CJ-165 Pickup?

[Buc McMaster]

Anyone know what pickup was put in the CJ-165 Rosewood? The element under the saddle looks like some kind of braid and there's just a single volume pot at the edge of the soundhole. I know the newer -EC models have the Fishman Aura system in them.........this does not appear to be that. This particular model is discontinued with no current info on the Gibson site.

 

Any help?

[ksdaddy]

No idea. Mine has the same thing. I've never used it other than to just check it out. Sounded fine I guess.

[bkharmony]

Probably an LR Baggs Element. That's what's in my 08 J-200 and my 07 J-45.

 

http://www.lrbaggs.com/EAS.htm

[nodehopper]

Probably an LR Baggs Element. That's what's in my 08 J-200 and my 07 J-45.

 

http://www.lrbaggs.com/EAS.htm

 

That sounds about right. I had the UST pup removed from my CJ and a K&K Pure Western Mini installed. I am just not a fan of the UST.

 

I believe from my nearly non-existent memory cells that that was what came out of my CJ. I will double check tonight when I get home and verify.

 

It wasn't bad....but I do like the K&K and I bought the K&K pre-amp....so I wanted all my guitars to match and be able to just plug into the K&K pre-amp and not have to think about it or shuffle cables or have multiple pre-amps for different guitars.

[nodehopper]

Probably an LR Baggs Element. That's what's in my 08 J-200 and my 07 J-45.

 

http://www.lrbaggs.com/EAS.htm

 

 

Buc...I double checked and that is the UST pup that was in my CJ.

 

I have to say I think there was a little improvement in acoustic sound with out that braided pick up between the saddle and soundboard of the guitar.