Monday, 25 December 2023

Soundhole pickup (Humbucker + mic) for acoustic guitar




Harley Benton TrueTone SH-30H Pro Active Humbucker, active magnetic soundhole pickup for acoustic steelstring guitars, active ultra-noiseless design, combination of magnet humbucker that pickup strings & build in microphone that pick up the resonance from the body, integrated volume & mic control, powered by two small CR2032 batteries for up to 160 hours of performance, attached 70cm cable with 6,3mm jack plug, dimensions: 107mm x 34.5mm x 19.5mm, (NOTE will not work for nylon stringed instruments).
Price Thomann €59.



The sound of the humbucker pickup is astonishingly good and really comes to life when the sound from the built-in microphone is blend in.
Because the sound is so incredibly good, I installed the jack plug on the back of the guitar and thus made it a permanent setup.



Tuesday, 19 December 2023

Takamine jumbo, electro acoustic guitar

Looking for a jumbo model, I bought the following guitar from Bas from A'foort:

Takamine G-series EG523SC-black

The Takamine EG523SC Acoustic Electric Guitar has outstanding bright and clear sound by itself or plugged in. It features a Solid Spruce top, Block MOP and Abalone inlays, Maple back and sides, Rosewood fingerboard, and chrome tuners.
The TK-40 preamp gives you a tunable notch filter and switchable midrange contour. The notch filter allows you to dial in a setting to eliminate feedback issues. It does this by cutting out harsh frequencies that are inherent in amplified acoustics. Active electronics with onboard EQ translate all that tone into the electrical world with total fidelity. The onboard chromatic tuner is very convenient and easy to use. All together an absolutely gorgeous guitar. (Price: €260)

Technical Specs:


Body Shape: Jumbo with cutaway
Top: Solid Spruce with X-bracing
Back and sides: Flamed Maple
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood (Palissander)
radius: 12" (305 mm)
Nut: 42.8 mm, synthetic bone
Bridge: rosewood (Palissander), with 2-piece synthetic bone saddle 
Number of frets: 20
Scale: 25.4" (644 mm)
Fret Inlay: (565) Block MOP with Abalone 
Rosette: Abalone
Tuners: Takamine chrome
Preamp: TK-40 with chromatic tuner (LED),
              volume, 3-band EQ, notch filter en mid contour
Pickup: piëzo, 2-delig (1 per brugzadeldeel)
Finish: Black, high gloss