Is it a good idea to install a pick-up on a travel guitar??

thatkoreandude

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Hi everybody!

Is it a good idea to install a pick-up on a travel guitar??? I have a Veelah ToGo Travel Guitar!

If so, which one do you recommend???
 
It will be very expensive if you're looking at something permanent that turns your guitar into an electro-acoustic. Several hundred dollars or more. I once considered doing this for a full-sized guitar but I got scared off when told how much. I ended up buying an electro-acoustic for $300+ instead.

You can also consider a soundhole pickup which you can install or remove yourself. Just that the wires can be quite annoying. For the ones I've used (Seymour Duncan Woody and another one I bought from Maestro), a wire extends from the pickup itself and ends with an output jack at the other end. I had to find a way to keep the wire hidden away and tied the output jack to the end-pin so my strap would still fit. Some can also be installed permanently, i.e. the wires are inside the guitar and you only need to install the output jack, but you will need a guitar tech for this.

They cost anywhere from below a hundred to a few hundred dollars depending on the quality. I've used the temporary ones for my performances and they were OK. Used an affordable guitar so I wasn't too bothered about the sticky tape keeping the wires neatly hidden away on the back and sides of the guitar, and as I said earlier, I tied the output jack to the end-pin so my strap would fit.
 
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Do you require the use of the pickup? If yes, then get it installed so you can plug into acoustic amps to amplify your sound. With the Veelah, you may need to check the diameter of the sound hole. The JJB Electronics piezo pickups are retailing for about $60. Installation is easy. The only difficult part is reaming the endpin to 1/2 inch to house the output jack. I've installed a pair of Artec A1s into a Takamine for a friend of mine. It did sound good. I used two A1s 28x2+ 10(endpin) = 66 bucks. I'm not sure how much shops will charge for that. You can message me if you need assistance with the reaming.
 
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