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Originally Posted by Sippy I just bought a K&K double big twin pickup with a power pack preamp from TPlyons, and also almost new Hellicore Hybrids from bassplayer2. Your opinions on this setup for a jazz sound? |
Hey
Sippy, this might depend on what you're looking for in a "jazz sound."
On my bass, the DBT had lots and lots of sizzly mids and highs, but not much low end heft. This worked okay for adding a "seasoning" of sorts to my pizz sound when combined with a BassMax, but by itself the DBT was just not my cup of tea. I crave old school pluck & thump, and I just couldn't seem to dial that type of tone in w/ the DBT.
I do remember that when I changed the bridge on my bass, the tone of the DBT changed dramatically. More variables to contend with .... geez ....
I would have experimented more with the placement of the four transducers, but sticking them on and then pulling them off eventually just got to be too much of a chore. Perhaps EQ would have helped, but I like to run things flat on my rig if at all possible.
I'm sure it sounds better on
Marcus's (and
Bob G's) bass than mine. So maybe it's just me. I would say if you want a real present and forward type of tone on upright, it could be just the thing.
