LR Baggs ELEMENT ACTIVE Acoustic Guitar Undersaddle Pickup System

Description

Advanced Undersaddle Pickup with Unrivalled Dynamic Range

This is the original Element Active system, featuring impressive body sensitivity, warmth, and articulation in a streamlined design. The system includes a prewired Element pickup, all-discrete electronics, and a soundhole mounted volume control.

Includes authorised dealer extended 5-year warranty.

At a glance:

All-discrete endpin preamp

Pre-attached Element pickup

Fits both 3/32” and 1/8” saddle slots

Soundhole mounted volume control

Battery type: Single 9V

Battery life: 1,000 hrs

Model available for nylon string guitars

The common undersaddle pickups – you’ve probably used before – rely on string attack to directly compress the transducer to create sound. This direct pressure is a root cause of the infamous “quack”. In contrast, the LR Baggs Element derives output from the movement of the soundboard and rejects string attack to minimize quack.

Its flexible film sensor, thin as a human hair, mirrors the soundboard’s movement as you play to capture the guitar’s actual voice and its most delicate nuances. In addition, the pickup’s minimalist construction removes most of its influence on the acoustic properties, creates an intimate coupling between the sensor and guitar for the highest fidelity possible, and makes the Element amazingly reliable.