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No, if your guitar has the S/N on the neck block, the battery can be mounted to the guitar back, near the neck block. That works great too!

If you unplug the instrument cable from the guitar, then the battery will turn off. You will maximize the battery life by unplugging your guitar when it's not being used.

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Sadly, no. The HiFi pickups are unstable and prone to feeding back in nylon string guitars. I recommend the Anthem SL Classical for most classical guitars. -Caleb

It definitely sounds like something might be wrong. The HiFi pickups can be bright in some guitars, but the mic should sound pretty smooth. I'd take it back to have it double checked. -Caleb

@ that’s what I thought too. I will. Is there a place I can send you a clip of it?

@@kodybryantmusic7357 tech@lrbaggs.com will come straight to me.

There shouldn't be any need to use the VPDI and the Align EQ together. The VPDI has all of the features of the Align EQ and many more.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to email me directly at tech@lrbaggs.com. -Caleb

@@LRBaggsResources hey Caleb I appreciate the reply! I guess Im gonna make myself a late Christmas 🎁

The Voiceprint DI has all of the same functions as the Align EQ and MUCH more! The VPDI is bit more expensive, but well worth it for the additional features.

No, the HiFi pickups don't work well for nylon guitars at all. The Anthem SL Classical is still our best pickup for Classical/Nylon guitars.

There are a few artists using this on big tours already, and they've all had excellent things to say about it. The ability to fall back on the HiFi pickups to minimize handling noise and feedback is a key component.

@@LRBaggsResources Can this be installed in a Taylor which has the battery integrated with the endpin?

I misspoke in my last comment. You do need to loosen the string to access the battery in the HiFi Duet. If you install the Duet in a guitar with an existing battery box, the existing battery box can be re-used pretty easily.

@@LRBaggsResources Do you instructions for doing it with Taylor battery box? I can't see how the Baggs endpin can be incorporated with the Taylor box.

@@tommc49 No formal instructions, but you can email support@lrbaggs.com and we can walk you through the process.

The Anthem was designed specifically for the frequency response, output level and impedance of the Element Piezo. Plugging in an M80 will produce sound, but it's probably going to take a LOT of EQ to get a decent sound.

The bigger issue is that the Anthem preamp and the M80 don't usually fit into the same soundhole at the same time.

The HiFi Duet sends a mono, unbalanced signal from the guitar. You would need a DI to convert the signal to a balanced one.

In some cases you can just double or triple up the adhesives. In other cases you might need to make an actual shim. If you want to email support@lrbaggs.com, we might be able to help you out with something.

That's written in the instructions, as well as on the preamp itself. The two inputs on the preamp are labeled as 'mic' and 'hifi'.

Tapping will show if the pickups are working or not, but you would need to string the guitar up and play it in order to fully check the string balance.

The Anthem mic doesn't carry any low end, so the extra bass would be coming from the undersaddle pickup. If you want to email us at support@lrbaggs.com, we can go over how that might need to be addressed with the installation.

I've talked with a few people who have installed the HiFi and Duet on carbon fiber bridge plates with good results. You shouldn't have any issues. -Caleb

It sounds like there's probably something off with the installation. If you want to email support@lrbaggs.com, we can give you some ideas of how to proceed.

Make sure your saddle bottom is perfectly flat!

Yes, it comes with everything you need for a full installation.

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Glad to hear it!

Thanks, Bo! -Caleb

My solution for my Taylor’s awful live sound was to sell it, buy a Martin with a Baggs Anthem and I’ve never looked back. 😝

We'll have to wait and see. We've had a lot of questions about what other versions and configurations will be coming next. We're still working on it, so stay tuned!

@@LRBaggsResources Yes please do a nylon version soon!

Bass

They use a standard nickel/silver fret wire.

Not sure what you're asking...

It was a first look, not sound 😂

They have four AEG-1 videos-with playing-on their main channel. This is the resources channel and primarily features user guides and product info.

As another commenter pointed out, Baggs do have some playing videos online. That said, I found them too focused on fast riffs and fancy playing to be able to properly assess how the guitar actually sounds plugged in. If you‘re interested in hearing someone strum and gently play the guitar - also as compared with a normal piezo system in another guitar, and as compared with the Duet pickup in a normal guitar - then I recommend scooting over to Aaron Short‘s YT channel and checking out his livestream on the topic. He demoes everything in a very valuable way. I‘m totally enthused about the AEG-1, as well as about the new Duet! Never heard a more natural plugged-in acoustic sound.

I don't think anyone's first choice is to modify the bracing, and that's not something I typically recommend. -Caleb

a shim is an added piece of wood for spacing...he didn't say he would cut into the soundboard brace

The bracing around the bridgeplate on the GS Mini is pretty tight. When I tried installing the HiFi's in GS, the pickups had to be pushed toward the middle which made the outer E strings quiet. So it's possible, but you might not get 100% from the pickup.

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The preamp has a little bit of trouble with the taller bracing around the soundhole of the V class, but we've had good results from shifting the placement in the soundhole and using some shims on the preamp.

@@LRBaggsResources Can I use my ES2 pickup instead of the HIFI with the Duet preamp? What if I stick a variable resistor in there in series to get the slightly hotter taylor ES2 output to the same level as the HIFI?

@@Acoustic_Music-h6x It's hard to say. The preamp was designed very specifically for the HiFi pickups, so swapping them could cause any number of potential issues. I imagine that it could technically work but it wouldn't sound as good.

It depends on the dealer. Orders placed directly on our website can only ship inside the US.

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if you want to email me at tech@lrbaggs.com, I'll do what I can to help. -Caleb

thats the specialty of yamaha, their pick up is excellent. how i wish taylor can adplopt those pick up of yamaha. in yamaha guitar, just buy and put battery and plugg in and thats all while in Taylor, sometimes you still need to adjust or figure out regarding the es2 system, its frustrating specially if no idea how to adjust. yamaha pick up system is the best. but stage pro or anthem is good also

I think it would be best if you emailed me directly at tech@lrbaggs.com. I'd be happy to help you out however I can. -Caleb

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The Anthem SL design/output hasn't changed at all. If it's reacting to that guitar with more output than you expected, it's likely due to factors in the guitar itself.

@@LRBaggsResources what factor in the guitar would create more output? It’s a 000 body size, so it’s not a loud guitar to begin with

@@dividedbytimestudios The main thing that can be changed is the saddle material. The saddle material can directly influence the undersaddle pickup's output, but it's not very predictable. If you have an organic saddle like bone, trying something manmade like Tusq or Micarta could make a noticeable difference in the output.

@@dividedbytimestudios If you want to email me at tech@lrbaggs.com, I can go into more detail about this.