I have a standard metal string acoustic guitar I hadn't been playing much (perfectly OK guitar, just been concentrating on mandolin). Parlor size, flat fingerboard. I just got a Shubb/Pearse bar on a whim to give it a try and was very pleased, it was like having a whole new instrument to experiment with.
Any recommendations on maybe a soundhole pickup for playing gigs? It has standard acoustic strings (phos bronze) that I'd like to keep for the warm sound, but willing to switch to electric style strings if need be.
Recommendations: pickup for lap playing on regular acoustic
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I have used Baggs M1/M2, Seymour Duncan and others in my weissenborns. Recently I came across this on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Amumu-Acoustic-H ... B07XXS4Y6Z
And I find the sound really good - hard to tell difference in tone from others… and a better price. Eventually got 2 more for my other weisses.
https://www.amazon.com/Amumu-Acoustic-H ... B07XXS4Y6Z
And I find the sound really good - hard to tell difference in tone from others… and a better price. Eventually got 2 more for my other weisses.
Larry Pogreba Baritone 'Weissenheimer
Late 30’s Oahu model 229
1940’s Oahu Tonemaster
LSLME Chatsworth (Lap Steel Legacy Mark Evans w/Sentell cust. Single coil)
1939 Gibson EH-100
2017 Richard Wilson Weissenborn style
Quilter 202 w/dockblock10
Late 30’s Oahu model 229
1940’s Oahu Tonemaster
LSLME Chatsworth (Lap Steel Legacy Mark Evans w/Sentell cust. Single coil)
1939 Gibson EH-100
2017 Richard Wilson Weissenborn style
Quilter 202 w/dockblock10