Good acoustic guitar pickup

Greetings and Welcome to Chordie!

  There are a bunch of options available depending on budget and if you want to have on board electronics (preamp) or something passive.  My fellow guitarist Jeff has a Taylor that we took down and had a piezoelectric put in and it works oustandingly but is passive.  It consisted of three transducers that superglue inside under the bridge in between each pair of strings and are connected to a strap-pin/plug assembly which replaces the existing strap-pin after the hole is bored to the proper diameter.  Don't recall the brand name but cost something like $65.00 installed and restrung.  I called the store that installed Jeff's pickup and came up with additional information:  http://www.kksound.com/purewestern.html

Just knew the darn things were built over on the Coast near Coos Bay!  But the price has doubled! 

I'd be visiting your local guitar shop and see what options are available.

Take Care;
Doug

Hi Guys ,
   Don't see much talk about Guilds on here , L O L ... I'm a Guild nut ... I have a '99 F65ce , a '97 F30nt and a '65 F30 in my small collection ... All sweet guitars .. I use the '97 F30nt sometimes playing out so decided to install a pickup on that one ... I installed a Fishman under saddle with end pin jack , works good and did'nt really change the guitar from original ... I use the same stand alone preamp with it that I use for my fiddles .... In my opinion it sounds better than the F65ce plugged in ...Even though the F65ce has the onboard blender too ........
                    Jerry

I'm with Bootlegger, I just put a B-Band in one of my guitars and WOW! It makes my other guitars sound wimpy.

Hi Lennycorn , and welcome to Chordie ... Forgot to mention before ...
   My little bro plays a Guild D-4 and uses my Dean Markley Pro-Mag when he plays with us and it sounds sweet ... He loves it and there's nothing lacking in tone .........
                  Jerry

Just to re-emphasize what GSE said,   the dean markley pro mag is probably the easiest and cheapest way to amplify your acoustic.  This pickup is great, especially if you don't wish to alter your guitar in any way.  My only complaint is what to do with the chord that hangs out of it.  I have taped mine to the lower bout but I'm not fond of this option. On the other hand, it produces a very authentic acoustic tone.  If you're on a limited budget or hate the thought of drilling holes in your prized acoustic,  try the Dean pickup first.  Other companies produce more expensive options that are similar in design, but I can't hear the difference.  Give it go and see what you think.