pick-up for Banjo (1 Viewer)

[windings]

Where'll i get one of these for cheap? I saw the dude from the Jimmy Cake with one stuck onto his banjo, any idea what kind of pick-up i should get or anything like that? I really don't have a clue like

 

[Unclealo]

I have an fishman pickup for my banjo. Very good sound, although the output volume is quite low. Fishman are considered high quality. Mine was around €250.

Snakybus has an external pickup I believe

 

[windings]

I have an fishman pickup for my banjo. Very good sound, although the output volume is quite low. Fishman are considered high quality. Mine was around €250.

Snakybus has an external pickup I believe

is a fishman one you just stick on to the outside of the banjo? Which should i go for? I'm not really looking for excellent sound quality, just big amplification really

 

[The Chilli King]

is a fishman one you just stick on to the outside of the banjo? Which should i go for? I'm not really looking for excellent sound quality, just big amplification really

Gibson do a really good pick up, with which you'll get both excellent quality and a pretty decent output. It costs around E200 and is attaches to the internal crossbar, pressing against the back of the skin. I think it comes with a volume/tone control panel that fits on the edge of the resonator and can plug directly into a guitar amp.

Or you could do what i did and buy a cheap ass violin transducer and stick it directly onto the middle foot of the bridge. It's crude, but sounds allright, and i've found it has a better output than an actual banjo transducer which fits against the back of the skin. The one i have on it now cost E14 and does the trick. If you've seen the jimmy cack live you'll know what it sounds like.

 

[Pantone247]

only used them on acoustic guitars, but some of them cheap transuducers, with a bit of moving about and mucking about, can sound surprisingly great

 

[windings]

Or you could do what i did and buy a cheap ass violin transducer and stick it directly onto the middle foot of the bridge. It's crude, but sounds allright, and i've found it has a better output than an actual banjo transducer which fits against the back of the skin. The one i have on it now cost E14 and does the trick. If you've seen the jimmy cack live you'll know what it sounds like.

Aha! Excellent, that's the one i'll be purchasing, thanks guys and gals.