I was wondering if I'm able to use most any drum trigger or if it's only certain one's that will work for amplifying my bass. I'm completely new to the instrument and musical world in general and am not trying to spend money I don't have on some fancy expensive thing that will make my crappy playing sound like a polished turd haha. I'm looking at picking up a simmon's trigger that guitarcenter.com has listed for 19.95.
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Double Bass drum trigger as a pickup
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Captain
My guess is that it just wouldn't work very well. There are threads about a DYI Pickup you can built yourself
Ric
Hi.
Define "to work".
If it's the piezo trigger I think it is, the in a sense that "will it transfer some sound", it will work.
OTOH if some clarity and bass-like frequency behaviour is the goal, then the answer is no, it won't work.
Hellishly expensive for this particular application as well IMHO, the piezo disks used in DIY (and commercial
) DB PU's start around ~$0.2 in bulk for consumers and with a buck to spend, You'll have options to choose from.
On the low end of the DB PU price spectrum the piezo disk is IMLE only 10% or less of the final cost, the pre-amp and especially the housing(s) cost much more.
Good luck, piezo PU pre-amp building is IMLE very rewarding hobby.
Regards
Sam
Define "to work".
If it's the piezo trigger I think it is, the in a sense that "will it transfer some sound", it will work.
OTOH if some clarity and bass-like frequency behaviour is the goal, then the answer is no, it won't work.
Hellishly expensive for this particular application as well IMHO, the piezo disks used in DIY (and commercial
) DB PU's start around ~$0.2 in bulk for consumers and with a buck to spend, You'll have options to choose from.On the low end of the DB PU price spectrum the piezo disk is IMLE only 10% or less of the final cost, the pre-amp and especially the housing(s) cost much more.
Good luck, piezo PU pre-amp building is IMLE very rewarding hobby.
Regards
Sam
Hi.
There's literally thousands on the internet, but a good place to start would be fdeck's designs.
These for example: Invalid Link Removed
I haven't personally tried those (yet), but his designs are highly praised and You can get help here at TB if you run into any problems.
Regards
Sam
There's literally thousands on the internet, but a good place to start would be fdeck's designs.
These for example: Invalid Link Removed
I haven't personally tried those (yet
), but his designs are highly praised and You can get help here at TB if you run into any problems.Regards
Sam
I built one of them and they are really good.
Be sure to get the JFET Francis recommends (there are even some better types, but I have tried much worse ones too), even if it might be a bit more expensive (2N4416, 5$ perhaps), if you cannot get the plastic housing one. It is basically an HPFpre without the high pass filter and 2dB gain.
Download one or several datasheets to find out the pinout on the JFET. Find out if the look is from above or from below.
Be sure to get the JFET Francis recommends (there are even some better types, but I have tried much worse ones too), even if it might be a bit more expensive (2N4416, 5$ perhaps), if you cannot get the plastic housing one. It is basically an HPFpre without the high pass filter and 2dB gain.
Download one or several datasheets to find out the pinout on the JFET. Find out if the look is from above or from below.
Plenty of threads and they work great
Wow... The cheapass Radio shack pickup really works!
Wedge it in the bass bridge wing
Cut some wood shims. The amount of pressure applied will change the tone. Don't wedge it in so tight it compromises the bridge.
The behringer ADI21 is a fine piezo pre-amp
Amazon.com: BEHRINGER V-TONE ACOUSTIC DRIVER DI ADI21: Musical Instruments
Wow... The cheapass Radio shack pickup really works!
Wedge it in the bass bridge wing
Cut some wood shims. The amount of pressure applied will change the tone. Don't wedge it in so tight it compromises the bridge.
The behringer ADI21 is a fine piezo pre-amp
Amazon.com: BEHRINGER V-TONE ACOUSTIC DRIVER DI ADI21: Musical Instruments
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