pickups

ejay Posted 2003-03-26 2:00 PM (#210609) Subject: pickups Joined: February 2003 Posts: 3 Location: idaho i have a 1983 ovation ballader but it has no pickup in it.I want to plug it into my mixing board direct and record.Who makes a pickup that slips into the sound hole that sounds good with a deep bowl?Anyone use any or have any good recomendations?I do not want to put the pickup in permanently do not want to mess up the guitar...thanks ejay.... Norseman1 Posted 2003-03-26 2:15 PM (#210610 - in reply to #210609) Subject: Re: pickups Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1026 Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. I will say, you're probably better off picking up a good instrumental mic than a soundhole/magnetic pickup. If you go with a soundhole pick-up, I've tried several, and the old Lawerence pick-up that has been around for ever, seems to work best (not great) in my deep-bowl Legend. Get one with the volume control, they cost around $35.00. If you want to spend some money, I've heard the Fishman Rare Earth soundhole pick-ups (around $125.00) work well, but are intended to be installed permanently (running a line out the end pin). At the advice of another board member, I use the Lawerence pick-up along with a mic. sometimes, and I'm happy with the sound I get. I do this with my 12 string, but not with my Legend. I have noticed that most soundhole pick-ups are made to fit a standard sound hole, and with the thicker rosette of my Legend, they don't fit well. Good luck, I hope this may help in some small way. Norse(go with a good mic)man1 alpep Posted 2003-03-26 6:21 PM (#210611 - in reply to #210609) Subject: Re: pickups Joined: December 2001 Posts: 10583 Location: NJ try the lace sensor soundhole pickup it is the best I have tried in a long time