UP-2 Universal Stick-On Piezo Pickup – Natural Acoustic Tone for Guitar, Uke, Drums, Percussion, Volume Control, No-Battery, No-Mod Installation, Compatible with Nearly All Acoustic Instruments

Great sounding, pick-up for ukulele, great size, volume control is a plus, portable and affordable with plenty of "punch". Mounts and removes without marring or damaging instrument finish. A great accessory for anyone wanting or needing to amplify the instrument through any amp, pedal, or other filter. It will be useful on gigs and to just have fun with experimenting with electronics I use with my guitar which is now possible with my ukes and not requiring drilling holes, running wires, and tightening bolts and screws, or having to adjust bridges. Probably works well on all size ukes and other acoustic instruments. Without question -- WORTH HAVING Dr. JWG

i have a few different Pickups i use for different purposes. They are Guitar pickups that i sometimes would put on my M'Biras (Kalimba like instruments). But i always hard a little hum in the background with them.. if i tried plugging it into an amp there would be howling feedback.. i wanted to record the sound on one of my M'Biras, and the humming sound could not be removed without also removing the quality of the instrument's sound.. So i went hunting.. & then remembered i already have the KNA NG-1 Piezo Pickup on my Nylon String Guitar.. Then i saw this KNA UP-2 and thought if its as good as the one i already have.. then problem solved.. i bought it.. and it's levels above what i was using on my M'Biras before. Putting the putty on as an adhesive helps to catch the vibrations, with no hum or howling feedback.. and this KNA UP-2 also has a volume control on it.. so you can decrease or increase the volume and add gain with whatever you plug it into.. it's damn near perfect..

**Update** I dropped a star, because with all 3 of their pickups, the foam separated from the adhesive and they dropped off (3 more times since the first review). One during a performance, one while I was carrying the instrument...no idea where it came off so it is lost. Really too bad, because the pickups themselves are good. I can't believe they sell them with such horrible mounts. The pickup works well. I like the volume control. Nice that they have pickups with dark wood grain and light wood grain so that they blend in better with different instruments. The size is OK...would be nicer if thinner, but there is a need for a 1/4" jack. The biggest disappointment is the mounting. They give you putty, which is great for temporary mounting to get the right location. However, the semi-permanent mount is terrible. It is thin foam sandwiched between layers of sticky tape. The problem is that the sticky tape doesn't stick to the foam. It sticks well to the instrument and to the pickup, but easily separates from the foam, so the pickup falls off the instrument without being bumped or pulled. This has happened twice.

I used this KNA UP-2 pickup on a clay pot drum and it sounds incredible! I am surprised at the wide range of frequencies it is able to pick up. The volume control on the pickup is extremely handy and enables me to really dial in the sound. It adheres to the surface of the drum easily. The instructions are straight forward and easy to understand. The wood finish of the pickup is aesthetically pleasing and looks great on the my instrument. It is at a great price and I plan to buy another one.

Price seems high for the quality. It looks decent but the control knob effect was not smooth, guessing it’s a super cheap rheostat in there.

Works great, however the volume has a tiny hum or buzzing sound unless it's on the high setting. You probably wouldn't hear it on stage, but you might hear it if you were using it to record something.....That being said, I always use it on the high setting and I use the knob to either turn the volume on or off. On the high setting it has a wonderful & clean sound. Coupled with my Fender acoustic 100 amp, it's a great combo. With all that said, I ordered a second one! Update...The cable that comes with it is 10ft not 8ft. 10 is actually better!

Waste of money. Doesn’t stick or stay attached with the putty it comes with. Now, I’ve spent more money on different types of putty and nothing works. Useless.

I have used the KNA pickups on a couple of my ukuleles, and I really enjoy the quality that they provide, as well as the easy install. The size of a contact pick up is really important - you don’t want your hand to hit it while you’re playing, which can create a lot of unnecessary noise. The price on this item is just right, not too expensive, and definitely not a cheap flimsy item. It fits onto any acoustic instrument, though I’ve only tried it on Ukulele. It uses a contact putty, which I’ve never had an issue with, but for some reason with this one, I was having trouble getting it to stick (it’s fine now) and I pressed a little hard, and cracked the device a little bit in the process, before I had ever used it. My heart sank because I felt so stupid, and I know I love these pick ups! Upon using it, no issues! I didn’t break it nearly to the point I thought I had, and don’t have any issues plugging in the cable to use it. A great option for any acoustic instrument with no electric capability, highly recommended!

Öncelikle ben klasik gitarım için bu ürünü aldım. Ancak ses performansını açıkçası beğenmedim. Gitarınıza monte ettiniz ve amfiye ya da ses kartınıza bağlandınız diyelim. Bir kere ses gitarın kendi sesi gibi asla değil ve oldukça cansız. Aynı amaçla kullandığım irig acoustic stage'in yanında mukayese bile edilmez. Keşke Acoustic stage'i daha önce alsaymışım. Diğer bir sıkıntı da kablosu. Kablo çok kalın. Çalım performansınızı etkiliyor. Ancak hiç yoktan iyidir manasında çaresiz bir durumda kullanmak üzere dolapta duruyor. Hani fiyatı uygun olsa f/p diyeceğim ama öyle de değil maalesef.

I did a lot of review reading on various pick-ups and decided to try this one and I am so happy that I did! Great sound and really great quality craftsmanship. I have a couple of acoustic guitars that I have never wanted to have holes drilled into or things placed into the sound holes and this pick-up totally does the trick perfectly. My acoustic guitar sounds full and the tone is really lovely.

Compré la pastilla porque había encargado un banjolele puramente acústico, y para usarlo en el escenario necesitaba algún tipo de captador. Encontré información sobre esta pastilla en internet y buenas referencias. Decidí probarla porque otra pastilla para banjo que compré en el pasado había que colocarla debajo del puente, y afectaba a la acción, lo que me obligaba a modificar el puente, arriesgándome a crear algún problema. La KNA UP-2 se adhiere al parche, y eso simplifica las cosas. Si no funciona la puedo quitar, y me quedo con el banjolele como vino de la tienda. El resultado: tengo que decir que el blu tak, que viene con la pastilla para hacer pruebas hasta encontrar su mejor posicionamiento, no me funcionó muy bien, y la pastilla se me cayó varias veces al suelo hasta que decidí sujetar el cable en la correa; luego siguió cayéndose, pero no al suelo. Pasada esa fase de encontrar el lugar ideal, pasé a la cinta de doble cara para la instalación definitiva (esto fue hace dos días) y no he vuelto a tener problemas de momento. Al tratarse de una pastilla pasiva, sin preamplificador, la pasé por un pedal preamplificador ARTEC para instrumentos acústicos que me permite ajustar la ecualización, y el conjunto de las dos cosas me da el resultado deseado. No he necesitado añadir más elementos, simplemente envío la señal de la salida del preamplificador a la mesa, y el resultado es satisfactorio. La señal de la pastilla tiene un buen nivel de salida, así que quizá se pueda conectar la salida de la pastilla directamente a la mesa y ecualizarla allí, aunque no lo he probado. El banjolele era un modelo bastante económico, la pastilla es un poco más cara que otras, pero me decidí por ella por los comentarios de los usuarios y aún sale económica, y el preamplificador también es muy económico. El conjunto me da un resultado más que satisfactorio, y tampoco habría querido gastar mucho más, porque lo uso sólo en una canción, así que la KNA UP-2 me parece una gran inversión. Podría añadir, por si ayuda a alguien, que para mi instrumento la ubicación donde obtuve el mejor sonido fue a unos centímetros del puente por la zona de los graves, es decir por encima del puente. Queda fuera de la acción de la mano derecha y el sonido tiene más cuerpo.

当然ですがそのままでは信号が微弱すぎるので、ピエゾ専用(最低でも入力インピーダンス1MΩ)のプリアンプ等は別途必要です。私はtc elec.のBodyRezにそのまま挿しています。 出音はとても自然で良いと思います。 聞いた感じ不自然なピークは無く、ダイナミクスも充分で、信号として扱いやすい感じです。 マイク面が白木のままでコーティングしておらず、かつ薄くなっているので、あまり粘着力の強いテープを使うと剥がす時に壊れそうです。 付属のテープはちょうど良い粘着力でした。私はマイク面を水性ウレタンニスを塗って補強しました。 木で作って可能な限り軽くしようという気合いは好印象ですが、それでも貼る所によってギターの生音が悪くなってしまう(弾いていて全然気持ちよくなくなる)ので、 貼るのは生音を損なわない位置で妥協しておいて、出音はイコライジングして整えるつもりで触るのが楽しいかなと思いました。

Sounds great to my ears, and way more convenient than a sound hole pickup. I like the detachable cable. Nice wood look complements the guitar. Very happy with it.