Fishman M-200 Classic Series Professional Mandolin Pickup

Sounds awful as is, but it’s the best pickup you can buy If you plan to just run this direct into a mixer or acoustic amp, it is going to sound terrible and un-mandolin-like. In our jolly band of multi-instrumentalists, we’ve been using the (100x better-sounding) LR Baggs Radius on the mandolin, but having heaps of difficulty with getting enough volume before feedback. I mean it’s comical how much trouble that Radius has given us. It’s a great sounding pickup, but completely useless unless you’re playing in a listening room, and at that point you…

Improved The Sound Of My Eastman Mandolin In addition to permitting me to plug in when playing out, the bridge noticeably enhanced the sound of my Eastman M-550. It was necessary to fit the bridge to the mandolin by placing fine grade sandpaper over the carved top and slowly working the base of the bridge in small movements until the legs were flush with the surface. Acoustically I now have respectable mid-range and low end while the brilliant highs were retained. When plugged in, the amplitude is reasonably flat across the spectrum…