EMG ACB-5 Active 5-String Banjo Pickup
The ACB-5 banjo pickup is the the choice of pro players due to its authentic recreation of the instrument’s natural tone and low noise. This pickup allows players the ability to hear the banjo amplified without giving up any of the tone they love. The EMG ACB uses a dual-coil Alnico magnet design. The pole pieces compensate for an even string balance for a variety of string gauges. This innovative design has the coils spaced apart from one another creating acoustic “chambers”. These gaps allow sound waves inside the banjo to resonate around the coil walls adding an acoustic quality that has not been achieved in a magnetic pickup until now. Whether recording or performing live, the ACB produces a true banjo tone that is noise free.
Product Features
- A great choice for pro players who require an authentic recreation of the instrument’s natural tone and low noise
- Allows players the ability to hear the banjo amplified without giving up any of the tone they love
- Uses a dual-coil Alnico magnet design
- The pole pieces compensate for an even string balance for a variety of string gauges
- The coils are spaced apart from one another creating acoustic “chambers” for a quality uncommon in magnetic pickups
- Whether recording or performing live, the ACB produces a true banjo tone that is noise free
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Great pickup but mounting hardware is lacking This pickup system is by far the most natural sounding non-mic solution I have heard for amplifying banjo. Even plugged directly for recording purposes it still has a very clear, natural sound. The batteries last a long time as long as you don’t leave a patch cable plugged into the banjo for extended periods of time (like a couple days).My only complaint is that for open back players like myself whose banjos have dowel sticks, the mounting hardware is pretty much useless unless you…
Finally I didn’t get much use out of this pickup before it broke. I maybe used it 5 times. After about three times it started buzzing and crackling when the cable moved in it. I went to tighten up the connection to fix the noise, got that done, then went to push the connection in and the pins to the connection just broke off. They didn’t break off at a solderable place, they broke off at their transistor connection which means that now I have to spend money to fix it because that is above my…