Is the fingerboard fully arched or is it 'ramped' on one side? Is the bridge a standard acoustic bridge with the pickup mounted between the feet?
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I believe it is fully arched, my first instrument. The pickup in mounted inside the cello, with the bridge sitting on top. If you look at the photo of the bridge, you will notice a black piece(black heat shrink?) with white writing. That is the pickup.
695155
I measure the clearance at the end of the fingerboard at 5 and 3.5 millimeters, for the G & E strings respectively, which seem to be the go-to values. (There is no absolute standard for this.) The clearance at the nut should be one half the width of the strength, and although I did not measure mine, this seems about right. One more consideration is scoop, which also seems to be about right.
612312
i don't know. the guitar i received has the bridge seen in the picture with metal saddles, not wood.
260764
The wonderful thing about pickups is that they are all universal in that way. No such thing as a left- or right - handed pickup. Every pickup will work for a left- or right - handed guitar. These Woody pickups by Seymour Duncan are as easy as pie! Simply place it in your sound hole on your acoustic guitar and plug in. I would caution you to turn all the way down before plugging in and then bring the sound up to make sure that you don't blow anything because there isn't a gain control on these pickups. They are simple plug and play. Good sound, decent quality entry level acoustic pickups. Buy it. You won't regret it.
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Thank you for the helpful answers, but is there somebody out there who has actually tried restringing & playing a Yamaha guitalele left handed who can advise? I'm tempted to try it, but feeling a little hesitant because it appears the saddle may be set at a slight angle, which could lead to intonation problems & require a change of bridge to sort out.. not necessarily a cheap & straightforward job? The end of the fretboard is also angled the wrong way which might concievably be limiting for an advanced player but isn't going to bother me in the slightest. I think the bracing & nut issues have been adequately covered by the previous answers. Thank you for the helpful answers, but is there somebody out there who has actually tried restringing & playing a Yamaha guitalele left handed who can advise? I'm tempted to try it, but feeling a little hesitant because it appears the saddle may be set at a slight angle, which could lead to intonation problems & require a change of bridge to sort out.. not necessarily a cheap & straightforward job? The end of the fretboard is also angled the wrong way which might concievably be limiting for an advanced player but isn't going to bother me in the slightest. I think the bracing & nut issues... » Read More Thank you for the helpful answers, but is there somebody out there who has actually tried restringing & playing a Yamaha guitalele left handed who can advise? I'm tempted to try it, but feeling a little hesitant because it appears the saddle may be set at a slight angle, which could lead to intonation problems & require a change of bridge to sort out.. not necessarily a cheap & straightforward job? The end of the fretboard is also angled the wrong way which might concievably be limiting for an advanced player but isn't going to bother me in the slightest. I think the bracing & nut issues have been adequately covered by the previous answers. « Show Less
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Not really. it's designed to be placed under the saddle in an acoustic guitar the bridge on most mandolins is not comparable with this type of pickup. I personally have a k and k pure mini in my mandolin, it was easy to install and sounds great. This pickup was one I installed in a friend's guitar and for the price it sounds amazing. Just not meant for mando...
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Not a dumb question at all. I've seen them mounted both ways, Gibson & Epiphone mount theirs with the screws facing the pickups & neck. I don't think it really matters, especially with a roller bridge, (as long as the saddles are not already imprinted from the stings). With the traditional bridge, it's more a matter of where the saddles adjust back or forth to (for intonation)... sometimes you have to flip the bridge around just to get enough travel in the saddles. Hope this is helpful.
1149605
It just hinges on. This is different than most boards because it has its own separate board that removes from the case. Most pedalboard cases serve as the board itself and this one is completely separate.
1800689
I wouldn't classify it as thin line. In fact, the neck and fretboard are a little bit thicker than my Yamaha acoustic
928475
Yes! My fingers are not the longest, and I have no issues playing the bass anywhere on the scale. Being a medium length fingerboard also has the benefit of having the frets closer together, more like a guitar's. A person with shorter fingers will have no issues.
935637
I suppose most acoustic guitars are ever so slightly curved or perhaps they're flat and give the illusion of slight curvature. I would say it's flat. I hope this answer helps you somewhat. Have a great day!
1167723
I mounted the pickups on inside of the head, directly under the two outer feet of a 3 foot bridge, using scotch tape. It still has a slightly tinny sound that has been minimized by the treble control of the amplifier. The sound is not as good as an expensive guitar set up, but used with a Line6 Micro Spider, the sound is better that I could have expected for what I paid.
949747
This is a straight acoustic guitar, NO electronics. It is a nice looking guitar, but a little tingy. My daughter still picks it up even though she has a newer larger guitar.
995593
It is not for left handed people, unless you want to learn to play right handed. You may be able to restring it for left hand and remove the pick guard, but there could be some issues with the bridge since it is compensated for right handedness.
1176012
The neck I received had a heel thicker than a standard fender neck. The width was ok, it was the thickness that was the problem. I had to thin mine down some to work with the bridge I wanted to use. It didn't end too well for me though. Your results may vary.
974297
Yes. It has a piezoelectric pickup underneath the bridge (the dark wood piece near the bottom that the strings stretch over). I use mine with both regular amplifiers (e.g. marshal, fender) and headphone amps (e.g. vox amplug) and it SOUNDS GREAT. It sounds clean for country and acoustic songs, and it is powerful enough to drive amps for heavy metal sounds. The piezoelectric pickup is like many that are installed on fullsize acoustic guitars (that have a 1/4 jack for the guitar cable). If you do not plug the Traveler Ultralight into an amplifier, you can barely hear the strings. It sounds like "tink tink tink", it is like when an electric guitar is not plugged in, but the Ultralight's body is so dense that un-plugged it is much quieter than an un-plugged electric (e.g. tele, strat, or les paul). Traveler sells a "sister" model (Ultralight Electric) that looks almost identical, except it includes a "blade" electric guitar pickup between the bridge and the tuning keys. They also have another model ("Pro-Series") that includes both the piezo and blade pickups, but it has a removable wooden arm that includes knobs so you can adjust how much of each different pickup is heard. Go to their website, http://www.travelerguitar.com/ In the USA you can buy them at GuitarCenter stores. You can also buy them via Amazon. The basic Ultralight is $280-300, the "Electric" is appx $380, the "Pro" is $400. I LOVE mine. I can practice almost anywhere (even Not plugged in), I travel with it alot, I watch TV with my wife as I practice, I watch my son at his kung-foo class as I practice, I take it to bars and sit in the corner and practice to myself, I join jams with a minutes notice, I use at lunch at work... its great!
714222
I bought it for my husband and he says no, it's simply acoustic. Has a nice sound.