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Title: Taylor GS Mini pickup options.
Post by: GSMAN on October 27, 2013, 11:31:45 AM

Hello, I really like sound hole pickups. The one I was thinking of buying is a Seymour Duncan Woody SC pickup any body try a Woody in their Mini? Thanks!

Title: Re: Taylor GS Mini pickup options.
Post by: azslacker on October 27, 2013, 02:12:27 PM

I've had a SDW for years. Never was happy with the balance between strings. Noticeably weaker signal on the D,G,& B strings. Could be just a bad unit. Never tried it on my mini. Had to do a little triming of wood on the bottom side, to get it to fit the Martin I used to have.

Title: Re: Taylor GS Mini pickup options.
Post by: JontheRevelator on October 27, 2013, 02:31:29 PM

I never liked the SD woody. The one I used had poor balance and was noisy.
That little clip in jobber for the mini sound ok enough for the bar or coffeehouse, but is not useful for recording.

Title: Re: Taylor GS Mini pickup options.
Post by: GSMAN on October 27, 2013, 04:02:55 PM

I just need it for live use. I record with mics. Any other low budgets pickups that would fit in the sound hole for under or around $50?

Title: Re: Taylor GS Mini pickup options.
Post by: azslacker on October 27, 2013, 04:48:56 PM

Might as well sound good, live. I use this pickup. http://www.amazon.com/Pure-Mini-Acoustic-Guitar-Pickup/dp/B000P5OULA/ref=sr_1_1/184-3524124-9701945?ie=UTF8&qid=1382906741&sr=8-1&keywords=k+%26+k+pure+mini
Easy installation. Run thru a preamp, the sound is really good. I use the Berhinger ADI-21. Less than a buckfifty for both.

Title: Re: Taylor GS Mini pickup options.
Post by: paul_zm on November 03, 2013, 04:05:00 PM

If you're looking for a sound hole pickup, I'd recommend the LR Baggs M1 or M80. IMO, the best things out there. You'd have to make sure the SH of a mini will accommodate.

Title: Re: Taylor GS Mini pickup options.
Post by: Letsemgo on November 03, 2013, 04:56:38 PM

+2 on the Pure Mini's, I have them on my Guild run through a Pure XLR Preamp, I've tried several sound hole Pu's including the Baggs, Fishman's, Markley's and wasn't happy until I went with the Pure Mini's, easy to install too...
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=k%26k+pure+mini+installation&oq=K%26K+Pure+min&gs_l=youtube.1.1.0l6.3401.9046.0.12875.12.8.0.4.4.0.445.2578.2-5j1j2.8.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.0oPQguOl2gM

Title: Re: Taylor GS Mini pickup options.
Post by: PHILLIP on November 04, 2013, 07:49:02 AM

I have an lr bags m1 active in my mini and it sounds amazing..fits perfectly..the best soundhole pickup I have heard yet..