Myers PickupsThe Feather Western Concert Flute Microphone System with Flexible Micro-Gooseneck

I bought this flute microphone on Amazon over a year ago so I could run the output into a mixer shared with other band members. I had found that just using a standard mic on a mic stand meant my volume changed a lot as I moved around. I use a Boss WL-20L wireless transmitter plugged into the belt-mounted pre-amp supplied with the Myers mic with the Boss receiver plugged into the mixer. This works perfectly so I have complete 'cable-less' freedom and a consistent sound. Unfortunately after about 13 months the mic developed an intermittent crackling sound so I contacted Myers in the US about repairs (I live in the UK). I was absolutely delighted when Gregg Myers the CEO contacted me via email on the same day and instead offered to supply a free replacement! Sure enough this arrived from the US a couple of weeks later so I'm back in business. Exceptional customer service and I'm absolutely delighted.

This was bought principally for amplification of my flute playing.Despite good support from the company, the product failed to meet my expectations and has been returned. Instructional videos were totally spoiled by being accompanied with unnecessary loud music and are "all over the place" on You tube. There is no "out of the box" instructional video covering the whole installation procedure from start to finish. .Billed as complete out of the box plug and play and compatible with most wireless systems I found both statements incorrect. It is not bluetooth compatible , and as a result, a jack/xlr cable was needed which I had to purchase separately. I could not get any sound out of the product , despite changing the battery ( requiring a screwdriver and a nail to prise it out of its housing! ). I finally gave up when an instructional video started to talk about impedance issues...I am not an engineer. As others have noted, many flautists also play a variety of other instruments, so this system., even if it worked, is too cumbersome to swap onto another instrument during a set.

Purchased direct from Myers Pickups for a concert flute. Excellent quality using their 1/4 inch jack to USB cable (available separately) direct into the Mac. Opening GarageBand allows you to record and add a little reverb or echo as desired.Although the feather has a good selection of adaptors to attach to your instrument I feel the solution for the flute could have been a little better inasmuch as you have to use a velcro strap, whereby a rubber strap would have had better grip on the metal body. Also the pickup does have a tendency to pickup key noise but other than the alternative method of crown attachment, which may result in better damping in this respect, it can also have its own drawbacks. However, I suspect a little further experimentation may yield a quieter result.All in all a very good pickup and one in which I am highly delighted and can fully recommend.