david3000 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 How do Gibson acoustic/electrics compare to pure Gibson acoustics regarding tone? Is there any degredation or less pure sound due to the pickup under the saddle? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 How do Gibson acoustic/electrics compare to pure Gibson acoustics regarding tone?Is there any degredation or less pure sound due to the pickup under the saddle? Thanks. For a well-installed pickup in a good-sounding guitar, there should not be a discernible loss of sound, either quality or volume. Poorly-done installs, that is certainly possible. I've had dozens of pickups installed and I can't say that I've ever noticed a degraded sound from those instruments. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I have tested that a few times and I can't hear a difference on a well set up guitar I actually like pickups in a guitar if for no other reason than tuning in noisy environments and being able to record directly into a computer DAW or a small digital recorder when I write, sound hole pickups just never seem as simple or easy. I know it loses some of it's historic accuracy or ??? but I like them overall more with a pickup installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I haven't noticed much difference at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticbhoy Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I bought a new SJ200 historic collection (made 2005) in September last year but it had some 'cosmetic' problems and had to return. My replacement was the new SJ with built in pickup (July 2007) and I have to say that I couldn't spot any obvious difference acoustically between the two. Received a Marshall AS50D acoustic amp for Xmas, and the sound with Gibby plugged in? Wow............................!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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