Re: JJB Pickups and extraneous sounds
EQ and input gain.
You really do need a lot of low cut with these (referring to piezo's on mandolins generally). In fact, you can roll off everything below 196Hz really hard. That will dramatically reduce thumps, bumps and LF pick noise. The other thing to watch for is having the initial input gain ('trim') on the mixer or amp too high. These transducers have a very high output. You can cut the trim right back and instead use the channel fader cranked up a bit higher to attain the required level. If you have compression on the channel - turn it off.
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