An easy to install pickup that preserves acoustic tone.

The Fishman V-200 is a bridge-mounted, piezo-ceramic violin pickup. The V-200 senses string vibrations via a single piezo element, fastened to the violin's wing slot with a patented floating mount. The pickup's low mass minimizes any damping or muting that could affect the violin's acoustic tone. The Fishman V-200 pickup provides natural, acoustic sound for any playing style.

The Fishman V-200 also has the added benefits of the Carpenter 1/4" Output Jack. This professional-quality 1/4" pickup jack, molded into an attractive housing, attaches to the lower bout with chin rest hardware. It makes a perfect mounting point for adding a microphone and does not affect the violin's acoustic tone. It also makes it easy to use a cable with a right angle plug. The Carpenter Jack has become popular with many of today's finest touring and session musicians.

The Fishman V-200 Classic Series Professional Violin Pickup installs in minutes, with only minor alterations required. Fishman includes a Carpenter 1/4" output jack, and a chin rest adjustment key with the V-200 professional violin pickup.

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Fishman V-200 Classic Series Professional Violin Pickup

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Does what I need

Posted by jlcstrings from Minnesota on Oct 12, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Freelance violinist & teacher

Reviewer's Play Style: Classical, jazz, pickup groups

I use this pickup for outdoor wedding gigs and receptions, mostly. I don't play enough gigs that need amplification to want to do any mods to my violin, or to get a violin that's strictly for amp gigs. Sure, I can't do all the fine things that I do when I'm playing classical music. But at these kinds of occasions, hardly anybody in the audience knows what's going on anyway; it's mostly background music. Worth the investment, if you don't demand hi-fi.

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Just a toy

Posted by Edgemo from Buffalo, NY on Aug 26, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active musician and teacher

Reviewer's Play Style: Classical and Jazz

I purchased the Fishman v-200 "Professional" violin pickup in hopes that I can use my accoustic violin on gigs that demand a sweeter sound. After installing it and trying many different adjustments found it to have a crude sound. The worst part of this pick up it the percussive sound it makes every time you change bow strokes. I purchased this to create a sweeter, Grappelli like sound than I can get out of my Yamaha silent electric but found the Yamaha has a much better sound than my $10,000 acoustic violin with the Fishman pickup. Don't waste your money unless you plan on playing hard rock in gin mills and don't care about producing a clean violin sound.

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Good for a wedged in style.

Posted by Leadpicker16 from Minnesota on Jan 22, 2008

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Country, Bluegrass

This is the best pickup of it's type. If you are looking for the best sound, get an L.R. Baggs. It is by far the best sounding plugged in and unplugged because it doesn't affect the sound of your instrument. This Fishman deadens the tone of your fiddle when it's on without it plugged in, and when it is it has a nasaly, hissy tone. It gives a lot of feedback without a preamp, and even then you get some. It is better than the other wedged in or screwed on types I've tried.

If you don't want to have to pay to have the L.R. Baggs bridge installed by a luthier, then this is your best bet. But I really reccomend the L.R. Baggs!!!

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