Hi all, i'm a noob here, as well as to the world of Mandolin (being a guitar Player), but here it goes:
As a surprise present from my sister and her fiance, i got this lil thing:
The Epiphone MM-30S.
Well, I've been wanting to play mandolin for a long time! And it's a lot of fun, can't wait to incorporate it into the band.
I've never even touched a mandolin before, so i don't know how it compares. It takes a bit of getting used to, having such a small neck against my relatively large hands.
I also have a bit of a question of amplification. To use it with the band i want to get a pickup for it. However, i LOVE the sound of a distorted mandolin, as used by Warren Ellis of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Also love this seriously epic cover of The Chain by Fleetwood Mac, as performed by Reignwolf:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLDSRzNYJ4A
So what you you recommend as a pickup? So i can get both traditional clean mandolin sounds through a PA, but still get a good distorted sound through a guitar amp.
I was considering a piezo bridge rather than a clip on mic. Or is there a good option for connecting a conventional magnetic pickup without major works to the guitar?
I was looking at this bridge by Shadow:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shadow-Picku...andolin+pickup
I am a bit put off by the headphone-size output jack on it. The alternative is the Fishman alternative: the M-100.
Is there a low-profile, soundhole pickup for a mandolin, Banjo or Ukelele that i can just stick on the guitar perhaps?
Cheers for any help.
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