Installing a Pickup

gr0n · Post by **gr0n** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:31 pm

I have a seagull artist studio and want to have a pickup installed... i do mostly small intimate settings. Im probably going with a fishman but any advice on a model or another brand would be great. thanks.

p.s. im a broke college student so bang for my buck is key

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:00 am

i would stick with a fishman matrix or lr baggs

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:41 am

I have one of those Fishman pickups that just fits in the sound hole. The sound really isnt that bad, and with the turn of two screws you can have it off. I would recommend it, its not very pricey.

MahlerGrooves · Post by **MahlerGrooves** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:40 pm

I just put a Fisman Natural I in mine and i LOVE it to death.

little ants734 · Post by **little ants734** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 2:53 am

where does the natural I and II sit, and an you take them out and use them in a new guitar if you get a new one?

MahlerGrooves · Post by **MahlerGrooves** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 5:52 pm

little ants734 wrote:where does the natural I and II sit, and an you take them out and use them in a new guitar if you get a new one?

They sit under the bridge or saddle (the white thing at the bottom), and they are easy to take out, but you have to break the circuit that is soldered when the pickup is installed. Also, you will need a larger than normal strap button to go into the hole that the endpin jack leaves (it is around 1/2 inch).

I called Fishman about them, and the main tech guy said that a one time move is ok, but the piezo material gets unstable if you continually move the system.

ForksonKnives · Post by **ForksonKnives** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:08 pm

I haven't heard much about them on these boards but in my opinion b-band pickups are unbelievable. Larrivee guitars uses them on some of their premier models >$3000.

JamesMatthews · Post by **JamesMatthews** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:34 pm

For 70,00$ CAD I could sell my Fishman NEO-D to you.

If interested... tell me.
James

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:03 pm

Ok, I'd go for either Fishman Rare Earth soundhole, a Fishman Acoustic Matrix Natural under sadle, or an LR Baggs soundhole (I havn't played any LR Baggs under the sadle, so I have no opinions on them).

JamesMatthews · Post by **JamesMatthews** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 8:26 pm

I'll have one soon

Next week.
James