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The DiMarzio DP138 Virtual Passive Acoustic Guitar Pickup is a modification-free pickup. It uses two foam inserts to mount the pickup inside of your soundhole.

A compensated volume control minimizes tone loss when lowering your volume and it comes with a 10 foot cable.

12 Adjustable polepieces help you tailor your sound. This gives you a lot of flexibility because you can dial in the sound of the pickup based on the genre you play.

For example, say you’re a fingerstyle musician. You may want to raise the pole pieces above the bass strings to make your basslines more audible. If you’re mostly a strummer, the inverse may be true.

Key Features

• Type: Soundhole
• Required Modifications: None
• Installation Difficulty: Low
• Controls: Volume

Pros

Clear and Smooth are some descriptions users note about the pickup. Since it requires no modification, vintage instruments can enjoy amplification without damaging or altering the wood. These pickups also run very quietly.

Cons

Due to the position of the volume slider you might want to be careful not to bump it with your picking/strumming hand.

Overall

The Dimarzio Virtual Acoustic DP138 is a good choice for people who prefer not to modify their instruments and need noise-free operation.