I'm looking for a pickup for my husband's 1937 Gibson L7. Anyone use this with an old archtop? Looking for unobtrusive with good sound.
2001781
I bought my AKG C411L to amplify my mandolin. I attach the pickup to the side of the bridge with the supplied adhesive putty, run it through a GK 250ML lunchbox amp, and have been delighted with the sound.
2001782
the C411 would work well in this application. Put it as close to the bridge as possible.
2001783
I bought this mike for my handmade acoustic nylon guitar and it has a pretty good sound. I use it over the bridge. It is just a matter to find out where to fix it to get the best result, closest to the real sound.
118783
I would call SBK. They are located in Orange, CA. They were very helpful when I needed a case. I took my vintage jazz archtop guitar there to find the right size. The didn't have the case in stock so I ordered it from Amazon.
1777833
Depending on the type of pick-up installed it could affect it, or not at all. If it's a microphone type It will definitely change the character a little. If it's a contact type pickup, you may or may not notice much of a change to it. It definitely is nice for acoustically miking because it makes the cajon sound more controlled and deeper. (For my tastes of course) Just a disclaimer, I've not been too fond of pickup cajons because they tend to sound like a dull thud and I think it's better to just put 1-2 sm57's on the cajon and get a natural sound.
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Bret: it is a very well made guitar, despite its cost. It sounds very low without an amp, as many other solid bodies, however, while travelling, I used my iPad for a large variety of tones at room level, and it worked very well. A small battery power amp works well, too. If you use a large amp, it sounds fine, however it is relatively clean/dry, as expected from any piezo pickup. There are several videos on YouTube that show show you how to restring it very easily.The neck is similar to my Tele ´63 reissue or Les Paul 60s neck. It is confortable and the fretwork is excellent. I don´t think you can make a better electric guitar of this size and weight. Bret: it is a very well made guitar, despite its cost. It sounds very low without an amp, as many other solid bodies, however, while travelling, I used my iPad for a large variety of tones at room level, and it worked very well. A small battery power amp works well, too. If you use a large amp, it sounds fine, however it is relatively clean/dry, as expected from any piezo pickup. There are several videos on YouTube that show show you how to restring it very easily.The neck is similar to my Tele ´63 reissue or Les Paul 60s neck. It is confortable and the fretwork is... » Read More Bret: it is a very well made guitar, despite its cost. It sounds very low without an amp, as many other solid bodies, however, while travelling, I used my iPad for a large variety of tones at room level, and it worked very well. A small battery power amp works well, too. If you use a large amp, it sounds fine, however it is relatively clean/dry, as expected from any piezo pickup. There are several videos on YouTube that show show you how to restring it very easily.The neck is similar to my Tele ´63 reissue or Les Paul 60s neck. It is confortable and the fretwork is excellent. I don´t think you can make a better electric guitar of this size and weight. « Show Less
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Is it in the same league as a Mesa, Dr. Z, vintage Fender or Marshall? NO. However, it sounds close enough that most commoners would never know the difference. And with a bit of tweeking from pedals, EQ, etc., mine comes close enough that after 30+ years of playing professionally, I am well satisfied with it. Every single experienced picker that has heard mine has commented on the great vintage sound that it puts out. Of course, I have changed every tube in it because the stock tubes were junk.
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It absolutely would work, but you might want to use one of their regular guitar pickups for that. The clip on this is extremely slender-to fit through the f-hole-, and so doesn't keep the pickup in place as well as the fatter clip on their standard guitar pickup. The frequency response on the regular guitar pickup is quite good, so if I were looking for an oval mandolin pickup, I would go for the one with the fatter clip.
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I have only used these pickups on an acoustic guitar and ukulele. The tone is great! The pickup attaches to the instrument with a clay-like adhesive that comes with it. You may need to play around with location of the pickup in order to get the kind of sound you are looking for, kind of an individual preference.
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This pickup works well on a mountain dulcimer. The sound is clear and bright, not artificial. You may need to experiment a bit with the placement of the pickups for best results, as each instrument is different, but the "normal" locations for the sensors are on either side of the bridge (bass side and treble side). There is enough double-sided adhesive included to reattach the sensors multiple times, and we have extra adhesive available if needed.
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I have a ssl-5 at the bridge. It rocks! I have fender noiseless in the middle and neck position. Your best bet is to call seymour Duncan , they are very helpful with every question I have ever asked them. That is one of the main reasons I keep dealing with there products. Plus the are top of the line in my opinion, I have seymour Duncan pickups in all three of my strats.
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Thats an archtop... you should go for a bigsby b7... also vibramate only sells the mounting kit for the bigsby tremolo so you should buy both of them (bigsby b7 and vibramate v7)
1063128
A "59" (neck) with a JB (bridge) sound fantastic on the 256. However, after market humbucker mounting rings won't match the screw holes if you wanted to change the look of the 256.
179335
I have purchased both the single coil and humbucker versions. Both have 8-10 foot cords captive at the pickup and terminated in 1/4" phone plugs [regular guitar plugs].BTW, the single coil sounds brighter, but will pick up noise from dimmers, other amps [!] and even the microwave in another room, but on the same circuit. The humbucker is VERY quiet.
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I would definitely call Grover or Gibson and get an exact part number. Bought them for my acoustic without doing my research and now my tuners are at a slight angle to the headstock because of different screw placements. It actually looks kind of neat imo, but not what I was originally expecting
1136548
Hi, if you are asking if this is an original 1957 PAF Gibson Humbucker, the answer is obviously NO! It is my understanding that this pickup is Gibson's reissue version of the Gibson 57 Classic Humbucker. I hope this helps... :)
1210045
Wow a lot of bad info in these comments. The B5 will work with archtop guitars and in the case of some guitars like my 335 Dot reissue it's the only one that will work. Here's a link to vibramate's model page with a compatibility chart. http://vibramate.com/vibramate-model-chart.php
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This is a passive pickup. You will need to purchase a pre-amp to amplify it. I suggest the LR Baggs Para-acoustic, which I personally use. It works wonderfully.
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The Gibson '57 Classic Humbucker is awesome and the nickle cover does NOT make it sound dark at all. In fact, my view is that it's one of the best pickups ever made for rock, blues & jazz