Double Bass Yet Another Pickup Comparison Question

[larry]

Am I the only one who wonders about "viral marketing" on this site? Sometimes if you check a user's profile, and look at the join date, and the range of subjects posted, you have to wonder

That other thread is just plain funny.

 

[ninnlangel]

Mario Lamarre in Verdun?
I don't know if he's familiar with the FC, but he's one of the greatest bass luthiers around!

Same though here, I was just wondering if someone knew a more pickup-savy luthier - though I know Mario sells the FC.

Thanks !

 

[carved czech]

My modest opinion:

Realist: nice deep bass, but unfocused. It makes the urb sounding a bit like a slab. Not so good on the highs

BassMax: very good dynamic but unclear, a bit distorted. It sounds “piezo” on the highs. A lot of feedback

Underwood: lacks a little of freq. range on both ends, otherwise warm and very even. Good for old times roots music. It sounds a little “nasal” on the highs.

Shadow: more or less like the Underwood but with lower dynamic on the midrange

Revoulution Solo: more sterile than a hospital room and with a very little output. I haven’t tried the v.2. it should have more output, but if the sound is the same, then it’s still not my kind of pu.

+1!!!

That is why I am sticking with Underwood, especially for my last bass (old carved Czech manufacture).Plenty of output,enough punch, I have "everything" in my fingers.Playing right into GK 200MB (but UW is working good through other "EB" amps too!!!), getting fullrange sound, no feedback problems. Have to admit that it depends on the bass and the strings...