Andoer Clip-on Pickup Pick-up for Violin with 1/4" Jack 2.5M Cable Compact Professional
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I bought this and plugged it into an old Line 6 rack mount pod, and it worked much better than I expected. I've got it hooked up to my Presonus Firewood and Logic Pro X on my Mac. It exceeds my expectations in terms of performance. As a guitarist, I use background violin sounds when they're needed, and this works well. This is especially true when using chorus and delay.
It's worked on violins, violas, mandolins, cellos, and guitars, among other instruments. It's absolutely stunning.
This is something I bought, and it works great. It hasn't damaged my violin or any other string instrument I've used it with. Simply take care when putting it on and off.
The "pickup" or padded part of the instrument can be placed inside or outside the instrument. Only the clip will fit inside a violin or viola, but for instruments with a large sound hole, such as a guitar, Cajon, or similar instruments, you can place the pickup inside or outside; I recommend trying both and seeing which sounds best. I use mine for a Cajon. There are two or three models to choose from. The "violin" pickup's clip is smaller, while the "acoustic guitar" pickup's clip is wider and more substantial.
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This tiny piece of plastic has seen me through hundreds of gigs, recording sessions, and practice sessions. I understand how absurd this sounds. I bought this on the spur of the moment as a cheap backup to my Fishman in-ear monitor. For some country gigs, I'll be picking up a bridge. I was blown away by how great it sounds and how easy it is to set up right away. It's as simple as putting it on your fiddle and playing it. PROS: br>br>
- Cheap. as. hell. It's only $5, believe it or not. Do you have any idea what that means? You can get ten of them for less than half the price of most fiddle pickups. Cable break? It's less expensive than severing a single string. Step on it while drunk, spill beer on it, or smash it with a PA head? There's no need to feel bad about it; simply replace it!
- The aural experience. It has a great sound. This is something I'm still playing around with. I run it through a small tube preamp and it produces a fantastic sound for bluegrass, modern country, classic country, old time, folk, and rock performances - it's everything This is the way to go if you prefer your instrument's natural sound.
- Removeable in its entirety! It takes about 5 seconds to put the instrument in and out. If you want to play some shows without a pickup and others with one, but keep the same instrument, This is the way to go, if you already have an input jack.
- The acoustic sound is not muted in any way. Without the bridge, it captures an excellent representation of natural sound. muting that comes with some EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE pickups. br>br>CONS: muting that comes with some EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE pickups. br>br>
- Okay. So the quality isn't perfect; in nearly a year of heavy use, I've had ONE cord short out on me. But, in all seriousness, for the price of $5 What difference does it make anyway?
- The 1/4 inch cable is very light and short, so there isn't much room on stage. If you're not VERY CLOSE to your PA head, you might need an extension or a preamp.
- Depending on where it's mounted on the bridge, the pickup moves around a little. This does a great job of preserving the sound, but it a) makes it a little more likely to feed back when you're playing a really loud rock show, and b) can occasionally result in noise from the pickup moving if you accidentally bump it. But, hey, who's going to hear it over the guitarist's tuning? TLDR: TLDR: TLDR: TLDR: TLDR: TLDR: TLDR: TLDR Simply place an order and find out.
Before I start gushing about this pickup, I'd like to issue a word of caution. I bought four of these pickups and kept two. One of them has a broken tip (the rubber-coated metal-coated metal-coated metal-coated metal-coated metal-co I sent it back because the tipped portion that goes into the soundhole/f hole is hidden from view. The other one I returned sounded awful, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't because of user error. Even the two good ones that I chose to keep have a distinct sound. So - If you don't get a good one the first time around, keep trying! I'm fortunate that the first one was excellent, because if it hadn't been, I would have returned it and not ordered another. br>br>However, for the price, this little pickup is incredible. I was planning to buy a used electric violin on eBay for between $325 and $550 when I came across a violinist blog entry about the best violin pickups, which included a bunch of pickups priced between $125 and $250, and then this thing. I figured it was worth looking into because it offered free returns. I got the first one, plugged it into my Fishman Loudbox Mini, and strung it on my violin. I was surprised in a good way. I was able to get it to sound pretty good with just a little amp tweaking. I used a looping pedal to listen to only the violin's sound coming through the amp (it's difficult to get a true sense of the sound while playing live, with the violin right next to my ear). br>br>I was looking for a pickup because I play violin at our church on a regular basis and we were using a small mic. However, because this mic picked up everything around it (drums being the worst offender), getting a good sound was difficult. On stage, I tested the pickup, and the sound engineer said it sounded better than the microphone (a Shure KSM137, I believe - Even when I was just playing by myself, I had a $300 microphone. br>br>I can't say enough good things about this book. Simply take your time and experiment with the mic on various parts of your instrument. On my violin, I've put the sweet spot. It's possible that the pickup is bad if it doesn't sound like the instrument. The one that didn't sound right to me was clearly lacking in the high end. br>br>Another point to consider: The touch sensitivity of these pickups is high. Through whatever is amplifying it, a light tap on the pickup or cable is audible. You should be fine if you don't move around much, but it's worth noting.
It is first secured with a plastic foot that fits into the F hole's end. My old battle-scarred German fiddle, which has F holes the size of handicapped parking spaces, is the only one that fits perfectly. Which is similar to the sound of most prewar German fiddles, i. e. The situation is not ideal. On my good fiddles, the space where it's supposed to go is too small. You'd think you'd be able to position it facing the bridge, but the strings get in the way of its clamp arm tail, which sticks up for no apparent reason. I did manage to cram it into my indestructible carbon fiber fiddle, however. Even so, once it's in place, there's rattling and crackling every time I move because that long wire is moving around. I suppose they could make it fit normal F holes by cutting a vee slot in the middle of the foot, but that seems like a lot of work for not much gain. Wire also pops and crackles when the plug end is moved. It doesn't have a lot of amplification and requires a pre-amplifier. amp. (By the way, good preamps aren't cheap. ) Tone is fine once it's in place, but turning up the amp amplifies the snaps, crackles, and pops. I might just disassemble it and use the parts to make a Coke bottle cap pickup, but then there's the problem with the wire. br>br>Edited to add that I was successful in removing the unusable clamp gizmo. It will stick to the violin well with just a little mounting putty. The sound quality is adequate. I should have just bought a piezo pickup and used a bottle cap after everything I've learned.
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