Hey Les B, I gotta a couple of banjo pick ups but they won't fit behind the Saga (will fit behind a Chanterelle though)but that would complicate the rag issue. So I guess I'll save amplification for another thread.

Any way I find if you can get too thumpy of a sound you can't do airs & even jigs there just is not enough sustain. It does seem hard to keep the ballance between too bright a sound & too little sustain. I also find that the rags hinder resonance which is in oposition to what Dan Schatz said. So I still am confused here.