Best Pickups for Acoustic Guitar Sound?

[Diminished Triad]

I'm building a Warmoth guitar and before designing and ordering I would like to know which of the Seymour Duncan pups might create an acoustic guitar sound out of a standard electric guitar setup? I may include an F hole if that helps or hallow out the body. But I would in the end prefer it to be a simple electric guitar that sounds as close to an acoustic guitar as possible. What pickups or set up might do this?

Thanks so much for any info you are able to share...

 

[Chris Pile]

Re: Best Pickups for Acoustic Guitar Sound?

In my experience, not happening unless you're talking a pickup specifically intended for an acoustic guitar.
Of course, there are other brands that might work.... but doing double duty is tricky territory.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Best Pickups for Acoustic Guitar Sound?

get a good piezo bridge and run it through the right processing. thats as close as you are going to get. ive never heard an electric guitar pup that sounds like an acoustic guitar, hell i dont think most plugged in acoustics sound all that great either

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Best Pickups for Acoustic Guitar Sound?

My idea is an A4 Antiquity.

Plus a micarta nut.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Best Pickups for Acoustic Guitar Sound?

I have found - seriously - that the pickup that does the best acoustic sim in my stable is a DiMarzio SuperDistortion in a Les Paul Standard.

That said - I would not call it a good sound...just the best of my electrics. Beats these Duncans: Distortion, JB, JB8, Pearly Gates, Detonator, Blackout, Jazz, Demon, and Custom Custom

 

[zionstrat]

Re: Best Pickups for Acoustic Guitar Sound?

2nd the piezo. But if you go with a stratish design, the dimarzio cruiser is a superb choice in the center. It's a clean clear lower output pup and combines extremely well with a piezo to add more body than a piezo alone.

 

[Securb]

Re: Best Pickups for Acoustic Guitar Sound?

I have two guitars with piezos that is the only way to go IMO. I would also STRONGLY suggest Fishman.

 

[beaubrummels]

Best Pickups for Acoustic Guitar Sound?

Didn't say what kind of guitar or pickup configuration.

In my experience, a telecaster with a Duncan Broadcaster and Duncan Antiquity neck with blend/Esquire dark circuit comes closest to an acoustic sound with both pickups on, neck slightly blended out and a scooped amp eq, or with the neck-only using the original 2 cap/1 resistor dark circuit and played with a thin pick, up near the neck (sounds like an archtop.). The Wampler ThirtySomething can also be used to get a scoopy acoustic sound as it has an emulation of that Vox treble boost bass/treble tone circuit and works really well if your amp doesn't scoop well, or you are not using an amp.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Best Pickups for Acoustic Guitar Sound?

Piezo into a pedal that can load IRs of an actual acoustic is about as close as you can get. I don't think any normal pickup can get that sound. But I'd have to wonder why you'd want it- either bring an acoustic, or just use a clean electric sound (if you don't have a piezo/pedal setup).

 

[zionstrat]

Re: Best Pickups for Acoustic Guitar Sound?

Piezo into a pedal that can load IRs of an actual acoustic is about as close as you can get. I don't think any normal pickup can get that sound. But I'd have to wonder why you'd want it- either bring an acoustic, or just use a clean electric sound (if you don't have a piezo/pedal setup).

Piezo + model is the winner for sure... regarding why, I used to play in a cover band where many songs started with accoustic sounds, but required electrics by the middle.

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[Securb]

Re: Best Pickups for Acoustic Guitar Sound?

I have used the Boss AC-3, it will get you close enough for horseshoes live but would not pull off a realistic enough acoustic sound for a studio recording.

Just another option.