Wingoneer Acoustic Guitar Pickup

I have a Crafter GA-6 acoustic guitar: a lovely guitar, and perfect for what I use it for, apart from the fact that it doesn't have a built-in pickup. When I first got it this wasn't a problem, but since I've recently been performing a lot more, the lack of pickup was causing the sound technicians a lot of headaches, so I had a look to see whether there was anything I could do about it. A quick search on Amazon produced this; for the price I didn't expect much, but the reviews were excellent, so I thought, it's only £10 so I may as well give it a go. I was initially not impressed, as it arrived late and came without any instructions. However, on unpackaging, it looked fairly solid. As other reviewers have noted, it also has a built-in lead, which could be restrictive.I initially tried it out running into a keyboard as I don't have an amp, and found that the signal was quite low. However, last week I used it live for the first time, and was amazed at the quality. The sound came through beautifully, and it was plenty loud enough.If you need an affordable pickup, look no further. Just buy this one.EDIT 01/05/2016.I've now used this live several times, and it has performed perfectly every time. One thing I noticed is that it never has any feedback problems. For example, my last performance was followed immediately by someone else using a built-in guitar pickup, which created a lot of feedback as soon as it was plugged in. To overcome the problem, he had to turn his guitar volume down, with the result that it sounded rather quieter than ideal. My pickup had just been running at a much higher volume with no problems. In my opinion you would be better off with this pickup than with the built-in systems on most budget electro-acoustic guitars. And this on a budget acoustic will probably work out cheaper!EDIT 23/11/2016Having used it a bit more, I found that while it sounds all right for picking, it starts to sound VERY electric when strumming hard. Given that my main role when playing in a band is as a strummer, I decided to replace it with a Shadow SH 141. However, this was only about half the volume when it came. It may be faulty; I'm not sure yet. It does mean that this pickup will be my main one for a bit longer though :-)

This is a magnetic pickup so it will only work on steel-strung guitars and it won't reflect the tone of the instrument.Ideal if you want to use an amp or effects unit as unlike contact mics/transducers it doesn't need a special preamp and won't feedback as readily.Well made for the price - pads to prevent damage to the guitar top.The longish lead is useful for connection to effects or amps but would need to be cut if you want to mount the pickup permanently and take the lead out of the tailstock as per many transducers so don't count on this unless you can use a soldering iron.

It's pretty bad quality - but relative to the price I think it's a 4 star. The main problem for mine is the B and E strings are much louder and are distorted. Basically if you want to hear your nice acoustic guitar via a lead, you're going to have to spend a bit more. But if you just want something cheap, it works OK if you EQ it heavily.

+ Very low noise level+ Low price+ Easy installationActually it is a generic hambucker for an acoustic guitar so the output sound resembles the e-guitar sound.I tried putting it along with the mic recording and panning two to the sides and got some awesome stereo acoustic/e-guitar effect.Conclusion: it does what it should and at a very decent level. The output sound doesn't sound like an acoustic guitar

Pick up was okay. Made the guitar sound a bit more bass like. Could be better sounding but for the price should not complain

This pick-up is tremendous value for money. The slide clip-on and opposite side recess make it very simple to fit, unlike the fiddly screw-down clip pick-ups I have come across before. When fitted, the strings are free of obstruction even with low bridge action(unlike problems presented by the previously mentioned screw-downs)and there is little risk of hitting it with pick or fingers. I know it depends on the combination of acoustic and amp, but when my 1974 Columbus semi-jumbo is played through my 30w Marshall on a 'clean' setting, the sound produced is crisp and clear. Curiously, and unbelievably, when set to 'crunch' with added mid reverb, it is almost a match to my Strats when played as rhythm. The pick-up comes with an integral 3m lead. All in all, I really cannot find fault. Excellent!!

Hard to fault this for the price - just wanted it as a backup to a built in, and the clarity was surprisingly good. at a reasonable volume level it was perfectly good and looks way better than the price!

If you're looking for a relatively cheap method of amplifying an old accoustic guitar then this is for you.It has a decent length of cable fitted (which cannot be disconnected) to plug straight into your amp.There are probably better quality pick-ups out there but it serves my purpose and IMO it is good value for the price.