Overview
The M1 Active takes the M1 pickup to a new level of performance and convenience. The built-in all class A electronics eliminate the need for any external preamps and makes the M1 Active compatible with any outboard equipment. And the new volume control gives you fingertip access in any performing situation.
The M1 Active won the Player's Choice award in 2011 for best Soundhole Magnetic pickup.
Details
FEATURES
• Highly feedback-resistant
• Adjustable pole pieces
• Built in volume control
• A perfect blend of string and body signal
• Quiet, hum-free operation
• Long battery life - 1,000 hours on one 3V lithium coin cell
• Built-in gold plated 1/8” jack makes moving or removing the pickup a snap
• Includes a pre-wired strapjack harness
THE M1 EXPOSED
The M1 is a humbucking pickup -- with a twist. In a common stacked humbucker, the second, lower coil cancels hum, but doesn't contribute anything positive to the sound. In fact, it can muddy the sound of the main coil. We unlock the second coil. This allows it to make a positive sonic contribution while maintaining the pure open sound of a single coil -- but without the hum.
TRIAXIAL DYNAMIC TECHNOLOGY EXPLAINED
In the M1, the hum-canceling coil is suspended under the main coil by a tuned support that allows it to move in three dimensions. The primary coil moves with the guitar top and creates a body signal in the suspended secondary coil. This brings the M1 to life, with string and body sound all in one. It's like having a dual pickup system in your soundhole.
We've carefully tuned the support to control motion in all three dimensions. This allows us to selectively add the presence and realism from the body signal while suppressing runaway feedback.
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Experience it
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Reviews
M1 Active won a 2007 MIPA Award for Best Pickup.
Guitar Player July 2005
"The toneful M1 Active is much less prone to feedback than mic-plus-undersaddle pickup systems, making it ideal for onstage use." Read review
Guitar World Acoustic June/July 2005
"Plugged in, my M1-fitted Alvarez produced an amazing lifelike tone that sounded more resonant and “woody” than anything I ever heard from a magnetic pickup." Read review
Guitar Gearheads May 2005
"[B]ecause the M1 Active is now part of my personal rig it ... receives the new "Rig Ready" award given only to products that we feel represent the "best of the best." Read review
Acclaim
Jimmy Messer
w/ Kelly Clarkson
“The Baggs system is great. I can easily use the M1 without any modifications made to my acoustics and it sounds so good!”
Zach Rogue
Rogue Wave“The LR Baggs M1 pickup sounds amazing, I am very pleased with the clarity and tone. I look forward to using it when we track our next full length album.”
