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The LR Baggs iBeam is a user-installable acoustic guitar pickup that reproduces the full dynamic range of your guitar's natural tone while maintaining perfect string balance. LR Baggs includes an installation jig with each iBeam that allows you to install the pickup in minutes and get the ideal placement for the transducer inside your guitar.

LR Baggs iBeam Acoustic Guitar Pickup Features:

  • Reproduces natural tone with perfect string balance and full dynamic range
  • User installable in minutes
  • Comes with a special installation jig that assures ideal placement of the transducer

It's the pickup you want, one that will do your favorite guitar justice. Order today.

LR Baggs iBeam Acoustic Guitar Pickup

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Average of 6 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 8.33

Quality

Quality: 9.50

Features

Features: 8.00

Value

Value: 8.00

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 5

Quality

Quality: 8

Features

Features: 6

Value

Value: 4

Too Quiet
Posted by solerydr from Oklahoma on Feb 25, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Acoustic Folk
This pick-up is really really quit. I have an L.R. Baggs para-acoustic D.I. to go with it, and its still too quiet. I have played on p.a.'s were the natural sound of my Martin was louder than the amplified sound. It IS installed correctly. Dont expect to play with any accompanyment or mic'd vocals. When I kick on my tuner, there is a loud pop due to the amount of gain needed for me to be heard. Most sound men give up and just mic me. Im shopping for a replacement right now. Sounds really good if you can hear it though.

Overall

Overall: 8

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Great Pickup, But No Installation Jig
Posted by engineerartist from Huntington Beach, CA on Sep 4, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: Acoustic Fingerstyle
After much research, one of the main reasons I decided on the iBeam was because the product description indicated that LRBaggs included an installation jig with the pickup, and I wanted to do the installation myself. I was disappointed to discover that there was no installation jig included in the box I received. Fortunately, I have access to a shop and tools, so I was able to build an installation jig (using the photos of the installation jig supplied in the instructions) in a few hours and get the pickup installed in my Taylor LKSM 6-string. I plug the pickup into an LRBaggs Para Acoustic DI and then to a Crate acoustic amp (or PA system) and I'm pleased with the flexibility this setup offers. I'm able to dial in a great sound in any situation. If you do decide on this pickup, be sure to use a good preamp (such as the Para Acoustic DI or equivalent) because the signal from the iBeam is weak and needs a good boost to achieve the optimum sound.

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 10

Great Pickup
Posted by ExoticWoodsRule from Frankfort, KY on Oct 6, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Mellow Rock, Worship, a little bit of everything
I am not a fan at all of active systems unless they come equipped. This pickup is a great choice. Not only does it carry the L.R. Baggs name, but it carries the tone as well. It perfectly represents my guitars tone. Because there are no batteries or an extensive amount of wires, installation is not a hassle. The only con to this pickup is that it is very weak without a preamp...obviously...but this is minor. This is hands down, one of the best guitar purchases of my career.

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 8

iBeam, sounds good, very practical
Posted by Firstson from Huntsville, TX on Sep 19, 2007
Experience w/product: I have heard about it
Reviewer's Background: active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: performing songwriter
I purchased the iBeam for my Gretsch Rancher (6012). Coupled to a Baggs preamp is sounds very nice, very acoustic. It's certainly fine in smaller, not so loud applications, and for recording, however, it tends to feedback at higher volume levels. Installation required some extra effort as it won't fit in front of the bridge pins. The bracing is too close. I set it behind. Sound is a bit brassy, but certainly fixable with a preamp.

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 8

Well, we're impressed.
Posted by Clive Melton from Somerset, England on Jun 4, 2005
Experience w/product: I have used it
Reviewer's Background: Live sound engineer, musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Singer/songwriter, acoustic,, classsical
I had this pickup fitted in my friend's Epiphone/Gibson acoustic and everytime we go to a new venue the sound engineers are amazed at the quality of the sound it's kicking out. They are so used to rubbishy old bridge pickups that this one finally makes them do some work but between us we always get an excellent sound whether in a small club or a larger theatre. I'm going to have one fitted to my classical, I'm that impressed. It is a bit pricey, though I guess you get what you pay for.

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LR Baggs iBeam Acoustic Guitar Pickup

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