Author Topic: Double Bass (Read 69 times)

funkyjazzjunky · « **on:** September 19, 2008, 12:33:24 PM »

Any one play a Double Bass through either an Alembic preamp or the superfilter?

olieoliver · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2008, 01:01:07 PM »

I have an inexspensive eletric double bass (Paladino) and I play it through a F1-X which makes it sound like great.

OO

wayne · « **Reply #2 on:** September 19, 2008, 09:51:29 PM »

An F1X is the ONLY way I've ever gotten an amplified sound that is true to the tone of my 1934 American Standard. It recreates both plucked and bowed tone accurately. I've used both Fishman piezo and Schertler electrostatic pickups. (BTW - The Schertler sounds much more natural to my ear.)

The F1X has two things going for it 1) 1Meg input impedance which is needed to keep all the tone from a piezo, and 2) a tube.

I actually prefer the F1X to the F2B for upright. I run it through my PLX and a Bergantino HT112 and hear the tone of my bass, only louder.

Before I got this rig together, I had been searching for about 15 years for a good amplified tone.

C-Ya........wayne

richbass939 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2008, 10:17:57 AM »

I have a German 1910 upright that I play through a Baggs pickup and a GK amp. I never was very pleased with the amplified sound I got (I like it really warm) until I got my SF2. Now, after some experimentation time, it's easy to dial in some great sounds, arco and pizz. I'm gigging on it in a few hours; my first upright gig after I got the SF2. I'm excited to see what it sounds like in a room bigger than my living room.
Rich