Does anyone use a carpenter jack for their pickup. I am planning on putting a K and K in my mandolin. However , I am really struggling with the prospect of the endpin of my Kimble being routed to install the jack. I am also not in love with the idea of having the carpenter jack on there all of the time. Particularly since I will play acousitcaly or into a microphone 80% of the time. Does the carpenter jack work well? Do you forget it' s there when you aren't using it? I am aware of the vintage jack( tapasring) option, but it is $80 extra and seems like it could be a pain in the butt. Does anyone use the vintage jack how do you feel about it?
LIke I said I will use a mic when at all possible, but feel the pickup will make life easier in a louder enviroment. I feel like a DPA 4099 would probably be ideal, but I can't really take that leap yet financially.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
Carleton
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