Banjo pickups fall into these main categories:
- Head mounted – piezo discs taped or glued to the head, either on the bottom inside or outside on the top.
- Bridge mounted – either integrated into the bridge, or clamped onto it.
- Magnetic – inside the body, may have pole pieces extending through the head.
- Microphone – senses the sound inside or outside the body, close to the head.
ToneDexter works best with head mounted and bridge mounted piezo transducers, and some magnetic pickups. Bridge mounted will usually have much more feedback immunity than head mounted, but they will not sound as good by themselves as head mounted. With ToneDexter, both types will sound spectacular.
Some magnetic pickups work better than others. Some sense the strings, and some sense a metal piece attached to the head. The latter style is more linear and works better with ToneDexter. The string sensing types may give an improved sound, but do not yield the natural sounding results obtainable with other types.
Microphone pickups can work with ToneDexter, but they will require their own dedicated preamp, either onboard or external, to supply them with necessary power.
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