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oinils
01-03-2008, 05:40 PM
does anyone know a cheap and goed pick up for rockabilly slap bass i have look at the K&k rockabilly master but he's a little bit to expensive does anybody know an alternative ?

wingnut
01-03-2008, 06:20 PM
K&K Maxbass usually under a hundred bucks shipped. Been using one for a year now and I'm nothing but pleased.

Bass
01-04-2008, 09:07 AM
K&K Maxbass usually under a hundred bucks shipped...

That one doesn't have the fingerboard pickup, does it? The K&K Rockabilly with the clicky / bridge blender is at least twice that.

Oinils - the alternative to K&K is "Six Rounds Rockabilly Recoil". Do a search on e-bay - these are 80 bucks.
I can't comment on the 6-rounds bridge pickup, but I use the blender box and neck pickup, and it works well for me.

wingnut
01-04-2008, 12:13 PM
The Maxbass is just a wing pickup. I do all my clickies etc by technique. If I need more clickie/fretboard noise, I turn up the high mids. People often ask me where my fingerboard pickup is mounted and are surprised I don't use one.

oinils
01-04-2008, 04:30 PM
i found something on a dutch site its a piezo pick up with a film for under the bridge and one for on the finger board and a pre amp of fishman it have a good revieuw and is really cheap and i live in belgium sow it is cheap for schipping but thanks guy's for al the help

kid w
01-06-2008, 04:08 PM
I use the Revolution II from Upton Bass. One transducer and no pre-amp needed.
( maybe you already know of them). $129. I've got them on both my Kays and I could not be happier. I've got a friend in town who is a music store owner/luthier/bassist who likes these extremely cheap transducers -$20-$30. They sound great on his rig.
http://www.topshelfmusic.com/ His name is Scott

kid w
01-07-2008, 01:27 AM
Should have clarified that the "cheap transducers"in my last post are not the Revs. Don't know who makes them.

Bass
01-07-2008, 03:27 PM
I use the RSII as well for the bridge pick-up, it works well for me, but I needed more click so added the 6-rounds neck pickujp and blender.

Oinils - what is the name / website of the Dutch pickup you found?

oinils
01-09-2008, 02:26 PM
the pick upp is from rebel music
http://www.marktplaats.nl/index.php?url=http%3A//muziek.marktplaats.nl/strijkinstrumenten/136430943-dunne-film-piezo-pickup-voor-contrabas-chello-reviews.html%3Fxref%3D1
the one on the picture on the link is not the one there is a rockabilly set to with a slap piezo to
i will try to tranclelate it its an thin piezo film that you have to put under the bridge and the other piezo you plaze under the vinger board

deadsled
01-16-2008, 02:58 PM
I play upright in The Tremors and I have used the K&K rockabilly pickup for years and it works great. I have had a little trouble with the pre amp cutting out the clicky(fingerboard) but other than that it works great. You might want to check out the King Doublebass Dollhead system. It uses a threaded screw to put pressure on the bridge pickup which in turn means greater volume, the system also includes a great stomp box pre amp which looks a lot more durable that a lot of the "clip on" or pocket style pre amps I see. I am going to pickup one up as soon as they become available again....they're currently sold out! Good luck