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Brock · Unread post by **Brock** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 12:48 am

Gcom, I know you were the one who originally posted the link, so I want your input as well as that of anyone else who knows about them.

I'm looking at installing a pickup in my D-15, and I'm not entirely sure which way to go.

How does the AST sound when compared to something such as the Fishman Matrix II? Would I be better off spending the $90 on the AST+A1 and simply going with that (would it have sound comparable to the Fishman)?

Also, how is the quality of an AST+UST+A6 combination?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Brock · Unread post by **Brock** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:09 am

Also, how bout i-beams?

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:29 am

dont go with an i-beam...

Brock · Unread post by **Brock** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:30 am

shane wrote:dont go with an i-beam...

geez shane, we've had this conversation before... give me a reason!!!

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:31 am

its just really bad in my opinion.... you can do better... the LR Baggs in my godin is beautiful so you could check out some stuff from them...

better yet why not get the best pickup out and purchase a Taylor with the ES system

Brock · Unread post by **Brock** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:41 am

i-beam is made by l.r.baggs.....

i wish i could afford a taylor summer limited with es

sadly, all i can afford is to put a pickup in my current martin, which i love to death anyway.

saleen · Unread post by **saleen** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:20 am

I think I am going to start calling shane the taylornazi.

MattyTrane · Unread post by **MattyTrane** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 8:50 am

saleen wrote:I think I am going to start calling shane the taylornazi.

agreed, but someone answer the question!

Unread post by **jkanter** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 8:54 am

Well, all I know is that I would stay away from the UST+AST+A6. I say this because the A6 means you have to cut into your guitar and that will DRASTICALLY affect the sound of your guitar. I would think UST+AST+A2....and then you can control the sounds through a mixer or something(Like the Behringer 602A). I think that's your best way to go so you get both sounds of the UST and AST....but still only have an endpin plug in...and no cutout of your guitar

Brock · Unread post by **Brock** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:15 am

jkanter wrote:Well, all I know is that I would stay away from the UST+AST+A6. I say this because the A6 means you have to cut into your guitar and that will DRASTICALLY affect the sound of your guitar. I would think UST+AST+A2....and then you can control the sounds through a mixer or something(Like the Behringer 602A). I think that's your best way to go so you get both sounds of the UST and AST....but still only have an endpin plug in...and no cutout of your guitar

Ok, good to know, thanks.

Brock · Unread post by **Brock** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:29 am

Anyone else have advice as to the quality of the B-Band's?

gcom007 · Unread post by **gcom007** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 11:41 am

B-Band is just the best pickup out there. I was blown away when I heard it. The biggest thing to me is the muted strum sound...that's the one place that I was never satisfied at all with my I-Beam. The B-Band system is just so ridicuously accurate. I'd say as good or better than Taylor's system and you don't have to play a tin can of a guitar to get it. I'd go with the AST and the A1 preamp. best price for best sound. if you want, you can run the UST and the AST with the A2 preamp, but I wouldn't think it'd be necessary. just the AST and the A1 will blow you away.

Brock · Unread post by **Brock** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:08 pm

Well, I've listened to a lot of audio samples of both, and while the AST is amazing by itself (from what I hear), combining the AST+UST takes the best of both worlds...

This site has a bunch of mp3's comparing a bunch of different pickups:
http://www.dougyoungguitar.com/pickuptest.htm

Brock · Unread post by **Brock** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:48 pm

Also, do Martins have Narrow or Wide bridge gaps (for the under-bridge pickups)... I think they're Narrow, but I'm not sure and don't wanna buy the wrong one

Unread post by **jkanter** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 3:38 pm

TrippnBill686 wrote:Also, do Martins have Narrow or Wide bridge gaps (for the under-bridge pickups)... I think they're Narrow, but I'm not sure and don't wanna buy the wrong one

I think it is wide because wide is the one for dreadnaughts

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