Fishman BP-100 Installation

You're gonna damage the table. Not worth it to use that pick up. Try using a drop of super glue to adhere the pick up to the bridge rather than those heavy, muting clips. For $100 that Kna pick up Gollihur sells is pretty nice.

 

You'll likely damage the piezo elements either.
This solution is used on the KYDD electric upright though, where all the surfaces are flat.

 

I had decent results with paper clips.

 

If you’ve got an adjustable bridge the Gage Lifeline is excellent.

 

Did you already try mounting the bp100 on the back side (tailpiece side) of the bridge instead of the fingerboard side? In my experience it is a much better location than on the front as the pickup is VERY sensitive to how it’s mounted and really needs a completely flat surface to get the best sound. How tight the clips are also makes a noticeable difference, as well as having a high impedance preamp to go with it.

 

Fwiw I've seen guys mount the bp100 under the bridge feet and get a good sound. Not sure on what kind of damage it will cause, though. If you are worried about damage to the bass, the copperhead realist will leave an indentation in the top where the piezo disks are. I would try as others have suggested first. Also, I really like the Lifeline pickup.

 

The shiny side face each other and then use a wood shim, hard rubber or pick to get it in there tight. Completely changes the sound , no quack and less string noise, even OK bowed. Notice the rosin flakes

 

Interesting. How do you think it would sound with an element in each bridge wing? Or is there not enough slack?

 

I tried that too. This was the best one for me so far. On this bass the PO glued it to the back. I tried the binder clip as well as the original clips. Someone here told about this method.