Schatten TC Series Resonator Guitar Pickups

for Tricone style resonator instruments

The TC pickups are designed specifically for tricone type resonator guitars.

It can be installed in a non-invasive manner without any modifications to your instrument. This pickup has proven to be very popular with our players and artist and it provides great sound quality with good anti-feedback characteristics.
Also available is the TC-A active model which combines our TC sensor with our Artist endpin jack preamp.

The TC offers the following features:

Passive model, no preamp
Installs quickly
Excellent feedback resistance
Does not alter the acoustic sound of the instrument
No modifications necessary - May be mounted without drilling any holes or you may drill a hole for the output jack
Superb Sound
Each pickup system comes with 2 different output jacks so that you can choose the one that's right for your installation

The photo above shows the TC pickup leading out to the endpin jack that can be mounted off of the existing strap button for a 'no modification' installation

The TC pickup mounts to the side of the T Bridge with a very thin layer of supplied putty. As you can see from the above photo, this particular installation is a more permanent one than that shown in the first picture.

A very small hole has been drilled in the deck to allow the pickup lead wire to access the area under the deck. For this instrument a hole has also been drilled in the lower treble side bout to allow the standard supplied 1/4" jack to be installed. Installation of the pickup is accomplished quickly and easily.

Hear the TC

View the TC installation instructions (pdf)

Each pickup is hand built and tested in our workshop to ensure good sound. As well, each pickup is warranted for a period of two years from date of purchase to the original purchaser.

A word about 'passive' and 'active' pickups:

     Players who will be plugging directly into a 'normal' guitar amp will find that they get great sound quality from the TC in passive form. No preamp should be required in this situation.

     Players who must plug directly into a mixing board will most likely need to preamp their signal in order to match up with what most mixers require in terms of impedance and signal strength.

     If you wish to have the electronics and battery on board the instrument then you should be purchasing the 'A' or Active models of the TC.

     Should you require the preamp but don't want to put it and a battery inside your tricone then you should purchase the TC in passive format and add one of our outboard Preamp/DI units to your pickup system.

     If you already own an outboard guitar preamp, the TC pickups in passive format should work properly with just about anything you might have.

TC Tricone Pickup

(passive)

TC-A Tricone Pickup

(active, with endpin jack preamp)

TC series Tricone Pickups

Model

In Stock

Price

Quantity

TC (passive)

Yes

$127.95

TC-A (active) with endpin jack preamp

Yes

$164.95

Prefer to use an outboard preamp?

Add a Schatten Preamp/ DI to my order

Yes

$139.95

Prices shown are in US funds

Canadian customers wishing to order online click here:

A note about preamps, DI's, mixers, boards: This pickup is designed to work properly running from our pickup into any normal amp (guitar amp, bass amp, etc.).

Due to design factors inherent in P.A. mixers and boards (and these vary considerably), if you are running straight into a P.A., then a Preamp/ DI will most likely be necessary to boost line signal strength and lower the impedance so that the mixer receives a proper signal.

If you would prefer to speak to us directly, please feel free to contact us toll free (877) 633-0177 Monday to Friday 9 AM to 5 PM eastern time. Toll free is for the US and Canada only, the rest of the world may call 519-742-3862.

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08/17/2008