Double Bass Guess The Pickup

[Don Hergert]

Wonderful! And nice double bass solo!

So at least the pickup is a known entity. Can you give us a hint? Mic or piezo?

 

[Ric Vice]

This is Warren Vache Jr the trumpet player. Still alive!

Warren Vache the trumpet player is still very much alive, as shown by my recording which was done on Thursday!

My earlier post edited to reflect the living. .

 

[Sean Riddle]

Yamahiko?

 

[Karl Kaminski]

Underwood after listening to solo maybe Full Circle or Yamahiko

 

[Don Kasper]

The Suspense...it Burns.

 

[John Chambliss]

Stat-B

 

[Earl]

interesting…everything from mic to magnetic! I will keep the suspense going a little longer but I will say that it is not a mic.

 

[Ric Vice]

Just goes to show us that all things being equal i.e. Great Bassist, Great Bass. Great Ensemble, Appropriate Pickup, Good engineering. It's very hard to discern what kind of pickup is being used from a blind listening test. If memory serves me you use a Yamahiko. To my ears it's not a Underwood, Polytone or Realist and I don't sense the edge fuzzyness that the Full Circle creates when you solo. Which ever is is Earl, it sounds great! I love that tune. In fact I'm going to go play it right now in all 12 keys coursesy of Jamey and the boys

 

[bassmanbrent]

No idea, but you and your bass sound wonderful!

 

[John Chambliss]

Final guess for me - K1 Wilson Pickup

 

[Mike Carr]

Fishman BP 100

 

[Mike Carr]

But more likely Yamahiko

 

[Mike Carr]

Enjoyed hearing it very much!

 

[lurk]

There's something very attractive about the attack/decay that makes me think of guts. I gave up on guts because I couldn't amplify them satisfactorily, so I'm guessing a pickup I haven't used. Wilson or Stat B.

 

[Earl]

No idea, but you and your bass sound wonderful!

Thanks!

 

[Earl]

Enjoyed hearing it very much!

Thanks Mike!

 

[Earl]

There's something very attractive about the attack/decay that makes me think of guts. I gave up on guts because I couldn't amplify them satisfactorily, so I'm guessing a pickup I haven't used. Wilson or Stat B.

Superflexible solos with an Innovation Braided G string.

 

[SteveFromBerlin]

Superflexible solos with an Innovation Braided G string.

Uhh, now it is getting VERY interesting! I was recommended Thomastik Spirocore Solos a lot but did not dare to try it yet. What made you chose the Superflexibles? Are you playing a 4/4 bass, because mine is 3/4 and I could only find these strings in 4/4. Did you consider the Spiro Solos as well and decided for the Superflexibles?

 

[Earl]

Uhh, now it is getting VERY interesting! I was recommended Thomastik Spirocore Solos a lot but did not dare to try it yet. What made you chose the Superflexibles? Are you playing a 4/4 bass, because mine is 3/4 and I could only find these strings in 4/4. Did you consider the Spiro Solos as well and decided for the Superflexibles?

7/8th Juzek with an almost 43 inch string length, so regular strings can feel tight on this bass. Solos feel normal. The Superflexibles have a slightly mellower, more burnished tone than the Spiro solos.

Thomas is using SF solos here:



And here are mine with the Braided G string. No pickup, mic or amp!

 

[lurk]

7/8th Juzek with an almost 43 inch string length, so regular strings can feel tight on this bass. Solos feel normal. The Superflexibles have a slightly mellower, more burnished tone than the Spiro solos.

Thomas is using SF solos here:



And here are mine with the Braided G string. No pickup, mic or amp!

Crap. Just when I thought I was done spending $$ on strings.