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Acoustic Soundboard: Under Pressure
September 9, 2019
Taylor's Andy Powers takes a closer look at how piezoelectric pickups amplify acoustic guitars.
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Quick Hit: Klōs Travel Guitar Review
May 28, 2018
An impressive-playing carbon-fiber mini promises stability, extreme portability, and respectable tones for a host of road-tripping adventures.
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Acoustic Soundboard: A Master Builder’s Tips for Choosing the Right Pickup
February 22, 2017
Huss & Dalton’s Mark Dalton shares five points to consider when deciding how to amplify your acoustic.
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NAMM '17 - ESP Guitars EC-1000P Demo
January 22, 2017
The Japanese brand adds a piezo-equipped guitar to their popular single-cut series.
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NAMM '16 - Aclam Guitars 20:14 Demo
March 2, 2016
See and hear how this ultra-flexible 6-string uses piezo, MIDI, and standard magnetic pickups for tonal exploration.
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SNAMM '15 - Willcox Guitars Atlantis & Saber Bass Demos
July 10, 2015
See and hear the company's flagship 6-string and 5-string models equipped with their LightWave optical pickup system for maximum tonal flexibility.
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Bass Bench: Positioning Piezo Pickups on an Acoustic Bass Guitar
June 12, 2015
When the piezo is under high pressure, the resulting tones can be harsh, unnaturally direct, and overly percussive.
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Summer NAMM '14 - Blue Note Woodworks Acousta-Electra “Crossover” Demo
August 11, 2014
Oregon-based luthier shows off his latest piezo-equipped 6-string electric.
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Inside Ovation's Acoustic Pickup Evolution
June 16, 2013
Under the hood of Ovation's innovative pickup system from 1973
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Schertler Introduces the Basik Acoustic Pickup
May 13, 2013
Schertler has introduced the Basik acoustic pickup system as the ideal compliment to any acoustic instrument from guitars to mandolins, banjos to ukuleles.
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Schertler Introduces Magentico Pickups
April 8, 2013
At this year’s Frankfurt Musikmesse, Swiss manufacturer Schertler introduces MAGNETICO, a revolutionary new magnetic pickup series for fretted instruments.
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A Piezo Pioneer
March 11, 2013
Dig into the inner workings of the Takamine PT-007S, one of the earliest—and most successfully integrated—amplified acoustic guitars.
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Piezo and Optical Bass Pickups
September 5, 2012
The piezo transducer has mainly found its niche in acoustic instruments, while optical pickups still fight for visibility.
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Saddle Up, Amigo
September 5, 2012
We’ll now look at the specific elements in the amplification signal chain in more detail.
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Video Review - Schecter Hellraiser Solo 6 E/A
December 15, 2011
PG's Jordan Wagner walks us through his latest review of the Schecter
Hellraiser Solo 6 E/A, which is a complementary video to the already
existing print review featured in the January 2012 issue of Premier
Guitar that can be read online, for free, in its entirety, here - .
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Acoustic Amplification, Pt. 1
July 19, 2011
A quick look at today’s guitar market shows that acoustic guitars are still outselling electric guitars, and that roughly half of the acoustics being sold have pickup systems already installed by the manufacturer.
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Video Review - Martin Grand Performance GPCPA1
February 14, 2011
PG's Gayla Drake Paul walks us through her latest review--Martin Grand Performance GPCPA1.
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Video Review - Lag Tramontane T400DCE
May 21, 2010
PG's Gayla Drake Paul walks us through her latest review of the
Lâg Tramontane T400DCE acoustic guitar featured in the June 2010 issue
of Premier Guitar. The Tramontane has a solid Sitka spruce top,
Indonesian rosewood back and sides with rosewood and maple binding,
mahogany neck and an Indian rosewood fretboard. The onboard electronics
include a built-in chromatic tuner capable of various tunings and the
StudioLâg Plus & Nanoflex Piezo preamp pickup.
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