Schatten Design

BJ-02 Pro Banjo Pickup

Schatten Design

BJ-02 Pro Banjo Pickup

The Schatten Design BJ-02 Series of banjo pickups is designed to fit all types of banjo - 4, 5, and 6 String.

All models in the BJ-02 Series offer great sound and tone reproduction, have excellent feedback suppression, and are simple to fit. Finally - A banjo pickup that allows your banjo to sound like your banjo, only louder. 

The virtually weightless BJ-02 pickup sensor adheres to the underside of the banjo head directly under and inline with the centre foot of the bridge. The pickup is totally non-damping. It does not interfere in any way with the natural acoustic tone or output of the banjo.  The jack assemblies clamp easily to the tensioning hooks of the banjo in the same manner as a banjo's arm rest.

The BJ-02 Pro is a passive pickup that has an ABS jack assembly that provides a volume control right at your fingertips.

The passive BJ-02 pickup works perfectly well and sounds good when plugged straight into any decent quality guitar amp.  As with any pickup, the sound can be further enhanced with an outboard preamp. Note that a preamp will be needed for use when plugged directly into a mixer or P.A. system.

Sandarac Ltd. is the registered distributor for Schatten Design Acoustic Pickups in the UK and Ireland. Trade enquiries welcome. Please contact us for details.


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

This 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. It is very difficult for feedback to drive the pickup in reverse due to the overall stiffness of the bridge area.

On a 'normal' banjo with a three footed bridge, the pickup is to be installed on the underside of the head directly under 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. 

BJ-02 Installation Instructions

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