Opens in a new window
L.R Baggs iBeam Active Pickup System for Steel-String Acoustic
Additional Photos:
Great Additions
Description
The iBeam Active pairs the iBeam with a pre-contoured, proprietary, all-discrete Class A FET endpin preamp with soundhole volume control. The sweet and ultra-quiet audiophile-grade preamp faithfully amplifies every nuance of the pickup. Superior sound and performance is built in for easy plug-andplay performance. An auxiliary passive channel is also available for adding a secondary pickup.
The iBeam Active is also great for direct studio or home recording. Comparison tests have demonstrated that the fidelity of this system is a great alternative to studio microphones.
Features:
• Quick and easy installation
• Includes iBeam placement jig (pin bridge guitars only)
• Peel-and-stick
• Natural string to string balance and dynamics
• Fits most X-Braced guitars
• All-discrete Class A preamp for warm, analog sound
• Available in steel and nylon string versions
Specifications:
• Length: 2.875
• Width: .425
• Weight: Less than 1/3 oz
• Battery: Single 9V
• Battery Life: 1000 hours
The iBeam Active is also great for direct studio or home recording. Comparison tests have demonstrated that the fidelity of this system is a great alternative to studio microphones.
Features:
• Quick and easy installation
• Includes iBeam placement jig (pin bridge guitars only)
• Peel-and-stick
• Natural string to string balance and dynamics
• Fits most X-Braced guitars
• All-discrete Class A preamp for warm, analog sound
• Available in steel and nylon string versions
Specifications:
• Length: 2.875
• Width: .425
• Weight: Less than 1/3 oz
• Battery: Single 9V
• Battery Life: 1000 hours
Q & A
Question: Will this unit fit and work well with a Fender 12 string guitar?
- asked on Nov 29, 2025
- asked on Nov 29, 2025
Reviews
216.73.216.104
0
Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; [email protected])
5.0/ 5 2 Reviews
5 StarsExactly what I wanted in a pickup
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
Features
Quality
Value
Overall
Product Experience I own it
Closest Store Woodstock, Ontario
Made a pandemic purchase five months ago and installed this in my plain Taylor 414 (no cutaway & no electric). Easy enough to install following the instructions and using the little jig that come with it. Definitely minimally invasive. It does exactly what I wanted. It takes that warm sound which I love from this guitar and makes it louder. I doesn't make it sound like something else. At the moment I am using a little Fender 15 watt (?) practice amp and the only knob I turn is the volume. Bass, treble and mid range are all set at zero.
Satisfied customer
Posted by JFR on Jan 14, 2021
Natural sound!
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
Features
Quality
Value
Overall
Product Experience I own it
Closest Store Bedford, Nova Scotia
Have one I'm my Martin D-18, sound is natural and balanced. Not too boomy like some pickups. Well done LR Baggs!
Posted by John on Apr 17, 2018
Reserve in Store
| Product | SKU | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| iBeam Active Pickup System for Steel-String Acoustic | 350556 |
