Pickup for an OM-03R

[mcozma]

I decided to put a pickup on my OM-03R, so I can plug it in an amp. I'm looking for a soundhole pickup, so I don't need to modify the guitar. Any suggestions? Also, any amp recommendations to complete the setup? Thanks.

[Chuck40]

I hear good things about the LR Baggs M-1 (I think that is the name of it). Check out their website - they have quite a bit of info on their stuff. As for amps, I'll leave that to more knowledgeable folks than I.

[mcozma]

Thanks for the advice. I decided to get this amp:
http://yorkville.com/products.asp?type=32&cat=17&id=341
Anyone experimented with this one?

[dberch]

One of the best places to do amp and pickup research is Harmony Central.

www.harmonycentral.com . Look for the "user reviews" link.

Hope this helps,
David

[mcozma]

Thanks David.
Unfortunately, nobody has reviewed this amp so far.
Do you have any suggestions with regards to the soundhole pickup?
Thanks again.

[LittleBrother]

Not sure if it's too late but I own a bunch of pickups including both the active and passive Baggs M1. Great pickup but they are bright and edgy with alot of a percussive and even microphonic sound. Something many people may love but didn't have quite the fatness I was looking for and for YEARS all the pro musicians I know told me Sunrise over and over. I finally bought one and I not only like the construction and how it mounts and vanishes with it's design but it sounds like a million bucks on stage. I use it through my Baggs Para DI and it's amazing. Sure it's not perfect like all pickups but I've used every pickup known to man and this was the last and best. Now I'm saving up to buy another for my spare stage guitar. They are a little high but Elderly has them for 190.00. They also have a lifetime TRANSFERABLE warranty. Here's photos and more info I documented on my personal music site. I hope this is helpful and gives you more choices without confusing matters. They recommend using their buffer box preamp but to be honest my Baggs DI seems to be doing awesome. I play LOUD gigs sometimes with whole bands and it can still be heard with no feedback. A touch of reverb and it's great. More on that page.

http://littlebrotherblues.com/Gear/SunrisePickup/index.htm


P.S. On amps the Ultrasound AG-50DS3 is about the best deal on the market for features, power, flexibility and most of all a nice warm acoustic sounding tone that's not trebly and edgy. I mean specifically that model not only due to the improved circuitry in it but the warmer 2 speakers it has. Just an opinion but I've played almost every amp on the market. I have no ties to any of these companies. The Sunrise above however sounds great through any PA so a powered speaker is a really good option sometimes and you can have great vocal sound and guitar all in one box. I wasted enough money on solutions I did not like that I could have saved myself a ton of money if I'd just bought this stuff in the first place. Live and learn.

[mcozma]

Thanks LB! I'll check both the pickup and the amp.

[dberch]

Wow, LB, that Sunrise really isn't bad.  Sounds a lot more like the guitar than I expected.  Does it pick up on body/top vibration somehow? 

[mcozma]

I just realized that, if I got the Ultrasound I could use two mikes, one of which  will amplify the guitar. Now, the big question is if a guitar sounds better using a mike, or using a pickup. Thanks!

[Randy_R]

I always prefer to play a guitar without a pickup into a microphone if given the choice.