L. R. Baggs M80 Educational Review

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Welcome to my review of the Lr baggs m80. As a professional teacher and musician first and foremost, my reviews are more than simply talking about equipment. My aim is to teach whilst reviewing equipment and to provide a different angle and insight into the products I review.
Having used the L. R. Baggs M80 magnetic pickup for nearly a decade I wish to provide a practical review of living with the pickup whilst simultaneously using this video as a vehicle to provide a lesson about magnetic pickups in general.
To hear my playing using this pickup I recorded my own piece Waiting for Dawn a few weeks before making this review.
• Waiting for Dawn by Pe...
Please be aware the sound in that video is a mix of the sound from the m80 and the ambient sound from the Canon 600D I used to film it.
The LR Baggs m80 is easy to install and will fit almost all acoustic guitars. Simply check the diameter of your acoustic guitar's sound hole is larger than 3.55" (90mm).
Warm wishes to all
Pete
0:00 Intro
1:28 Why not to buy an m80 pickup
2:29 How magnetic pickups work
3:11 Feedback resistance
3:35 Not so natural
4:48 The main good points
5:02 The physical problems
5:56 Negative impact on sustain
6:38 Expensive
7:05 Active and passive pickups
7:49 Justification of the price
8:09 Why to buy an m80 pickup
8:43 How humbuckers work
9:34 The most important thing about the m80
10:32 Comparing the m80 with microphones and piezos
12:00 Easy to install
13:32 Feedback resistant
14:02 Using distortion
14:24 Preamp and battery
15:20 Conclusions
18:41 There are only 12 notes

[@AaronLimWM]

This is a really great review! Thanks for sharing, I've also been using the M80 for a good 10 years now, and to me, it sounds pretty great!

[@soundtuition]

Thank you so much for the comment and the sub. Check out my 90 min theory lesson. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKKmgIaZbq-ZjdEsi=6MKB_uHaLnVc5aWz hopefully it's useful for you... or perhapse a friend 🤘😎🎶

[@drive-byguitarlessons1858]

I wish all reviews were like this. Excellent job, sir.

[@soundtuition]

Thank you kindly. It's always lovely to hear people like what I'm creating. Any help sharing my channel with friends who would be interested is massively appreciated. Warm wishes.

[@30smsuperstrat]

Many great points about pickups. I found I liked the Seymour Duncan Mag Mic much better than my M1 active. The reason I chose it over the M80 was its ability to adjust the mixture of the mic and magnetic pickup. This gave the ability to simulate an archtop electric if I wanted. Mixed it had a very acoustic sound.

[@soundtuition]

Thanks for the comment. Great to hear about another good choice of pickup. Have a top day and if you think I should keep making content I'm super greatful if you can share any of my videos with friends you think they would be useful to. Warm wishes. And thank you again!

[@kevingriffin9893]

Very Educational and entertaining! Thanks for taking the time to share your perspective ~

[@soundtuition]

Thank you so much for the kind comment. I'm hoping to make some more content soonish. Any help growing the channel by sharing videos with friends is greatly appreciated. Have a top day.

[@Purple_Pixel]

Great review!

[@soundtuition]

Really nice to hear. Thank you! I'm always greatful to anyone who helps grow my channel and subscribes. Have a top day! Warm wishes from the North

[@masudmahmud3123]

Nice review.

[@soundtuition]

Thank you! Hope it helps. I just released a videos yesterday on my step-by-step guide on how to solo/improvise. Check it out if that interests you. I'm always greatful for a new subscriber and any comments. Warm wishes Pete

[@fennarios]

AMAZING video about the subject. Thanks! I'm thinking about adding my m80 into my baggs Lyric, any experience or thoughts on that? It has to be passive, lose control volume, but I guess I could gain more bass, i don't know what to do I can't really find much info about it

[@soundtuition]

Hei. So great to hear you liked the vid. I'm super greatful if you hit the subscribe button! What is it that the lyric isn't giving you that you hope to gain with the m80? Sadly I don't have any experience of the lyric, but even the LRBaggs website says a mic is the best way to capture the sound of an acoustic guitar. So I'm not sure if the m80 will give you more than the lyric already offers you. Feedback resistance and easy of installation are definitely the best things about the m80. I wouldn't be surprised if the lyric was just better in all ways apart from the feedback issue and easy of installation 🙂. Are you playing live, with a band, or just for your own enjoyment by yourself? Are you using and pedals or EQ with it? Oh and what guitar do you have it in? Hope that's helpful! 🎵

[@tacotank10]

Thank you for this great video! I just got an M80 today and I love the sound so far. One thing I'm wondering that maybe you could speak to: it says in the manual that when the pickup is on the passive setting you can "use the pickup with an external soundhole cable to avoid permanently modifying high end or vintage guitars." Do you know exactly what this means? Do I not have to use the cable that comes with it to connect it to a 1/4" cable? I can maybe plug a 1/8" cable into something else? The instructions are not clear and I haven't found anything else yet on the internet that addresses that.

[@tacotank10]

A bit more detail on my guitar: I have a Larrivee that I got from a friend years ago. It has a truly beautiful sound but unfortunately the body is a bit banged up in a couple of places (which is the condition I got it in) and I really don't want to drill in it to enlarge the strap button hole. But maybe that's just not that big of a deal; I've never done it before.

[@soundtuition]

Hello, so to fit the pickup without drilling, you use the 3.5mm to 1/4" cable. That is to say, the cable that on one end has a 3.5mm jack which goes into the pickup. And then the cable runs out from the sound hole, and then the other end of the same cable has a 1/4inch jack which goes into either your PA, or amp, or pedal etc. That cable should come with the pickup. Then you don't use the endpin at all. Search for end pin and jack if any of those words don't make sense. If you drill a hole, buy what is called a "step drill bit" looks like a triangular drill bit with steps in. You then drill a small pilot hole and then use the step drill bit to drill to the full size. But if you like the pickup and aren't confident in drilling your guitar I'm confident you can find a guitar repairer who can do it for you. Really hope that helps. Any help sharing my videos with friends or encouraging people to subscribe is greatly appreciated. Warm wishes Pete

[@flash8051]

I had the same problem/concern with my vintage Martin ('53 D-28) . I ended up using a Vintage Jack end pin to avoid enlarging the end pin hole. Worked great for years, check it out. @@tacotank10

[@dothnamblues8178]

Excelente video,cual es el pickup que mas recomiendas ? Saludo

[@soundtuition]

I'm a big fan of the k and k pure mini. Hope that helps. Check out my other videos if you get chance.

[@dothnamblues8178]

@@soundtuition muchas gracias

[@986dryy]

I like the video. You talk about the k&k, where is the video that you talk about it? I have martin 00042 and serious doubts between m80 and k&k pure mini plus trinity. Have you tried this k&k dual system? The vibration that the m80 picks up from those guitar strings will be spectacular, but the amplified sound as it is with k&k trinity will also be wonderful.

[@soundtuition]

Hello. Thanks for the comment. I have a video of the k and k on my old channel... kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIqZoYCEl9ititk Hmm 57k views... but please sub to this new channel if you feel you can give the support of pressing the sub button. It makes me want to keep sharing videos. I don't have any experience of the trinity. But in general I really like the k and k. And I've wanted to replace the m80 in my R Taylor Style One with a k and k pure mini for years. Just never had the time. Let me know how you get on and what you run with as I'm always excited to share people's experiences with others as it helps everyone. Warm wishes from Finland.

[@986dryy]

@@soundtuition hello. Well, yes, I think I'll put k&k trinity, if you want I can do sound tests for you when I have it installed. How do I get them to you? Before the m80 if feedback is not a problem... and I don't use a lot of effects I prefer to use a clean electric directly.

[@soundtuition]

Could you perhaps post it on KZbin... set it to hidden, post this link in reply to this and then just delete the comment after I've heard it?

[@986dryy]

@@soundtuition good idea. I could make it public. Since I don't upload anything to KZbin, I hadn't taken it into account. I'll upload it and let you know. thank you

[@JTroskaTV]

I’m trying to find your video, referenced in this one, explaining the 3 types of acoustic pickups. Not seeing it.

[@soundtuition]

Good point... Could be I haven't made it yet! Hmm. Thank you for reminding me. I'll put it top of my list. I released a new video today. I can share my thoughts on the three main types of pickup next. I'll try to remember to message you when I do it. But obviously I'm very grateful for a new subscriber and that way you'll get informed when the video is made. Probably take me a couple of weeks. 🥳👍🎵🙏🤘

[@goldsmithcookerecordsltd.6421]

Is it Christmas already??

[@soundtuition]

Came for one day and went...like Christmas 🙂

[@arthurmetz9927]

Are you speaking from Norway?

[@soundtuition]

I'm in Finland 😁