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Well I've done hundreds of acoustic installations in the last 20 years.
You can argue about the relative merits of one brand or type over the other, but if the installer knows how to get the job done its not going to effect the value of the instrument. If your talking about a vintage guitar you might want to think twice, or 3 or 4 times. There is no point in altering a historic instrument, but if its a current production model and correctly installed its fine.
Lately the sound hole pickups are sounding better and better. I often suggest
the LRBaggs sound hole PU's and K&K's are hard to beat if you don't need lots of sound pressure level, K&K has done a fine job with those multi sensor pickups, they are a great product at a good price. RMC pickups are the best for classical guitars, where your need high Sound Pressure Level, almost the only show in town, really, but require lots of know how in the installation . Now I'm getting opinionated. Its best to not install anything if you don't "need" to. Whats the point exactly ?
I do lots of playing both on stage and in the studio. I've played acoustic often, and when I need to do stage work I pick up one of my utility guitars, which are late model production things. When I'm in the studio I use guitars without pickups that I play into mics. Don't install pickups in acoustics just for kicks, they do effect the sound to some degree.
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