New Gear: Trance Amulet M Phantom Pickup System

For guitarists who would like to break free of batteries, Trance Audio Inc, has a solution—a version of their highly regarded pickup system with a built-in preamp that runs off phantom power, completely eliminating the need for an onboard battery.

At a Glance: Trance Amulet M Phantom Pickup System

SPECS Pair of Acoustic Lens transducers, Preamp/end-pin module, with 40Hz low-cut filter, adjustable gain +/-14db, trim control on one channel to balance pickups. Internal phase switch. Optional soundhole-mounted volume/tone control module. TRS output jack. Requires 48-volt phantom power.

PRICE Amulet M Phantom: $330; optional volume and tone module: $40

[banjomechanic]

I’ve installed quite a lot of these in Nashville and they are hands-down my personal favorite acoustic pickup.

[AdiHazan]

great pickups, this demo not doing it justice at all. first, connect it directly into a monitor, sound much better, you get a great low end with zero feedback that balance the overall sound . the installation is also very tricky, 0.001 mm when mounting the pickups change the way it sound so it requires some voodoo skills.

[RaymondPoston]

I would love to hear this system live. The main problem I have found with any pickup system is that I have yet to hear any that sounds natural. I mic my acoustic, but it would be very nice to have a pickup system that would allow the natural sound of the guitar to shine through.