A piezo-based pickup will often benefit (tonally speaking) from the use of a preamplifier, which can "buffer" the impedance of the output as well as enhance its gain structure - but one is not required to use such a pickup. Common pickups of this type are the K&K Bass Max and Double Big Twin, The various Realist pickups by David Gage, the Shadow pickup sets, and Fishman's offerings. The majority of pickups are either under, on, inside or otherwise attached to the bridge, since that's the "conduit" that takes the vibration energy of the strings to the resonant body of the bass. Most of the pickups for upright bass use this technology, since an upright bass creates plenty of vibration. Your amp then turns that signal into sound. Piezo-Electric: These pickups use " piezos" shorthand for small transducers containing crystalline materials which react to pressure or vibration by generating an electrical signal. We carry a variety of pickups, which generally use one of three different technologies to produce sound. So let's talk about some of the differences in pickups. Still forging on? That's cool, I'd hate to think I typed all this for nothing. We have experience with every pickup we sell we know first-hand how they're installed, we know how they sound, we've spoken with lots of customers who use them, and we even helped design/develop some of them. If you've come up with some answers to the above questions, why not just give us a call or send us an email we'll ask you a lot of these questions, and some other ones, and break down the choices into more manageable pieces for you. If you're already feeling overwhelmed, here might a good place to stop. Considering all the pickup choices we have, it seems clear that I couldn't possibly give you enough real information on one page to help you narrow it completely down. I'd practically have to write a doctoral dissertation to cover all the variables. And those are just the questions the answers are complex too - once you have an idea what you're looking for, you need to factor in the character of each pickup, its ease/difficulty of installation, and combinations, preamps, etc. how much can you/are you willing to spend?Īs you can see, that's quite a list. Strings: What kind of strings do you use?.Removability: Can the pickup stay on the bass when you're not using it? Or do you need something that can be easily removed when not in use?.The Bass: Do you own or rent your bass? Can you (or will you) make minor modifications to the bridge in order to accommodate the pickup? Does it have adjusters, or is it a fixed bridge? Are you comfortable with possibly removing the bridge from the bass to install the pickup?.A bass guitar amp? An acoustic amp? A Mixing Board? Something else (or a combination?) Amplifier/Gear: What will you be plugged into.Group Dynamics: Do you play in a large group or a small duo/trio? Perhaps would a sound that has more "cut" through a dense mix of instruments (rather than a more wooly, bassy sound) be to your advantage?.Genre: What style of music do you play? Do you want a very natural, open tone, or something with a little "bite" or a specific "character?".Volume: How loud do you need to get? Are you just looking for "a little reinforcement" (like in a dinner club) or is the pickup's output going to be your primary "sound" in the audience?.Consider (and try your best to come up with answers to) the following questions: It's best to start at the beginning knowing what you're shooting at will help you aim. So, with dozens of pickups, packages, and mixing and matching options available, what the heck should you get? The BAD news is: HOLY COW, there are LOTS of choices! The good news is: there are lots of choices. So, you've come looking for a pickup for your upright bass.
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