Thanks,
That’s helpful, because I also had Full Circle before...
Do you consider as an improvement, move the similar design Yamahiko after FC?
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Double Bass Wilson K1 vs. Yamahiko single sensor
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That’s helpful, because I also had Full Circle before...
Do you consider as an improvement, move the similar design Yamahiko after FC?
The sound of the Full Circle heavily depends on the rotational orientation. Not so with the Yamahiko.
But the main reason why I changed is durability.
On the Full Circle there are four piezo crystals in the corners of a square inside the adjuster disk. These piezo crystal take float the full pressure of the bridge leg. Over the years the crystals can break due to the heavy pressure or by impact on the bridge by bumping the bass while carrying.
The Yamahiko has the piezo inside the axis and it is mainly sensitive to bending. No force on it, so it can live for a really long time (like a bridge wing pickup that gets minimal pressure compared to a bridge foot pickup).
But I like the sound also a bit better than the Full Circle.
As long as the thread is not damaged, a used Yamahiko is fine.
But the main reason why I changed is durability.
On the Full Circle there are four piezo crystals in the corners of a square inside the adjuster disk. These piezo crystal take float the full pressure of the bridge leg. Over the years the crystals can break due to the heavy pressure or by impact on the bridge by bumping the bass while carrying.
The Yamahiko has the piezo inside the axis and it is mainly sensitive to bending. No force on it, so it can live for a really long time (like a bridge wing pickup that gets minimal pressure compared to a bridge foot pickup).
But I like the sound also a bit better than the Full Circle.
As long as the thread is not damaged, a used Yamahiko is fine.
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Oops, meant a bridge wing pickup compared to a bridge foot pickup. Corrected.
On that video the Yamahiko “low only” is a clear winner for me (after DPA of course...)!
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I think BP-100 is a very underrated PU! Of Course very depend the particular bass, and could be very bad if the bridge surface is not even and the pickup not contact well....
