BP-1 Pickup

Portable bridge-mounted piezo, tailpiece-mounted output jack for banjo 


Unlike other banjo pickups, BP-1 offers a unique way of sound capturing and delivers the natural tone from your banjo to your amp or mixing board.


There's a less chance of feedback than a banjo microphone pickup.


Detachable and one of the most portable pickups for banjo, BP-1 conveniently accepts a standard 1/4'' cable.

Features

Install with no modification

Install with no modification

The sensor is easily installed on the side of the bridge and no modifications to the instrument are required.

 

Wooden sensor

Wooden sensor

The piezo sensor has a lightweight wooden casing to achieve maximum tonal sensitivity and transmission.

Natural sound

Natural sound

BP-1 has a passive design that reproduces the natural sound of the instrument with no need for a battery.

 

Complete installation set

Complete installation set

The pickup comes with additional shims and a microporous rubber slave for fitting the sensor in narrow bridges, and zip ties for attaching the jack housing to the bracket hooks.

Instructions

Follow our installation guide through the following steps:

Video review

Specifications

Specifications  
Weight 17g / 0.6 oz
Wood Maple
Impedance 800 Ω
Measurements
Specified part Letter Size in MM (from*) Size in MM (to*) Size in INCH (from*) Size in INCH (to*)
Pickup sensor width  a 13,5 13,6 0,531 0,535
Mounting slot width  b 1,6 1,7 0,063 0,067
Pickup sensor length  c 36,5 36,6 1,437 1,441
Lead wire length d 210.0 - 8,268 -
Jack housing length e 61,0 62,0 2,402 2,441
Pickup height  f 5,1 5,2 0,201 0,205
Shim width g 6,0 - 0,236 -
Shim length h 18,0 - 0,709 -
Shim thickness i 0,7 - 0,026 -
*Our handmade pickups may vary slightly in size due to the nature of the building

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