Pickup recommendation for Godin 5th Ave Kingpin acoustic

[FatJeff]

In the never ending quest for great jazz guitar tone - and mindful of the unbelievable sound I think Martijn von Iterson gets out of his Gibson ES125 (‪MVI solos 2‬‏ - YouTube) - the thought struck me that I could slap a pickup on my Godin Kingpin and possibly get something decent sounding. I play mostly through a Fender Blues Junior but I also have a ZT Lunchbox.

Problem is I have no clue about what pickups might be a good fit, and I'd like to keep the cost down (and in particular, I don't want to go hacking up the guitar itself). Is there a decent pickup out there that won't break my bank and wouldn't involve a mounting scheme that would compromise the guitar's acoustic sound?

[Jazzaluk]

I have a friend who bought the King Pin acoustic because he loved it's sound over the ones with a PU installed. He installed a bridge peizo on it without doing anything invasive. Sounds nice. He uses it in a Gypsy jazz setting and for vintage sounding four on the floor rhythm playing.

I'll try to find out the name of the pickup.

[FatJeff]

Thanks Jazzaluk. I'll check into it, and I'll also check with my local luthier. I also found this: STEWMAC.COM : Benedetto Suspended Jazz Pickup - I wonder if that might fit the bill (although it's pricey).

[Geert]

I have the Benedetto installed on my The Loar.
Here's a (not so very good) sound sample: ‪The Loar LH-600+Benedetto s-6 pickup.mov‬‏ - YouTube


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[FatJeff]

Wow, very nice playing, Geert. Thanks for the clip.

The Benedetto sounds really good in that video - perhaps a bit bass-ey, though - do you find that you can adjust the bass through your amplifier without too much trouble? One of the problems I have with my Samick JZ4 (which has a floating pickup) is too much bass, and it tends to feed back.