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Schatten Banjo Pickups BJ-02 Std and BJ-02 Pro Fits All Banjos - 4 string, 5 string, 6 string Revolutionary The BJ-02 pickup sensor is installed on the underside of the banjo head and is usually placed directly under and inline with the center foot of the bridge. The pickup is totally non-damping. It does not interfere in any way whatsoever with natural acoustic tone or output of the banjo. New For 2008 - The BJ-02 Pro model - Our Best Selling Banjo Pickup Is Now Available With A Volume Control 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.

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.

BJ-02 Design Notes On a 'normal' banjo with a three footed bridge, the pickup is to be installed on the underside of the head directly under the center 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. The BJ-02 Std comes with our NBJA rosewood bodied jack assembly with a 1/4" output jack. The new BJ-02 Pro features a small black ABS jack assembly with a 1/4" output jack and an integrated volume control. These jack assemblies nestle in tight against the tensioning hooks and simply clamp to those tensioning hooks in the same way that a normal arm rest attaches.
This pickup has been designed to operate properly and sound terrific without the use of a preamp when plugged into any 'normal' amp (guitar amp, bass amp, etc.). If you require the added ability to be able to plug directly into a P.A. or mixer then you may wish to add one of our Preamp/DI units to your pickup system

BJ-02 Std. Banjo Pickup with NBJA rosewood jack assembly List Price $139.95	BJ-02 Pro. Banjo Pickup with NBJAplus ABS jack assembly with volume control List Price $175.95

Going straight into a PA system or mixer? Add a Schatten Preamp/ DI List Price $139.95