john_m
Junior Member
The backstory of my D35:
http://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/showthread.php?175762-New-member-Guild-owner
My guitar came with a Fishman Rare Earth pickup when I bought it early this year. I barely got to use it because I don't do gigs yet, nor do I have an acoustic amp to use it on. The previous owner of the D35 has expressed buying it from me a couple of times now. I kept saying that I was keeping it for the time being in case I actually get the courage to do open mics. Haha!
Anyway, this last time that he asked to buy it, I said yes. Needed the spare money and right now, I don't see myself doing open mics anytime soon (I've got a loooong way to go.) I had my guitar tech/guy/luthier remove it today. I would have done it myself, but I read on the manual that there was adhesive involved. Turns out there was none and removing it was easy peasy! I wasn't charged for the removal so the only loss I made was from a couple liters of gasoline. Hehe
When I played Nina (that's what I named the guitar,) she sounded different! Livelier! The bass was fuller! Even when she was capoed up to the third fret, I still felt a louder than normal bass response. It was like playing a new guitar!
))
Obviously, the weight and position of the pickups made a difference. Didn't realize that it made that big of a difference! My newbie-ness is showing, pardon me!
Now, I am planning on getting a new pickup down the line. I currently have my eye on the LR Baggs M1. Is it alright to not install the end pin jack and just tighten the clamps to the guitar's soundhole and let the cable and end pin jack hang loose like this?
I'd like to remove the pickup when not needed. Keep in mind that I would be doing that on a live, and possibly band, setting, so I would be standing up and moving around, etc.
And for those who LOVE pictures:
http://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/showthread.php?175762-New-member-Guild-owner
My guitar came with a Fishman Rare Earth pickup when I bought it early this year. I barely got to use it because I don't do gigs yet, nor do I have an acoustic amp to use it on. The previous owner of the D35 has expressed buying it from me a couple of times now. I kept saying that I was keeping it for the time being in case I actually get the courage to do open mics. Haha!
Anyway, this last time that he asked to buy it, I said yes. Needed the spare money and right now, I don't see myself doing open mics anytime soon (I've got a loooong way to go.) I had my guitar tech/guy/luthier remove it today. I would have done it myself, but I read on the manual that there was adhesive involved. Turns out there was none and removing it was easy peasy! I wasn't charged for the removal so the only loss I made was from a couple liters of gasoline. Hehe
When I played Nina (that's what I named the guitar,) she sounded different! Livelier! The bass was fuller! Even when she was capoed up to the third fret, I still felt a louder than normal bass response. It was like playing a new guitar!
))Obviously, the weight and position of the pickups made a difference. Didn't realize that it made that big of a difference! My newbie-ness is showing, pardon me!
Now, I am planning on getting a new pickup down the line. I currently have my eye on the LR Baggs M1. Is it alright to not install the end pin jack and just tighten the clamps to the guitar's soundhole and let the cable and end pin jack hang loose like this?
I'd like to remove the pickup when not needed. Keep in mind that I would be doing that on a live, and possibly band, setting, so I would be standing up and moving around, etc.
And for those who LOVE pictures:
