Re: OT: Upright Bass Pickup?

[Daniel Thomas <danielthomas4@mac.com>]

The best option I know of for stringed instruments is not a pick up:  the 
DPA 4099 clip on mic.   About $500.

A good pick up system is of similar cost-- Schertler has a line of good 
sounding stringed instrument pick ups .  The lower cost products  (i.e. 
FIshman BP) don't come close to either of these options sonically but are 
useable --IMO, at the under $200 price point there isn't a lot of diff in 
the quality of the transducers.

D


On Apr 20, 2011, at 10:44 AM, Rick Walker wrote:

> Hi Loopers,
> 
> Does anyone have a quick answer for this question from a student of mine?
> Any advice will be greatly appreciated.  I don't have the faintest clue, 
>though I wish I owned
> an upright so I could know the answer.    I do own a crappy Guitarron 
>but I don't think that
> counts,  lol.
> 
> thanks,  Rick Walker
> 
>> 
>> Been meaning to ask you if you know of any relatively affordable 
>upright bass pickups I can put on my bass. I guess I'd want something 
>that can get that "snappy" fingerboard-slap sound. :) If you know of any 
>or can point me to some resources on that, that'd be great!
>> 
>> 
>