Ukecaster
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I have 2 tenors with pickups, one has an active Baggs UST ribbon, with battery and controls on side panel, another has a passive Schatten UST, which was added to the uke before I got it. The passive UST is so microphonic for my strumming style, it picks up every scrape of my hands on the strings, and loads of noise just from my arm resting on the bridge. Way more than a K&K I once had in another uke. Is there anything I can do to reduce this noise (external preamp, etc)? Otherwise, I won't be plugging it in, as I can't deal with it. The other uke with active Baggs has a very low noise threshold by comparison.
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