LR Baggs Anthem StagePro

My Guitar Sounds More Natural

I purchased an amp from Shoreline a few years ago, so when it came time to upgrade my pickup, I went with Shoreline again. The shipping was fast. The Anthem is very impressive. I previously had the Stage Pro Element in my guitar, which only has the under-saddle pickup. I got the Anthem installed last week. I plugged it into my amp, and I was amazed at the results. When I dialed it to the under-saddle pickup, it sounded good, like my Element did. But when I dialed it to the microphone, it sounded so much more natural. My eleven-year old daughter who plays cello with me on the worship team said, "What happened? It's not coming out of the amp anymore." That's how natural the sound was – it just sounded like my guitar was playing and not the amp. As I played around with the mix, I actually found my preference is to dial in a tiny bit of the piezo mic. It gives a touch of bright overtones. I think depending on what I'm playing, I'll either keep it like that (for chord playing and upbeat finger style) or dial it all the way to the microphone (for mellower finger style songs). I'm very happy with this pickup system.