Myers Pickups The Grip Custom 6

The many five star reviews make believe this could well be the holy grail. To my ears, for nylon string guitar it clearly isn't though.

The bad:
- the mic sounds boxy like any mic would when you put it in the soundhole (box). Other companies battle this effect involving two mics, using one to cancel out the boxyness.
- the mic sounds bass heavy like any mic that close to its source.
- the mic, so near its source will always be closer to certain strings which will ring out much louder.
- the 'longer' gooseneck is still quite short and protrudes from the side.
- the mic is overpriced, considering it's just a practical combination of relatively cheap hardware, without much added technology.
- the volume button is a bit clunky for a small device like this.

The good
- I read everywhere about the great service and customer care at Myers.
- the idea of a small preamp and gooseneck mic to quickly amplify multiple acoustic instruments.

I have been using this on acoustic mandolins for nearly two years. I have the 15cm gooseneck version that allows me to locate the microphone through the soundhole and into the body of the instrument The condenser microphone works well and I get a faithful reproduction of the instrument sound although of course this is also dependent on the quality of the amplifier and other equipment used. The flexible rubber sucker attaches to both flat and arch top surfaces but struggles to support the weight of a standard output cable. This can result in the microphone head being pulled out of position or the whole apparatus pulling off the instrument. I get round this by using a clip that attaches to the instrument strap or a clothes belt and supports the weight of the dangling cable. Myers also sell a lightweight cable which seems to be aimed at solving this problem. If you are only going to use this on one instrument I would recommend looking at the other ways Myers offer for attaching their excellent microphones to an instrument such as clips and clamps.