Schatten Designs BJ-02M with pickup, powered condenser mic, and 2 channel preamp

The BJ-02M provides our BJ-02 sensor, jack assembly, a powered condenser microphone, cable, and our 2 channel Mini Pre 2 belt clip preamp.

     What the condenser microphone does is add some 'air' or more openness to the over all sound of the pickup. It really works.

     The BJ-02M is designed to work on any banjo. Five string, tenor, six string, open backs; all sound excellent with this system. Installation of the pickup system takes about ten minutes and everything that you need to complete the installation is included with the system.

The BJ-02 pickup sensor is installed on the underside of the banjo head and is normally placed directly under and inline with the center foot of the bridge. On tenor banjos or banjos having a two footed bridge, the suggested placement for the pickup is on the underside of the head directly under the bass side bridge foot. The pickup is totally non-damping. It does not interfere in any way with the natural acoustic tone or output of the banjo.

     The particular placement of the sensor allows the pickup to "hear" just what the banjo is doing. The center foot of the bridge is driving the element directly for maximum output and clarity and it is due to this same placement of the element that also gives the BJ-02's their superior anti-feedback characteristics as it is very difficult for feedback to drive the pickup in reverse due to the overall stiffness of the bridge area.

      The pickup comes supplied with 3M VHB tape for mounting the sensor (as well as a small packet of 5 minute epoxy for more permanent installations). All  BJ-02 models have jack assemblies that clamp simply and easily to the tensioning hooks of the banjo in the same manner as a banjo's arm rest.

This pickup system's capability is enhanced by the Micro Pre 2 which gives the pickup the ability to be plugged directly into any amplifier, P.A. or mixer.