Pickups and Amps for Acoustic Instruments

L. R. Baggs has a great new amp specifically designed for use with acoustic guitars. The Acoustic Reference Amplifier's most impressive feature is how great it sounds not just out in front, but off to the sides as well, dispersing 200 watts of high quality sound to the corners of a performance venue. A couple of very nice retro features: Separate VU meters for each channel (when's the last time you saw a VU meter?), and spring reverb, which sounds so much better than electronic reverb. This amp is housed in a cabinet that looks more like furniture than a techno box, but is still built to be taken on the road. The first of these amps (like ours) is the ³signature version, featuring quilted maple panels on the sides; future production will have mahogany sides. List price is $1599 and it's here, in stock.

We carry the full line of Fishman pickups for acoustic instruments, including the Rare Earth Pickup series. Fishman offers a wide variety of pickups for all sorts of settings and instruments. Their products are reliable and well-researched.