Knocking?

[bassling]

Michael Manring uses this technique in the song "Diagonal Head Trauma"

He "knocks" on his bass, whether it be with his fingers or palms, etc, and gets a drum-like percussive sound.

My question: How does he get it to be so loud? In the video I saw, all of the knocking was as loud as the notes he was playing, but when I try it, it doesnt work out nearly as well. Does it have to do with the body mass of the Hyperbass? Because thats the only reason I can think of why this shouldnt be working for me.

[BillytheBassist]

I've heard that he uses small ceramic acoustic p/ups that are mountable on the surface of the bass. I'm not certain if this is how he achieve's that effect, But it makes sense.

[tplyons]

Piezo pickups pehaps? And a compressor?

[The Clap]

Originally Posted by tplyons

Piezo pickups pehaps? And a compressor?

Defininitely compression. Manring has professional engineering for his live performances, and the exacting amounts of compression they apply would account for much of what the Original Poster described