DeArmond Tone Boss Pickup

I was looking for a reliable and simple solution to amplify my Guild acoustic for playing old time blues and roots music. The sound I wanted was that gritty tone you hear in early Lightnin Hopkins or Jimmy Reed records.
I play this guitar through a small pedal board and into my HK Era acoustic amp, or sometimes through a Quilter Soundblock US, straight into a PA feed.
…… This is a low output pickup which suited my needs for acoustic work with minimal feedback. It is not going to capture the pure acoustic tones that some may want, but it offers many advantages over piezo or microphone systems, and got very close to the sounds that I wanted
Installing was super easy….no need for a tech guy. I actually cut off the wire from the strap button type input, and simply soldered the bare wires to a standard input socket to the side of my guitar.
For the money, this is a very useful product. It may not suit the purist audiophiles chasing acoustic tone, but for my sort of music, it’s a great , simple and maintenance free solution. Well worth considering.