you. Now that I’m gratefully back to 4-6 shows a week, I decided to buy another mag for my D18 as it is my backup to my main Taks. I liked what I heard about the DeArmond Tone Boss since I could not afford another M80. I was pleasantly impressed with how easy and how good this mag sounds plug n play, so easy to dial in. It had its maiden gig last night at my show on Amelia Island. So far so good... if I get time, I’ll try to do a demo. It’s warmer and less magy then any I’ve had. As I played thru my sets last night I tweaked the poles and so it’s balance is dialed in. It’s very lightweight and is passive, so no battery, but has a volume control and plenty of power.

[dbuck]

I looked at the Rare Earth, but thought it would not fit as it is advertised to fit a soundhole as small as 3 5/8', which is a little larger than the 3 1/2' mine has. Maybe I'll pick on one and try it.

[Methos1979]

I tried several of the major players in sound hole pickups and they all were pretty good but had that sort of electric sound to them. Then I tried the little-known K&K Double Helix Solo and I found it to have the warmest and best tone of those that I tried. It's relatively small and lightweight, passive so no battery needs and it has a nifty tone switch that is great for changing between strumming and fingerstyle playing.

[SoggyBottomBoy]

How many of you guys with these mag pickups are going direct to board versus through your own pre-amp setups?