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Alright its not strictly new but it is the new onthedex layout! Due to problems in the supply chain we have stopped selling cds and dvds and have decided to concentrate on our first love, musical instruments and hardware!

We feature music equipment from two of the UK's biggest music stores as well as the addition of ZZounds, an American company and one of the biggest online music stores. Lots of cheap music gear can be had from zzounds.

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Onthedex has gone through many changes over the years. This is the third version of the site in under a year!

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Acoustic Guitar Pickups


DiMarzio DP138 Virtual Acoustic Acoustic Guitar Pickup

The Virtual Acoustic uses the same technology as the Virtual Vintage line to create a pickup that's practically noise-free, even in comparison to humbuckers (patent applied for).

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Dean Markley ProMag Grand Acoustic Guitar Pickup

The Dean Markley ProMag Grand -- developed for studio recording -- is now available to everyone. Grand has the same rich sound as the Dean Markley ProMag Plus while having up to 15 times less hum than any of the competition. With a real Maple wood housing and an Ebony grand piano finish with the Dean Markley signature emblazoned in gold, Grand sounds, looks, and is an acoustic pickup you must have.

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Dean Markley ProMag Plus Acoustic Guitar Pickup

Dean Markley's ProMag Plus acoustical pickup has become an industry standard. ProMag's perfect balance and maple wood housing give it that smooth, high-end response that you want from an acoustic pickup. ProMag is unsurpassed.

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DTAR Wave Length Acoustic Guitar Pickup and Preamp System

The Wave-Length combines a thin, piezo under-saddle transducer with an 18v, low-noise, high input impedance preamp, to create a system with twice the dynamic range of typical 9v systems. The 18v preamp is powered by two "AA" batteries. With 18 volts, your signal has more headroom, so hard strumming won't distort as easily. The preamp has an input for a second source, like a magnetic pickup or a soundboard transducer.

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Fishman Acoustic Matrix Natural II Guitar Pickup and Preamp System

The flatter response of the Natural II is a good match for large, boomy guitars such as scalloped-braced dreadnoughts and jumbos. Because of its excellent resistance to feedback, the Natural II is also a good choice for all guitars that are played at high amplified stage volumes.

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Fishman Ellipsa Aura Onboard Imaging System Pickup

The Ellipse Aura combines Fishman's most sophisticated onboard preamp design with the power of Aura Acoustic Imaging technology for exceptional accuracy and true to life sound.

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Fishman Ellipse Aura Onboard Imaging System Pickup

The Ellipse Aura, already a major hit as factory equipment in new C.F. Martin models, is now available to everyone. The Ellipse Aura combines Fishman's most sophisticated onboard preamp with the power of the company's patented Acoustic Imaging Technology for accurate, true-to-life sound when amplifying acoustic guitars.

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Fishman Ellipse Matrix Blend Guitar Pickup and Preamp System

Now you can add the power and sonic clarity of Fishman's renowned blending technology to your guitar, without any visible modification. The Ellipse Matrix Blend combines the world's best-selling undersaddle pickup, the Fishman Acoustic Matrix, with the popular Ellipse Blend to give you incredible tone at your fingertips.

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Fishman Acoustic Matrix Natural I Guitar Pickup and Preamp System

The Fishman Matrix Natural I acoustic guitar pickup is perfect for smaller sized concert or auditorium instruments and nylon string classical guitars, due to use slight bass boost in the preamp. This version can also work well in some larger guitars, especially at low to medium stage volumes.

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Fishman Neo D Magnetic Humbucker Acoustic Pickup

This value-priced cousin of the Rare Earth pickup shares the same neodymium magnet structure for exceptional string balance and sparkling acoustic clarity. The Neo-D's low-profile, high-impedance design needs no battery.

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Fishman Neo D Magnetic Soundhole Acoustic Guitar Pickup

The Fishman Neo-D is a value-priced cousin of the famous Rare Earth pickup. The Neo-D shares the same neodymium magnet structure for exceptional string balance and sparkling acoustic clarity. The Neo-D's low-profile, high-impedance design needs no battery.

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Fishman Rare Earth Blend Acoustic Guitar Pickup

The Rare Earth Blend is a humbucking pickup with a built-in mic and balance control.

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Fishman Rare Earth Acoustic Guitar Pickup

This Rare Earth is for musicians who demand quieter reproduction than a single coil pickup can offer. A brilliance switch, located on the underside of the pickup, is easily accessible through the soundhole. This switch provides a subtle treble boost, from 2 kHz to 20 kHz, which is especially effective for adding a bit of extra sparkle to fingerstyle playing. Battery life is rated at 300 hours.

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LR Baggs Element Active Acoustic Guitar Pickup and Preamp System

Acoustic players rejoice! LR Baggs has developed a new undersaddle transducer and preamp for steel string acoustic guitars called the Element Active System (EAS). The EAS pairs the Element with a discrete 'Class A' end pin preamp and includes a small removable soundhole-mounted volume control for added versatility. The EAS also includes the new 'Battery Bagg', used to unobtrusively house the battery inside the guitar.

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LR Baggs iBeam Acoustic Guitar Pickup

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.

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LR Baggs iBeam Active Acoustic Guitar Pickup and Preamp System

The iBeam Active System combines a patent pending 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.

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LR Baggs M1 Acoustic Guitar Pickup

The M1 is a passive soundhole magnetic pickup that features outstanding body sensitivity with great warmth and presence. Its dual-coil design employs L.R. Baggs' exclusive TriAxial Dynamic Technology to produce clear, rich tones that are resistant to feedback, noise and hum, with string and body sound all in one.

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Seymour Duncan SA1 Acoustic Tube Acoustic Guitar Pickup

The Tube was designed to provide a flat, true acoustic response for natural sound. It uses a Stack hum-canceling design and it's extremely feedback resistant. The impedance is lower than other passive acoustic pickups, so it can go straight into a variety of mixers, amps and PA systems. There's also a volume knob right on the pickup for quick and easy control of volume during performances. And installation is a snap! For use with bronze wound strings.

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Seymour Duncan SA3SC Woody SC Acoustic Guitar Pickup

This is a simple and affordable pop-in soundhole pickup with a single-coil design and a slim-body profile. Packaged in an environmentally safe, reusable, cloth drawstring bag, the Woody SC is first vacuum wax potted and then encapsulated in epoxy. The tone of the SC is clear and bright and it's very feedback-resistant. An attached 14 foot studio quality cable & a cloth drawstring storage bag are included.

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