B-Band Core

Submitted at: 9:09, 5/2/2000

Product Info

Pickup features: active undersaddle
Impedence or other specs: combined with endpin preamp, optional soundhole condensor mic
Price Paid: US $170
Purchased from: Rainbow guitars with mic

Instrument

Model of guitar or bass: Dauphin, DS-30, solid spruce top classical guitar
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: None, this is a pickup added to a classical guitar
Other pickups on guitar: none
Artists using this pickup: ?
You musical style(s): On this guitar -- classical & some church music
Reason for pickup change: Wanted to plug in my classical

Sound

Perceived output level: This is a good piece of equipment, natural, needs a bit of eq for electrifying an acoustic guitar
Tone: balanced
Sonic evaluation: I plug it in at Church, usually in conjunction with a Fishman pocket blender which I use to mix the mic & saddle pickup. Mic is usually down really low to avoid feedback in a group. The pocket blender is nice.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Under saddle

Overall Rating

Comments: I'd check out the B-Band entity for steel or nylon string guitar mods. The entity can totally phantom power the internal electronics, act as a direct box, etc. That system is a bit pricey but good. My system also works well without the Fishman pocket blender. I can use just the under saddle pickup or take two channels in a PA and get both using a y cable.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 9