New pickup and jack assemblies: Schatten Design.

SCHATTEN DESIGN WILL debut new pickup and jack assemblies at the winter NAMM show. In keeping with the Schatten Design's reputation for providing non-invasive and non-damaging pickup and jack designs, the company will be showing new pickups for bouzouki, mandolin, mandola, and archtop guitar. New 1/4" output jack assemblies with integrated volume controls will complement these pickups. A new jack assembly with volume control for banjo will be shown as well. The new bouzouki pickup attaches to the existing bridge of the instrument, while the jack assembly can be mounted to the underside of the tailpiece on most bouzoukis.

Also debuting at NAMM is a unique new endpin jack preamp. The patent-pending Artist II endpin jack preamp is a two-channel unit with a number of powering options to chose from, including 9-volt and phantom power. Other features include a trim pot for each channel with gain adjustable from zero to 20 db as well as the availability of optional remotely mounted thumbwheel volume controls. This preamp can handle any mixture of piezo pickups, magnetic pickups, or microphones. Orders will be taken for all acoustic pickups at the NAMM show.

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