Andoer Piezo Contact Microphone Pickup for Guitar Violin Banjo Mandolin Ukulele

Sounds like a good deal and it is! As others have stated this device has a bit of a “tinny brightness” to it, but by experimental placement on a 40 year old Conn nylon string guitar I was able to get it to transfer its natural warmth accurately to an amplifier and now many of the songs written on it will be heard by a larger group in the sound they were created for! I like it, and would have given it five stars except for the sound issue mentioned, and for the fact that the cord concerns me by its extra length for an…

Not bad for the price This piezo pickup did not work out for me. Maybe it was just my particular mandolin. I tried it in various places on the top of my mandolin, finally deciding on the best spot. However, the amplified sound was not good enough. It was tinny and harsh. Also, there was not enough output to be heard well when playing with others. It seems a separate pre-amp would have been needed, between the piezo and the main mixer-amp. I removed it, and went with a different idea for amplifying my mandolin – a…

I bought this for a mandolin. I should point out that I’m not predominantly a mandolin player, but I get by just fine. So, here’s the 411 (according to me)…1. Sound is pretty good. Was afraid it would be too tinny, but I like the sound, although a lot depends on where you put the pickup (see more below). I ran it through my keyboard amp (Peavey KB2) with no special EQ. I turned up the volume moderately high.2. I hooked up the input jack to the tailpiece peg and it…