I hope that someone can give me some information on this. I need to get a banjo pickup and have been recommended a Fishman Professional as the best. However, I have come across a GoldTone SM Humbucking pickup which I can buy and wonder if it is just as good. My playing style is frailing/fingerpicking, but not bluegrass. I have a Clifford Essex banjo with a metal rim, so does this mean that I would have to make a hole in the rim for the lead?

Thanks for any info

Tradsinger