Acoustic Pickup Mfrs - The Guitar Sherpa

B-Band Lid: B Band Ltd manufactures three guitar pickups. They carry the UST, which is an under saddle transducer, the AST, which is an acoustic soundboard transducer, and the AG-MC, which is a condenser mic. Please click on the link for detailed information about these products.Website: B-Band Lid

Dean Markley: Dean Markley offers a complete line of acoustic pickups including magnetic, transducer, and combination pickups. From the instant-mount, all-wood housing soundhole pickup, ProMag™, to the 3-pickups-in-one Trilogy™. Check out the La Jolla™ active and passive West Coast Series models.Website: Dean Markley

Dimarzio Pickups: Di Marzio carries a complete line of guitar pickups. They carry six models designed specifically for acoustic guitars. The site even has a pickup picker interactive tool to help you select the perfect pickup for your specific needs.Website: Dimarzio Pickups

D-TAR Acoustic Pickups: D-TAR carries the Wave-Length™ under-saddle pickup with Load ‘N Lock™ battery access. The Wave-Length pickup combines a thin, piezo transducer with an 18-volt, low-noise preamp. To derive its 18 volts, the Wave-Length only requires two standard "AA" batteries.
Website: D-TAR Acoustic Pickups

EMG Pickups: EMG has invented the AT93 / AT125 pickups. The APA-2 preamp is designed to complement these pickups. It mounts completely inside the guitar body including a battery holder. Its 2000 ohm output impedance and adjustable gain are a perfect match for any amp or mixer.Website: EMG Pickups

Fender Pickups: The Fender ACP-1 is a high quality soundhole pickup for acoustic steel string guitars, which incorporates acoustic tone with a quiet, humbucking design. Whether you are plugging straight into your amp or directly into a sound reinforcement system, the tone remains truly acoustic. Please click on the link for pickup specifications.Website: Fender Pickups

Fishman Transducers: Fishman's offers a wide variety of acoustic guitar pickup options. They carry undersaddle pickups, magnetic soundhole pickups from the Rare Earth Series, Neo-D, Classic Guitar, and Resophonic Guitar. Check out their site for details on any of the pickups in these series.Website: Fishman Transducers

Highlander Musical Audio Products: Highlander carries the iP-1 which is their most popular integrated pickup and matching preamplifier .The iP-1 was initially designed for use in six and twelve string acoustic guitars and nylon string acoustic guitars and basses, but various versions have been developed including systems for Resonator Guitars and Harp. Website: Highlander Musical Audio Products

K & K Sound: K & K carries the Pure Western Mini/Standard Pure classic, the UltraPure Western and Classic, the Trinity Systems Dual Source, the Power Mix Systems Mulit Source, Resophonic Guitar Systems, and Twin Spot Entry Level Pickups. Click on the link for product details.Website: K & K Sound

Lace Music Products: Lace Music Products carry the Acoustic Blade which is one of the smallest in-hole pickups available. They also carry the Acoustic Bronze, California Acoustic, the Dobro Sensor, the Neo Acoustic, the Ultra Slim Acoustic, the El Sensor Pickup, the Retro Sensor pickup, and the Bajo Sexto/Quinto Pickup.Website: Lace Music Products

LR Baggs: L.R. Baggs makes pickups which reflect the true sound of the instrument. The M1™is a soundhole magnetic pickup . Its dual-coil design employs L.R. Baggs' exclusive TriAxial Dynamic Technology. The iMix combines the iBeam and the Element with a miniature all-discrete class A FET preamp/stereo mixer. Website: LR Baggs

Rio Grand Pickups: Rio Grande Pickups feature their Bone in Solid series of acoustic guitar pickups. This pickup is available in a variety of woods.Website: Rio Grand Pickups

RMC Pickups: RMC Pickup Co. carries the Acoustic Gold standard and the Acoustic Gold Tall acoustic guitar pickups. Please click on the links to view details on either item.Website: RMC Pickups

SC Laboratories: SC Laboratories carries the GFP-EZ which is an an under-the-saddle classic acoustic guitar pickup. SC's new Tri Mode Transducer is a contact pickup. Please click on the link for more information.Website: SC Laboratories

Schatten Design: The Schatten HFN pickup series for steel string acoustic guitars is available in two models:The HFN passive, which does not come with a preamp, and the HFN Artist, which is an active pickup and has an endpin jack preamp. This allows the preamp to be run from an onboard 9 volt battery, or from Phantom Power (up to 48 volts dc), or from an outboard battery box. Website: Schatten Design

Seymout Duncan: Seymour Duncan carries a variety of quick mount, passive and magnetic acoustic guitar pickups. They carry the Acoustic Tube SA-1, The Mag Mic SA-6, the Woody HC SA-3Hc, the Woody SC SA-3SC, and the Woody XL SA-3XL.Website: Seymout Duncan

Shadow Electronics: Shadow Electronics carries quality acoustic guitar pickup systems. Their pickups feature Nanoflex, which senses the vibrations of the strings AND the body of the instrument simultaneously. This gives the equivalent of having a microphone mixed with an undersaddle pickup.The NanoMAG is the only pickup of its kind which provides an acoustic sound, but can also produce a blues or jazz sound. View their Piezo guitar pickups by clicking on the link.Website: Shadow Electronics

Sunrise Pickups: Sunrise Pickups are a limited production item built entirely by Jim Kaufman. A total of 1000 units maximum sold annually. For pickup details, including pricing, please click on the link.Website: Sunrise Pickups

Trance Audio: Trance Audio features the Acoustic Lens. This acoustic guitar pickup is the heart of the Amulet system. For more details or pricing information please click on the specific link.Website: Trance Audio

Headway Electronics: Headway carries'The Snake' - integrated Piezo Pickups /On-Board Pre-Amplifier Systems. They feature a surface mount micro pre-amp pickup suits all string spacings, nylons, and 12's.
Website: Headway Electronics

Candelas Guitars: Candelas offers its exclusive El Candelas Pickup to amplify the sound of your acoustic guitar. It has a retro norteno look, chrome oval plate and single coil pickup mounted in the center. It is also a passive pickup (without battery). The pickups are available with or without volume control.Website: Candelas Guitars

Pick-up the World: Pick-up the World and Tapastring Guitar Care have joined forces to create the Vintage Jack which was designed to replace your existing endpin and will fit most guitars. This jack is securely retained by the taper fit of the mating parts. No Drilling or adhesives are required. Pick-Up The World also features the The I/O which represents their latest advancements in under-saddle pickup technology.
Website: Pick-up the World

Schertler USA: Schertler offers five types of pickups for acoustic instruments: BLUESTiCK, DYN-Series, STAT-Series, Dual-Source, and Basik-Series transducers. Website: Schertler USA

Takamine: Takamine Guitars introduces its first "add-on" acoustic guitar pickup. Takamine's Tri-Ax is a tri-axial dynamic body sensing, soundhole mounted pickup that is "System Matched" to perform with the Takamine CTP-1 Cool Tube preamp. When installed in the CTP-1 auxiliary input, the TRI-AX increases tonal possibilities. The Tri-Ax is also a stand-alone pickup that can be installed in any acoustic guitar. The Tri-Ax features both passive and active operation and a volume control in active mode.Website: Takamine

Ghost Modular Pickup Systems: The Acousti-Phonic™ Modular Pre-amp captures the natural acoustics of your guitar, which can then be amplified or recorded direct.The Acousti-Phonic features automatic switching for mono or stereo applications. Other features include an onboard piezo/magnetic mix volume, automatic battery off sensor eliminating the need for a bulky nine pin output jack, and auxillary 9V power to an active magnetic pickup system eliminating the need for two 9 volt batteries.Website: Ghost Modular Pickup Systems

McIntyre Pickups: McIntyre Acoustic Pickups carry the GF-30: Acoustic Feather for Flattop Guitar which is a responsive, lightweight pickup which mounts on the bridge plate centered between the 1st and 6th strings. They also carry the RF-40:Acoustic Feather for Spider Cone Resonator. This feedback resistant pickup is made of a responsive film which adds very little weight when mounted on the cone.Website: McIntyre Pickups