Schatten BJ-02 Player Series Banjo Pickup with Jack
The Schatten BJ-02 Player features Schatten’s famous BJ-02 sensor combined with an externally mounted metal jack assembly. The BJ-02 series is designed to work on any banjo. Five string, tenor, six string; all sound excellent with this pickup. Installation of the pickup system takes about ten minutes and everything that you need to complete the installation is included with the system. The pickup is totally non-damping. It does not interfere in any way with the natural acoustic tone or output of the banjo.
On a ‘normal’ banjo with a three footed bridge, the pickup is to be installed on the underside of the head directly under the centre foot of the bridge. On tenor banjos or banjos having a two footed bridge, the suggested placement for the pickup is on the underside of the head directly under the bass side bridge foot. This particular placement of the sensor allows the pickup to “hear” just what the banjo is doing. The center foot of the bridge is driving the element directly for maximum output and clarity and it is due to this same placement of the element that also gives the BJ-02’s their superior anti-feedback characteristics. It is very difficult for feedback to drive the pickup in reverse due to the overall stiffness of the bridge area.
Product Features
- BJ-02 Player Series Banjo Pickup
- Includes Rail-mounted External Jack
- Fits All Banjos: 5-String, 6-String, Tenor
- Easy to Install, No Drilling!
- Two Year Warranty
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Good quality construction Overall, pleased with this little device. Very durable construction and easy installation. Only one glitch…when using metal pics, the transducer picks up the metal-to-metal friction caused by the finger / thumb pic striking the string and produces a very high frequency, metallic, brittle-sounding squeal in addition to the tone and pitch of the string. Doesn’t matter if you’re striking the string at a 90 degree angle (as you’re supposed to) or an angle closer to 45 degrees. The further…
banjo pick-up, oh yes. This the best banjo pick-up I found. I use it for my open back fretless. You are suppose to apply the transducer to the underside of the head, just under the bridge with epoxy that Schatten supplies in a tiny packet. BUT I used double sided Scotch tape and it works perfectly and has been there for over a year. the Canadian company, Schatten Design has great customer service from their website. You phone them for questions. My further advice is to use a preamp with this pick-up. You can plug it…