pickup for an acoustic guitar

[egurka]

I recently bought a martin 000x1....i was wondering if it's worth installing a pickup, i'd really like to plug this guitar into an amp.

[Crazy#41]

Yeah man.

Definitely worth it.

Don't pay more than 150

[SunkenTreasure]

K&K Trinity, uses a thinline and an outboard pre-amp, so no hole cutting.

[ChadRap127]

Bah, Get a Martin Gold+ Pickup, unreal sound quality.

[egurka]

correct me if i'm wrong..but on the dmband site it says dave uses and acoustic...not acoustic electric..but it doesn't say what pickup he uses..anyone know?

[jk333]

Well, i dont know about dave, cause, really- who cares,

BUT,
if you don't have a pickup, then that usually means that your mic-ing your acoustic... ie, using a microphone to pick up what your playing. (which is very similar to what a pickup actually does)

[AFurth]

Dave uses the Fishman Natural II.

It's what I have in my guitar. If you want a sharp sound with a lot of "cut" through a band, I definitely recommend this pickup.

However, its not GREAT for solo work. It's still good, but its not ideal. I recommend just getting a nice microphone like an sm57 and setting that up for when you play.

[EZakre]

It's not worth putting a pickup (that will cost you between $50-$350) on a guitar that goes for only $500