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Taylor AB
- Thread starter ThomasB
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- Jun 24, 2006
- 2,560
- 90
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- Endorsing Artist: MTD basses and strings; Bergantino Amps & Cabs
from 1996, one of the first ones. I put a Fishman blender system with a little Crown mike in it. Sounds good, but what kind of pickup system are you using?
Mine's a spruce top, and it has gone very dark orange over the years; also put a hipshot tuner on the low E. Lovely bass - I wish they had made a six string version. And I've always wondered about putting a magnetic pickup back by the bridge on that bass. I totally love the design, superb ergonomics for a big bass; it's like a Mexican mariachi bass meets the space age; Klein is a genius.
Cheers,
Cameron
Glad I'm not the only one who pined for a six-string Taylor AB!
Never owned one, but it was by far the best ABG I've ever lain my hands on; the prettiest, too.
Never owned one, but it was by far the best ABG I've ever lain my hands on; the prettiest, too.
my Taylor came with a simple Fishman active piezo.
Last year I added a K&K Sound Pure Bass/Tenor Guitar pickup: two transducers that have to be glued beneath the bridge from inside the body. Sounds very similar to a good microphone. You have to get used to it, as any kind of "noise" from your fingers on the wood will be amplified as well. But I love the "wooden" sound. In most cases I use a mix of the Fishman and the K&K, (both passive - no batteries!).
Last year I added a K&K Sound Pure Bass/Tenor Guitar pickup: two transducers that have to be glued beneath the bridge from inside the body. Sounds very similar to a good microphone. You have to get used to it, as any kind of "noise" from your fingers on the wood will be amplified as well. But I love the "wooden" sound. In most cases I use a mix of the Fishman and the K&K, (both passive - no batteries!).
I don't own one but a friend of mine let me borrow his for about 6 months (he doesn't even play bass). I have only played a handfull of acoustic bass guitars but I really liked this one. If I had a need for an ABG I would definitely try to get one of these. The sound was exactly what I would want in an ABG.
- Jun 24, 2006
- 2,560
- 90
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: MTD basses and strings; Bergantino Amps & Cabs
Here's mine....
Im-BOOOOH-ya! Gorgeous, man.
Nice; I'll take a shot of mine in a couple of minutes and get it up.
Really curious about those K&K pickups now; have to check into those. I was thinking of getting a little Benedetto jazz guitar humbucker back by the bridge.
BTW, mine sounds amazing through my Trace-Elliot Acoustic PA
Cheers,
Cameron
