Updating pickups for electric uke (Clearwater/Vorson)
I'm quite a newbie to electric ukes, but I do find my Clearwater's other mic as sounding bad. It might be technically fine - it's not buzzing or breaking up - I suppose I just dislike the sound. Might be a bad quality mic, wiring, shielding, who knows.
Also, I'd like a mic with the risable individual magnet thingys, because the 1st string is a bit on the low volume side compared to the others.
I have no idea about the sizes of different mics. Is there a standard for ukes/mandolins? Or is it the same as bass mics? Can I fit a mandolin/bass mic, or do I have to source for custom mics or contact Fanner or Risa..?
There are some "quite local" mic winders around where I'm living, but they are specialized in guitars, maybe basses too. Are they of any help, or is the size of the cover a limiting factor and would have to be custom molded or whatever? I don't mind a bigger price, if it takes the instrument to another level. I don't think there's technically much else to complain about the Clearwater.
Ideas?
I'm quite a newbie to electric ukes, but I do find my Clearwater's other mic as sounding bad. It might be technically fine - it's not buzzing or breaking up - I suppose I just dislike the sound. Might be a bad quality mic, wiring, shielding, who knows.
Also, I'd like a mic with the risable individual magnet thingys, because the 1st string is a bit on the low volume side compared to the others.
I have no idea about the sizes of different mics. Is there a standard for ukes/mandolins? Or is it the same as bass mics? Can I fit a mandolin/bass mic, or do I have to source for custom mics or contact Fanner or Risa..?
There are some "quite local" mic winders around where I'm living, but they are specialized in guitars, maybe basses too. Are they of any help, or is the size of the cover a limiting factor and would have to be custom molded or whatever? I don't mind a bigger price, if it takes the instrument to another level. I don't think there's technically much else to complain about the Clearwater.
Ideas?
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