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LR Baggs Anthem conversion :: 2015 Taylor 814CE [4.9 lbs]

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LR Baggs Anthem conversion :: 2015 Taylor 814CE [4.9 lbs]

A local player was not digging the stock Expression System 2 pickup in his Taylor (pictured above) so he wanted to swap it out for a LR Baggs Anthem.

A common complaint of active acoustic pickups is having to change the battery, usually done through the soundhole.  Players know that everytime the sound guy is troubleshooting an issue with you, he's going to make you check your battery (or outright replace it).  It only makes sense in this situation to take advantage of the easily-accessed tail mounted battery box.  This also means modifying the Taylor jack to work with the new LR Baggs jack.

Above is the modified Taylor battery box / end jack with the new LR Baggs connections installed.  The right angle plug is the LR Baggs jack connection and the small white clip connection is spliced into the battery box.  Zip ties are used to keep the wiring clean.

Initially I thought of plugging the Taylor's bridge pickup holes but opted to just reinstall the original pickup, though disconnected.  I wanted to give the player the option to return to the stock pickup if he ever wanted to.  The LR Baggs Anthem has an undersaddle pickup and an internal microphone.  Normally the microphone is installed on the bridge plate underneath the saddle.  The original Taylor pickup however prevents this so I installed the Baggs mic between the bridge plate and the x brace.  Placement is not critical with this mic.

Note that I really dislike the idea of three 1/4" holes running clean through the bridge, top and bridge plate.

You can see the Baggs controls mounted in the soundhole.  The Taylor upper bout controls were left installed but disconnected (again to be able to easily return to stock).

Both the player and I found the Baggs Anthem to be a great improvement to the amplified tone.  Much warmer and dynamic than the stock pickup to our ears.

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Intermittent Volume :: 2010 Pederson NS II [6.3 lbs]

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Intermittent Volume :: 2010 Pederson NS II [6.3 lbs]

Intermittent Volume :: 2010 Pederson NS II [6.3 lbs]

A dirty master volume pot was causing intermittent output for the player of this hollowbody.  The volume is a push-pull coil tap that was removed, sprayed with DeoxIT and reinstalled.  Also a failing plastic output jack plate (cracked) was replaced with a metal plate.

The bridge is a LR Baggs T-Bridge with piezo saddles for a more acoustic tone and can be blended in with the magnetic pickups or on it's own.

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LR Baggs Transplant :: 2010 Yamaha FG-336SBII [5.3 lbs]

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LR Baggs Transplant :: 2010 Yamaha FG-336SBII [5.3 lbs]

LR Baggs Transplant :: 2010 Yamaha FG-336SBII [5.3 lbs]

A player in the area dropped by with a used pickup in one hand, this guitar in the other. The LR Baggs Anthem he brought with him had been previously installed in another guitar and needed to be refurbished a bit. The adhesive had to be cleaned from the modules and prepped to remount with new adhesive (for the sound hole control module & internal microphone). The undersaddle pickup took a bit of work to balance as the pliable element had conformed to another saddle slot. Gig ready.

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