Acoustic pickup comparisons?
Does anyone know of a fairly recent review that compares several of the popular acoustic pickups that can be added to a mandolin?
I've played wind instruments primarily, so I don't know a lot about this topic. I had some violin/fiddle background and decided last year to try mandolin. I like it, and am thinking about adding it to performances with the trio I belong to, but I'm fairly sure I'd need to add a pickup to my instrument (Eastman MD304.) I'd prefer not to make permanent modifications to the almost new mandolin, so some sort of add-on acoustic pickup seems to be in order. I see that many folks seem to find the piezo type pickups (especially the inexpensive ones) to be pretty inadequate. More expensive ones, such as LR Baggs Radius, get some mixed reviews but generally seem to be preferable. I'd love to see some comparisons made by experienced and serious performers, but have no idea where to look.
Thanks in advance for any advice offered.
Please be patient with me, I'm only half-baked.
60+ years an amateur musician, lots of instruments, but only one mandolin.
Eastman MD304 (and yes, I like it a lot)
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