Fishman Gold Plus with Natural II Preamp

Submitted at: 2:55, 10/3/98

Product Info

Pickup features: Piezo
Impedence or other specs:
Price Paid: US $199.99
Purchased from: Cadenza Music, St. Paul, MN

Instrument

Model of guitar or bass: Guild D-4 1997
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Dean Markley Pro Mag
Other pickups on guitar: none
Artists using this pickup: ?
You musical style(s): Folk, accoustic rock, jazz
Reason for pickup change: Wanted to be able to plug in and record w/o a mike or Dean Markley.

Sound

Perceived output level: About the same as a Dean Markley Pro-mag
Tone: Perfectly balanced for my guitar (maybe dreadnaughts in general)
Sonic evaluation: Sounds great with any amp I've plugged into so far (includes Fender, crate, Peavey Bassman amp). I like to put it through my flanger to my computer so I can do a little recording.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I find this to be great for just about anything for which you'd want to use it.

Overall Rating

Comments: I would buy this one again in an instant. It cuts down on the boominess of my D-4 and I really have to crank it to have any problems w/ feedback. The only thing I could wish for, though, is a volume pedal.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10 Fantastic value

Submitted by: Chris "Harold" Kachelmyer <harold@princessharold.net>