Re: Hot Dot
Back in the dawn of history (1979) I had two Hot Dots installed in my bridge - each in one foot - then out through a 1/4" endpin jack on my pretty new F-12. They were state-of-the-art at the time, and once I started putting it through a guitar EQ/pre-amp pedal it sounded all right. After many years of getting by with this set-up I gave a Fishman bridge a whirl in the early 00's. It was so much better-sounding and stronger a signal. I still have that same arrangement on my mandola, but somehow it really sounds awful when amplified, much worse than the mandolin did, which is a shame, since it is such a beautiful-sounding instrument acoustically. I really ought to get a Fishman bridge or similar for it.
Anyway, that's a fine-looking mandolin, and you should look into upgrading the pickup for it.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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