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The Lute Hole Company

Description

Feedback can turn a delicate acoustic guitar passage into a screaming, earsplitting beast in the blink of an eye. You can help control feedback and add carved-wood beauty to your guitar with Lute Holes - solid wood carvings that fit into an acoustic guitar's soundhole. Available in maple or walnut, Lute Holes install in seconds with no modifications to your guitar. Fits standard steel string 4"-diameter soundholes that have no neck protrusion in the hole. 3 different designs provide different levels of feedback protection-light, medium, and heavy. In most instances light protection is all that's necessary, so pick the design you like best and lock the beast in its cage!
The Lute Hole Company 4" Soundhole Covers for Feedback Control in Maple or Walnut Walnut Heavy
The Lute Hole Company 4" Soundhole Covers for Feedback Control in Maple or Walnut Walnut Heavy

Features

  • Control feedback beautifully
  • Solid wood carvings
  • Protects soundhole edge from pick damage
  • Installs with no modifications, clamps, or screws
  • Fits 4" diameter soundholes with no neck protrusion in the hole*
  • Maple and walnut woods
  • Three different patterns for light, medium, or heavy feedback control
  • *If you do have a protrusion such as a fretboard, the manufacturer suggests sanding the cover down slowly until it fits.

Specs

4" diameter; solid wood

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Reviews

4.61

23 Reviews

78%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Great Product Great Price Enhances the Look of My Taylor

Most Liked Positive Review

5

Way Beyond My Expectations

I have a beautiful Taylor that I love and I hated the idea of sticking an ugly rubber plug in it to help with feedback trouble. Thank God I found this product! The quality is WAY beyond what I was expecting and it resolved my feedback problems instantly. What makes it even better is that is doesn't close off the sondhole all the way. And what really surprsed me is that my guitar still sounds great with it installed even when I'm not plugged in!!! I thought I'd have to pull it out every time I wanted to play acoustically. I just leave it in full time. Love it, it's worth every penny.

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Most Liked Negative Review

2

broke the first time I tried to use it

The rubber gasket thing tore when I was putting it into the sound hole of my guitar. I can still sort of use it, but I was hoping for a snugger fit (because the gasket is torn, it is loose)

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Best Uses
  1. Practicing3
  2. Back-Up1
  3. Concerts1
Cons
  1. Doesn't fit. The return policy doesn't fit!1
  2. Not Functional1
  3. Poor Quality1
  4. It Broke1
  5. Not Well Made1
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced4
  2. Professional Musician3
  3. Novice2
Pros
  1. Good Quality5
  2. Easy To Use4
  3. Functional4
  4. Improves Sound4
  5. Its Pretty1

Reviewed by 23 customers

  • Buy with caution!

    3

    submitted2 years ago

    bySteve

    fromCleveland

    This is a beautiful piece. it's also well made. The only negative thing I can say is that it doesn't fit! The manufacture didn't take into account the fretboard. The top notch is not deep enough. If you like a wall decor piece, I recommend buying it!

  • Works great for soundhole controls

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byKirby L

    fromWisconsin

    All you have to do to use this with soundhole controls is trim some of the foam, dime the volume control and go. I have a QSC monitor in front of me and NO feedback at all.

  • Soundhole Cover

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byMike

    fromBradenton, Fl

    Fantastic

  • Everything it promised.

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted8 years ago

    byTerry

    fromundisclosed

    Bought this because I had problems with feedback last time I played through a PA system at church. Played with it today under the same conditions and had no problems. Plus had several compliments on its looks.

  • Great Product Great Price Enhances the Look of My Taylor

    5

    submitted8 years ago

    byJon

    fromPA

    I bought this to enhance the look of my Taylor Academy 12e. It more than meets my greatest expectations. I bought the heavy feedback control in maple because of the looks. It does decrease the volume of the guitar slightly but to my surprise it enhances the tone . I rarely use my guitar plugged into my amplifier so I can't comment on feedback control. I ordered it from Guitar Center on a Tuesday and picked it up on Saturday. It arrived with excellent packaging and installation instructions. Mine came with the foam rubber extending outside the perimeter of the cover which required the use of some blunt instrument to push the foam rubber into the hole. I used the blunt end of a nail clipper. After I got it installed I thought a better tool would have been a thin guitar pick. Believe me this was no big deal and was probably designed this way so it fits snug without scratching your guitar. Lute Hole is a great company. I emailed them and they promptly answered my question. Taylor Guitars like them as well because this is part of a response I got from Taylor when I contacted them, "We really like and recommend Lute Hole soundhole covers." Lute Hole has a great web site where I was surprised to find out what musicians are using them. http://lutehole.com

  • Looks and function

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted8 years ago

    byEd

    fromundisclosed

    Looks and works great on my Taylor! Much better than the ugly black rubber covers.

Q&A

Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • submitteda year ago

    asked bySeabass

    fromValparaiso

    Will this fit inside of a Gibson J45 Standard electric acoustic. (The sound hole has the volume knob right where the entrance of sound hole is)

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Unfortunately, no.

  • submitteda year ago

    asked byGlenn

    fromLong Island

    Doe this sound hole cover work with the controls of your acoustic in the sound hole? Meaning your volume and tone are in the sound hole.

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Yes, it probably will.

  • submitted2 years ago

    asked byPapaD

    fromOklahoma City

    My acoustic / electric is played at church through the sound system and requires the battery to be changed periodically. Is the plug easy to install and remove over and over?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Yes, it is.

  • submitted5 years ago

    asked byBruce

    fromMobile, al

    Will this fit in an acoustic bass guitar?

    Open Reply - Thomas
    Unfortunately, no

  • submitted7 years ago

    asked byShirley

    fromPompano Beach, FL

    I was looking to see if the guitar hole cover has something behind the design carving to cover the hole completely or is the openings from the carvings left open. I can't tell based off the pictures alone. I want it to have the designs and still cover the hole completely

    Open Reply - Beau
    The guitar hole cover doesn't completely cover the sound hole. The openings from the carvings are left open.