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Any of you guys have an L.R. Baggs Ibeam acoustic pick up in a guitar?
Posted on 11/23/21 at 11:47 pm
Posted on 11/23/21 at 11:47 pm
How did you get a smooth sound out of it ? I've got one on a spruce top guitar. I can get really funky sounds on the top strings walking bass notes, and I can get a clear nice sound on the bottom 2 strings, but anytime I need to do a full chord The middle strings just seem out of whack. The guitar sounds great unplugged.
This post was edited on 11/24/21 at 12:24 am
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Posted on 11/24/21 at 10:51 am to auggie
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L.R. Baggs
top quality gear. they don't make anything bad.
Posted on 11/24/21 at 3:53 pm to monsterballads
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top quality gear. they don't make anything bad.
Yeah, it didn't come in the guitar, I had it installed. I'm wondering if I need to get it re-done. It doesn't sound like I think it should.
Posted on 12/2/21 at 11:36 am to auggie
Sorry I'm just seeing this, been insanely busy in the shop in recent times.
I'm a L.R. Baggs dealer. They make stellar stuff. I install more Anthem and Anthem SL series systems than all other A/E packages combined that cross my bench. I have an Anthem in my Hummingbird.
If you are having inconsistent volume and tones between strings, it is usually because the saddle and/or the base of the bridge slot are not perfectly flat and not creating consistent string-to-string downforce and pressure on and around the piezo element between the saddle and the bridge slot. Usually it's the saddle, shaved shorter improperly when the piezo was installed to accommodate the piezo's thickness.
The pro fix is to perfectly flat the footprint of the saddle and/or bridge slot. It very likely will entail a saddle replacement. Use adhesive sandpaper on a table top and slide the saddle base over it back and forth to perfectly true the footprint.
The quick fix is to take a TINY sliver(s) of the adhesive strip of a post-it note and put it between the saddle and the piezo under only the string(s) that sound weak compared to the others. Sometimes it makes the culprit strings louder, so you have to play around with the sliver shims and find what works best.
It can take a couple minutes, it can take two hours, every situation is case by case. But that's the quickest fix that doesn't entail a bench fee.
I'm a L.R. Baggs dealer. They make stellar stuff. I install more Anthem and Anthem SL series systems than all other A/E packages combined that cross my bench. I have an Anthem in my Hummingbird.
If you are having inconsistent volume and tones between strings, it is usually because the saddle and/or the base of the bridge slot are not perfectly flat and not creating consistent string-to-string downforce and pressure on and around the piezo element between the saddle and the bridge slot. Usually it's the saddle, shaved shorter improperly when the piezo was installed to accommodate the piezo's thickness.
The pro fix is to perfectly flat the footprint of the saddle and/or bridge slot. It very likely will entail a saddle replacement. Use adhesive sandpaper on a table top and slide the saddle base over it back and forth to perfectly true the footprint.
The quick fix is to take a TINY sliver(s) of the adhesive strip of a post-it note and put it between the saddle and the piezo under only the string(s) that sound weak compared to the others. Sometimes it makes the culprit strings louder, so you have to play around with the sliver shims and find what works best.
It can take a couple minutes, it can take two hours, every situation is case by case. But that's the quickest fix that doesn't entail a bench fee.
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