Sound Board Transducer Question

[MJG]

Specifically the K & K Pure... which I currently have and love.

Given that the SBT is picking up the sound from the soundboard, how much of a difference would the back and side woods make on tone?

I would be curious to know the tonal differences if you installed the K&K in say, a L-09 and L-05.  Both have Sitka tops, but will the Rosewood and Mahogany influence the tone?  How?

Thanks in advance for you insights.

Mike

[ronmac]

A SBT does pick up more overtones from the wood and body cavity resonance than an undersaddle PU does, so I think that it is safe to say that any factors that influence the acoustic tone of the instrument will play a part in the final tone output.

[djsonovox]

I concur with the above reply. Undersaddles seem to completely isolate string sound from any wood resonance, where SBT's deliver what you'll hear putting your ear to the guitar wood. I many ways, this is superior. I do like the ability to blend the two together, and undersaddle is less prone to feedback, so that's an option.

The Baggs Element Active pickup allows you to wire a 2nd source into the output jack, so you can employ a stereo plug to separate the two sources. Usually, a preamp is required outboard to amp the board transducers, though. It is a remarkable sound to send the undersaddle to one amp, with the soundboard to the other. Real panorama of sound.

Doug Jones

[MJG]

So my K&K picks up the characteristics of rosewood as well as mahogany.  Is it somehow microphonic?