Takamine TRI-AX 2 Acoustic Guitar Pickup CTP1 CTP2 CTP3 CT4DX Modified L R Baggs M80

Takamine Tri-Ax 2

Magnetic Field Soundhole Pickup

With Tri-axial Dynamic Body Sensor For Acoustic Guitar

The TRI-AX 2 pickup represents the ultimate in the uncompromising search for a truly acoustic guitar sound capable of high sound pressure levels without feedback!

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This sell is for 1 (one) TRI-AX 2 Pickup, the most current and up to date version. (Other items shown are for display purposes only and are not included)

The TRI-AX 2 is New In Box

This TRI-AX 2 pickup is covered by Takamine Electronics One-Year Limited Warranty

and will be sent with warranty registration card.

The TRI-AX 2 pickup easily installs with no modifications needed to your guitar.

The TRI-AX 2 will fit all guitars with a sound hole larger than 3.5” that is centered beneath the strings.

Comes with special gold-plated cable to connect directly to a Takamine CTP-1, CTP-2, CTP-3 CoolTube Preamp or CT4-DX this cable is $28.00 sold separately.

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Your Tri-Ax 2 purchase from AddictedToToneInc will include:

One Tri-Ax 2 Body Sensitive Sound hole pickup.

One Pre-wired Strap/Jack assembly for installation of Tri-Ax 2 on any brand of guitar.

One CoolTube connection cable.

One 3/32” Allen Wrench for adjusting pole pieces.

Two spare 3/4” pole pieces.

One spare 3/8” pole piece.

Two self stick wire clips.

Takamine One Year Electronics Warranty.

Warranty Registration Card.

Tri-Ax Users Guide.

Tri-Ax Installation Guide and Owners Manual.

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TRI-AX 2 Pickup FEATURES

Sound board sensitive, dual-coil magnetic pickup.

System matched to Takamine CoolTube™ preamp.

Adjustable pole pieces for perfect balance with smooth, threadless tops to protect fingernails.

Quiet and highly feedback resistant. 116db before feedback.

A snow mobile or motorcycle engine is usually around 100db, physical pain begins around 125db…

Provides fantastic reproduction of harmonics since it is getting the “chime tones” directly from their source.

The perfect tool for capturing the lower spectrum of signal without being prone to feedback.

Passive/active switch.

1000 hour battery life with CR2032 coin cell.

A built-in fingertip volume control.

Built-in Class A all discrete preamplifier/line driver delivers superb noiseless performance with the CoolTube preamp or directly into any outboard equipment.

“System Matched” to augment the Cool Tube™ preamp.

Adds a brilliance to the mid range and fattens up the sound of the treble strings, especially beyond the seventh fret.

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“The TriAx pickups sound great as a stand alone pickup and I have often remarked that for guitars without any electronics the TriAx is the easiest way to get a great plugged in sound with a minimum amount of hassle and the least amount of potential feedback during performance!”

- Bill Sutherland / Tone Specialist AddictedToToneInc

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The Tri-Ax 2 comes with a cable-to-end-pin jack connection for use when installing in an acoustic guitar.

In active mode the Tri-Ax 2 delivers a full, robust signal that is capable of being plugged directly into an amp or mixing console.

The triaxial design outperforms the other magnetic-only pickups on the market.

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The Most Advanced And Intelligent Design In Soundhole Mounted Pickups.

The TRI-AX2 design employs L.R. Baggs exclusive patented Tri-Axial Dynamic Technology, which senses both the string and body vibrations.

It is important to understand that the TriAx is NOT simply an L.R. BAGGS M1/M80 pickup with the word “Takamine” stamped on it.

The TriAx is a FREQUENCY MODIFIED version of the M1/M80 formulated to work specifically with the Takamine Palathetic Pickup and Cool Tube system.

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What is a “Tri-Axial Dynamic Body Sensor” and how Does it work?

The hum-canceling coil of the Tri-AX 2 is suspended under the main coil by a tuned support that responds in three dimensions (3D!) to the vibrations of the guitar.

This additional body response brings the guitars sound to life with a richness and complexity far beyond that of other sound hole pickups.

The Tr-Ax 2 is designed to capture the not only the string vibration energy but also the wood energy* produced by the vibration of the guitars top – it lets your guitar sound like your guitar when it is plugged in!

* longitudinal, transverse and planar waves

A true testament to the accuracy of the Tri-Axial Dynamic Body Sensor is that it will work on a nylon string guitar!

(NOTE: Most Nylon string guitars DO NOT have a sound hole large enough to

accommodatethe TRI-AX 2 pickup and I am not recommending the TRI-AX 2

for nylon string guitars I am just pointing out its top referencing capabilities.)

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L.R. Baggs / Sunrise vs TRI-AX 2

This is not really a “versus” situation - All three are great pickups!

The TRI-AX 2 has a lot of technological, frequency and tone similarities with the Sunrise pickup;

and is a frequency compensated “tweaked” version of an L.R. Baggs that has been developed with

more of a nod towards use with the Takamine CoolTube preamp.

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More Information you may find interesting:

If you are currently using a guitar equipped the Takamine Palathetic pickup (located on your guitars sound board beneath the bridge) you are referencing string energy and the wood vibration of your

guitars top which is a great tone but still prone to low end feedback.

If you have a conventional “under the saddle” style pickup then you are hearing only the energy of the string directly translated into the saddle which is very thin and still prone to low end feedback.

Combining the under the saddle/soundboard style of pickup with the TRI-AX 2 gives you a much truer audio snapshot of what your guitar sounds like acoustically when it is plugged in.

It is as if you are bi-amping the guitar!

Think of it this way: The TRI-AX 2 will be used to reference the guitars low mid-range and bass while the bridge pickup you are using will be capture the upper mid-range and treble.

No single pickup element can capture the complete tone structure of an acoustic guitar; it is far too complex, this is why musicians go crazy trying to find the “right” pickup and fall short time and time again.

It takes at minimum TWO separate elements to reference the whole spectrum of sound produced by an acoustic guitar, one element to capture the string energy and another to gather the wood energy.

Believe me I know, I have tried nearly everything and this is the best way I have found to achieve a killer realistic acoustic guitar tone!

Using the TriAx in this manner is an excellent way of adding LOW and LOW MID frequencies to the guitars plugged in tonality because it focuses primarily on string vibration and references the up and down movement of the guitars top in an area that the Palathetic under the soundboard pickup does not.

The TriAx is rated for an 116db before feedback, this makes it the perfect tool for capturing the lower

spectrum of signal without being prone to feedback. A snow mobile or motorcycle engine is usually around 100db, physical pain begins around 125db…

The TriAx also does a fantastic job of reproducing harmonics since it is getting the “chime tones” directly from their source.

Another interesting auditory event occurs since the strings are being referenced at two different places in their motion (phase), there is a slight time difference, very slight just a few milliseconds

but enough to make it more “exciting” to the human ear as it adds a decided articulation in the “realness” of the texture of the guitars sound.

You may want to read about

Haas Effect / The Principle of First Arrival

to understand this little better:

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Special Notice:

Have just one broken tuner ?

AddictedToToneInc may have a single Machine Head for sale.

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Please check out the AddictedToToneInc REVERB store for other unusual hard to find and custom made items for musicians who are serious about their tone!

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Sometimes in this fast paced electronics driven world we lose touch with the “humanity” that is represented by all of the internet listings, fax and e-mail numbers.

I am a real person; I am not just a number.

I welcome your questions and speaking with you personally.

Tonefully - William "Bill" Sutherland   / AddictedToToneInc / Mr. Takamine USA

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Tested 100%

The item you are purchasing is inspected and tested before they are shipped to make absolutely sure everything is working 100%

Time is taken to check new product when it arrives from Takamine; electronic components pass through another more thorough audio and electronics test before being packaged and shipped.

The vintage preamps and used components sold by AddictedToToneInc pass through this same testing process.

Non electronic parts like Tuners, Nuts, Saddles are carefully inspected and tested; any part that requires assembly is assembled.

Many sellers do not possess a working knowledge of the Takamine equipment they are selling and simply send merchandise without examining the item being sold.

As a guitarist, artist and former touring musician I understand how important this equipment is to the individual purchasing it; most of my customers are casual players but for some of my clients the part being purchased is needed for work and making a livelihood - an extended downtime can make for some potentially hungry days!

My endeavors are not approached as a mere "numbers game" or how many boxes of product I can move, for me it is much more personal, most of my clients work very hard for their money; I appreciate and respect the fact they have chosen me to do business with.

Takamine does a fabulous job with their electronics and there are very few incidents of manufacturer defect; very, very few incidents but it does happen.

It is much easier for me to check the product for the customer before it is sent rather than wasting time discovering a defective part after it has shipped; this is how I have always operated; it takes more of a commitment but my clients appreciate it – they know they can trust me to do the job right!

Maybe I am just "old school" but this is the way I feel it should be done.

I have designed, created and employ special testing equipment for the Takamine preamps and electronic components because it is your reputation as well as mine at stake when you walk on stage!

AddictedToToneInc hosts a special Facebook page that specializes in the science and use of the Takamine technology exclusively for our Takamine clients.

Thank you,

William “Bill” Sutherland   / AddictedToToneInc / Mr. Takamine USA

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SHIPPING

 I package items VERY well and ship very promptly!

If you are having your item delivered to a temporary living address: Hotel, Motel, Day Suite etc. remember to notify the front desk receiving personnel of the expected delivery.

Make sure the name listed on the package is also attached to the establishments guest registry. If the recipients name on the package does not match a name in the guest registry there is no way for the establishment to know who the delivery is meant for.

Addicted To Tone Inc will only ship to an REVERB approved address.

Make sure the address you have given REVERB as your shipment destination is correct and contains no mistakes.

Changes to a shipping address or the recipients name cannot be made after an item has been purchased.

Providing the proper shipping information is the responsibility of the purchaser.

I ship very quickly, after the package has been processed changes to the shipment cannot be made.

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RETURNS

AddictedToToneInc does not accept returns.

The item listed in this ad is designed to improve the tone

of your Takamine guitar or for replacing a defective component.

I can help you diagnose the problem with your Takamine system.

Please contact me before you order an item you do not actually need.

AddictedToToneInc does not accept returns because of a third parties ineptitude, specifically “repair technicians” that do not know how to properly diagnose possible defects of the individual components used in the Takamine electronic system.

AddictedToToneInc checks each component for possible electronic defect

when the new product is received from Takamine and verifies its working condition once again before it is shipped.

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Shipping time:

AddictedToToneInc ships very quickly, usually the same day an order was placed excluding weekends, USPS holidays, inclement weather events that adversely affect road conditions and orders received after 3:00pm EST.

Items are inspected, tested and well packaged by me personally after the item is handed over to the shipping agency delivery is out of my control.

Thank you for understanding, your order will be appreciated; well packaged and dispatched very quickly.

As a gigging and touring guitarist I understand how important these items are!

William “Bill” Sutherland / AddictedToToneInc 

Photographic and written work presented in this listing are property of AddictedToToneInc. Any portion of its use without permission is copyright infringement and will be reported as a violation of posting regulations.

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As you may or may not know...

Since the early 70's KAMAN Music was the sole distributer of Takamine guitars in the U.S.A.

Recently ESP Guitars and Takamine Guitars announced a partnership in which Takamine instruments will be distributed exclusively exclusively through ESP Guitars in the U.S.A.

This new distribution partnership began in March 2015.

Because of this new chapter in American Takamine history some printed materials have yet to be revised for the new ESP distributorship. For this reason, this sale is for preamp only, it does not come with printed owners manual or glamour box.

Your PreAmp will be sent very carefully and safely packaged.