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03-17-2004, 06:53 PM
| | |  K&K Bass Master Pro HELP!
I just got my Bass Master Pro pickup, and I installed it (correctly I may add) to my King Bass Slap King. I plug into my Bose L1 Radiator speaker (which is amazing by the way!), and I am not getting the sound I want. I'm getting a very "cold" sound you may say, as opposed to a "warm" sound. I am also experiencing some sort of buzzing sound, that is not coming from the fingerboard, but it almost sounds like distortion. I have set all the levels on everything so that they don't distort. All in all, I am not getting the sound I want. I play in a Jazz trio - bass,drums,piano - where I need to have a good sound, and I need to be heard. What do you think the problem is? My bass, my pickup system, or my Bose, and how do I solve it? Thanks to anyone who replies!
-Bassopotumus
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Last edited by bassopotumus : 03-17-2004 at 07:28 PM.
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03-17-2004, 08:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SE Wisconsin | | Could be you need a preamp. Sometimes a high-impedance pickup isn't a good match for an amplifier the unless there is a buffer like a preamp in between. Without it, the sound can be, as you note, dry and sterile. This was the case with my Underwood pickup into my GK, and a K&K PowerPack preamp made the sound much warmer
Go to www.urbbob.com for a much better explanation that I can provide.
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03-17-2004, 09:30 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | | The K&K unit requires a preamp. I've got one, and it sounds fantastic with the K&K unit, the Fishman bass blender (which is what I currently use), and the Raven Labs gear.
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03-18-2004, 07:37 AM
| | | I have a Presonus tube preamplifier (probably not intended for DB)......do you think this would work in my setup?  (instead of a Fishman, etc.).....Any replies welcome..
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03-18-2004, 04:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: New Joisey Shore | | If you have the Bass Master Pro or Rockabilly pickups, they are designed to interface with the two channel preamp that is designed for them.
A single channel preamp will only handle one of the transducer sets.
Contact me off-board if you wish, or check out www.urbbob.com/bmaster.html or www.urbbob.com/slapspec.html for product details. |
04-11-2004, 06:42 PM
| | | I have the K and K Bass Master Pro with the preamp (that it came with). Do players usually have problems with these? I really don't get it. I am getting a distorted sound when I play and I have adjusted the gain controls, and everything, but it is just not working out!  This is supposed to be a very good system, and I spent alot of time saving up for it. I really can't believe this...   please! |
04-11-2004, 06:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Naushua, New Hampster, U S of | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by bassopotumus I have the K and K Bass Master Pro with the preamp (that it came with). Do players usually have problems with these? I really don't get it. I am getting a distorted sound when I play and I have adjusted the gain controls, and everything, but it is just not working out! This is supposed to be a very good system, and I spent alot of time saving up for it. I really can't believe this... please! | I used to have one (still got it and it's for sale if anyone's interested
), but stopped using it when I bought a Raven Labs PMB.
Check the 9V battery on your pre-amp
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04-13-2004, 08:27 PM
| | | | So you're saying you didn't like it either? |
04-13-2004, 11:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Naushua, New Hampster, U S of | | | The tone controls in the K & K blender are a pain to tweak as they are on the inside. The K & K blender is much cheaper than the Raven Labs PMB, and it shows - "you gets wot you pays for
", it works OK, but it's in a totally different class to that of the PMB. I was pleased with the K & K when I first started using it (3 years ago), but now I use only the Fishman Full Circle, which I think has been around for well over a year - I've had mine for about 9 months, and I think it beats the K & K hands down.
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04-14-2004, 07:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: New Joisey Shore | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by bassopotumus I have the K and K Bass Master Pro with the preamp (that it came with). Do players usually have problems with these? I really don't get it. I am getting a distorted sound when I play and I have adjusted the gain controls, and everything, but it is just not working out! This is supposed to be a very good system, and I spent alot of time saving up for it. I really can't believe this... please! | Have you asked for support from your dealer?? I don't get many questions about the BMP's I sell, but do take care of any inquiries I get. It's a great system and shouldn't be giving you any problems if properly adjusted. |
04-16-2004, 02:29 PM
| | | | I have, and they said that I could send it out, and they will check it over, and see if the electronics are disfunctional. They will probably just send me another one. |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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