Double Bass Newbie microphone question

[Rinso365]

Hello - I'm very new to upright. In fact I just got my first one (a used Romanian instrument) last weekend. I bought a used microphone from eBay, a Sony ECM-150 Pro Condenser Lavalier Microphone. The seller indicated that he had used it a pickup for his URB on some jazz gigs. I dangled the mic over my bridge and plugged it into my small mixing board and put my headphones on and I have to say it sounds pretty good. I'm thinking about running the mic into my Sansamp DI box and maybe even my Boss CS-3 to see/hear how it sounds. I got this mic for pretty cheap, so if it works out at all I will be pleased. Anyway, is using a lavalier mic in this fashion a bad idea? Any advice on how to get the most out of it? Eventually I'll get a real pickup, but this seems like a good start.

Thanks!

Mike

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

I've never used a lavalier mic, but I bet you could get pretty creative with a shockmounting system to hold one in place since they're so light. Let us know how it turns out.

 

[bloodyjack]

try with a amp and speakers instead of headphones you will just get feedback

 

[drurb]

try with a amp and speakers instead of headphones you will just get feedback

...and wait until you try this in a group. I'd encourage you to get a good pickup.