I seriously don't understand why the ratings are so low on this site, look ANYwhere else, this product is widely respected. Yes, I work with lots of sound equipment for my church like many people. The main reason I got this was because many worship leaders have guitars that don't plug in. Because this would be a product that many members would be using their filthy hands with, I didn't want to get something expensive and too valuable for the church if it were broken or mistreated(which is why I got this one instead of the higher versions). This product WAY BEYOND EXCEEDED my expectations, there's absolutely NO buzzing, and SURPRISING amount of clarity. Even if you have the worst amplification system ever, there's nothing a little EQing could do to make it sound beautiful. Let's just say, if you want something to use for the stage, nothing too expensive, GET THIS NOW!!

We have a Dean Markley Pro Mag and needed another pick up, this one was cheaper so we took a shot? It lasted about a year of weekly giging then quit working. I tried to fix it but let's just say we'll be buying another Dean. lol... Our original Dean is still going strong!

I don't know much about acoustic pick-ups or anything, but when I bought this, I really didn't expect there to be so much buzzing! It's just a constant annoying sound that really distracts from the music. I bought this so I could play some shows but the buzz was just too overwhelming and now I have to deal with making sure I'm not too far from the mic that picks up my guitar. Complete bummer. I wish I had dished out the extra 20 to get the humbucker.

This pickup has very good sound. I'm using it on my Martin D-28 so I'm picky about how it treats the fine sound of that guitar. And it does very well. The problem is, the volume on the B string (#2) is more than 50% greater than the other strings. I've tried compensating for that on my amp (Crate acoustic) and just picking that string with less force, but that becomes a pain in the butt after awhile. This is almost a great pickup, especially for the price. But that unbalanced sound makes it almost non-usable for my fingerpicking style.

First this is a magnetic pick up.. not a mic or a piezo pickup so expect some sort of a "electric guitar" sound. The sound of this pick up is very excellent I have play out live with this pick up and have done a lot of recording using this pick up. A awesome buy all round.