In 2010, when the acoustic world was running to cold digital modeling, Baggs chose a different route. We believed a real mic would do a better job of being a mic. Leaning into pure analog physics, we bypassed the digital emulation idea to create our award-winning Anthem System.
Our breakthrough moment came when we collaborated with Keith Sewell, who was searching for a mic solution while touring with Lyle Lovett to eliminate the harsh spikes of traditional pickups in their in-ears. Lloyd Baggs saw this as his challenge to create a hybrid mic-pickup system with a single, feather-weight preamp on the instrument and a new type of mic, packing it with more advanced circuitry than even our legendary Para DI. This system became a grand Anthem to those years of innovation.
At the heart of the Anthem System is our patented TRU•MIC technology, mounted securely to the underside of your bridge plate. The TRU•MIC uses a PZM housing to “average” the sound from the guitar top for a clear, direct, and accurate sound. Combined with a proprietary admittance pattern, our capsule completely rejects the muddy, reflective “boxiness” of the inner instrument, performing like a mic on a stand outside the guitar.
To give you the best sound on stage, we paired the TRU•MIC with our acclaimed Element Pickup, which acts like your guitar’s own personal subwoofer. The mic carries the majority of the guitar’s frequency range, delivering an open, organic acoustic sound across the mids and highs where traditional pickups give you the notorious “quack.” Meanwhile, the Element Pickup steps in underneath to handle low frequencies for a rich, full sound and optimal feedback suppression.
The Anthem System puts all your essential performance tools into a single feather-weight soundhole control unit. It features master volume, phase inversion to combat unpredictable stage feedback, a multi-segment battery check, and a dynamic mix control. The mix control allows you to blend seamlessly from the augmented TRU•MIC position down to the full-range Element Pickup for maximum versatility.
Instrument: Steel-String, 12-String
Type: Undersaddle + Mic
Position: Undersaddle, Bridge Plate, Soundhole Controls
Active/Passive: Active
Preamp: Yes, High-Graded FET Input. All-Discrete, Class-A
Controls: Volume, Mix, Batt Check, Phase, Mic Level
Power Source: 9V Battery
Included: Anthem System, mic adjustment tool, extra adhesives
U.S. Patents 8,989,399 & 7,157,640
