Mountain Dulcimer Pickup with Flexible Micro-Gooseneck by Myers Pickups

I use this with Bose speakers that I was using to listen to music on my I-phoneThe speakers originally were for a computer but I use it for my i-phone. To attach this pickup, I obtained a cord that has standard size jack on one end and it fits into the Pickup, and the other end is smaller much narrower jack and it fits into the sub woofer of my speakers and it picks up the sound very well. It is not very loud like a regular amp/speaker used for a guitar. But it is great for me to practice at home. I also tried it on a regular Amp/speaker of my friend's system and it works beautifully. Sometimes it may pickup the sound from the amp/speaker itself and may cause a resonance but that is solved by turning the speaker away from the pickup. The pickup is very sensitive yet does not pick up any hum or fuzz or scruffy sounds from my hands moving on the frets. To play outdoor at a festival, or in an auditorium, I would need a regular guitar amp/speaker.

We had been trying to find a decent pickup for my wife's dulcimer, and since you're looking at this you probably already know it's hard to find good pickups that work well in dulcimers. We had tried a round piezo stick-on pickup previously that wasn't expensive but the sound was not full or natural. I finally discovered the Myers pickup on-line, and what I immediately liked was the idea that it's a microphone instead of a piezo pickup. Microphones simply give a more full and natural sound, but it's hard to get an ordinary mic close enough to this type of instrument to be effective while out of the way. Once it arrived and we gave it an initial tryout, we discovered that her dulcimer's finish wasn't suction cup friendly, so I removed the suction cup and cut some velcro to fit (I highly suggest this - I used a small piece of gaffer tape under the velcro on the instrument for easy removal). This was definitely the best way to go. As for the sound, imagine being able to get a great-sounding microphone right down into your instrument's sound hole so that you're getting the most pure and natural sound possible - strong low end with crystal clear highs. This is exactly what you get with the Myers. There is the obvious possibility of feedback since it's a mic, but it's not bad at all. I deal with more feedback issues on vocal mics and cajon mic than with these things. And speaking of cajon mics, I liked this one so much that I ordered another Myers for my cajon! They make a different model without the gooseneck that works well for that situation, but it's essentially the same thing. Anyway, we've had a chance to gig several times with our Myers pickups and at this point we can't imagine wanting to use anything else. I'm not some kind of paid endorser - I paid full price here on Amazon so you can believe me when I say you can buy this product with confidence.

I love acoustic sound and I do "sound healing" -I'm a "soundbath facilitator" - this means I play "music" and create acoustic "sound & vibration" for sound meditations....I purchased this pick up to be able to play my delicate GRAND CONCERT MONOCHORD by FEELTONE (through an amp) at bigger venues but maintain the sweetness of the sound of this beautiful wooden instrument made by master luthiers in Germany.The quality of this pick up is exactly what I was looking for!However, I had a problem with the suction cup which was not sticking to the light satin finish of my monochord.I called Gregg - the owner of the company and he was super helpful & kind in finding a solution that would keep the pick up in place and the satin finish of my instrument unharmed!5 STARS all the way around!

I just got this tonight and spent about a half hour playing with it. It is amazing! Totally plug & play! I plugged it into my keyboard amp & my dulcimer sounded crystal clear. I still have to figure out how to attach it, since the dulcimers I'll be using it with are at school & not at home. Between the website & the Amazon reviews, I have some good ideas for attaching it, so I don't expect that to be a problem.

The pickup is superb. Volume easy to adjust. Use on mountain dulcimer to lead a group. Does not resonate with any movement on my part. Had some difficulty with mounting the pickup to stay in place. Called Gregg Myers and he sent me the solution with 3 extra batteries! Great service and fantastic product. Would not hesitate to order this pickup.

Company really stood behind its products and sent me two replacements units after I complained about having broken them when changing batteries. They make my hawg fiddle sound great - but be careful when changing batteries as it is a little too easy to break the wires - at least for me and my clumsiness.

Works great. Only issue was the way it is mounted on a dulcimer. It is in the way of strumming. Had to return because of this and while on phone with Amazon got an email from Myers asking me to call.Discussed issue, they are exchanging for one with a longer mic neck so it can be mounted out of the way. Now that is customer service. For mountain dulcimer the 6" wire mic is better.

In my band I play multiple small stringed instruments -- mountain dulcimer, cuatro, toystore acoustic guitar. I was looking for a pickup that I could switch quickly from 1 instrument to another. I'd been using a stick-on Dean Markley transducer pickup, which was very cheap ($30) and versatile but sounded terrible. Looking to upgrade to something with a microphone that picked up signal from the air and not the body, I found the Myers pickup. It sounds fantastic. Even the toystore guitar sounds big and clean. The suction cup didn't work on the dulcimer but velcro solved the problem. Best investment in my sound I've made.