Headway The Band2 Violin

For us it is better than the Fishman Piezos, less harsh, less boxy. And for us, much better than a 2 times more expensive DPA as it is a pickup, not a microphone, so no any ambience comes throughout.

In these circumstances with this device You can make a superloud well-soundig violin on the stage and the and to the public too.

The sound is very far from a well mic-ed studio sound, but not bad. Much better than the fishermans I know.

The Headway band sounds good and is very simple to put on / take off compared to bridge style pick ups, they are probably better sounding pick ups on the market but you can't go wrong buying The Band as it will always do as a back up if you have something better and the fact that you can move it from one violin to another very quickly is fantastic. Glad I purchased one.

The sound on two of the violins I have used with the Band was very good but on another not so good. I think the not so good sound was because that particular violin had a small body and the Band didn't wrap round it efficiently.

pros:
- good sound
- far less feedback than when using a microphone
- easy to put on and take off

cons:
- the quarter inch jack connection (why not 1/8th?) feels heavy and makes the violin feel unbalanced and difficult to play.

After two years, I've switched to a Shadow 941.

This worked well in our folk rock ensemble, decent sound and good feedback rejection. However it's a bit tricky to attach tight enough so that it does not rattle.

Excellent value for the money. Sound quality is good, although I do usually put it through a pre amp. Rarely feedbacks, fits on the violin nicely and no risk of damaging it. Great product for the price.