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In this video, Jake Kelly walks you through some simple steps to make the most out of your plugged in acoustic guitar tone.

Fishman Rare Earth Humbucking and L.R. Baggs M1a Acoustic Guitar Pickups

A side by side comparison of the Fishman Rare Earth Humbucker and the L.R. Baggs M1a active acoustic guitar soundhole pickups.

You got a Publishing Contract!

Congratulations, you did it! Somehow you broke through the mucky muck and landed a meeting with a publisher, someone who can actually do something with your songs. This is great for at least...

What To Write: People Like To Feel Good.

Not that there aren’t exceptions, but people like to feel good. If they are going out to dinner, generally they like to order food that will make them feel good. When they get the...

Acoustic Guitar Pickup Primer: Part 9 - Conclusion

Amplifying your acoustic guitar to get a usable sound doesn’t have to be a compromise (other than monetary expense). From this series you have probably learned that technology has caught up with...

Acoustic Guitar Pickup Primer: Part 8 Acoustic Amplifiers

When talking about acoustic guitar pickups, preamps, direct boxes and the signal path your electric acoustic transverses, we would be remiss if we didn’t mention the breed of amplifiers designed for...

Acoustic Guitar Pickup Primer: Part 7 Direct Boxes

In order to run your electric acoustic guitar into most professional P.A. systems, you need to plug into a direct box, which is also commonly referred to as a D.I. box or line transformer. ...

Acoustic Guitar Pickup Primer: Part 6 Outboard Pre-amps

Many factory equipped electric acoustic guitars have a preamp installed on the rim of the guitar giving the performing guitarist control of their sound at their fingertips. But few owners of...

Acoustic Guitar Pickup Primer: Part 5 Onboard Pre-amps

The signal produced by any pickup source, whether it is an on-board mic, magnetic pickup, or piezoelectric pickup, is just the first link in the signal chain. Before it reaches the audience’s...

Acoustic Guitar Pickup Primer: Part 4 Piezo, Piezoelectric Pickups

Piezo or Piezoelectric Pickups Perhaps the piezo pickup is the hands down favorite for acoustic guitar, for it comes closest (in the opinion of many) to replicating the acoustic guitar’s sound (...