Double Bass K&K Big Twin placement

[Michal Herman]

I am about to have K&K Big Twin pickup.
I have question about pickup mounting. Picture for reference:

To which side I should mount active part of pickup? Upper (A) or bottom (B)?

Any advice about mounting pickups? (I have never done it before)

 

[Mark Gollihur]

I am about to have K&K Big Twin pickup.
I have question about pickup mounting. Picture for reference:

To which side I should mount active part of pickup? Upper (A) or bottom (B)?

Any advice about mounting pickups? (I have never done it before)

The Big Twin doesn't mount there - I assume that you mean the Bass Max pickup?

If you do, in fact, mean the Bass Max, the pickup can be inserted in either orientation - the Bass Max has one piezo element on EACH SIDE of the pickup. So you'll have a pickup in contact with both the upper and lower surfaces of the bridge wing, no matter which way you orient the pickup.

If you buy/bought the pickup from me (Gollihur Music), you receive our tips (which supplement the K&K instructions) for getting the best sound and fitment. If you didn't buy it from me, email or PM me and I'll forward you a copy by email. That should help you out with questions like this. Just make sure you specify which pickup you're actually getting. ;-)

 

[Michal Herman]

Thank you for your reply.
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(I live in Europe, so ship costs from you would be much higher. I had to find some European shop which sells this pickups.)

 

[Mark Gollihur]

Thank you for your reply.
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That pickup does not go in the wing. It "sticks" to the wood just below each pair (E and A, D and G) of strings.

(I live in Europe, so ship costs from you would be much higher...)

Are you sure about that?

 

[Michal Herman]

Thank you again for answer. Without it I will place my pickup incorrectly.

Are you sure about that?

I checked, that shipping costs are about 25% more expensive than within Europe and much longer. Additionally there is risk of getting import tax (another 20% of gear value - within European union you can buy without these tax).

 

[Mark Gollihur]

Thank you again for answer. Without it I will place my pickup incorrectly.

PM me with your email address, and I'll send your our tip sheet on the Double Big Twin (the four-element version of what you've purchased) - it will offer some useful tips for you to get the most out of it.