My friend has a D28 that plays and sounds fantastic (honestly, I was never really a Martin acoustic fan until I played this one). In any case, the guitar is stock and came without any factory installed pickup. This might not be the worst thing, because in my experience, most factory installed electronics I've heard fall into the range of terrible sounding to modestly tolerable.
I'm convinced that there must be some good options out there with well designed buffers and preamps. I remember one example I heard years ago during a friends live performance. I made a point to ask him about what he was using, because it did a great job capturing the acoustic characteristics of the wooden instrument. I don't remember the make, but I think there was some kind of reference to "sun" in the name. If I'm remembering correctly, he said that there were round pickup elements that installed under the bridge, or block inside the body, and that's all I remember.
But I'm definitely would appreciate hearing from our pickup guys on the forum about the subject. One important detail is that she does not want to have to alter the guitar in an invasive way to do the install. I know that makes it a challenge, but I still want to hear the best options so she can make the best value judgement.
I'd also be open to suggestions for acoustics in the $1200-$2000 range that have really nice sounding electronics as well if you know of any. Thanks
I'm convinced that there must be some good options out there with well designed buffers and preamps. I remember one example I heard years ago during a friends live performance. I made a point to ask him about what he was using, because it did a great job capturing the acoustic characteristics of the wooden instrument. I don't remember the make, but I think there was some kind of reference to "sun" in the name. If I'm remembering correctly, he said that there were round pickup elements that installed under the bridge, or block inside the body, and that's all I remember.
But I'm definitely would appreciate hearing from our pickup guys on the forum about the subject. One important detail is that she does not want to have to alter the guitar in an invasive way to do the install. I know that makes it a challenge, but I still want to hear the best options so she can make the best value judgement.
I'd also be open to suggestions for acoustics in the $1200-$2000 range that have really nice sounding electronics as well if you know of any. Thanks
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