Re: Shadow bridge pickup?
Originally Posted by
John Rosett
This is why the bridge pickup seems like a good idea for this particular mandolin. My $50 Rover will sound just as good as a Collings.
Or, put it another way, with a bridge pickup a $5K+ Collings would sound just as bad as a $50 Rover
Seriously, given the price if you really want a bridge transducer I'd just make one. You just need a serviceable bridge and then all you have to do is embed a piezo transducer in there. Drill, put it in, and back-fill with resin. It will perform just as well (or just as poorly) as any other bridge-based system. Cost is minimal. I've taken a few of these bridge-based transducers apart, and there is really nothing special in there.
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