Shadow AZ48

I'm using this pickup on my Loar LH600 (on which it just about fits (!)). Pretty happy with it. The sound is perhaps a little trebly for those wanting a classic humbucker sound, but I find in combination with the acoustic sound of the guitar, or a bit of EQ from the amp or soundman, one can get a really good, transparent contemporary jazz tone. I'm using this pickup with a ZT Acoustic Lunchbox, which gets use both as a small standalone amp and a DI into the mixer on larger gigs.

String wise- this doesn't balance awfully well with bronzes (although it depends on amp). I've switched over to nickel round wounds which have a good acoustic tone and work much better with the pickup.

Thomann service - excellent.

Like another reviewer, I installed this on a Loar guitar (a 650) and found that it only just fit - the neck angle on Loar guitars is very shallow, considering they're archtops. Also some problems with the width of the retaining bracket: it's really built for guitars with narrower fretboards, but the Loar has a 46mm nut, so it was a squeeze, but I got it on the guitar eventually. But these are problems with the guitar, not the pickup.

Much, much nicer sound than the stock pickup. I'm playing with D'Addario Half-Round 11s through an AER Compact 60. I tried flatwounds, but the bass was muffled and not well defined. The half-rounds really add some character, and this pickup reproduces it quite sweetly. I would say that, rather than being trebly, it's very very clear, so you get a faithful reproduction of your guitar's actual sound. A bit of care with EQ and you've got a nice, slightly punchy jazz sound. I also tried it through a Roland Cube 80, which is loaded with different options, and got a quite decent rockabilly sound.

Very pleased with this pickup, it's transformed my guitar.