Folk Acoustic Guitar PICKUP, A-201 Guitar Equalizer Piezo Pickup Amplifier Tuner with 6.35mm output jack (Without microphone)

First off. I have LR Baggs systems in 2 other guitars. One is Lyric and other is Anthem. This system is a cheap option it the LR Baggs Anthem system. The expansive brand name is amazing and yes its better. This is still a good system. Like the Anthem model, This has an under saddle piezo pickup and also a true mic inside under the bridge location.Now about this system... My first use I noticed this does not offer the feedback protection I'm used to with the other systems. The two controls. One changed from piezo to mic. The other is volume. There is no tone control. Make your piezo/mic blend you like and finish up on the sound board. The piezo is a bit quaky for my taste. I use mostly mic or maybe full mic. The mic only sounds good. Gives a very realistic sound of the actual guitar. PIezo is an electronic version of the guitar.The controls.. It sits flat inside so it has to go between the braces. You can see that puts it in a an odd position. The volume is almost under the 6th string. Also the volume turns the opposite of the expensive brand.Installation was easy. Tape off the area your going to drill for the strap pin. Also when drilling for the piezo pickup make sure you don't hit a brace. Get sloppy and you'll ruin a guitar fast. I used a gopro inside with a lumecube light and watched my work on my phone screen. Took some screen shots along the way. Hope they help you. You can also check out the build of your guitar that way. My Dean St. Augustine dreadnough is a lower end guitar. I alsp plan for this guitar to make trips to camp sites and came fires. I bought a low end guitar and installed a cheaper system for this reason.Although, I have played this guitar at church the past few weeks. Looks good, Sounds good, Plays good. I also use a 5.8mhz transmitter bug. Lekatos brand. I tried a 2.4mhz and I get a weird noise. FYI..Oh, battery. This has been installed about a month and the battery is fine. Others said the battery died over night. I've not had that issue.Yes I recommend this system unless you can afford the LR Baggs Anthem.

The media could not be loaded. ***UPDATE JAN 2017*** So I made a quick review video highlighting the installation and pickup sounds. Please excuse both the audio and my playing. I'm not sure why my interface split the room mic in one ear and the guitar in the other. Also, I misspoke - the first playing demo is WITH the mic ON and the second with the mic OFF. This is the guitar straight into a Focusrite interface, no effects or additional processing. Let me know what you think below!I purchased this for my Taylor GS Mini and am really satisfied! I got the model WITH the microphone, so that' the one I'm reviewing.First impressions: The quality seems to be on-par with the LR Baggs Anthem SL pickup. Endpin preamp is made of nice quality components, and the wiring/soldering/construction is clean. Appropriate cord lengths are given to all components, and 3m sticky pads as well as wire "harness" clips are included. The one BIG thing missing was installation instructions - Google remedied that very quickly, though.Installation: I previously installed a piezo pickup in this, so I had a 1/8" hold drilled already. Following the LR Baggs Anthem SL installation instructions, I drilled out a small hole (a continuation of the saddle slot, if you will) by the high E to allow ay least 3/16" of the piezo to extend beyond the high E string. Slid the piezo undersaddle into place without any problem. The Mic installation was pretty easy, but be sure to watch some videos on YouTube first. Also, if you don't already own a compact telescoping mirror - get one! It'll help out more than you would ever know! Battery pack installation and the volume/blend mini-knob installation was simple - just pick a spot inside and plop it down there. Endpin didn't require any additional drilling for the Taylor style, but aesthetically, is different than the 3-screw type that Taylor uses. Personally, I don't care, but that may turn off some purists.Sound: I'm hoping to upload a video review with samples soon, but I am pretty happy! The one big thing to note is that this does not have a VOL/TONE control, but rather a VOL/BLEND control, which is WAY BETTER in my opinion! I should be clear: the BLEND control adjusts the volume of the microphone. The Piezo is at a set volume, so you're blending in a mic mix with the piezo. It is NOT either Piezo OR mic...it's Piezo AND mic blended. The undersaddle piezo sound is clean, but exactly what I expect to hear from a piezo. String balance is equal and clear. The mic sound is sparkly and definitely adds in a different dimension to the sound. At times it can sound a little tinny. One drawback is that I wish you could make the mic even louder as opposed to the piezo...I can blend in the mic sound, but I wish I could blend it in a little more and hear less of the Piezo with the mic. Small detail....it still sounds good and full.Bottom line: For $40 you're basically getting an LR Baggs Anthem SL (which is a great pickup!) that is easy to install, requires VERY little modification, and sounds pretty good. I don't think the mic on this one is the same quality as the LR Baggs, but it also isn't $200. I like the blend control feature, but wish the mic volume was more adjustable. Installation instructions aren't included, but really easy to find online. If you have any sort of acoustic that you are thinking of "electrifying" I wouldn't hesitate to buy this.

Super quiet (and yes, I know how to install an undersaddle pickup). I have to have my acoustic amp cranked up to get even decent sound. It has almost no low end, so i have to turn my bass knob to full to make it even palatable for an acoustic tone. I took a chance, and lost. It's garbage. Now, I have to take the guitar completely apart to return this junk.

Worth the price......not worth the time.At around $30 you get that much sound so I can't complain much about the sound to price. Sounds as good as it costs......which means it's not good. I see other great reviews but maybe they're just looking for amplified sound. This us thin and tinny. I'm using it in a big solid spruce blooming guitar. Again.....I am not knocking it because the price works.The problem is you spend an hour or so putting all of this in and placing everything just right and it just isnt worth it. I would not perform with this. I'd use it for practice but no way am I sitting at a bat or restaurant and playing in front of people.Even my wife said "do you have knobs to make that sound better"Also just fyi I had problems with the jack and got a lot of static. I had to stick my hand in and wiggle wires and it straightened up. Obviously low quality components.Just know what you're getting. Put it in a yard sale guitar; not something you use to perform.

Save your money, a rip off

I've just installed this on an inexpensive Temu guitar that I use primarily for fingerpicking. Having the built-in mic in addition to the piezo pickup helps to give warmth to the sound, though I agree with other reviewers that it would have been nice to have a separate volume control for the piezo, as well as the mic. Never mind. It's lightweight, works well, and just required one large hole in place of the endpin, for the output jack. I'm just using a small electric guitar amp, though it's got a sweepable midrange control that helps a lot. The adhesive bits supplied are top-quality 3M, and extras are supplied for the mic and control module. Make sure you've got them where you want them, because they are seriously stuck there. And since no instructions or diagrams are supplied, I found it useful to print out a screen shot of the installation photo in the product listing. I chose to mount the flexible piezo directly under the saddle, having drilled a 3mm hole underneath the saddle so I could pull it through. Works fine.

The installation for this pickup does require a certain amount of careful positioning while working blind with your hand inside the soundhole and it might be frustrating for the inexperienced. The sound is okay. It doesn't rival the units which cost 5 times more, but for the price it's a good bargain.