Banjo pick-up project

Decided to add a pick-up to my cheap-ass starter banjo. Used a lapel mic from Radio Shack, and it picks up pretty good. Not exactly a wildly impressive technical feat, but anything looks more impressive when you put it in a montage, right. Can't really play it either but there's a demo of how it sounds at the end.

Amp was a Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue, music from the legendary Ramblin' Jack and Derroll Adams.

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Music

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• banjo
• project
• amplify
• old
• weird
• america
• early
• sessions

[muleskinnerblues]

Yes, it's just tie wrapped and positioned towards the head/neck. I thought it may rotate some once it was in use, but it has held tight. Thanks for watchin'

[hamnhock]

great job man,,,

[muleskinnerblues]

@hamnhock thanks for the kind words!

[Hoglegvid]

Got the same thing in my banjo. Apparently it's what the Avett Brothers used for years...

[nuttynut4u]

wat kind of mic is that and were did u get it?

[MichaelRBaron]

Anything special about that mic? Think I can pull it off using an old computer mic?

[0893deuce]

AWESOME

[ItsJakeGregg]

nice shirt man, great job!

[kjeepindude]

Good stuff, I have the same exact setup. I dig the shirt too!

[TERENTIALS]

♪I'll fly away......  Sounds nice man. I like the electric.... I'm about to do that too.

[schokker64]

Ah, should have watched the entire video, I skipped right away to the last part :). You didn't stick it right?, just aimed it towards the skin near the neck.

[schokker64]

I like it, also your playing. Where exactly did you stick the pickup? On the skin inside? Close to the bridge or not? Thanks ;)