In chamber mic style pickup?

[tjclem]

I am working on a project, a 5 string heavily chambered 80mm thick bass. Right now the customer just wants the hipshot piezo saddles. He is considering an internal mic in addition. I have never done that any suggestions? Links to products to look into? Thoughts? Thanks all.

 

[bassteban]

Bumpin because we dont have a *like* button

 

[RickBlair]

http://www.gollihur.com has some upright bass mics that could possibly be used. I guess the biggest concern will be feedback at higher volume.

Rick B.

 

[Musiclogic]

Check into acoustic mics by Barcus Berry, Fishman, K&K, and David Gage. I believe Graphtech has a plug in for their Acoustiphonic board. You can Contact Gray at Graphtech, and he will give you some guidance on graphtechs capabilities with the piezo saddles and a mic. There are many buffer based systems that use both a mic and a piezo contact in the same system. Stew Mac used to carry a few, so did LMI

 

[kevteop]

You could also look at the Ehrlund EAP I suppose. Great on double bass. Resists feedback well too.

 

[tjclem]

Thanks all. Graphtech was the first place I looked. I thought they did have a mic system. I can't find it any more.

I will look into the other options.

 

[Matthijs]

+1 for the Ehrlund. On the DB side people are quite happy with it and I think it would be possible to build it into the bass.

 

[HogieWan]

check acoustic guitar pickup makers

 

[daveman50]

Bumpin because we dont have a *like* button

I think we'd all like to see some more pics of this one!!

 

[tjclem]

I think we'd all like to see some more pics of this one!!

Thanks just installed the frets. I hope to play her tomorrow night. Waiting to hear if the customer wats to add another unit to the bass or not..t

 

[ctmullins]

Beautiful instrument, Mr. Clement!

I've been thinking about doing one of these too, using the GHS Acoustic Soundhole Microphone that StewMac sells (for $50). Anybody used that particular mic? The price is certainly attractive, but I've been around long enough to know that you usually get what you pay for....

 

[tjclem]

Thanks. He decided against the additional mic. I did get it up and running for last night.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

Are you going to put inlay around the soundhole?

...because I like it just how it is.

 

[kris pung]

Stunning, how does it sound?

 

[tjclem]

Are you going to put inlay around the soundhole?

...because I like it just how it is.

Hostly I have never done that and the customer didn't ask for it. I wouldn't know how.

 

[tjclem]

Stunning, how does it sound?

Different, very crisp. I am uploading a video of it to my business FB page now. I hope it loads right. I would like to make one for myself. I don't have a fretted 5. I would go B-G though and would like to try Deep talking flats on it.

 

[Triad]

AKG makes a contact microphone called 411 (L version has to be connected to an external transformer, PP version can be used with phantom power). I got two for a bass that's not conceptually too different from this but ended up using piezos+magnetic.