jbw59 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I played this today at a retailer and I thought it did not have a pick-up. It did but there are no controls, just a plug hole on the tail. The retailer was not familiar with it. Anyone out there who can help; does it have an internal battery or is it a passive pick-up that works off the electrical current of the cord/amp..? It played and sounded great. Thanks in advance for your feedback/education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 What year is it? If it is a recent model, it will have an LRBaggs Element pickup installed, which has a volume knob just at the bass side lip of the sound hole. It is an active pickup with a 9v battery in a battery bag attached inside at the neck block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbw59 Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 What year is it? If it is a recent model, it will have an LRBaggs Element pickup installed, which has a volume knob just at the bass side lip of the sound hole. It is an active pickup with a 9v battery in a battery bag attached inside at the neck block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbw59 Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thx. I believe it was a 2014. I'll go by again today and check it out. Went there looking at a Taylor 816 and saw the Gibson. Two very different sounds. Gibson quality ? It looks like you have the Studio I am asking about. Are acoustics quality questionable as the electrics are or have been ? Your thoughts..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thx. I believe it was a 2014. I'll go by again today and check it out. Went there looking at a Taylor 816 and saw the Gibson. Two very different sounds. Gibson quality ? It looks like you have the Studio I am asking about. Are acoustics quality questionable as the electrics are or have been ? Your thoughts..? Some may have noticed already, but I have traded my 2008 Songwriter Deluxe Studio for a 2014 Taylor 814ce. I never thought I would hear and play a spruce/rosewood guitar that would surpass my Songwriter but the Taylor is simply amazing. I still have my outstanding, guitar or a lifetime, J200 so I'm still able to hold my head up here! :) All that being said, the Gibson Songwriter is an amazing instrument. I think it is severely underrated. It is comfortable to play and has the beautiful articulation and scooped mids you'd expect of a smaller bodied spruce/rosewood square shouldered acoustic. For my Songwriter, within months of buying it, I replace the Baggs Element with a Bagg active iBeam. I can't say enough about this pickup. I've never liked any under-saddle pickups. The Element might be the best of them, but it is still a brittle sounding pickup compared to the SBT type pickup like the iBeam. I've played a number of Songwriters and they are all terrific instruments. I think the Standard sounds a bit better, though I like the looks of the Studio better than the Standard. I think the ebony fretboard and the darker rosewood of the Standards sound and feel better than the lighter rosewood B/S and the rosewood fretboard of the Studio. Just my $0.02. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Here's my Songwriter. It has controls on the side of the body as you can see in this picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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