Any tips on using Pickup the World #27 Acoustic soundboard pickup (passive)?

[Lkdog]

Just got a Martin HD28 in a trade and it has a PUTW #27 passive pickup installed.
The Mfr says it needs a preamp- which should not be a problem using the AXE II right??

Or do I need a dedicated preamp box like a LR BAggs PADI and then into the AXE II?

Not quite sure how to approach this.
Any ideas welcome.
Thanks.

 

[mr_fender]

According to their website, the output impedance of those pickups is about 1 Megaohm. The input impedance of the Axe II is 1 Megaohm at it's highest setting, so you'd be losing a lot of the pickup's signal and their would likely be a fair amount of signal distortion too. At least a 10:1 input to output impedance ratio is best for low loss and low distortion. A preamp would be advisable.

 

[Lkdog]

Thanks!