Col_Forbin
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just looking for some input here on the best ways to retain the natural sound of an upright bass...ideally i would NEVER want to amplify it in any way because it sounds best totally acoustic...but I do use a pickup, a Fishman bp 100 thru a GK which gives me an alright sound...but it sounds a bit too metallic for my tastes...sometimes i use the Fishman acoustic bass preamp but that doesn't seem to help out too much....
I would actually like to switch to an Underwood pickup, because everyone i've heard use it has a much mellower sound...the schecter (i think that's what it is) pickup is pretty good too...so i guess the farther away the pickup is from the string and the closer it is to the wood, the better sound you'll get....
another thing some upright players do with a fishman pickup is take a small Crown mic and put it in the F hole...i've heard though it's better to just use a large mic placed NEAR the f hole to get a good sound...
when recording the bass, some people prefer to just mic the bass with the large mic, or do 2 channels...one mic and one direct with the pickup...
has anyone out there who has recorded the upright bass ever come up with really good (or bad lol) combinations?
--Col
I would actually like to switch to an Underwood pickup, because everyone i've heard use it has a much mellower sound...the schecter (i think that's what it is) pickup is pretty good too...so i guess the farther away the pickup is from the string and the closer it is to the wood, the better sound you'll get....
another thing some upright players do with a fishman pickup is take a small Crown mic and put it in the F hole...i've heard though it's better to just use a large mic placed NEAR the f hole to get a good sound...
when recording the bass, some people prefer to just mic the bass with the large mic, or do 2 channels...one mic and one direct with the pickup...
has anyone out there who has recorded the upright bass ever come up with really good (or bad lol) combinations?
--Col