Double Bass Krivo pickup & feedback...

[Fred vd W]

hi every one,

i need some help i am a bassplayer from the Netherlands so sorry for my English..

i am a doubler so play also uprightbass in a blues / folk band and use a magnetic Krivo pickup..

I use a little bit foam or a towel between the top and the tail to avoid feedback still sometimes feedback so more demping is needed?

who can help me with this?

greetings
Fred vd W
the Netherlands

 

[Jeff Bonny]

hi every one,

i need some help i am a bassplayer from the Netherlands so sorry for my English..

i am a doubler so play also uprightbass in a blues / folk band and use a magnetic Krivo pickup..

I use a little bit foam or a towel between the top and the tail to avoid feedback still sometimes feedback so more demping is needed?

who can help me with this?

greetings
Fred vd W
the Netherlands

Rather than damping the body any more which can have a very negative effect on your sound I would try raising the amplifier above the body of the bass between chest and shoulder height. This will help a lot. I did this with a short speaker stand and it worked very well. If your amp is too big for this at least get it up on a chair or something and tilt it up so it's not pointing at the bass.


The other thing that is very effective is a parametric EQ to reduce the frequencies that are feeding back. It's important to get something like the Empress ParaEQ that will give you narrow Q so you are only taking out the frequencies that are feeding back and leaving the ones that aren't. If you cut with too broad a Q it will kill the feedback but ruin your sound.

 

[Fred vd W]

thanks for the reply i understand to much damping will kill the sound i know.. i will try
your advice thanks

 

[brianrost]

Try reducing the bass EQ on your amp or use a high pass filter (HPF). Feedback is often the upper harmonics of lower frequencies. I remove just enough low end so the open E doesn't sound weak and that fixes most feedback for me.