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Upright Bass Amplification Solutions ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Bass Bass Max Max This is our most popular bass pickup, constructed of two transducers assembled as a single sandwich around a special material, all housed in a heavy rubber jacket. It’s designed to be slipped into the wing of one side of your bridge. It has a strong voice, with “wood” and midrange — it delivers a very linear, even response. You have to admire it for its full range sound and ability to really cut through the mix. Because of that characteristic, it has also become a rock and pop favorite, and with its full range response and clarity it’s great for jazz, too. Bowing is smooth, and frankly, you have to consider it to be a more traditional and versatile choice than the Double Big Twin. It can be especially suited for situations where you’d need to occasionally mount or switch pickups between your basses, though it’s inexpensive enough to own two. Discounted price $101.50 $101.50. $101.50 Combo Combo Combo Combo Deal: Deal: Deal: Deal: Bass Max, Pure Preamp, FREE tailpiece mounting kit with one foot cable: $187.60 $187.60 - FREE FREE FREE US US shipping! shipping! RB-1 RB-1 and and RB-1A RB-1A Player Player The RB series of pickups from Schatten Design are simple, affordable, good-sounding pickups. It is similar in design to the Bass Max, but our "A/B" tests have shows the tone from the RB-1 seems to have more of a midrange emphasis to the sound, providing a little more grit than the Bass Max (on the same bass), where the Bass Max seems to have a more prominent low end response and warmer, more natural sound. Which is "better" depends entirely on your needs. A player wanting a more forward nature in a dense mix might prefer the Schatten, while a bassist looking for a more natural sounding, blooming low end, might prefer the Bass Max. Two models of the "Player" model are available, a passive (no preamp) and active (preamp included) version. The RB-1 $89.95 (passive) provides the RB bass bridge sensor wired to a small black jack assembly that easily clips between the strings just above the tailpiece. The RB-1A $159.95 $159.95 utilizes the RB sensor and adds a velcro mounted combination preamp and jack assembly that attaches to the back side of the tailpiece. FREE FREE US US shipping! shipping! ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? See more details and photos of items at GollihurMusic.com ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Double Double Double Big Big Twin Twin This Upright Bass pickup offers an individual transducer for each string. Installation is easy, using a thin adhesive film, and the heavyweight discs are about 3/4”. The initial impression of the Double Big Twin is its clarity and definition, yet with some body to it, kind of a “scooped” frequency response with a good dose of warmth. However, you won’t get the fatter, thicker sound you often hear with many pickups, instead expect more of the direct sound of the string, almost like a close mic by the strings — so choose carefully. This pickup is combined with the Bass Max (above) in the Bass Master Pro; details on next page. The Bass Max is better for bowing; if you get any scratchy sounds or finger noise due to your string type, this pickup will accurately reproduce it. A buffering preamp (1 megohm input impedance) is strongly recommended and almost always necessary for good results, depending on your amplifier. $107.80 $107.80. $107.80 Combo Combo Combo Combo Deal: Deal: Deal: Deal: with Pure Preamp, + FREE tailpiece mounting kit with cable: $193.90 $193.90 - FREE FREE US US shipping! shipping! Full Full Circle Circle The FISHMAN Full Circle has certainly earned respect in the URB world, extremely popular and well respected by a lot of players (including Bob). It’s one of the best single transducer solutions for upright bass on the market. It delivers a natural sound with a nice mix of body and string. I hear the warmth of the Realist but with some more string detail. The pickup replaces one bridge adjuster, and a matching dummy adjuster replaces the other. The Full Circle is available in three sizes: the most common ¼-20, the alternate metric 6x1mm, and the new 5/16”x18 format. A preamp is recommended, but not required. $229.95; $280 $280 with a compatible (¼-20) ¾ size adjustable bridge. Add the FISHMAN Platinum Pro Bass/DI preamp for a $429 $429 package package package deal! deal! - FREE FREE US US shipping! shipping! BP-100 BP-100 This pickup helped to launch the FISHMAN company, and it has been popular for nearly 30 years. The level of detail it offered was truly a breath of fresh air when compared to the dark and undefined sounds from pickups back then. It's not one of my favorites given more modern alternatives, but it can do a good job if its character meets your needs. The two transducers are placed between each pair of strings at the top of the bridge, so the nature of the sound is focused on the string sound, not the body; there is not a lot of wood in the equation. Impedance matching is critical regardless of what they say, so an appropriate amp or preamp with a 1 megohm or higher input impedance is very important to good sound. $159.95 $159.95 - - - FREE US Shipping! GAGE Realist Realist (Photo shows the Realist on my Eminence EUB) The REALIST pickup became popular rapidly and is used by a lot of top bassists. It consists of a thin copper film or wood veneer that fits between a bridge foot and the top of your instrument, designed so it won't alter the acoustic sound of your bass. Its sound is very natural and woody, with less focus and more body due to its location against the top of the instrument. It’s best for low-medium volume gigs as the body location can mean feedback issues beyond moderate volumes. No preamp is required, although I do prefer to use an impedance matching K&K Pure Preamp or FISHMAN PRO-EQ Bass DI with my own Realist for the best sound and clarity, as well as for a convenient volume control. $196 $196 - - - FREE US shipping! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! David David Gage Gage Realist Realist Docking Docking Station, Station, Station, volume control $89.99 We We We We stock stock stock stock the the the the entire entire entire entire Realist Realist Realist Realist pickup pickup pickup pickup line, line, line, line, for for for for Violin, Violin, Violin, Violin, Viola, Viola, Viola, Viola, Cello, Cello, Cello, Cello, and and and and Mandolin. Mandolin. Mandolin. Mandolin. GAGE Realist Realist SoundClip SoundClip Their newest pickup brings the Realist's quality sound to more basses and to more positions on your instrument. The Realist SoundClip is an extremely well-engineered, self-contained transducer unit that offers a great deal: you can move your SoundClip from one instrument to another, bring it for use on rental instruments while on the road, and remove the pickup from your bass when not playing amplified. But the best news is the flexibility of moving the clamp to various locations on the bridge. See more features of the new Gage Realist SoundClip on-line! As with many other products we have posted our thoughts and a copy of the manual for further information about the pickup. $399.99 $399.99 EAP EAP Upright Upright Bass Bass "Linear "Linear "Linear "Linear Microphone” Microphone” Microphone” Microphone” The Ehrlund Acoustic Pickup (EAP) is a linear microphone for acoustic instruments. We emphasize the term "linear microphone" because this is what Göran Ehrlund (inventor and manufacturer of the pickup) calls it. We were skeptical, because the looks of this triangle says “this is just another piezo element” — but how wrong we were! In our tests on Bob's carved Juzek and several other basses in the shop we found the Ehrlund microphone has a very open, quite "microphone-like" sound - realistic, and not so "direct" sounding (as pickups can often be.) However, it doesn't have some of the drawbacks of a microphone - among them, being more prone to feedback (but no more than a Realist, for instance), and picking up other closely positioned instruments onstage. So the initial impression is that you get the realism of a mic with the convenience of a pickup. It's almost too good to be true. 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experience writeup in our April newsletter. $385 with preamp! (mic pickup $290, preamp $162) CHALLER Magnetic Magnetic Pickup Pickup Pickup SCHALLER CHALLER If this isn't the classic magnetic upright bass pickup I don't know what is! This single coil chrome plated upright bass magnetic pickup is designed to screw to the end of your fingerboard. A magnetic pickup is often the only way to go in very high volume situations - you sacrifice tone for volume. It can also be cool to mix a magnetic pickup with your piezobased transducer, to “firm up” the sound and help you cut through a dense mix. Match this and your current pickup up with one of our K&K SOUND Two Channel Preamps and you may be able to defeat the feedback monster when necessary. Volume control & ¼” jack. See additional specifications on the web site, and remember — you must use strings with sufficient metallic content with a magnetic pickup. $129 $129 - FREE FREE US shipping! New! Humbucking Humbucking Magnetic Magnetic Pickup Pickup This humbucking bass pickup is a very good alternative to piezo-based pickups for players who play in high volume situations, or who have stage setups that are particularly susceptible to feedback problems. The humbucking design eliminates most extraneous noise as well as giving it a thicker character with reduced highs. It also features Optimized Microphonics to help with dimensional character and an ability to pick up fingerboard sounds Use of strings with steel/metallic content is a must! It terminates in a ¼” jack. $189 - FREE US US shipping! Bass Bass Master Master Pro Pro Pro This system combines elements of the two primary K&K SOUND bass pickups (see prior page), which lets you mix their characteristics using the tiny two channel preamp that is included. The four transducer Double Big Twin covers each of the four strings, and a Bass Max is inserted into the bridge wing. It’s integrated to a single wire with a stereo jack. The preamp has a belt clip for fingertip availability and pickup balancing on the job, just 3.5 x 2.9 x 1.3 inches. Two volume controls are at the top; individual gain level and active treble, midrange and bass (+/-20db) controls are inside. One could draw a comparison to the neck and bridge pickups on a two pickup electric bass guitar; the pickups combine to offer a broader sound palette from which to choose. The discounted price for this integrated pair of pickup systems, three conductor cable, and preamp lists for $418; your discounted price for the Bass Bass Master Master Pro Pro is $292.60 with free US shipping shipping. shipping Substitute the K&K K&K K&K K&K Sound Sound Sound Sound Quantum Quantum Quantum Quantum Blender Blender Blender Blender for the compact preamp; your discounted price is $489.60 $489.60 for that system. Substitute the D-TAR D-TAR D-TAR D-TAR Solstice Solstice Solstice Solstice Two Two Two Two Channel Channel Channel Channel Mixer; Mixer Mixer Mixer the discounted price is $512. $512. Bass Bass Master Master Rockabilly Rockabilly PLUS PLUS PLUS PLUS This pickup system was borne from interviews with rockabilly and country slap players back in 1998. Many struggled with kludges of equipment hanging off their basses, so I sent my specifications to K&K SOUND and tested the resulting prototypes. I started with the Bass Max, perfect for delivering a strong signal to cut through the mix, and added a specially-designed fingerboard transducer to deliver the detail you need for the slap, mixed using a tiny preamp. My instructions explain the various characters and effects you can get by fingerboard transducer placement. You can use the separate external volume controls to balance the main bass signal and fingerboard sounds for just the right mix needed for the song, and you can fine tune the tonal responses of each pickup by using the separate internal trimmers with active +/-20db controls for treble, midrange, and bass. Rockabilly, bluegrass, and other slap style players, rejoice! There is a custom pickup system for you, ready to go right off the shelf. Listing at $328, the Bass Master Rockabilly PLUS system is just $253,40 complete! — the dual transducer setup, cable, and special PLUS dual channel preamp. It offers the option to split the mixed signal so you can send the bass signal to one amp, with the slap to another if you want to. We offer the separate components as well, so you can put your own system together using pickups you already own; see our web site for details. If you play styles other than rockabilly slap, consider the Bass Master Pro. Rather than the one trick pony fingerboard transducer, the Double Big Twin is included, and it delivers a lot of natural string slap as well as being useful to blend with the Bass Max for other styles; it’s just more versatile. The K&K SSOUND S OUND Quantum Quantum Quantum Quantum Blender Blender Blender Blender (details elsewhere) can be substituted for the stock preamp; your price is $447.60 $447.60. $447.60 The D-TAR D-TAR D-TAR D-TAR Solstice Solstice Solstice Solstice Two Two Two Two Channel Channel Channel Channel Mixer; Mixer Mixer Mixer (described elsewhere) can also be substituted; your discounted price is $445.00 $445.00 Free Free US US shipping shipping. shipping RB-2, RB-2, RB-2A RB-2A Rockabilly Rockabilly The RB series of pickups from Schatten Design are simple, affordable, good-sounding pickups. While similar to the K&K Bass Max, the RB-2's bridge pickup tone seems to have more of a midrange emphasis to the sound, providing a little more grit than the Bass Max (on the same bass), whereas the Bass Max seems to have a more prominent low end response and warmer, more natural sound. A player wanting more forward nature in a dense mix of instruments might favor the edgier mids of the Schatten, while a bassist looking for a more natural sounding low end might prefer to anchor their Rockabilly sound with the K&K Sound Bass Max by using the Bass Master Rockabilly Plus system, which uses the Bass Max as its bridge pickup. The Schatten unit does not offer the opportunity for separate tone control for each pickup, as the K&K’s versatile but larger preamp does. Two models of the "Rockabilly" model are available, a passive (no preamp) and active (hardwired preamp included) version. The RB-2 (passive) $159.95 $159.95 provides the RB bass bridge sensor plus the slap sensor wired to a small black jack assembly that clips between the strings just above the tailpiece. It includes a convenient dual volume control that mounts to the underside of the fingerboard. The RB-2A (active) $219.95 utilizes the RB sensor and extra "slap" sensor, and adds a velcro mounted combination preamp and jack assembly that attaches to the back side of the tailpiece. It also includes a dual volume control which mounts to the underside of the fingerboard. Golden Golden Microphone Microphone for for Bass Bass Some pickups can be a wonderful amplification solution, but there are times when a microphone can add dimension and life to your signal. Or if volumes permit, one could be the total true voice of your bass. The Golden Trinity Microphone is a mini condenser mic, chosen specifically for its characteristics and performance with the Double Bass. It was designed and custom built by K&K in their shop in Oregon. I was delighted to work with K&K to finalize the selection of this mic. The Mic can be had in several configurations with other preamps. Keep in mind that mics are not practical in certain situations, especially when higher volumes are needed — like any mic it can feed back. See details at GollihurMusic.com! • Golden Golden Bullet Bullet MIC MIC for for Upright Upright Bass Bass is the mic alone, chose from: power source/interface with balanced XLR or ¼” output. $139.30 139.30 139.30. 139.30 • Golden Trinity MIC MIC UPGRADE system is designed to integrate with your current pickup. It includes the Golden Microphone and cable to be plugged into your other pickup, and the Golden Trinity Two channel Preamp* for each channel), all for $227.50, free US shipping shipping. shipping • Golden Trinity MIC / / BASS BASS MAX system includes the Golden Microphone, a Bass Max wing-mounted pickup, and the Golden Trinity Two channel Preamp*. Its cost is $312.20, free US US shipping shipping. shipping • Golden Trinity Trinity MIC / DOUBLE BIG BIG TWIN system includes the Golden Mic w/Double Big Twin pickup, Preamp*. $320.60 $320.60 $320.60 ©1997-to date Gollihur Music.com • prices, shipping, specifications subject to change, current shipping prices accessible on-line • Not responsible for typos or other errors. • this copy printed 04 October 2012 Page 3
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