Upright Pickups

[colby dlc]

greetings, i'm new on this list and been reading about the acoustic bass pick-ups. wish i found this site a few months earlier coz i just bought a david gage REaLIST pick-up on february when i was in NYC. now i find out that it isn't durable? i had to buy one because my 20-yr old underwood finally expired. i tried the fishman but found it too edgy and nobody told me about k&K.

colby.

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Several members of the board - Ed and Don for sure, and probably a few others - still have Realists that are working fine. I wouldn't worry too much as long as it's working. It's when it STOPS working that you have a problem, since Gage apparently doesn't care (4 emails in 4 months and no response at all). How do you like the Realist sound?

Welcome to the board.

[anon_6j591b0]

It should be kept in mind that a pickup that sounds good on one bass won't on another and that there is no end-all/be-all.

[john turner]

i figured the term "upright pickups" meant more along the lines of "upstanding, excellently performing" pickups. you know, sorta like an "upright citizen".

nevermind.

[colby dlc]

i got a little concerned because i live all the way in the philippines, (the other side of the world) it's a long ways to get something replaced or repaired in tribeca. as i mentioned my underwood lasted me a good 17 plus years.

i like the sound of the realist. it's more natural, i get a good round tone and i can crank up the volume a little when needed (depending on the drummer) without inciting all those low frequency overtones.

what also helped was changing my strings to spyrocores. i've been using the same thomastic "orchestral" set for about 15 years and changing strings was like being set free from carryin a "ball and chain". i'm not sure if it affected my sound but it sure helped my playing.

thanks
colby

[colby dlc]

Gentlemen pls. excuse me but some student named JD emailed me after reading my post here but i can't reply because somehow his address didn't turn up. i think he's unregistered. So JD please email me your email addess.

[Texbob]

I switched over to Double Bass a year and a half ago, after playing electric bass since 1965.
It was an expensive and time consuming process.
I tried a Fishman and it SUCKED! Then I found Bob Gollihur's website and bingo!
(This is not a paid advertisement).
I ordered a K&K rockabilly pick-up and pre-amp and it was better, but I sill needed more volume and tone.
I ordered a K&K Bass Master Pro as a last resort and it was a definite improvement.
I get all the volume I need, and the tone is incredible!
I play 3-5 night a week doing Blues festivals, concerts, clubs, parties, etc. I have NEVER had a problem with my K&K pick-up, after using it for the last 14 months!
A lot of factors are involved, such as pick-ups, speakers, placement, EQ adjustment, YOUR BASS, etc.
I would recommend calling or writing Bob Gollihur,
he is very well respect by me and countless others.
Bob can recommend the right pick-up for your playing situation, and he is a great guy to do business with!
Good luck!

[Bob Gollihur]

(blush)

thanks!