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I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
1) to use fx
2) they play that tippy tappy loopy style that relies on being plugged in
(1) Electronics add to the cost, so for the same money you could probably get a ‘better’ straight acoustic;
(2) I don’t like having features that I don’t use; and
(3) I have a nagging feeling that sawing a hole in the side of a guitar and sticking a plastic box in it won’t help the unamplified sound.
But of course if the guitar said ‘Take me, I’m yours!’ that’s a different matter.
Best advice: completely ignore the presence of a pick-up. Play the instrument. If you like it and you reckon it is the best one you are going to get in that price range, buy it. Don't even bother looking to see if it has a pickup or not, just play it and make up your own mind.
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Jamming a preamp/battery box in the sides of the instrument doesn't make it sound better.
In instances where I need to plug in I use a simple piezo and then have all the electronics outside the instrument.
I have an LR Baggs pedal that sounds better than any onboard electronics I've found.
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
when your strings are a bit dead, or the temp/humidity is such that it’s playing a bit dead
practising , esp when you’ve in,y got one mic and you use that for singing , but you need to get the volumes right
real reason
playing acoustically inside a room means you get immediate bounce back / reflection from the walls, which is artificial, and for some reason makes me sound better / good. I find to improve both my singing and guitar playing tone together, I need to record them together and then get depressed when I play it back to myself at how bad I sound compared to what I thought I sounded like when I only played and sang acoustically.
Large element of one's requirements, fashion and personal likes and dislikes to this question - which is a good one.
Also, looking at what's being sold just now, I suspect my preferences are in the minority.
Personally I would find it a waste of money that could be spent on better woods and construction… but I can see how it could be very useful for looping stuff etc.
I can see the point for effects and looping, but even a basic dynamic mic in an average domestic room sounds better than a pickup system if you want to record the sound of an acoustic guitar.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
(I have seven guitars. Four have factory-installed pickups, three don't. Who cares? The gloss vs-non-gloss finish on the tops makes more difference than pickups ever will.)