After having tested another Magnetic-Accoustic combinational pickup on my Veena, I tried the Double Big Twin. The best part about the Double Big Twin is that there was no distortion of the sound "at all". I did not need a pre-amp. Just connected to an amplifier. Before sticking on to the soundboard, I have tested multiple locations using another double sided tape. Then used the supplied sticker tape to finally stick the plates firmly. The only gripe is that the front black plate could have been removable.