Looking at the LR Baggs iMix system
My next investment will be the LR Baggs iMix system. Here is the manufactures’ description:
The iMix system is a dual source preamp / pickup system that does not require cutting a hole on the side of your guitar. The preamp adheres via Velcro to the inside back of the guitar. This preamp utilizes the L.R. Baggs under saddle transducer (Called the ‘Element’) and an Acoustic Soundboard Transducer (The iBeam). There are five controls along the right exterior of the preamp: iBeam gain, iBeam low cut, iBeam mid cut, Element mid cut and stereo/mono. There is a “Remote Control” which is placed on the bass side sound hole. This remote control has two knobs: one for blending the dual sources, and one for volume. The Stereo/Mono Control determines whether the output is summed to one mono channel or split into two signals. Stereo mode requires the use of a standard stereo cable or stereo Y cable – this mode puts the Element on the tip channel and the iBeam on the ring channel. If you use a mono cable in stereo mode, only the Element will be present. This setting is useful for recording each pickup independently, creating separate blends for two different sets of speakers (for example, the house speakers and stage monitors), or applying different effects to each channel.
My plans are to connect the iMix to my LR Baggs M1a and the LR Baggs iBeam. Both of these systems don’t need a cut out in the body… but my guitar already has a cut out, so I’m going to replace that system with a Fisher pickup that features an on board tuning system. This way I can perform with a tuning system and later take out the LR Baggs gear for use in a new guitar, keeping a functioning pickup system that allows me to sell it or whatever
Here is a video about the system:
