Myers Pickups The Grip Violin / Mandolin

I experimented with many violin pickups untill I bumped into the Myers Pickup. Not only is it small and practical, the sound is crystal clear and very natural. It is very user friendly and the goose neck can be adjusted to your own sweet spot. Violinists go out and get it.....

Recently bought a Fylde mandolin - a larger than usual model by UK luthier Roger Bucknall. It has a rich sustain that is difficult to capture with traditional contact pickups. The Myers “grip” mandolin mike faithfully transmits the resonance from right in front of the sound hole without any need for any intrusive ‘surgery’ to the instrument.

It takes a bit of messing around to stop feedback, but the sound compared to my Mi-Si is night and day. It actually sounds like my violin, and thankfully solved the main reason I got it which was the thudding noise the Mi-Si made on every bow change. Perhaps feedback will be a nightmare with a live performance, but if so I'll work out a way around it. never going back to a piezo on my violin.