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LR Baggs Lyric Acoustic Guitar Microphone System with Preamp

Internal Acoustic Guitar Pressure Zone Microphone System with Soundhole Volume Control and Endpin Preamp with Presence Control
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The LR Baggs Lyric pressure zone acoustic guitar microphone strikes a balance between the fidelity of high-end studio microphones and the indispensable feedback resistance of piezo pickups. The next step in LR Baggs's Tru Mic technology, the Lyric microphone introduces several new patented technologies, including a unique noise-cancellation system that eliminates the boxiness associated with under-saddle acoustic guitar mics, while conveying the sweet highs and natural low end you'd expect from an external microphone. Whether you're recording in the studio of playing out live, you're going to be impressed by the sound quality you get from your LR Baggs Lyric microphone.

LR Baggs Lyric Under-saddle Acoustic Guitar Microphone at a Glance:
  • The feedback-fighting power of a piezo with the sound of a studio microphone
  • Patent-pending technologies provide unbelievably high-fidelity sound
  • Painlessly simple installation will have you up and playing in no time
The feedback-fighting power of a piezo with the sound of a studio microphone

When it comes to capturing the sound of your favorite acoustic guitar, there's really no question about it: nothing sounds as good as a quality condenser microphone. But in most cases, using a sensitive studio mic live is a recipe for instant feedback. And while piezo pickups offer high gain before feedback, they seldom sound fantastic. Thanks to its unique pressure-zone design and under-saddle position, the LR Baggs Lyric microphone is able to capture full and vibrant acoustic tone, while remaining shielded from feedback-causing reflections. There's no doubt about it, the Lyric is the system to get for full and accurate acoustic sound.

Patent-pending technologies provide unbelievably high-fidelity sound

One of the drawbacks of using an internal acoustic guitar microphone is the boxiness of their sound. By placing the featherweight pressure-zone microphone element less than 3mm from the top of your guitar, the LR Baggs Lyric effectively uses the most resonant part of your instrument as its diaphragm. The rest of the magic occurs in the "black box" technologies within the Lyric itself. This includes a noise-canceling system that rejects the boxy midrange reflections outright plus one bit of genius circuitry that tightens your low end, and another that sweetens your highs no matter how hard your play. The effect is nothing short of astonishing.

Painlessly simple installation will have you up and playing in no time

If you already have a bored-out strap pin, then installing the complete LR Baggs Lyric microphone and preamplifier system is freakishly simple. First, you attach the microphone itself to the underside of the bridge plate via a simple, ultra-thin peel-and-stick adhesive pad, and the soundhole controls mount similarly. The Lyric's endpin preamp is simple enough to set in place too, but we'd recommend having a professional, such as one of the experts in Sweetwater's own guitar workshop, do the actual drilling and installation. Call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer for further details.

LR Baggs Lyric Under-saddle Acoustic Guitar Microphone Features:
  • A featherweight pressure-zone-style under-saddle acoustic guitar microphone with the sound of a studio mic and the feedback-fighting quality of a piezo pickup
  • Microphone's proximity to your guitar's top allows high gain before feedback while capturing the full sound of your instrument
  • Revolutionary noise-canceling technology rejects boxy internal reflections
  • Patent-pending circuitry provides tight lows, sweet highs, and full-range dynamics
  • Onboard presence control offers further tone-shaping options
  • Entire system (microphone, soundhole control, and endpin preamp) mounts easily
  • Professional installation available - call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer for details
Get studio mic sound with piezo-style feedback rejection from the LR Baggs Lyric microphone system!

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Tech Specs

  • Instrument: Acoustic Guitar
  • Type: Microphone
  • Position: Bridge Plate
  • Active/Passive: Active
  • Built-in Preamp: Yes
  • Controls: Volume, Presence
  • Features: Feedback Resistant
  • Power Source: 1 x 9V
  • Manufacturer Part Number: Lyric

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Rated 5/5

Great Pick Up for split saddles

My other two Lowden guitars have on board preamps, but I needed something for the third one. This Lyric brings out the natural sound of this jumbo axe (to the extreme left) with no feedback. Thanks again, Benjamin Nielsen!
Rated 5/5

Great system

When I first looked into adding a pickup to my Martin OM-28, I was thinking K&K so I wouldn't have a battery pack in the guitar. But I'd used a fishman rare
Earth for sometime and knew if I could only have it on the mic blend that would be my ideal. Mics have feedback issues though, so I figured a transducer or pickup would be better.

This Lyric is advertised as an under saddle mic without feedback issues (no more than any acoustic pickup, that is). So instead of gluing a transducer to the under saddle of my guitar I decided to try this. Well, 4 Martins later, I'm still using these.

I never tried a K&K but I can't see how anything would be a more accurate representation of the guitar's sound than a mic so I'm happy with my choice.

I have installed this 4 times now and it's super easy. Other than the 1/2" stepper drill where the end pin is, it's completely reversible too.

Also, the oldest of these I have is probably 7 years old? Maybe more. And the two sided tape has never been an issue. I was worried it would come loose. Nope.

With the battery pack against the center block where the neck and body connection is, I can't even feel the weight difference with the 9v battery.

The presence adjustment is kind of a pain because it's so sensitive, and it requires a special tool (included), but that should be a one time adjustment. The volume knob location is great IMO because you don't have any visible knobs on your acoustic.

If I add another acoustic to my collection I'm sure I will use this system again.
Music background: 30 years of gigging and worship
Rated 5/5

LR Baggs Lyric

Made my guitar sound just as good plugged in as when it is not plugged in.
simple install, works great.
cons: no sound controls, just volume, so you have to go through something with an EQ if you need it.
Music background: started playing guitar in 1970
Rated 5/5

Love my new pickup system!!

My new system was easy to put in and sounds amazing!!! As always, the candy bag helped the installation too!! Thank you Sweetwater for being so awesome!!
Music background: Guitar player dad
Rated 5/5

I am impressed!

I just installed this with the help of a couple of YouTube videos and I am very impressed with how easy to install and how well it works. My guitar already had a hole drilled through the end block since I was replacing an inferior pickup system. As one other review said, I had to crank up my Peavey VYPYR VIP-2 (on acoustic setting) to be sure I was hearing it through the amp because it sounds so much like guitar unamplified that it is hard to tell the difference. The sound techs at church had to crank up the gain on their board a little more than they were used to but once they did that it worked great!

I also like the little wire clips they give you to clip the wires to the side of the guitar to both keep them out of sight and so they don't rattle.

Installed it in a Norman Studio B50 (maple back and sides, spruce top)
Music background: 45 year music teacher in public schools and church musician
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