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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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Reviews

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!
Acoustic guitar Pickup
I purchased this about a year ago. The initial pickup was defective, but Sweetwater offered to have me send it back, but I had already sent it to LR Baggs directly to have them figure it out. They send me a new one and I had that one installed on my Collings OM1. I have three other guitars with Fishman Rare Earth and thought I'd try this one based on other reviews I read, and I had installed and LR Baggs Anthem on my Larrivee so I knew a bit on the internal microphone. All that said, I'm really impressed, and happy with the sound this one produces, and I think I'll buy another for my other guitar. Nice to have the sound hole open with only a small adjustment knob.
Music background: Played since I was 14, so about about 600+ moon cycles. Play most wood string instruments.
Natural and clear no feedback
Working musician who performed with open monitors and mics. overhead PA in a large size venue weekly and once or twice a month with a band. almost a decade of using this thing it almost never fed back even with a little bass boost. Guitar is a Taylor dred. And it gives the guitar in almost magical reverb quality, the band sound guy and I barely have to do anything to the sound. It's just amazing. I know it's almost a decade old design at this point. But it's awesome. I fingerpick and strum and even when I dig in hard it still sounds just great.
Music background: Pro- creator director singer/songwriter, masters in music, religious musician
Great Tone
The best review I can give this was from my 2 boys (12 and 9). When I plugged this in at our church they said "It sounds just like we're sitting in the living room listening to you play only louder."

I am playing a Breedlove Eco Myrtlewood, but it came with only the basic Fishman Presys piezo pickup, so always sounded thin and nothing like the guitar itself sounds.

With the LR Baggs Lyric, the tone of the guitar sounded exactly like the real-life tone of the guitar, which is exactly what you want from an acoustic pickup.

I didn't have to do any modifications to the guitar as there was already a jack installed from the existing fishman. It was simply a matter of removing the fishman jack (which is modular so the wires just unplugged. No soldering or cutting of wires) from the fishman jack/battery housing and installing the Lyric jack into the fishmann housing. Worked like a charm.
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