Description
The M1A takes L.R. Baggs’ acclaimed M1 design and builds in Class A active electronics, so you get a stage-ready signal straight out of the soundhole—no outboard preamp required, and full compatibility with whatever gear you plug it into. A discreet volume wheel sits right where your fingers can find it mid-song, giving you real-time control without fumbling for a pedal.
At its core, the M1A is a humbucker with a genuinely different approach. Most stacked humbuckers cancel hum by burying a second coil that does nothing but mute your tone. L.R. Baggs instead frees that second coil to work for you: suspended on a tuned three-dimensional mount, it picks up the guitar top’s actual motion while the primary coil captures the string signal. The result is a blended voice—string clarity plus the air and presence of the instrument’s body—still dead quiet, still humbucking, but far from generic.
- Class A active electronics, no external preamp needed
- Body-sensitive tone with genuine warmth and presence
- Highly feedback-resistant for loud stages
- Quiet, hum-free operation
- Adjustable, threadless pole pieces that won’t snag fingerstyle nails
- Top-mounted volume control wheel
- Built-in gold-plated 1/8″ jack for fast install or removal
- Includes pre-wired strapjack harness
- Runs roughly 1,000 hours on a single 3V lithium coin cell
If you’ve been chasing a soundhole pickup that sounds less like a pickup and more like your guitar, the M1A is built for exactly that.
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