Acoustic Pickup Advice

[kevina]

Hi Guys

I have a Epi Dove and seen that you can get acoustic pickups like the one below for £44, they seem good as they just clip on to the acoustic hole. I have a couple of questions which are, if im playing effects through my amp, will these take effect if im playing the acoustic and 2) Are these sort of pickups worth it?

www.andertons.co.uk/SeymourDuncan/pid9968/cid588/SeymourDuncanWoodySCAcousticGuitarPickup.asp

[Happy Jack]

Can't really help much Kev except that Seymour Duncan are a premier pick up manufacturer and I have a few SD pick ups in my guitars and they are pretty good. SD woody pick ups are well known and well used.

£44.00 for a pick up sounds a bit pricey - I have done quick Google and you can get them cheaper - Hartnoll Guitars for one

Once you have attached the pick up and plugged it in it will act just like your electric so effects will work on your acoustic but an acoustic played through an electric guitar amp like your Blackstar HT5 will never sound quite right - it will sound more "electric" if you want.

Be careful of feedback because often acoustics amped up like this will feedback like a ba**ard

Acoustics are better amplified through a special acoustic amp which will give a purer less colored sound

Why do you want to amp your Dove?

[kevina]

Cheers Andy

Not desperate to play it amplified but thought the price was reasonable and something that could come in handy.

The Dove sounds great without any amplification but at the price for a pickup I dont feel it would be a great loss if it didnt work out.

Just a though as I am going to get a few bits and bobs when I get paid.

[Happy Jack]

You got your pedal yet mate?

[kevina]

Nah, cancelled the order and going through to glasgow sometime soon.

Getting the delay/reverb and compressor