Portable bridge-mounted piezo, side-mounted jack for mandolin

MP-2 is a portable piezo pickup for mandolin, engineered and handcrafted by KNA.

The innovative design allows an entirely external setup without any modifications to the instrument. The complete installation can be completed within a matter of minutes.

The amplified tone is balanced and natural, providing full frequencies from bass to treble registers of the mandolin.

Features:

Safe and quick install

Just mount the pickup jack housing onto the lower bout, just below the F-hole on your instrument's 1st (E) string pair side. Insert the wooden sensor into the bridge, between the base and the top, in the middle of the thumbwheels..

Wooden housing and sensor

The jack housing is encased in elegant and stylish ebony. The piezo sensor has a lightweight wooden casing to achieve maximum tonal sensitivity and transmission.

Onboard Volume Control

Players can control their output signal onstage or in the studio from the pickup-mounted volume knob.

Natural sound

MP-2 has a passive design that reproduces the natural sound of the instrument with no need for a battery.

Protection for your instrument's finish

The adjustable clamps have protective cork at each point of contact to prevent damage to your instrument’s finish.

Compatible will all types of flat-backed mandolins.

The pickup is designed to fit perfectly on A and F body style flat-backed mandolins with adjustable base-and-top style bridges.

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Specifications  
Weight 45gr / 1.6oz
Wood Solid ebony jack housing.
Maple and white beech sensor casing.
Maximum Impedance 800 Ω
Potentiometer 500 kΩ
Measurements
Specified part Letter Size in MM (from*) Size in MM (to*) Size in INCH (from*) Size in INCH (to*)
Pickup sensor side a a 20,0 - 0,787 -
Pickup sensor side b b 23,0 - 0,905 -
Pickup sensor with extention diameter  c 25,0 - 0,984 -
Lead wire length d 140,0 - 5,511 -
Jack housing length e 50,3 50,4 1,980 1,984
Jack housing height f 21,3 21,4 0,839 0,843
Mounting bracket untightened g 54,0 - 2,125 -
Foot width h 15,8 16,0 0,622 0,629
Pickup sensor thickness i 1,9 2,0 0,073 0,079
Sensor to jack housing plug length j

40,0

- 1,574 -
Jack housing width k 13,0 - 0,511 -
Mounting bracket tightened l 38,0 - 1,496 -
Thin shim thickness m 0,6 - 0,023 -
Thick shim thickness n 1,0 - 0,039 -
*Our handmade pickups may vary slightly in size due to the nature of the building

 

1 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

SKU KNAMP2
Barcode #
Brand KNA Pickups
Shipping Weight 0.0620kg
Shipping Width 0.050m
Shipping Height 0.045m
Shipping Length 0.125m