L R Baggs Violin Pickup Carpenter Jack

The L R Baggs violin pickup has become the industry standard for top pros. Here's why:
- Highly selective miniature sensor is epoxy-embedded in the bridge itself for unsurpassed sensitivity. No stuck-on or wedged-in appendage can match its response.
- Sensor is sensitive only in the rich left-right mode to bring out the true character of your violin yet reject extraneous string and body noise
- Does not alter the inherent acoustic qualities of the instrument
- Studio quality response makes it a viable tool for recordings
- High feedback resistance for stress-free high sound pressure levels on stage
- Even string to string balance
- Can be plugged directly into most combo amps with great results, even without a preamp*
- Comes inset in a high quality Aubert #7 Mirecourt maple bridge for optimum acoustic response

* Though the Violin pickup does not require use of a preamp, best results in most situations will result from using a high-quality, clean gain preamp.

Violin pickup features a miniature vibration transducer cast right into the bridge. The transducer is designed to accept the tone-rich left/right movement of the bridge, reject feedback, eliminate scratchy nasal sounds, and trace the natural sound of the instrument. The L.R. Baggs Violin Pickup has set the standard since its inception over a decade ago, and it is the top choice of more top pros -- including Alison Krauss, Michael Doucet, Darol Anger, Jean-Luc Ponty -- than any other pickup.

The pickup is a miniature vibration transducer cast directly into an Aubert #7 Mirecourt maple bridge for maximum sensitivity and signal transfer. As an integral part of the bridge, it effortlessly captures the instrument's inherent dynamics. Furthermore, it's selective admittance pattern is aligned so that the signal is generated as the bridge moves in a left-right motion (in response to the string vibrations). The transducer also rejects any impulse directed to the plane of the bridge, minimizing annoying finger squeaks, body noise and feedback.

The L.R. Baggs Violin Pickup also features unprecedentedly consistent performance, and will not affect the tone of your favorite violin. By comparison, "stuck on" or "wedged in" pickups mute the instrument's natural acoustic sound and do not provide consistent results.
Each pickup is handmade with pride, using the finest quality materials and proven technology.
Each pickup is quality tested and carries a one year warranty.

Here's what the player's think.

Allison Krauss "I've been using a Baggs pickup recently and can't believe how nice it sounds. I've had people come up to me after shows wondering how I mike my fiddle. That's encouraging because they don't even know I'm using a pickup."



Darol Anger "The Baggs bridge is the best thing to put on your acoustic fiddle."



Levi Dennis
w/ Gary Allan
"I have played nearly all the violin pickups on the market, searching for a pickup that is true to the natural acoustic tone of the violin. Well, my search was called off when I discovered the Violin Bridge Pickup made my L.R. Baggs. I instantly fell in love! I am confident there is not a better pickup being made for violins. The L.R. Baggs Violin Pickup is now the standard that all violin pickups will be measured against."