Got a weird idea? Yeah, we can do that.

We had yet another weird request today: to install an electric pickup in an acoustic guitar, with a toggle to switch between the electric and acoustic pickup.  Weird? Yes.  Possible?  Definitely.

We made a plate out of thick black plastic, and attached it to the guitar’s top, using some holes that had already been drilled next to the soundhole (we assume they were for a previous acoustic pickup installation).  We installed a Seymour Duncan Vintage Rails pickup, and a toggle switch to go between the electric pickup and the acoustic pickup under the bridge.

We think it came out pretty sweet:

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