Double Bass AccuSound

[EdwardofHuncote]

Anyone here ever used this pickup equipment?

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Here it is:

About 20 years ago, (maybe longer) I met a guy through a studio I was tracking in... if memory serves, his name was Griff Jones. Anyway, he'd come up with these piezo contact strips that when used in combination with directional condenser mics could reproduce the sound of my upright bass much more accurately than what was commercially available back then. I went out and helped demo the system for a while, and still use the same one to this day. Didn't even know AccuSound was still in business until now... I just thought his idea never caught on.

So after all this time, I've been contemplating an electronics upgrade... I'm wondering how "the newest-latest-greatest" stacks up against my antique piezo/mic system. I'm not necessarily unhappy with my prototype AccuSound... it has it's quirks, like I'd assume they all do, but a little tweak here and there (especially around 300Hz) with a parametric equalizer has kept me going.

Opinions appreciated.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

Well... the crickets win this hand.

I did read some older TB posts about AccuSound, nothing particularly glowing, or helpful. And looking elsewhere on other equipment, there appears to be no limit on decent piezo-electric bridge mounted stuff, opinions varying from both ends of the spectrum.

But heck, I like what I've got, or at least have a manageable setup for my upright. An old cliche' about not fixin' what ain't broke comes to mind.