Guitar Soundhole Pickup
Adding electronics to an acoustic guitar?
Hi, I'm seriously considering buying a Fender CD-100, but it has no electronics. I need the electronics. So I was wondering if it is dangerous or less than desirable to have someone cut a hole and add a pick up or transducer.
Also, I have a Martin pickup that you place in the soundhole, but I hear from many that it does not accurately pick up the full sound.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
sorry, it's a Dean Markley pickup, not a Martin
The Martin pickup is most likely a "magnetic" pickup...similar in operation to the ones on electric guitars. It will work, but won't capture the subtle sounds that make your guitar sound acoustic. There are transducer pickups that can be non-invasively mounted in a guitar. The cable runs out the tail of the guitar through a special plug that doubles as a strap peg. These pickups will more accurately capture the acoustic sound. So you don't have to cut holes in the guitar to electrify it.
Having said all that, Fender CD-100 is a cheap guitar and isn't going to have the greatest sound to begin with. The kind of pickups I mentioned are expensive. It would be more cost effective for you to purchase a guitar with the electronics already on board. If the Fender is all you can afford, use the Martin pickup. It'll work okay until you can afford a better guitar.
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