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LR Baggs M1 Active Acoustic Guitar Soundhole Humbucker Pickup

Active Acoustic Guitar Soundhole Pickup with Prewired Strapjack Harness, 1,000+ Hours Battery Life
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Get Natural Acoustic Guitar Sound Onstage

Perfect blend of string and body! The M1 Active does just what you want your acoustic guitar's pickup to do — it brings the natural voice of your guitar to life onstage. Your strings will sound sweet but not too twangy and bright, which is a problem with many acoustic pickups. And you'll have full control of your detailed, full sound thanks to the LR Baggs M1 Active's built-in volume control. You'll be glad to know that there's a pre-wired strapjack harness, so installation should be a snap. Best of all, you can feel free to plug in and play all you want. The M1 Active's battery lasts for 1,000+ hours — that's more than a month of 24/7 playing!

LR Baggs M1 Active Acoustic Guitar Pickup Features:
  • Highly feedback-resistant acoustic guitar pickup
  • Built-in volume control lets you take charge of your sound
  • Offers a perfect blend of string and body signal
  • Quiet, hum-free operation for your stage performances
  • Built-in gold-plated 1/8" jack for a flawless connection
  • Includes a pre-wired strapjack harness for easy installation
  • Battery lasts for 1,000+ hours — more than a month of 24/7 playing
Bring the sound of your acoustic guitar to life with the LR Baggs M1 Active pickup!

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Tech Specs

  • Instrument: Acoustic Guitar
  • Type: Humbucker
  • Position: Soundhole
  • Active/Passive: Active
  • Built-in Preamp: Yes
  • Controls: Volume
  • Features: Feedback Resistant
  • Power Source: 1 x CR2032 (1000 hours)
  • Manufacturer Part Number: M1A

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Rated 5/5

Love this pickup!

Installed this LR Baggs M1 Active in my 1967 Gibson Heritage Acoustic. It was an easy install, and it just sounds amazing. Make sure you read the installation Manual and User Guide. The pole adjustments are pretty much ready out of the Box if your using Bronze Strings. I am using 80 / 20 Bronze so for my High E I decided to go with the Shorter 3/8" Pole Piece that came with the pickup and adjusted it down deeper in to the pickup to a similar depth of the Factory B pole depth. This pickup really brought out the Natural sound of my Gibson. I'm really glad I chose this model of Pickup. Thank you Ryan from Sweetwater!
Music background: Professional Musician
Rated 5/5

Excellent Pickup!

This was my second M1 purchase. I placed my first one on my Martin HD28v. I use that guitar when I perform alone or with a friend. The pickup delivers clean, full, and crisp responses. I absolutely love it.

I also used the M1 during my recording sessions. I run it through a tube preamp and am more than happy with the results. I highly recommend the M1.

Note, I have attached two images of my Buck Owens' Guitar with my second pickup attached to it. Fair warning, if you have a small sound hole, plan on a longer installation or take it to a guitar shop. I installed mine, but it took me over an hour to improvise the process. The good thing is that I did not have to alter the pickup, just the installation process.
Music background: Professional
Rated 5/5

Great product!

I was having trouble with strings overmodulating on my Taylor built in pickup. The LR Baggs gives great sound and the ability to adjust each string individually makes all the difference. Easy in/out for the pickup in the sound hole. I would highly recommend this product.
Rated 5/5

Perfect pick up

Beautiful sound for my acoustic guitar- easy to install.
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