oh canada!

i wanted to give some love to schatten design in ontario canada. i first used one of their pickup's on my violin six years ago. i was getting ready to do a european tour with a bluegrass band and need to be plugged in. most of the shows/festivals needed to get high volume with mobility on stage - thus plugging in. i did some serious research on violin pickups, and ended up going with the V-02 model, which is built right into the bridge. (http://schattendesign.com/violin.htm) the day before we took off, i sat in my dorm room shaping and carving my bridge to fit just right. i never had a problem with that pickup... in fact several of my peers purchased one. i also never needed to use a pre-amp which was great as i was using this mostly with a wireless guitar pack. i have been doing some studio work as of late and purchased a "3 tree" bridge without a pickup built in to get the best sound in a studio. with that switch i've moved to the vvm pro pickup and absolutely love it. it has that "woody" fiddle sound that i love so much. not only are the pickup's fantastic, the service is great too. i've tried every pickup out there for my fiddle, and my guitar, and can say with some authority that schatten is the best. one love!