My realist pickup just came in the mail!!!

Congrats with your new gear!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let me know how it treats you !

J

 

It sounds great on my bass. I tried Underwoods and Fishman and the
Realist sounded far better, it captured the sound of my instrument. I hope it works as well for you, What kind of amplifier will you use with it?

 

If you're thinking of pairing the Realist with an AI combo, like the Contra, be prepared for the possibility of an extremely DARK sound. I used that setup for awhile, and I had to use some pretty radical EQ just to hear the thing. I ended up using the Realist in combination with an Underwood, which actually sounded okay at the time.

 

When I was using the Realist with an AI Contra, I ended up using the filter, which for some reason gave a more focused sound. Of course it's different for every bass, player, set of strings, etc.

 

i use the realist on two different basses with different strings through a swr 12" combo, and a SVT pro head with a 4x10. it definitely sounds different on the two instruments. On the Engle with helicore pizz it sounds very pronounced (bordering on thunky) with serious top end bite, on the old european ply with spiros it sounds incredibly clear through both rigs, if anything it's a little gnarly up top on the arco, but that's as much the strings as anything. i love the thing.

.02

K.

 

I like the sound of my Realist through my Gallien Krueuger MBS150. Much fuller and more natural sounding than the Underwood and more arco-friendly too. Any inherent darkness is easliy overcome by cranking the hi boost, although this makes the arco sound harsher.

- Steve

http://kaybass.home.att.net

 

I really like the Realist + AI Contra combo for my setup. Its true for some basses it sounds to dark, but on other basses it can sound great. Alot of guys in the Kansas City area are using Realist + Contras now. I think the Realist is KC String's standard pickup on most of their basses.