Tom Anderson Crowdster (Tortoise) Pickups 002% (minimum gain

002% (minimum gain

As an integral part of the bridge

no place for a mic

Perhaps the most surprising feature of this guitar is how it lights up under a strum

Tom Anderson Crowdster (Tortoise) Pickups 002% (minimum gainIf you've followed Shoreline for a while, you know that my main stage guitar has long been the Renaissance RS6. I'm a huge fan of stage hybrid guitars, that is, guitars that are meant primarily for stage use, with acoustic pickups and no soundhole. They solve a host of performance problems: Without a soundhole or the big box of full bodied acoustic, feedback is a non issue. And if you've ever worked with a well intentioned but untrained volunteer at