The Feather Banjo Pickup with Flexible Micro-Gooseneck by Myers Pickups
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Features
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- Myers Pickups introduces their new lightweight powerhouse. So light that we named it The Feather. So compact that it can be positioned on a multitude of instruments without modification or permanent installation and still faithfully amplifies the natural tone and beauty of your instrument!
- Fully equipped with an internally powered, active preamp to produce the richest sound your instrument can deliver! Power-source (included) is pre-installed and each pickup is meticulously tested before delivery. No phantom power needed! Compatible with most wireless systems!
- Complete out of the box, plug in and play! All mounting hardware included. Instantly turn your instrument into an acoustic/electric instrument with volume! Compatible with almost any musical instrument! Made in the USA.
Description
SPECIFICATIONS: Compact Design. Soft Rubber Fluted Volume Knob. Powered Active Preamp. Power Source (included). Mounting Hardware (included). 1/4" Input Jack with Preamp Switch Activation. Built-in Highly Sensitive Omnidirectional Pickup Mic. Effect Pedal Compatibility. Made in the Patented (INSTRUMENT NOT INCLUDED).
Brand: Myers Pickups
Color: natural
Top Material Type: Maple
Back Material Type: Maple
String Material Type: Alloy Steel
Finish Type: Powder Coated
Instrument: Banjo
Operation Mode: Acoustic, Electric
Number of Strings: 4
UPC:
Brand Name: Myers Pickups
Instrument: Banjo
UPC: 702142944104
Manufacturer Part Number: Feather
Model Name: The Feather Banjo Pickup
Unit Count: 1.0 Count
Included Components: Mounting hardware, power source, microphone
Connector Type: 6.35mm Jack
Top Material Type: Maple
Back Material Type: Maple
String Material Type: Alloy Steel
Body Material Type: Maple
Material Type: Rubber
Color: natural
Finish Type: Powder Coated
Sound Profile: Balanced, Natural
Operation Mode: Acoustic, Electric
Number of Strings: 4
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i read reviews all the time and never write them. I'm in a touring band and have no time to comment on all the poorly written reviews I see. Most people don't even seem to understand what they're actually reviewing. In this particular case, I do. I run a band that I've been doing sound for since 2009. I've tried all kinds of mic setups with varying degrees of success. This mic works for me and it's really great. Here's why: First and foremost, customer support. All equipment fails when pushed hard enough, dropped, rained on or just plain neglected. We're on the road half of the year, so I've seen a lot of stuff fail. Usually, you just buy another and hope it lasts. With this thing, you can actually talk to a person about how best to use it, how to keep it going if you've accidentally damaged it, or how to trouble shoot it if you're not sure where your sound problem is coming from. Greg Meyers is complety different than anyone I've worked with in sound. He stands 100% behind his product and if you've got an issue, he doesn't just correct it, he asks your advice as the user how he can serve you better. Not because you're a rock star, but because his number is on the website and he actually answers it or returns your call quickly. This may sound like a minor thing, but if you take your gear seriously and you can't afford to have stuff fail during a show, you know how important it is to have someone you can call. This is even more important when you can't figure out what's causing the problem. Greg Myers will be there for you. Don't ask that of any major manufacturer. The sound: since I got this mic, I haven't just gotten compliments about our sound. I've gotten people who watch from the side of the stage trying to figure out what the hell we're doing that sounds so good. At every show people ask me how we do it. That never happened before at a show unless it was a sound guy or a gear head looking to chat about gear in general. We have always had good sound because we work at it, but since adding these mics, we get people at every show asking how we get the sound we get. The mics: I have one on a double bass and the other on a violin. I've used everything from Neumann condensers to 58s and rarely been satisfied. In a live setting, tearing down and setting up sometime two or three times a day, sound quality is just one of the issues we face. Wear and tear, set up time, weight, ease of set up, sound check time, etc, it all adds up so very fast and at some point you're wondering if it's worth the hassle. We care about the sound more than the hassle so, I do mic comparisons whenever we switch anything and these mics really shine. And they're easy. To be clear about this, we are mic'ing acoustic instruments and trying to make them sound as natural as possible. We don't notch at all, we use lower gain levels and digital gates to avoid feedback. We don't like the sound of notching because it can get pretty loud and yet we still feel like we can't hear. So the mics we want have to reproduce the sound as naturally as possible. We want overtones, not just volume. These mics provide that, but what's key here is that they're also easy to adjust and get the position we need. Many goosenecks are heavy, short, flaccid, hard to get into a position and keep them there, etc. these things are practically weightless. Look me up under Qtango, we have lots of youtubes out there. I know sound and I do this all the time. These things would be cheap at $500 each. Buy one and give it a try. I'm sure you'll love it.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015 by Erskine Maytorena
I use a Myers feather pickup on my banjo, and it has been a game-changer for gigs! No longer am I stuck in front of a microphone on a stand. The pickup also includes a built-in preamp, which is an absolute MUST if you are using a wireless transmitter instead of an instrument cable. The tone I get with this pickup is very natural and sounds like my banjo! The EQ response of the pickup is very flat, and the sound is very realistic. Wherever I place the mic end of the pickup, that's what my banjo sound like at that spot. I have used internal pickups before, and the sound has never been right with those, and always sounded "plugged in" and unnatural. This pickup, which is essentially a very small gooseneck mic, can be placed in the sweet spot outside of your instrument, and delivers clean, natural tone... Having microphone quality sound with the freedom to move around and the conveniences of a pickup has been great! I have performed dozens of shows with this pickup. The life of the watch battery in the preamp seems endless - I haven't had to change it yet after over 2 years of playing shows on it (though COVID slowed down our shows a bit in 2020). I can say that there is a possibility of sound feedback occurring through this pickup if you are using floor wedge monitors; however, controlling feedback seems very manageable. The only time this happened was when my band was playing with floor wedge monitors and the wedges were right up close to us on a shallow stage, and were turned up quite loud. Turning the monitors down to a much more appropriate volume level eliminated the feedback. I was also standing directly in front of the stage left monitor. I did have one technical issue with the pickup after a couple years of repeated use. The pickup was still useable, but I had to be careful not to bend the gooseneck in a certain spot, or it might cut out, so I just bent it in a different spot and it kept going. Being that the pickup was still quite functional, I used it for several more shows and I put off reaching out to Myers about it (thinking I would have to mail it out and be without it for a little while). Finally during a gap between gigs, I reached out to Myers pickups about the issue and Gregg Myers himself contacted me almost immediately. Even though I was well outside of any replacement or warranty period, Gregg sent me a new pickup out right away, without needing to receive my existing pickup with the finnicky gooseneck! I believe the issue that I experienced was an anomaly anyway, but Myers stood behind their product and worked to make it right, right away! In conclusion, I am very satisfied with the Myers feather pickup. It has given me the freedom to move around on stage yet still have microphone-quality sound. The convenience of a pickup without sounding "plugged in" has been so much fun to play on... And compared to some of the other external mic-like pickup options out there (shop around, they are big $$$$$), this pickup is REALLY a bargain!! Steven Moore
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Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2021 by Steven Moore
The sound is fine. Don't like the clip. I have a few instruments to mic and removing and replacing is awkward. The clip should be spring loaded and of a stronger material.
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2015 by wk
This is my first customer review. I purchased The Feather pickup for my banjo. I had 3 concerns after my first rehearsal using The Feather - 1) I found I needed to boost the gain up way on our PA to get any volume , but a little too much gain caused feedback. 2) The Feather pickup is hardwired with a 3 foot cable to a volume control which has a standard 1/4” output jack . The best arrangement for me was clipping the volume control to my belt but this complicated things when I needed to switch (as I do) between playing banjo and guitar. 3) Ideally, I would have liked to be able to mount the Feather and just leave it on the banjo when it went back into the case - but that did not seem possible with The Feather. Anyway, the following Sunday morning I went on the Myers Pickup website and outlined my 3 concerns. Within about 15 minutes Gregg Myers called me on my cell phone to work thru each of the issues. He was pretty confident that the gain issue was an impedance mismatch and suggested I needed a 1/4’” to XLR convertor ( which I had) . As for issue 2 - Gregg thought that another Myers model might be a better fit for my purposes - The Grip - which has the volume control connected directly to the pickup. He offered to send The Grip pickup to me free of charge to compare. Within a couple days I received The Grip model ( with a 1/4” / XLR convertor). As Gregg had thought it was a better fit for my purposes. Also, the 1/4” to XLR convertor did resolve the gain issues. Not only that , but with The Grip I found I could leave it attached to the banjo when it goes back in the case. Last night we had our the first gig with the Myers pickup - no problems at all and I received a number of compliments on the banjo’s sound. I’m a satisfied customer. If you play only banjo, The Feather might be right for you, but you can buy with confidence that Myers Pickups will take care of you.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2019 by PaulT
Ordered a unit for my violin. The fiddle sounds so good through the Feather, and it also works as a microphone when I want to sing some harmonies! Also, when I emailed the company, Gregg got back to me right away. Very impressive! I used the "saddle clip" to attach the pickup to the tailpiece, by using it it in a reversed position, where I put the cable in the narrower slot, and used the wider slot to stick the clip to the tailpiece. (The clip with teeth seems to scratch the tailpiece, so you might not want to use it on an expensive violin outfit.) With the cable wrapped around the shoulder rest once, for more security, the clip holds on more securely as well. I used a 1/4 to XLR adapter to hook it up to the soundboard, and got enough volume out of it. But it also works well through a DI/preamp if you want to plug it into a 1/4 jack. (into an amp or an effect chain, for example.) In overall, I strongly recommend this pickup and this company. If it breaks on me in the future, I'll definitely order another unit as well.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024 by Yoonzin Kang
This small little package absolutely amazes me. I received it a week ago and tried it on my sound system the next day. It mounted easily on my banjo and was crystal clear with no background noise. I played my banjo while trying several spots on the banjo head to see how the tone changed. The best spot for me is in the center of the banjo head below the strings. The only problem worth noting was when I adjusted the volume on the preamp, there was a hissing noise. That was easily fixed when I turned off the phantom power for the channel I was using. Also had a small problem with one of the clips so I contacted Greg and had a replacement a few days later. I have used this on 2 gigs so far, I strongly recommend this not only for the great sound it produces (very similar to a SM 57), but for the convenience and portability. I can have this thing set up and ready to go in just a few minutes. I'm a very happy customer!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2019 by 5man
Just to give a little background - I am a semi-professional musician, working during the day and then playing weekends in a bluegrass / folk outfit, and used this banjo pickup for a little over 2 years. I played 3 finger style, plectrum and primarily clawhammer on an open back and resonator banjo using this pick-up, going into a Fishman Loudbox / Fishman Platinum Pro which would then go DI in. The group that I play with is completely DI, all instruments going into the EQ as well as vocals, and this pick-up worked fantastically for that. I used a Schatten BJ-02 pick-up prior to this one, which was a transducer type, but I have to say, using an actual condensor mic on the banjo I found was far more forgiving to any accidental hits that I did on the drum head that would create popping sounds on it. The audio clarity for this I found to be very true to the banjos sound, and it was fun to be able to experiment with the different locations on the head to change the sound. In that same vein, I'd recommend creating some kind of marker for the banjo where you want this to be, so you have a little more control of setting this up in the same place each time if you are trying to dial in a live sound setting, or a recording setting. I used this really without any concern each night, and it was great to be able to adjust my volumes and levels accordingly. I had damaged mine accidentally handling it, contacted Gregg Myers, and Gregg gave me a call the next day to arrange for shipping out a replacement. Fantastic customer service! If you are trying to step into a banjo mic for recording, I highly recommend shelling out the extra cash for a nice gooseneck like this one. Having tried cheaper and medium priced transducers, while they can amplify your sound - you deserve for your expensive banjo to be replicated accurately. Those ain't cheap either. There's versatility in this too in being able to adapt it to a guitar, mandolin or fiddle if you want to use it to mic any of those. Very satisfied overall with my experience and with Gregg's help!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2020 by Madaman134
Just got this for a deering D6 guitar banjo. Easy to install the mic (the pick up is a condenser mic) and sound quality is excellent. Using it in my recording studio. The only issue was the sticky tape used to secure a clip to the preamp did not hold. I contacted Meyers by e-mail, and Gregg called me within an hour! Replacement tape on the way. That's great service to say the least. Highly recommended.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024 by P. Halperin