JACK HATFIELD HAS RE-DESIGNED AND RE-INTRODUCED THE POPULAR GERALD JONES ACOUSTIC PLUS BANJO PICKUP!
The Gerald Jones banjo pickup, known to produce the most natural pickup amplified sound possible, was out of production for several years. The pickup features a magnetic coil/inductor strip design and mounts on coordinator rods with thumbscrew. The .35mm jack mounts easily in flange hole – no routing, drilling, screws or soldering required as with the previous model.
The Jones-Hatfield pickup was designed for the BLUEGRASS style banjo with two coordinator rods. The Jones-Hatfield pickup is not guaranteed for use in any other style of banjo. Refunds or replacements will not be issued if pickup is modified for use on non-Bluegrass style banjos.
IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE ORIGINAL GERALD JONES DESIGN:
More powerful signal – 10% more windings and a stronger magnet.
Improved shielded coil-to-jack cable.
Plastic non-conducting housing replaces metal enclosure – less interference with electromagnetic field.
Spacer on mounting bracket – more accurately centers pickup.
Smaller .35mm jack replaces open 1/4-inch jack, which did not clear the resonator wall on most Deering banjos.
Can be used on Stelling banjos but requires a special mounting bracket (free upon request).
Jack mounting bracket made from insulating plastic to avoid ground hum – jack no longer contacts the metal of the flange hole.
Includes both 24-inch cable to connect to belt preamp and 6-foot cable to connect directly to amp, snake or mixer.
LIFETIME GUARANTEE! We will replace at no charge if purchased from Hatfield Music.
WHY DOES THE JONES-HATFIELD PICKUP HAVE A MORE NATURAL ACOUSTIC SOUND THAN THE FISHMAN PICKUP? It’s because the Jones – Hatfield is a passive pickup, not an active pickup (like the Fishman). An active pickup is one that has a voltage boost supplied near the coil. When voltage is applied at the coil it can create a small amount of overdrive/distortion. When rock guitarists first discovered distortion in the late 1960s – they turned the pot on the guitar and the individual channel on the amp (preamp) all the way up, overdriving the channel amp (preamp) and they controlled their volume with the main amp gain control and/or PA slider. The theory is, the less voltage at the source, the cleaner the sound.
With a passive pickup such as the Jones-Hatfield pickup, a preamp is required in most applications. The advantage of the Jones-Hatfield pickup over other pickups, such as Schatten BJ-02 PRO or the Fishman PRO-PLT-301, is that it is positioned further away from the coil electromagnetic field. The advantage of the Fishman preamp over the Schatten preamp is that you have fingertip control of the volume and tone on your belt… one does not have to turn around and adjust the amp or use a volume pedal, which means fewer cables underfoot and electronic connections that can go wrong.
The Jones-Hatfield pickup is designed for resonator banjos with two coordinator rods of equal diameter. It Installs in any Gibson-style banjo (Gibson, Huber, Rich & Taylor, Crafters of Tennessee, Frank Neat Stanleytone, Arthur Hatfield, etc.). The Jones-Hatfield pickup also installs on Gibson-style imports including Gold Tone, Gold Star, Recording King, Washburn, Epiphone, Aria, Ibanez, Morgan Monroe, etc.).
Though it can be rigged for many travel banjos, open-back banjos and Nechville banjos (which do not have two coordinator rods), Hatfield Music does not guarantee it will install in these instruments. Often a fake coordinator rod will have to be made, or the pickup bracket can be glued or otherwise fastened to a square dowel stick. A clearance of 7/8-inch between the rod/dowel stick and the head is required.
Better results will be obtained by taping the inductor strip under the head instead of placing it under the middle foot of the bridge… not only can the inductor be positioned closer to the coil (which means more gain) but you can move it around for different tone… near the middle of the head for a mid-range tone, or nearer the tailpiece area of the head for a more treble tone.
The original Jones pickup, with the 1/4-inch jack, was designed for Gibson-style flanges. So that the Jones-Hatfield pick up can be used on all bluegrass-style banjos with no modification to the banjo, the Jones-Hatfield. pickup features a .35mm jack and .35mm to 1/4-inch cable. Some banjos (most Deerings), require that a groove be routed into the rim for the 1/4-inch jack to clear the resonator. The Jones-Hatfield Banjo Pickup is available with a 1/4-inch jack.
ALL RETURNS MUST BE AUTHORIZED IN ADVANCE. REFUNDS OR REPLACEMENTS WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR PURCHASES MADE FOR NON-BLUEGRASS STYLE BANJOS.
RETURNS DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION WILL BE CHARGED A 15% RESTOCKING FEE
