Schatten M-05 Series For Mandolin
Stick-On Pickup Attaches To The Existing Bridge
...you don't have to change the bridge on your instrument in order to get a good sounding pickup.
Simple - The new M-05 Series of mandolin pickups for adjustable bridged instruments allows you add a pickup system to your mandolin without having to change your bridge or make any invasive changes to your instrument. Featuring our new MVC jack assemblies (which simply attach to the underside of the existing tailpiece), the M-05's offer a real alternative to pickups that require bridge replacement.
The M-05 sensor is small and light in weight. Measuring only 1/4" high by 1 1/2" in length it does not affect the acoustic sound of the instrument and will work on all normal' adjustable mandolin bridges. It will operate properly on Brekke's as well.
Secure - The MVC jack assemblies that come with the M-05 's give you a much more secure and reliable mounting for an output jack assembly than anything that clamps to the side of the instrument. The jack assembly, which nestles in right next to the tail piece, is only a half an inch high and mounts to the tailpiece (not to the body).
Buy Now
Details
Features:
Ease of installation The pickup
adheres to the bridge with VHB foam tape. The jack assembly,
available with or without a volume control simply adheres to the
underside of the tailpiece.
Clean, clear sound reproduction
This pickup has been designed to operate properly and sound good
without the use of a preamp when plugged into any 'normal' amp
(guitar amp, bass amp, etc.). As with any pickup, the sound can be
further enhanced and EQ'd with an outboard preamp. If you require
the added ability to be able to plug directly into a P.A. or mixer
on a regular or occasional basis, then you may wish to add one of
our Preamp/DI units to your pickup system.
Pictures
M-05 Pro shown mounted on a Brekke bridge
M-05 Std Player with MVC Jack Assembly
M-05 Pro with MVCplus Jack Assembly with volume control
Technical
More About The Jacks: The MVC jack assemblies, with our exclusive tailpiece mounting, is much more secure and less likely to damage an instrument than the older 'clamp-on' type of jack assembly. The underside of the jack assembly has a protective felt backing so as not to scratch the surface of the instrument.
An
exploded view of the jack mounting illustrates how the jack
assembly attaches to the underside of the the tailpiece with 3M
VHB foam tape.
Reviews
Just a brief word on my new Schatten M-05 Pro Mandolin
pickup.
First, after internet ordering, my pickup was at my
door in under 2 1/2 days -- that's really fast service, no matter
how you cut, slice or dice it!
Second, mounting the pickup on the back of the bridge
and attaching the jack/volume control box to the tailpiece took
less than 20 trouble-free minutes. A big bonus for the clumsy
fingered out there.
Third (and best of all), what a
sound!!! Hoy cow, it sounds exactly like the acoustic voice of the
instrument and, electrified, well, all I can say is that it
absolutely CUTS through what a hard driving rock band can throw at
it. And it whispers so beautifully on soft Celtic passages. This
one is a winner.You guys have really done it. How about an 11 out
of ten?
Dudlow Dudlow (aka
Leigh Smardon) is a gigging and studio musician in Hamilton
Ontario
About Pickups and Amplification
Terminology
Passive Pickup - A piezo pickup.
Impedance - To simplify things as much as posssible we'll say that impedance refers to the range in which an amplifying device can 'hear' a pickup plugged into it.
Preamp - A device specifically designed for use with piezo pickups that increases the signal strength and lowers the impedance of a passive pickup.
Active Pickup - A piezo pickup with an attached preamp.
Microphone Preamp - a device that may be built into P.A.systems and mixers that is designed to work with microphones. These units will not generally work with passive pickups.
'Normal' Electric Guitar Amps: A passive pickup has an impedance of approximately 2 mega ohms (2 million ohms) which virtually all 'normal' electric guitar amps can generally handle without issue.
'Acoustic' Amps: may or may not require the use of a preamp with a pickup and that will depend upon whether or not there is a special built in preamp section to that amp that specifically allows for the choice in plugging in either a passive (non-preamped) or active (preamped) pickup. This choice is quite often in the form of pushbutton on the amp's control panel. Many acoustic amps show a selection that may indicate the choice of 'high impedance' and 'low impedance'.
Low impedance in these instances usually indicates that in this range the amp will handle an impedance of 1000 ohms or less - which will allow active pickups with preamps to be used.
High impedance in these instances may indicate an allowable impedance into the 2 or 3 mega ohm range - which will allow passive pickups to be used. Or it may indicate a maximum input impedance allowed of 20,000 ohms or less - which will handle magnetic electric guitar pickups but not passive pickups. You should carefully read the technical specifications of your acoustic amp in order to see what it will do.
P.A. Systems, Mixers: all of these units will require the use of a preamp between themselves and a passive pickup. Microphone preamps built into P.A.'s and mixers are not designed for use with passive pickups and will not work properly.
Computers: Due to the vagaries and variables inherent in the sound cards found in computers, the only thing that we can advise is that a preamp will almost certainly be necessary.
