Neo-Buster Humbucker Soundhole Acoustic Pickup & Feedback Buster Black 0.28 x 1.97 x 4.72 inches

I normally install a pickup system in my Martins, but I have a 000 that I didn’t want to do that in. This thing fits right in the soundhole. It sounds really good in my church. It’s a big room, and I pipe it right into the board and mix it via the board. No pre-amp needed. You need to boost the gain a bit to get it to open up, but it sounds great. We also have a loud stage, so the sound hole plug is essential. Again, works great. My guitars don’t feed back and scream at all.

Works great but i had a little struggle placing it in the sound hole. BUT, it fit snuggle and worked well.

I bought this Fishman neo-buster and was really looking forward to trying it, but I found out that the sound hole on my Seagull Entourage is smaller then average and that the neo buster wouldn't fit. I returned it and decided to try a Fishman single coil pickup. It fit,snugly,and to my surprise it sounds great. The buzz or feedback in the signal was minimal and makes me wonder if the Fishman humbucker would have been the better choice. The Fishman single coil retails at about $42.00 while the humbucker costs about $80.00.

This pickup sounds decent. Not great but gets the job done. Kills feedback. Fits Taylor as-is. Fits Martin and others with smaller soundholes by removing a rubber ring around the edge of the device. But the deal-killer for me is that it requires me to loosen at least the two treble strings for installation. If I don't loosen them, I risk breaking a string or scratching the guitar. But if I do loosen them, my tuning stability is shot and I also risk breaking a string upon retightening. The primary use of this was planned to be open mics. Not the end of the world if my guitar goes out of tune or I break a string and just have to sit out. But for reliability / ease-of-use / installation in a busy live environment on my lap, I'm going to give this 3-stars and put it in my "spare parts" bin.

I was a little nervous purchasing this for my acoustic guitar. All the nerves went away right as I opened it up and used it the first time though! It installed super quick and easy and it was just the thing I needed to amp up my sound to play at church!

I got this for my Gibson acoustic SJ 6 string. To install it all the strings had to be loosened all the way. Not a big deal. No volume dial/knob for fine tweaking. Not a big deal. There is a rubber ring you can remove just under the top, supposedly it’s to adjust for different size sound holes. I removed it carefully and slowly and it still snapped, so if I had needed that for a good fit it was busted. Too flimsy. Luckily, once it was removed the fit was ok. They should make the ring soft wide foam so it’ll fit every time the first time. My pick guard comes to within a 6th of an inch of the sound hole and the pickup sits on that tiny lip and was loose so some tweaking was needed for it to sit flat and snug. I’d strongly recommended using the built in slot for the cable. Lastly, there is a noticeable hiss/buzz during use. I had to tweak my amp just right so it’s barely noticeable. Maybe a noise suppressor would do the trick. It does the job, but it definitely requires tweaking.

Just got it. Set it into my old ‘82 Alvarez guitar. Fit right into the hole. Plugged in and am very happy with the great sound. Was able to install w/o any trouble, slid under strings.

Since my dobro is basically a throw-away, full-bout hummingbird copy, I took a dremel to the sound hole. I scraped away about 1/16" (avoiding the neck body joint). The pickup then dropped into place perfectly. Use the microphone setting on your amplifier input for best results. If you have no microphone setting, a signal boost device would be heartily suggested.

Awesome

I use it in a guild D55 and it sounds very authentic. Lots of out put so I can line it directly into board. It’s east to install and remove from the soundhole. No noise whatsoever, it is a very clean signal. Exactly what I was looking for. The cord is permenant my attached and quite rugged.

I like it. Very good quality. Have not tested yet, I was out of my home. Will add additional comments after some test. Finally installed and tested. It is more than I expected. Sounds amazing and clean. Just what I need. Installed on Alvarez DY 38. Was difficult to install in the beginning, but later figured out and installed, fits perfectly.

Prática, fácil instalação e um som incrível!!! Recomendo 👍🏻

Una vez retirado el anillo exterior de plastico queda perfecto con mi fender cd-60 dreadnought. Permite conectar de una manera fácil a amplitudes 5 para grabaciones acústicas. Muy recomendado