The iBeam itself is the heart of the system and weighs only 1/3rd oz. 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. The iBeam is microphonic enough to hear the rich (but correct) texture of finger squeak and top tapping, but is resistant to feedback and gives you excellent amplified sound without a hint of piezo quack. Included with each iBeam is a placement jig that allows you to install the pickup in minutes and get the ideal placement for the transducer inside the guitar.

The iBeam preamp is made up of class A discrete circuitry and built on the L.R. Baggs stereo Strapjack Plus. Pre-tuned to deliver that great L.R. Baggs performance from the iBeam in any situation, it is ultra-quiet and faithfully amplifies the sound and dynamics of the iBeam. There is even a second passive channel available if you would like to add a magnetic or undersaddle pickup to compliment the iBeam.

The iBeam Active System features the iBeam bridge plate transducer paired with an endpin jack preamp for simple, high-quality, plug-and-play performance.

Configuration: Active

The iBeam Active is designed for plug-and-play performance. No additional onboard electronics are required, though the system does work very well with the LR Baggs line of outboard preamps. However, an additional preamp is not required for the iBeam active to work (it comes with a high-quality preamp built into the endpin jack). This means that the iBeam Active can be run directly into almost all outboard amps, PAs or effects.

Features include:

• Studio-quality fidelity for the most natural acoustic tone available from a pickup
• Ultra light: 1/3oz iBeam will not alter the acoustic response of the guitar
• Quick and easy installation: minimal alteration to guitar, jig included to help with pickup placement (pin bridge guitars only)
• One size fits all: No more worry about saddle slot sizes or altering the saddle. Action and acoustic sound remain unchanged
• Peel-and-stick: Adhesive virtually glues pickup to the bridge plate but is still removable
• Natural string-to-string balance and dynamics
• Fits most X-Braced guitars
• All discrete class A preamp for warm, analog sound