The Sonic Pickup and Pre Amp System
System Fit to your instrument:
Violin £POA - Discontinued 2022
Note: November 2019 - Original two piece design has now been superseded by the Deluxe single piece design.
The Sonic Electro Acoustic System comprises the bridge pickup, internal pre amp and power supply.
At the heart of the system is a hand built twin transducer bridge. The bridge contains two small, very low mass ceramic transducers built in above each bridge foot on. This configuration, and traditional bridge design, captures the natural dynamics and balance of the instrument both from the strings and the body.
The transducers are internally connected to a carefully designed, ultra high impedance, discrete class A pre-amp. The pre-amp is powered by a standard 9V PP3 battery mounted in an easily accessible spring loaded drawer below the chinrest. This mounting position eliminates the feel of the additional mass. Many Electric Violins use lower voltage batteries or capacitors, these seriously compromises the preamp headroom and therefore the dynamic range of the instrument.
A standard ¼” jack socket is mounted in the internally reinforced rib of the left hand lower bout.