Hello to all guitar freaks out there,

I´m hoping to get some advice about my Dean Markley pickup which I recently purchased. The models is PROMAG PLUS- single coil and fits into the soundhole of the guitar. If I play this through my Fender guitar-amp, the sound is fine. However when I am playing through a P.A. system, I find I have to turn up the volume quite high and this obviously produces noise. I was told I should get a pre-amp, then I was told that a pre-amp will only amplify the noise as well, which sounds logical. Did I perhaps purchase the wrong type of pickup? I read some very positive reviews on this system previous to making my purchase. When I bought the guitar second-hand, it had a built-in amp with a copper-type strip under the bridge, but that just picked up every sound around the bridge of the guitar.

Would certainly appreciate any solid advice on this!

Thanks in advance.

JB