Since this pickup is made for a violin, I assume it would also work for a mandolin with f-holes. But what about an oval-hole mandolin?
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It absolutely would work, but you might want to use one of their regular guitar pickups for that. The clip on this is extremely slender-to fit through the f-hole-, and so doesn't keep the pickup in place as well as the fatter clip on their standard guitar pickup. The frequency response on the regular guitar pickup is quite good, so if I were looking for an oval mandolin pickup, I would go for the one with the fatter clip.
1167768
The only issue may be dealing with the wire attached. Otherwise the main spring clip would be inside and not affect your strumming.
1167769
Excellent question! I've been using this Cherub on my violin for a while now, and it works great. Today I shopped for a mandolin at the Guitar Center and brought this exact pickup with me to try it out on different mandolins. I settled on a Washburn mandolin with an oval hole, and it sounds beautiful even without amplification. This pickup will go in the oval-hole, and it sounds great, BUT the clamp part sticks up a little too close to the strings and you end up hitting it with the pick sometimes. I considered taking the spring clip off and just taping the pickup part down near the hole with some of that easy off painter's masking tape. But, I haven't done that yet as I saw another Cherub pickup that is supposedly made for guitars with round sound holes and it looks like it doesn't stick up as much. I just ordered that model. If that still is too close to the strings I'm going to try the tape method. The model of Cherub pickup is WCP-60G. Which, I guess is G for guitar as opposed to the WCP-60V for violin. I can't imagine there's anything different about the pickup, only the style of the clip. The violin clip has a loop part on a spring which meets the pickup from inside the instrument. The guitar model looks like it just clips on. I figured these are cheap enough to try both.
1167770
I have used it for most of my stringed instruments. Not the greatest tone pic up but for the price it works well enough.
201782
I have a Snark SN-5. On the back it says "Guitar Bass & Violin Tuner". Sounds like it would work. There are different Snarks for different kinds of instruments. Love the tuner.
276832
Yes. I bought this for my daughter to use on her ukulele, and it works well. She clamps the pickup onto the headstock, and plugs the jack into a guitar amp when playing with others. For practice, she uses a tiny Honeytone amp, and that also works nicely. My only concern is that the lightweight cable looks like it could be easily damaged, but we've had no problems in several months of use.
491979
I think it would fit the Fender FM 100, which resembles my classic Irish type mandolin. These flat classic mandolin types seem to have a same standard size, and flat design. If the mandolin were an Italian design, with a bulging body, it might not fit. It is a tight case, and would probably fit the FM100 snugly. I can't say if it would fit other irregular custom mandolins with varying body shapes or sizes, but should be ok for that Fender mandolin.
843003
This may work for a violin but my only concern is that like an acoustic guitar it has a hollow body and that particular microphone feeds back depending on where you place it, im sure you dont want that to happen.
2041650
The Artist pickup works great on Banjo's, Ukes, and such. It puts out good solid tone with a good volume level. Hope you enjoy it!!!! Dean
1227584
It plays the same as an 8 string Mandolin. It's the way it sounds that makes it unique. I bought this to play the blues with. It a great compliment to my guitars. And the blues sound great. It also good for bluegrass music as well.
1425382
It will. The multiple pickup patterns give it some versatility. I would recommend omni for violin, cardioid or bidirectional for voice, and stereo for piano.
1326284
It should work equally well regardless of what instrument is input. I have used it with electric guitars and acoustic guitars with a bridge pickup. Good luck!
996678
Yes. In fact, I do not reccomend clipping it to the hole in your guitar. It works alot better if you attach it to the head at the top of the tuning keys. The vibrations it picks up there are alot more fuller coming out of an amp. Ive used it this way on a mandolin also. Its a very good product and an unbelievable deal!
623471
Have used it on tenor banjo, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin. It works fine on any stringed instrument. Very accurate and is one of the few tuners that will work well on the low strings.
218251
The pick-up is for a standard sized sound hole. I don't think it would fit on a smaller guitar.
584230
I just measured the maximum depth possible . If your mandolin is under 4 and 1/2 inches deep , than it should fit nicely .
1118073
This is a piezzo pickup with a 1/4" plug. It is intended for amplifying acoustic guitars. I have heard of it being used for Rocksmith, though.
1872489
Yes, the Snark will work on any instrument to which it can be attached to pick up the tonal vibrations. The SN-2 covers the full range of pitches. It just clips on. I use it on mandolins, octave mandolin, mandola, banjos, baritone ukulele, guitars, etc. Just about everyone with whom I play uses it.
658182
The Snark SN-5 is supposed to work for Guitar, Bass and Violin. It works great on my acoustic guitar. I don't have a Bass, so I can't say for sure, but I bet it would work.
1583363
This was a gift to my nice and the only comment was that she liked it. She had, on her Amazon wish list, chosen a different mandolin, which was not available which led to choose this model. I might suggest that you contact the manufacturer and seek a answer to your specific requirements.