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Old 02-10-2009, 06:14 PM
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Pickup for effects?

i want to run my upright though effects. are there certain pickups that are better for this than the realist?
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Old 02-10-2009, 06:21 PM
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For time effects and light modulations such as reverb, chorus, delay a Realist will do fine provided you use a preamp to match impedance.

Now if you want to get into crazier stuff like filters, fuzz or distortion, flangers or octavers, magnetic pickups will give much better results. The old Schaller horseshoe is awesome for effects. Not exactly the most visually discret pickup though.
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Old 02-10-2009, 06:27 PM
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what kind of preamp is good for this?
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Old 02-11-2009, 09:14 AM
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if I got the schaller would it be pointless to keep the realist on there as well? if I had both pickups is there a preamp that can blend the two signals and is small enough to be on the bass itself?
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Old 02-11-2009, 09:24 AM
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There are some other threads with related info out there already. If you like, try an advanced search for "effects", titles of threads only, in this forum.
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