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ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
edited August 2011 in Musicians and Gearheads
Anyone know a good pickup for a tenor uke?
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  • TunnelThroughDenialTunnelThroughDenial Posts: 769
    Just did some searching and found this:

    http://www.ukuleleworld.com/Pono-Passiv ... ce-69.html

    I have no idea if it's good or will fit yours but you never know
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    my uke came with a pickup in it already...

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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    As a user of his guitar pickup in my little acoustic, I'd recommend:

    http://www.schattendesign.com/uke.htm

    I also know that these guys make amazing stuff:

    http://kksound.com/findpickup/ukulele.html

    Basically, any contact pickup should work, since a contact pickup is meant to work on the vibration of the soundboard (the top of the uke, in this case). If you're looking for an electromagnetic pickup for uke, though... I dunno. I know there are electric ukes out there, but I think the pickups are manufactured by the guys who build the instruments. The L.R. Baggs iBeam pickup might also work here, although I can't say for sure that it would fit within the bracing of a uke. I also know that Fishman makes several contact pickups (they call them "soundboard transducers"):

    http://www.fishman.com/products/filter/ ... transducer

    Unless you specifically get an active pickup (one with an on-board battery), plan on short cables (12' or less) into a preamp of some sort. L.R. Baggs has killer preamps for acoustic instruments, including new beltpack/strap models. I personally use the Radial PZ-Pre preamp, and I love it.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
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