
If you play loud but still want to sound acoustic, you owe it to yourself to check out the LB6. This makes it the most feedback-resistant non-magnetic acoustic guitar pickup available. It is a very highly sensitive transducer style. A peizo transducer will work for all types of string including nylon. This great piezo pickup is designed to fit on your bridge underneath the saddle of your acoustic guitar. Does the shim go under the transducer (pickup or under saddle and on top of the element, transducer, whatever the heck its called.

Just a long thin pieced of metal right under the saddle. When subjected to a vibration (by the string) the crystal generates a small electric current (called a peizo effect) which is then amplified. Its an old Takamine with the under saddle long early type pickup. The piezo cable pickup has no buzz and contact problem under bottom of saddle.
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Third, the LB6 contains an exclusive feedback-inhibiting circuit. Yeah, its a bit weird-looking compared to most other under-saddle transducer pickups but theres method behind Takamines madness. An under-the-saddle PU (also called a transducer) has a thin metal strip which contains a series of crystals that fits under the saddle. Artec Piezo Pickups are made by Piezoelectric material - Lead Zirconate. 1/4' (6.35mm) Output 2.5mm Input Endpin Jack, Piezo Pickup Jack Built-in Rod Piezo Pickup for Acoustic Guitar. Sold by Tenyse-K and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. This blends the natural warmth of the body vibrations with the presence and attack of the strings. This item: Bnineteenteam 1Pc Under-Saddle Piezo Bridge Pickup Acoustic Guitar Pickup for Folk/Classic Guitar. Second, the sensors are responsive to vibration as well as pressure. TRS (tip-ring-sleeve): Used with active electronics, active pickup systems, or acoustic-electric guitars with two independent sound sources (such as an under-saddle transducer and onboard mic). Because the sensors are an integral part of the connection between the strings and guitar body, maximum sensitivity and signal transfer is guaranteed. First, the pickup itself is a saddle that has six individual sensors cast right into it. There are three key features that are unique to the LB6.

Here's why: the great presence and warmth of this pickup, along with its built-in feedback-cancelling design, makes the LB6 the best choice for high-SPL performing situations. It has been in production for over 20 years, and continues to be the pickup of choice for such large-venue performers as Vince Gill, Phil Keaggy, Kathy Mattea and James Taylor. This is the pickup that started it all for us.
