3001 Artist XM Transducer Acoustic Pickup with Female End Jack Review

Works well

I'm really impressed with the output of this pickup. I bought it for a mandolin that my son has. He can now play it as an added sound in their band on certain songs. Keeps it interesting. It seems to be manufactured well but I did buy some poster clay tack to attach it as some others had mentioned. I think that it will also work on his banjo but not tested yet. Sounds ok as is but… read more fed through a pa with some tone adjustments makes it better yet.

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Great Sounding Inexpensive Pickup

This little unit is hard to beat for sound,conveinence and price. I have an inexpensive Dreadnought that I wanted to be able to plug in sometimes and, I wasn't wanting to break the bank or modify the instrument. I also was wanting to be able to switch between other acoustic instruments if I wanted to. This unit works perfectly! I attached this to the bottom of the guitar bridge,… read more ran the wire behind my strap and, attached the plug to the strap button, plugged it in to my Fishman Loudbox Artist, a few little tweaks with the EQ and, that's it enjoying my new pickup. Now granted it does not sound as good as my Hummingbird Pro with the Eperformer setup but, it is definately doing what I was looking for. Very pleased and, recommended.

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This pickup is well worth the money!

I have been using this pickup for about a year now on my double bass, running it through a Cube 30 Bass Amp. Most of my work with it has been in the theater pit orchestra, and I can shake the walls without losing sound quality. I placed it on the back side of the bridge and it is live! Also tried it on a uke: was told to turn it down, it rode over the orchestra.

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Amazingly Clear Sound

I have a decent little acoustic mandolin, was invited to come practice with a band. After the rehearsal, it became obvious that I needed more than a mike to make things work. They wanted me to play a gig with them in a week, so I had to come up with something while I studied the idea of an purchasing an 'electric' mandolin. In the meantime, I bought one of these pickups, spent about… read more an hour messing with placement, and used it for the gig. I am thrilled with the result. It captures the warm woody "chop' of the mando perfectly, just run through a DI box into the mixer. The highs have a nice sparkle to them as well. I couldn't hope for a better result, so the electric mando is off of my shopping list!

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To plug or not to plug

For anyone recording at home or even in the studio and for those of us who favor weirder or totally acoustic instruments, this is the device that can save lots of time either in performance or recording. Just stick on and go. The rosin will leave a trace behind on darker colored instruments, which can be removed with guitar polish. And, in live performance, you'll have to stay close… read more to your amp to monitor volume. But this little do-dad does the trick!

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