Double Bass Problem with my Ehrlund

[vin*tone]

Hey guys. I've been playing slab for the last few weeks and decided to dust off the upright today. The Ehrlund pickup seems to be... odd. At first I was getting a faint signal out of it (If I cranked my SWR Baby Blue it was just louder than the acoustic sound). I fiddled around a lot and found that if I press plastic the case in the right way I can get it to sound right. I tried redoing the putty, tried swapping the Ehrlund pre for an LR Baggs, moved the pickup around the body .... even stuck it on backwards but no luck.... I still have a Gage Realist installed - that runs just fine. It's definitely the Ehrlund.

Anyone had any problems with this?.... I could be doing something dumb but I think I've fiddled enough to rule out straight up stupidity.

Suggestions?

 

[Ric Vice]

Hey guys. I've been playing slab for the last few weeks and decided to dust off the upright today. The Ehrlund pickup seems to be... odd. At first I was getting a faint signal out of it (If I cranked my SWR Baby Blue it was just louder than the acoustic sound). I fiddled around a lot and found that if I press plastic the case in the right way I can get it to sound right. I tried redoing the putty, tried swapping the Ehrlund pre for an LR Baggs, moved the pickup around the body .... even stuck it on backwards but no luck.... I still have a Gage Realist installed - that runs just fine. It's definitely the Ehrlund.

Anyone had any problems with this?.... I could be doing something dumb but I think I've fiddled enough to rule out straight up stupidity.

Suggestions?

Vin*tone
Goran stands behind his product, I'd contact him and ask for a replacement.

Ric

 

[vin*tone]

It was a new one on Bob Gollihur too. Very speedy response - he also suggested a return.

Thumbs up for CS.

 

[marchingbear]

I'm having the same problem! Did you send it back?