Don't laugh- they are also very expensive to install and even more costly to remove and dispose of in a sanitary and socially accepted manner. Acoustic Guitar Amplification T here are a lot of manufacturers that offer some form of acoustic guitar amplification, and in the last few years the amount of systems has become bewildering to the unsuspecting public. Whereas some manufacturers used to have their speciality, lately the product lines have been overlapping, making the choices somewhat complicated. T here are Piezo type pickups that fit inside the guitar body. When these are combined with a good equalizing setup, they can produce a great sound at a high volume.
T here are a large variety of pickups that fit in the sound hole.
I try to stay in touch with the latest ideas, and I often combine two pickups on one instrument. Installations can be tailored to one's wishes and needs. I have done virtually undetectable installations on vintage pieces and have done functional and very obvious modifications on otherwise unusable stringed flotsam.