Description
Sound hole pickups have a reputation for turning a great flattop into a nasal, quacky mess under a PA. The ACS is EMG’s answer to that problem, and it’s why fingerstyle players like Pat Kirtley reach for it instead of a passive alternative. Being an active design isn’t just a spec sheet bullet point here – it’s the reason this pickup can chase down the frequency range and dynamic swing of a real acoustic guitar without falling apart at stage volume.
Inside the housing sits a purpose-built preamp voiced specifically around acoustic guitar phase and frequency behavior, not a generic electric-guitar circuit shoehorned into a sound hole. The result is a pickup that holds onto the sparkle and air in your top end instead of smearing it into mud, while staying quiet enough to trust on a dark stage or in a quiet room.
Installation is drop-in simple thanks to EMG’s Quik-Connect system, so there’s no soldering iron required to get this thing talking to an amp.
- Active preamp tuned for acoustic guitar tone, phase, and frequency response
- Quiet, high-headroom output built for sound hole mounting
- Includes Quik-Connect cable, End Pin Jack with cable, cable keepers, battery bag, Allen wrenches (.062 & .093 in), velcro dot, and instructions
If you’ve been chasing a natural, feedback-resistant acoustic tone that doesn’t sound like it’s coming through a phone speaker, the ACS is built for exactly that job.
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