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The complete iBeam Active System

The iBeam is the winner of the 2002 and 2003 M.I.P.A. awards for "best pickup"

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iBeam Active System Models:
Steel String
- Preamp voiced for steel string guitars.

Nylon String/Classical
- Pickup has gap to fit center fan brace. Preamp voiced for classical guitars.

The iBeam Active System combines our patented bridge plate transducer with an all-discrete class A endpin preamp that enables you to simply "plug-in-and-play". The user-installable iBeam reproduces the natural tone of an acoustic guitar while maintaining perfect string balance and providing full dynamic range.

The iBeam itself is the heart of the system and weighs only 1/3rd oz. This revolutionary bridge plate transducer easily sticks to the bridge plate on the inside of the guitar and does not affect the acoustic tone of the guitar in any way. The iBeam is microphonic enough to hear the rich (but correct) texture of finger squeak and top tapping, but is resistant to feedback and gives you excellent amplified sound without a hint of piezo quack. Included with each iBeam is a placement jig that allows you to install the pickup in minutes and get the ideal placement for the transducer inside the guitar.

The iBeam preamp is made up of class A discrete circuitry and built on our stereo Strapjack Plus. Pre-tuned to deliver that great L.R. Baggs performance from the iBeam in any situation, it is ultra-quiet and faithfully amplifies the sound and dynamics of the iBeam. There is even a second passive channel available if you would like to add a magnetic or undersaddle pickup to compliment the iBeam.

Phil Keaggy

Sean Watkins
w/ Nickel Creek

Performing Songwriter
June 2002

Acoustic Guitar
September 2001

Guitarist Magazine
September 2001

Christian Musician
March/April 2002

Tom Anderson
Guitar Maker

Rick Rubin
Dutch's Music

Eddie Bush
Cfox endorser

"I was given the opportunity to test out the L.R. Baggs iBeam acoustic guitar amplification system in a studio context. The iBeam that was installed in the acoustic I played was also miked by a couple of Neumanns. We did an A-B test and I found the iBeam results were favorable to my ear. The sound had body and was clean and crisp without sounding thin in the least. This system would work well in a concert setting and be a fantastic recording asset in any studio context."

" L.R. Baggs has always been an innovator in the arena of acoustic guitar pickup and mic systems, and this is a grand step toward perfecting the expanded/amplified natural sound of the acoustic guitar."

"When performing I totally forget I'm using a pickup because the sound is so round and natural."

"The biggest compliment we can give it is that it sounds exactly like the guitar you put it into..."

"The iBeam proved to be a very sensitive pickup that was highly responsive to every part of the guitar."

"You can have all the fancy control preamps in the world, but they'll never make a piezo pickup sound as natural and open as this iBeam."

"When I'm playing through this setup, I feel like I'm in acoustic guitar heaven!"

"I'm used to playing acoustic guitar with a pickup and a microphone. The thing that impressed me most about the iBeam is that it had the best qualities of a microphone and pickup without the negative qualities of either. The feel is spectacular and it responded just like the guitar. It's so unusual to get what you play but it's like sitting in the perfect room playing the perfect guitar."

"The tone of the iBeam is unbelievable, or more appropriately, totally believable. Transparent, acoustic, balanced, very true to the guitar."