Double Bass which preamp and piezo to match with my setup?

[Bjazzman]

currently using a schaller magnetic pickup and i have a realist but it's not installed. the reason i still want to use the schaller is because i play though some effects. currently i use eurosonics as my string of choice.

so i need a preamp that can blend both the magnetic and piezo

and wondering if i should get a full circle pickup or stick with the realist

thanks!

 

[Mark Gollihur]

Try the pickup you have first, if you get unsatisfactory results, try something else.

As for preamps, there are many. You don't need a special preamp to blend the two, just a preamp with high enough impedance to properly buffer the piezo pickup. So any of the commonly used ones will work:

K&K Dual Channel Pro
LR Baggs MixPro
DTAR Solstice
Radial PZ-PRE
K&K Quantum Blender
et al...

 

[Jeff Bonny]

I've successfully mixed a piezo and mag with a couple of different small Soundcraft and Mackie mixers. My go to for years though was a Raven Labs PMB. That's no longer being made but the D-TAR Solstice seems close in function.