Dean Markley Acoustic Pickup - DM3000

Through use of a lead differential weight the Dean Markley peizo reacts through compression rather than just bending, like all other Peizo pickups. This unique patented design gives Dean Markley's Artist Transducer its high quality sound at a price which is affordable. Artist Transducer's special mounting adhesive allows the Artist to be mounted and removed many, many times without hurting the finish. The Artist has been on the market for over 17 years and we've never had a complaint about it or the adhesive.

The Experience

The producer's suggestion to add a mandolin to the mix was a stroke of genius. As soon as we recorded it, we knew we had something special. I guess that's why good producers are worth their weight in gold.

It wasn't until we were getting ready to go out on the road that someone pointed out we'd need to amplify the mandolin. In our excitement, we'd forgotten that it didn't have a pickup.

Our guitar tech tried several types of pickups in the mandolin, but everything sounded very harsh and brittle. Instead of the mandolin being the part that made the song, it became the part that made the song annoying.

It was Gary—our bass player—who saved the day. He remembered that when he needed to amplify a stand-up bass for a stint in an acoustic jazz trio, he'd been surprised at how well Dean Markley's Artist Transducer had captured the true sound of the instrument.

It turned out to be the perfect fit... it allowed the mandolin to sound like a mandolin, instead of some type of stringed torture device.

Dean Markley's Artist Transducer. True. Tone. And worth more than its weight in gold.

More Pickup Info

It's a great pickup for Violin, Cello, Stand-up-Bass, Banjo, Mandolin, Piano, Horn, or practically anything else you would ever want to amplify. We've even had a mechanic use one to pickup (pardon the pun) knocks and vibrations in engines. The bottom line is: if it vibrates, the Artist Pickup will catch the vibrations. You do whatever you want with them after that.