Type: condenser microphone
preamp: – (phantom power needed)
Developed by Swedish bassist Peter Axelsson, this microphone was designed for the double bass, for use in studio as well as on stage through your regular amplifier.
BCE – 22
Type: piezo
Mode: passive
Preamp: –
The transducers piezo-elements is embedded in a piece of rubber
and wedged under the bridge wings.
Comes with 1/4 stereo jack, each sensor can be amplified separately.
BAE S4
Type: piezo
Mode: passive
Preamp: –
A copy of the Wilson K4 design, but made with wooden sensor housings.
Microphone manufacturer Schoeps offers two microphone mounts for double bass.
Model VA4 mounts to the ribs, and VA5 mounts to the bridge. Both work with Schopes microphones CCM2 or CCM8 (capsules MK 2 or MK 8)
Type: piezoceramic
Mode: passive
Preamp: –
Basically the same principle as the Polytone pickup from the 1970ies, but made of wood instead of brass.
D 5400 LB (live) / D5400 (Studio)
type: condenser microphone
mode: active (balanced)
preamp/phantom power supply: –
The danish Remic D5400 is available into version: live and studio. It’s mounted into a foam block that wedges under the tailpiece. The microphone capsule needs 48V phantom power, and has a frequency response from 6 – 23KHz.
Type: microphone (ribbon)
Mode: active (needs phantom power)
preamp: –
The Troll microphone was designed for use with double bass. It’s hand assembled by double bassist Brandon Essex.
It gets mounted to the bridge by means of rubber bands.
Type: piezo
Mode: active
Preamp: incl.
similar to the Wilson pickup, but mounted to the bridge leg; comes with preamp built into the jack.
The preamp is rechargeable within seconds and doesn’t need a battery permanently.
type: piezoceramic
mode: passive
preamp: –
Piezo embedded in Italian spruce; mounted to the bridge wing.
Magnetic
Type: magentic
Mode: passive
Preamp: –
XLR outuput (cannon), impedance 600 ohms, humbucker 4 coil (1 coil for string), split – structure of 2 units for easy balancing of the strings, weight 50 g
type: condenser microphone
preamp: incl. phantom power supply
Another new interpretation of the old Ampeg design from the 1940ies. A small microphone is mounted on top of the ULSA tube endpin, so the microphone captures the sound from the inside of the bass. Comes with phantom power supply.
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