Questions about making my 910 en electric

[MDS08]

I have a 2010 910 with the Cindy inlays. Right now there is no on board electronics. Should I send it back to Taylor and have them put their system in it or have a Taylor Dealer or my local shop who does great work do it? Will I increase or decrease the value if I go with something like a LR Baggs? If I send it out to Taylor and they use their system I would think it would increase the value. I have never really needed to plug my 910 in as I have other guitars that can handle it if the need for it comes up. I really don't want to take this guitar anywhere outside my home but there are locals get togethers where people meet and play sometimes plugged and unplugged. I see them bringing out their nice Martins,Gibsons,Taks and others, so I would like to show mine off too. Please give me your thoughts on this.

[mcookoc]

i put a baggs a1 in my gc-5 works great, no drilling, hole in tail strap pin  is already correct size. easily removed and no worry if value is increased or decreased. they come up for sale regularly in the classified.

[michaelw]

the LR Baggs Anthem is a very popular pick up option also & installation can be done quite easily -
there are very few authorized service centers outside of Taylor that are able to do the routing necessary to
install the ES system, although the ES-NC (no controls) system could likely be installed by your local shop

if being able to plug-in is a capability you would like to have available on your 910, by going
with a pick up system such as the LR Baggs, you will still have the option in the future of
changing & selling the pick up or returning the 910 to a pure acoustic if you so desire &
imho, being able to sell either the pick up or guitar, or both, will net the best returns later

[MDS08]

Thank you for the advice. I'm looking at the LR Baggs at this time.

[Edward]

I like the ES a lot.  That said, there are too many other pickup options out there to ignore.  And for just the occasional plug-n-play, the expense of adding the ES to a guitar that does not already have it is difficult to justify, IMHO. 

As Michael said, the LR Baggs Anthem gets lots of love, but frankly I personally like all the Baggs stuff that has come out over the decades: great company that offers good quality/good sounding products in my experience.

I am in a somewhat similar circumstance as you with my RTaylor that I'd like to amplify, but simply is not my primary play-out acoustic (not to mention I'm tapped out after said purchase and just need something inexpensive ).  Lots of folks love the K&K Pure Western Mini.  But check this out: someone on the AGF recommended buying the transducers from these folks:

http://www.jjb-electronics.com/prestige.html

These are said to be the same units, but at half the cost!  The way I see it, at $50 smackers for an unobtrusive system on a guitar that I will plug in only seldom, I can't miss.  FWIW, that poster recommended the the smaller 15mm transducer (instead of the 20mm) if you want less bass or your guitar has lots of bottom end.  I'm going this route soon, FWIW.  Hope that helps you a bit.

Edward

[S MS Picker]

Edward is dead on about the JJBs.I've installed a few and placement of the transducer is critical. I've only done the 20s and the transducer on the bass side(3  transducer system)sounds better as far to the front of the bridge plate as possible.I still have to roll some of the bass off,but not as much as on the first one.Perhaps the 15s would work better,a little less output but what the heck,
if you're pre-amping.
The 20s work well just through a 5 band Boss eq. straight to the board.
Steve

[dkoloff]

Another vote for the Anthem.....listened in the other night to a pair of guitarists that both were set up with it and got some really quality sound. I can not speak to what else they were using that night.

[BBREWER]

I just had a K&K Trinity system installed in my GC 8(3 under bridge transducers and gooseneck mic) that sounds absolutely amazing.  No mod required to the guitar. 

[Satsuki]

I use a Fishman Rare Earth Blend that I take out whenever I am not playing plugged in.

[MDS08]

Any thoughts on the Element or the Ibeam compared to the Anthem? Getting ready to order one from the guitar store that I deal with.

[Herb Hunter]

...Should I send it back to Taylor and have them put their system in it or have a Taylor Dealer or my local shop who does great work do it?

If it was my guitar, I'd send it back to Taylor.

Will I increase or decrease the value if I go with something like a LR Baggs?

Whenever I've reviewed guitar sales on eBay, I've noticed that the market favors guitars with factory installed pickup  systems. On average, your guitar's resale value is likely to be better with an Expression System than with an aftermarket system, the usual exceptions not withstanding. Also, the feedback resistance of the ES is likely to be better than the Anthem's.

[michaelw]

Any thoughts on the Element or the Ibeam compared to the Anthem? Getting ready to order one from the guitar store that I deal with.

i have & use the Element active (VC only) & the iMix onBoard, which i like very much -
i've had an iBeam only & for me (on its own) it was too easily prone to feedback & bass-heavy

i am fixing to try out an anthem, but it is the SL & has a preset mix between tru-mic & element -
i will bring my iMix onboard guitar & compare both through a powered monitor & report back

i would consider the anthem with the mix control for the mic & element,
if you have a chance to compare it the iMix & if you prefer the anthem

if you have played each of these systems, i would suggest going with the one
that sounds best to you & if you have a way to EQ off-board & prefer the ES,
i would consider going with the ES-NC, especially on a 910 without a cutaway

[dcopper]

If someone has not said it already, go to doug young's website to hear many different pickups.
Soundhole Pickups:
I have an LR Baggs M1 and M1a and prefer the original M1 for tone, but like the onboard volume control of the M1a. To me, the M1a colors the original tone more.

My preference is the original Fishman Rare Earth. I prefer it over the M1 and the M1a. I also have the newer version Fishman Rare Earth with onboard volume control. To me, the original sounds less colored than the new version.

For undersaddle, I have used LR Baggs Element Actives in one 614ce, in a NS74c Nylon cocobolo and in a T5, (which makes it a T6). I like the element active and onboard volume in the soundhole is easy.
The Fishman Matrix infinity gets great reviews. I have one but have not installed it in anything to date. I intended to use it in a GC8 but ended up buying an 814ce instead.

Dos centavos from me.
davidc

[rolleiguy54]

I have installed a Fishman Infinity Matrix in  a 910, a Petros, a  d28 ,and a ga 8 BTO. I run them through
A spectrum aura pedal. all work great. I highly recommend it.