In several embodiments of the invention, a pickup saddle for a stringed instrument includes a U-shaped top cap having two legs, each leg including a receiving portion configured to mate with a mating portion of a base, a base fitted to the interior of the top cap, where two surfaces of the base include a mating portion matching with and affixed to a receiving portion of the top cap, a piezoelectric transducer placed between the top cap and the base and electrically connected to the base, a positive wire connected to the piezoelectric transducer, and a ground wire connected to the base.

In several embodiments of the invention, a pickup saddle for a stringed instrument includes a U-shaped top cap having two legs, each leg including a receiving portion configured to mate with a mating portion of a base, a base fitted to the interior of the top cap, where two surfaces of the base include a mating portion matching with and affixed to a receiving portion of the top cap, a piezoelectric transducer placed between the top cap and the base and electrically connected to the base, a positive wire connected to the piezoelectric transducer, and a ground wire connected to the base.

A pickup according to a present embodiment is used for a stringed instrument and converts a vibration of a string into an electric signal. The pickup includes a piezoelectric sensor that includes at least one piezoelectric element that is provided corresponding to the number of strings, a first electrode arranged on a string side of the piezoelectric element, and a second electrode arranged on an opposite side of the first electrode, a wiring electrically connected to the piezoelectric sensor, a protection part covering a portion where the piezoelectric sensor comes in contact with the string, and a cap that is formed integrally with the protection part, and comprises an arm part locked to the stringed instrument together with the string.

A pickup according to a present embodiment is used for a stringed instrument and converts a vibration of a string into an electric signal. The pickup includes a piezoelectric sensor that includes at least one piezoelectric element that is provided corresponding to the number of strings, a first electrode arranged on a string side of the piezoelectric element, and a second electrode arranged on an opposite side of the first electrode, a wiring electrically connected to the piezoelectric sensor, a protection part covering a portion where the piezoelectric sensor comes in contact with the string, and a cap that is formed integrally with the protection part, and comprises an arm part locked to the stringed instrument together with the string.