I just installed a Schatten BJ-02 Std pick up on my open back banjo. It sounds fairly good on clean sounds but any distortion or gain and it starts giving my feed back. Is there anything I can do to help reduce this? Will a better cord or a pre-amp help with the feed back? Thanks for any info!

Matt

P.S. My amp is an 150w Fender Mustang IV digital modeling amp if that info makes any dif. Cheers.

A preamp might help with impedance matching, but it sounds like the first thing to address is whther or not sound is reflecting from the front or back of the head into the amp and back again. Do you always have feedback, or only if you face a certain way or are very close to the amp?

See this discussion for more about feedback: http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/224521

Edited by - PeterJ on 02/08/2012 06:42:26

I have the BJ-02 installed on an open back.  At our last jam session, I plugged into a Baggs Para DI, which was output to an acoustic 30W amp.  It was quite loud, we have guitar, drums, vocals (mic'ed), etc.  I got a bit of feedback if I stood right in front of the amp, facing it, very close.  Stepping back a foot or two solved the problem.  I think as another poster said, where monitors are and what sound is hitting the head is important to play around with.  In general I've found the pickup to be pretty feedback resistant.  

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Originally posted by PeterJ

A preamp might help with impedance matching, but it sounds like the first thing to address is whther or not sound is reflecting from the front or back of the head into the amp and back again. Do you always have feedback, or only if you face a certain way or are very close to the amp?

 

See this discussion for more about feedback: http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/224521

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 It does well on the clean settings and I have no big issues with that. Its when I start putting in some effects or dirtying it up that the feed back is a real issue even when I stand out in the hall way. I like to play araound with different stuff so yeah I am trying heavy metal sounds and blues stuff. I am happy with the pick up and what I am trying to do just might not be possible without spending goobs of money in which case I would get a solid body electric banjo. Thanks for any info.

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Originally posted by civilmonkey

I have the BJ-02 installed on an open back.  At our last jam session, I plugged into a Baggs Para DI, which was output to an acoustic 30W amp.  It was quite loud, we have guitar, drums, vocals (mic'ed), etc.  I got a bit of feedback if I stood right in front of the amp, facing it, very close.  Stepping back a foot or two solved the problem.  I think as another poster said, where monitors are and what sound is hitting the head is important to play around with.  In general I've found the pickup to be pretty feedback resistant.  

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 Yeah I was actualy standing out in my hallway but as soon as any gain comes into playit starts screaming like a banshee. LOL I do like the pick up.