Double Bass Summary of heads/combos with phantom power?

[logdrum]

Thanks and I know this is an option - I'm trying to explore as minimal a setup as possible first

Cool! EBD2 HE or the EBD VAP is the best bang for the buck if you are going for the preamp. If you can find any Acoustic Image Combos, they deliver . Even the older Series III (which I have ) for over 12 tears is working like a champ and I treat it rough. I also have the Clarus 4+ head and with the bracket makes it a combo with my doubleshot.. In my experience though for live work, a piezo or electret like a Schertler is easier to handle. Mics for horns (which I also play) is less prone to feedback, With a mic the you end up notching )which AI amps have) or raise the low cut frequency so high you start to lose bottom end - but that's another topic Just do not depend on the mic for primary amplification specially if playing loud or in close quarters with the drums. I do not have experience with this mic. My ATM-350 has been modified into a super-cardioid but even so it still does not reject as advertised, but it's old tech.

 

[DoubleMIDI]

Ah - thank you - do you mean here in this particular forum?

Yes. Seems that the customer service is not the friendliest one.

 

[Jeremy Allen]

Hey again Jeremy - can you tell me...do you have any sense of how this setup handles the bleed from the Nadine. With my Acoustic Image head and Acme bottom, I'm finding it nearly impossible to use the Nadine live because I just can't get the volume high enough without bringing in a ton of drums and piano too. I know there's various ways of externally dealing with this, but I just wonder if you're using only the Nadine, how are you dealing with this issue? Thanks

Hi there—the Nadine is very good at rejecting other sources, but I find it impossible to use in a loud, close setting, as you may be describing. I should say, I can’t use it through an amp in those settings. Its ok going into the house, and then the sound person can use it when it can work.

I only use it through the amp in settings I know will suit it—quieter, and/or more space between rhythm instruments possible. I don’t have any magic solutions, alas!