LR Baggs Anthem Tru-Mic Acoustic Microphone/Piezo Pickup System

After 30 years of effort, L.R. Baggs has created the Anthem Tru-Mic acoustic guitar microphone, which does what every amplified acoustic guitarist has dreamed about and no other pickup manufacturer has been able to create yet—unlocked the potential of a microphone to capture the very essence of guitar with high-feedback resistance for demanding stages. Not obvious, but equally important, is that the natural ease and dynamics of the Anthem Tru-Mic guitar microphone liberates to play freely without having to compensate for the pickup system. Now 're free to play the way like, plugged in or not. For the Anthem acoustic guitar mic, L.R. Baggs used no modeling or illusions. It's not "like" a mic. It's not "like" guitar. This is a mic, and what will experience is guitar—loud and with the fidelity and dynamics that come from a real microphone. Tru-Mic Technology At the heart of the L.R. Baggs Anthem guitar mic is a revolutionary type of microphone. Using a proprietary noise-canceling mic, the Anthem Tru-Mic eliminates any annoying honky or boxy qualities that have been previously associated with internal miking, leaving the pure and natural sound of guitar the way only a real mic is capable of doing. Because this L.R. Baggs acoustic mic is positioned within a few millimeters of the guitar top, it has very high gain before feedback. The mic housing mounts easily to the bridge plate and the mic capsule hovers just 3 mm above its surface to take advantage of the PZM or boundary effect. This Tru-Mic technology picks up the sound of the vibrations of the entire soundboard and makes the L.R. Baggs guitar mic unusually free from placement issues. Mic and Piezo Pickup: A Radical Technology The sound quality and feedback resistance of the Anthem Tru-Mic acoustic microphone now allows the mic to be the primary sound source in a mic/pickup system. This is unlike previous systems where only a small amount of the mic could be used to add some air to the dominant pickup signal. This is a radical new relationship between a mic and a pickup, as all of the detail, warmth, and personality of guitar is captured by the Tru-mic. The mic is augmented, for only the very lowest frequencies, capturing the punch and authority of playing, by the L.R. Baggs Element undersaddle pickup. Controls The featherweight control unit controls all of the essentials, volume, mix and phase. It nestles securely just inside of the soundhole for easy fingertip access. The mix control allows a full blend between the augmented mic and full-range pickup. A multi-segment battery check allows to maximize battery life and peace of mind. Under the hood is an all-discrete preamp/mixer with the pure, clean L.R. Baggs signature sound that is trusted by top artists around the world. Thanks to its intelligent engineering, can just plug in and enjoy the real sound of acoustic guitar and the way play, night after night.