tru Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Does anyone know exectly what brand/model electronics the factory would have put inside a 2012 Hummingbird? Also, how do you know this? Is there some place official where I can learn things like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Gibson fitted LR baggs pickups Previously it was Fishman, not sure of the year they switched but it was a few years before 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tru Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Gibson fitted LR baggs pickups Previously it was Fishman, not sure of the year they switched but it was a few years before 2012 Which Baggs pickup is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbpark Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Which Baggs pickup is it? Doesn’t really matter, because it most likely sounded like garbage. Was probably an Element pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tru Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Yes, but if I want to sell one I want to give complete details. So I came here for that knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 As far as I can tell from online research, it was the LR Baggs Element Active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbpark Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Yes, but if I want to sell one I want to give complete details. So I came here for that knowledge. In that case I’d also disclose its a garbage pickup! Ha! All joking aside you could just unscrew the endpin jack and pop it out and you can see what it is.. I’d bet it’s this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tru Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 I do believe that is it, because it only has a wheel as far as controls go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbpark Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I do believe that is it, because it only has a wheel as far as controls go. Exactly, so it’s an Element Active. The one with two thumb wheels was used several years later, called the Element Active VTC. VTC stands for Volume Tone Control. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Doesn’t really matter, because it most likely sounded like garbage. Was probably an Element pickup. 😂😂😂😂😂 JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 There is also a Baggs Element VTC... volume and tone control. But if you have just one wheel, then Baggs Element. That pickup (VTC) is actually the best UST out there in my opinion. Gets maligned too much. Frankly, anyone installing a UST is going to have a preamp and good EQ, to get the sound they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I actually think the Element itself is one of the better USTs in its field. It's let down by the easily overdriven stock endpin pre, but the pickup itself is decent, as DTAR proved when they twinned it with their 18v endpin pre to create the Wavelength. The Fishman Matrix Infinity is a much better UST, but the Baggs has its place and possibly works better for some applications than the Matrix. I only have one UST in any of my guitars currently (Matrix Infinity in my SJ200) though, I much prefer my soundhole pickups and K&Ks, but that's just personal taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafy31 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Exactly, so it’s an Element Active. The one with two thumb wheels was used several years later, called the Element Active VTC. VTC stands for Volume Tone Control. . Yup used till 2015 models. It was switched to VTC with 2016 model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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