So I bought a Gold Tone GME-4 electric mandolin a while ago off of craigslist. It's fun to fool around with, but the stock pick-up is quite weak, especially the E string. It was especially hard to drive volume-triggered effects, like an envelope follower.
I had searched around for replacements and finally, following advice found here, contacted Tom at Moongazer about a replacement from Almuse. There was an uncovered Tele-style neck pickup listed on the site, and mention that a covered version was available. He now has placed a link on their page for a covered neck-pickup. There is a $10 up charge for the covered version.
I'll let you know about the conversion as soon as it arrives.
Graham
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