| *SOLD* For Sale: K&K Rockabilly (RB) Preamp and Pickup System
Mint condition. Purchased in 2003, and now out of production, this is the single-output version of the current K&K RB-Plus system. Includes owner's manuals, detailed installation and usage instructions by Bob Gollihur, and a FREE mounting kit.
I've played rockabilly and jazz, and found that one useful feature of this system is that if you turn the gain and volume completely down for the fingerboard ("clicky") transducer, you can use just the Bass Max bridge wing transducer by itself. Great for jazz, pizz and arco. Coiling the fingerboard transducer wire and securing it to the outside of the output jack with some electrical tape will keep it neat and out of your way.
(Source of specifications: gollihurmusic.com)
* The first component is the Bass Max wing transducer, for a powerful and distinct bass voice, with plenty of mids to cut through the mix.
* Your fingerboard slap is distinctly delivered by a purpose-built transducer, designed to be taped to the back side of your fingerboard near the top neck joint. This specially-shaped full range pickup can fit flush into the curvature and will capture as much of those percussive and warm sounds as you like. As Bob experimented with the prototypes, he found fascinating differences in tonal responses and resonances depending on the location of the transducer; tonal variations were apparent when placing the pickup above, at the edge, and below the area where the back of the fingerboard transitions from straight to scooped out. Extra tape is provided so you can experiment, and achieve exactly the type of response you want - from that Bill Black click to a fat thunk. Complete instructions and advice are included to help you find your own personal sweet spot! Once in place, a length of cable runs down the back of your fingerboard, through a piece of foam in the center of your bridge, joining the Bass Max at a three-conductor output jack held between a pair of strings.
* A high quality five-foot three-conductor cable is provided to convey the individual signals of each pickup to the preamp.
* The special Two Channel Preamp (included) has a belt clip, for easy availability and balancing on the job, and it measures a mere 3.5 x 2.9 x 1.3 inches. Some guys even attach theirs to the bass' tailpiece along with their wireless! [FREE mounting kit is included in this Talkbass.com purchase.] This tiny 10 ounce preamp has separate bass, treble, and gain trimmers on the inside for each channel, with volume controls on the outside. This lets you fine tune the nature of the response you want from each pickup, and then dial in just the right balance of bass signal and slap sounds. The blended signal from the two transducers is sent to the output.
$169 $145 with free shipping to the lower 48 U.S. states. Other locations please inquire.
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Last edited by Francois Blais : 08-31-2011 at 08:28 AM.
Reason: new price
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