Electro Acoustic Guitars

A soundhole pickup, like the Seymour Duncan Woody, slots into the soundhole and acts in the same manner as an electric guitar: that is, it uses passive magnets to pick up the string vibrations. These are handy devices for those who don't necessarily want permanent electronics fitted to their instrument since they are easy to slot in and out in a matter of seconds. A piezo pickup is normally fitted underneath the guitar's saddle in the bridge and captures more of the body's acoustic resonance as well as the string vibration, resulting in a perhaps more realistic interpretation of the guitar's tone. Piezo pickups have to be properly installed within the guitar, preferably by a professional. Fishman are the market leaders here and an extremely popular and effective piezo pickup system is the Fishman Matrix Infinity. Some other pickup systems use microphones and combinations of microphones and piezo pickups for a superlative sound. LR Baggs make a great one called the Anthem SL. All of these pickup systems are available from guitarguitar.