Double Bass Running a Mic through a standard Bass Amp

[Hasty]

Hello all,

I tried a few searches about running a mic (balanced) into a standard bass amp (unbalanced). Only one thread had a suggestion... and that was to use a small mixer. Probably not a terrible idea as it's potentially an easy way to get phantom power to a mic preamp, but is that the only solution out there? Any concerns about an impedance mismatch? Any tips from those that have tried it?

I'm looking at eventually upgrading my current amp (Amp PF500) to something that better fits my needs, but until that time I'd like to explore my options. To be honest, I don't absolutely have to have the mic as I'm currently using a Realist... but I'm always looking at other options because I am who I am and I accept that.

Thanks,

Chris

 

[Francois Blais]

I’d get a small mic preamp, like the ART tube MP.
Cheap and works great.
A dynamic mic doesn’t need phantom power, by the way, but a condender mic does.
The ART preamp can provide the necessary phantom power, if needed.

 

[kkenda11]

I haven't used it personally, but I've seen the Radial SB-48UB suggested often for this purpose.

It seems to have been recently discontinued by Radial... Might want to snatch one up before they are all gone!

 

[Hasty]

Two great suggestions! Thanks. I had looked at the Stagebug before for a different project. Forgot all about it.

I’ll look into those two and research then deeper

Chris

 

[DoubleMIDI]

The mic preamp would be a good idea because the mic delivers a very low amplitude. Impedance is low, no problem, but the amplitude is way too low to be used, specially with a dynamic mic, and a condenser needs phantom power. If an am can deliver phantom power it should be able to handle the low input amplitude, but if not the mic preamp is what you need.

 

[Ric Vice]

I haven't used it personally, but I've seen the Radial SB-48UB suggested often for this purpose.

It seems to have been recently discontinued by Radial... Might want to snatch one up before they are all gone!

Good to know, I purchased one recently so I could run a mic into my Walter Woods Ultra. It’s a great little box.

 

[Matthijs]

I use the art to occasionally amplify Tuba over my amp and it does so really well

 

[Ric Vice]

I haven't used it personally, but I've seen the Radial SB-48UB suggested often for this purpose.

It seems to have been recently discontinued by Radial... Might want to snatch one up before they are all gone!

It's apparently one of the few Radial DI's that has a separate power supply. It can be run independently of a PA system with

48v Phantom.

 

[Hasty]

I use the art to occasionally amplify Tuba over my amp and it does so really well

I just want to take a moment to bask in the awesomeness of that statement.