Sunrise

Sunrise

Also known as: Sunrise Pickups, Sunrise Pickup Systems

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Sunrise Pickups is a small acoustic guitar pickup maker founded by Jim Kaufman and based in Thousand Oaks, California. The company is known for a single soundhole magnetic pickup — sold in S-1 and S-2 variants that differ only in cable and connector configuration — designed to couple with and sense the body resonance of the guitar while maintaining a high feedback threshold. The pickup fits sou...

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Sunrise Pickups is a small acoustic guitar pickup maker founded by Jim Kaufman and based in Thousand Oaks, California. The company is known for a single soundhole magnetic pickup — sold in S-1 and S-2 variants that differ only in cable and connector configuration — designed to couple with and sense the body resonance of the guitar while maintaining a high feedback threshold. The pickup fits soundholes between roughly 3.5" and 4", works with 6- and 12-string guitars, and has adjustable polepieces for per-string volume control.

Alongside the pickup, Sunrise offers a line of complementary outboard electronics, including the S-B1 and S-B2 buffer/preamp boxes, the S-TI all-tube Tube Interface preamp, and a Lo-Z direct box for balanced line output. Pickups are hand-built in limited production runs and carry a lifetime transferable warranty.

Sunrise has long had a reputation as a touring and studio standard for amplified acoustic guitar, with a player roster cited by the company that includes Richard Thompson, Lyle Lovett, Jeff Tweedy, Emmylou Harris, and The Lumineers. The pickups are sold direct as well as through specialty acoustic dealers such as Elderly Instruments and Shoreline Music.

Sunrise has 4 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Acoustic Guitar Pickups and Switch Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 12 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Folk, World, & Country, and Pop. Notable users include Mac DeMarco, Liberty Ellman, and Keith Richards.

Artists Who Use Sunrise

Mac DeMarco uses 2 Sunrise products

Mac DeMarco

Singer, Guitarist · Mac DeMarco

Liberty Ellman uses 2 Sunrise products

Liberty Ellman

Guitarist · Henry Threadgill's Zooid

Keith Richards uses 1 Sunrise product

Keith Richards

Singer, Guitarist · The Rolling Stones

J Mascis uses 1 Sunrise product

J Mascis

Singer, Guitarist · Dinosaur Jr

The Edge uses 1 Sunrise product

The Edge

Guitarist · U2

Justin Vernon uses 1 Sunrise product

Justin Vernon

Singer, Guitarist · Bon Iver

Ben Howard uses 1 Sunrise product

Ben Howard

Singer, Guitarist · A Blaze of Feather

Rob Crow uses 1 Sunrise product

Rob Crow

Guitarist · Team Sleep

Andy McKee uses 1 Sunrise product

Andy McKee

Guitarist

Michael Hedges uses 1 Sunrise product

Michael Hedges

Guitarist

Dan Fogelberg uses 1 Sunrise product

Dan Fogelberg

Guitarist, Composer

Bill Nershi uses 1 Sunrise product

Bill Nershi

Guitarist · The String Cheese Incident

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