The pickups are Lace Alumitones; this is a new type of single coil pickup; the body of the pickup is aluminum (gold or chrome plated). It is noiseless, high output, and very clean across a wide frequency range. I really like the way it sounds, it has clarity and guts, and a complexity and richness that I appreciate as an acoustic instrument maker. You can hear a demo mp3 at: Electric Strumstick Demo

And here are a few Electric Strumstick videos
Electric Strumstick Loops part I .mov
Electric Strumstick Loops part II.mov

The Electric Strumstick sounds Great! I have had a blast playing them; they have a full rich sound, and they are of course, Strumsticks, with all the ease and intuitive playing the Strumstick is famous for. These are nominally tuned to "D" (but can be tuned to C, E, or even F) they are the same scale length as the Grand Strumstick. With even lighter strings ( .008, .011, .020) they can tune up to "G". With heavier strings they tune down to "A", and have a very deep sound. For "D", we are stringing these .009, .013, .022, a little lighter than acoustic Strumsticks. They use ball end (guitar) strings, by the way.

The price is $550, not including case. We have a handmade padded gig bag for $75. If you need a hard case, we suggest looking into hard sided rifle cases (from sporting or outdoor stores).
Electric Strumstick: $550