Paul McGill and Go Acoustic Audio have developed a pickup replacement that lots of touring and large stage sound techs endorse. Recently Nathan McMurdo had Paul install such a system in Nancy Wilson’s Takamine. Paul’s got pictures of the process and a list of names mile long of other artists and techs that trust his pickups. Come to hear tech talk from Paul and Nathan, and maybe drop-in visits from a handful of other touring techs!

Go Acoustic Audio
https://www.instagram.com/goacousticaudio/

Nathan McMurdo
https://www.instagram.com/nathan.mcmurdo/

0:00:00 Intro
0:03:27 Video demo: String balancing
0:14:26 Playing live with Heart
0:17:48 Takamine preamp
0:20:49 Split saddle
0:25:11 Ear vs. metered balancing
0:27:33 GO Acoustic in South America
0:40:54 Dynamic range
0:44:24 Design for headroom and total distortion
1:03:34 Preamp fittings
1:06:20 Microphone system
1:12:30 New products: Uke & Mandolin
1:16:22 Acoustic pickups at Taylor

Aired on Looth Group Live, Thursday, August 14th, 2025
Keywords: Acoustic Amplification Pickups Electronics