Journey Instruments Passive Piezo Acoustic Pickup � EP001K Three Balanced German-Made Passive Pickup Elements � Piezo Pickup for Acoustic Guitars (Ceramic)

Le instalé la pastilla a una guitarra Martin Backpacker traveler de cuerdas de acero. Después de años de buscar aluna opción para poder conectar mi guitarra, lo logre con esta pastilla. Su calidad de sonido es muy buena. Si tienes una guitarra acustica que no quieras instalarle un preamp, esta es tu pastilla..

Bättre än k&k tycker jag.

A little tricky to install the first time (big hands) but what a great sounding acoustic pickup. At first I was a bit concerned with the lack of onboard controls but I'm running this through a good quality preamp and it works great. No batteries and a great sound, what more do I need?

I'm very happy with this pickup. In the past, I just used a mic to amplify an acoustic which sounds great, but is not always convenient. So, I decided to try the Journey passive piezo pickup as it is reported it to be best at maintaining an authentic acoustic sound at a good price. I first installed it in an inexpensive 6-string. I liked it so much, I put them in three other guitars: a 12-string Yamaha , a Martin DJr, and a Martin D-18. All sound great amplified. Once installed, the pickups worked great. I first played through a Focusrite audio interface to monitor speakers & headphones. This allowed me to hear the the pickups as cleanly as possible without any added effects from an amp. With each guitar, the sound I got was very close to that guitar's unamplified sound. That's just what I wanted since I really like how all these guitars sound unplugged. Through a Fender acoustic practice amp, they sounded just as good. I used the 20mm piezos in the 12-string and D-18, and the 12mm piezos in the other two due to their smaller bridge plates. Installation was not that difficult if you have the right tools and take your time. I used the recommended installation procedure with a slight mod. I installed the jack first, then the volume wheel. I then made jig the size of the bridge plate for so I could install all 3 pickups at once, otherwise using Journey's recommended method. You want to do this right the first time, so practice placing the jig in the guitar a few times before gluing so you'll be able to do it quickly & accurately since Superglue sets quickly. I used this method successfully on all four installations with excellent results.

取り付け直後、自宅で小音量で確認した時点ではエアー感ある良い音質でノイズも気にならず、良い買い物が出来たと思っていました。しかし、いざライブ本番、会場で音量が上がるとホワイトノイズが多く、トレブルを絞る必要があり、狙った音にする事はできませんでした。音に拘りのあるライブハウスでZOOMプリアンプ兼DIを使用しました。同環境・同DIで別のピックアップを使用した時にはこの様な事象は発生しなかったので、この製品の特性だと考えます。結局、私はK&Kに買い換えたので、1万円+取り付け・取り外しの労力とライブで思う様な音が出せないと言うロスが発生しました。高評価している方はライブで使用していないのかと疑問に思いました。 この商品を購入する事はお勧めしませんが、K&Kよりトランスデューサーが大きいのでブリッジ裏板が小さいギターの場合、貼り付ける場所が足りない事もあり得ます。ブリッジピンのボールエンドからブレーシング迄の寸法を確認する必要があります。 又、付属の串・型紙・ゴルフティーを使って取り付ける時、串がブリッジピンのホールより細い為、ズレやすく位置決めが難しいので、ゴルフティーをもう一本用意しておいた方が楽に作業できます。ケーブルをたぐり寄せる針金もあった方が良いでしょう。