Guitar Question

[danmilburn]

I wanted to ask some advice from guitar playing people. I need to get a pickup for my acoustic guitar (as detailed by immortalradical, the band had a practice last Friday. I was using Boydi's guitar, which was not good, and I really don't want to use it for gigging).

This is something I know nothing about, so can anyone recommend anything?

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[pikelet]

[truckerr]

What a MACHINE.

[mattia]

The lovely l'il Taylor Big Baby, this, yes?

Here's the first, most important question: what sort of budget you looking at? Because there's really all sorts to match everything. Second of all: what kind of setting we talking? One of the guitarists in a full band, needing to cut through a little, or something that sounds a little more 'natural'?

For my money, K&K Sound's Pure Western (or for your guitar, probably the Pure Western Mini) is one of the best values. I haven't actually installed any yet, but it's the system I'm putting into Ban's guitar and Tags' baritone. About 100 dollars US, you can buy direct. All the sound clips I've heard are great, reviews quite glowing, and pretty much all the builders who've tried the systems really, really like them. Upside: they don't need need a preamp, which pretty much every single other pickup does require, and you can plug straight into the mixer/PA or an amp (PA = better, in every case). It superglues to the bridge plate (bit under the bridge), doesn't need to go under the saddle, which

[danmilburn]

The lovely l'il Taylor Big Baby, this, yes?

It is indeed.

Thanks for all the advice but to be honest, at this point I think I'm looking for something removeable. I don't have the tools or really the inclination to start putting holes in my guitar right now, and I'd quite like to have something ready for the gig next Friday. :) A bit of research suggests that either the Dean Markley or the Fishman Neo-D would be the best low-cost options.