Soundpost
Type: piezoceramic
Mode: aktiv
Preamp: incl.
The pickup element is attached to the sound-post, that is to inside the body. To suppress interfering frequencies, the soundpost is wrapped with wool completely. For the connection to the amp, a small jack is drilled into the lower block. Endorsed by Ron Carter.
The double bass model is no longer available, only violin model is still in production.
King Doll Head Piezo
Type: piezo
Mode: active
Preamp: incl.
There is a piezo pickup for the wing portion of the bridge and a piezo for the fingerboard to pick up slap. A stereo cable runs from the pickups to the “Doll Head” blender box.
Bass Max
Type: piezoceramic
Mode: passive
Preamp: optional; several preamps (single/dual channel) available
A piezo-“sandwich”, consisting of two piezo elements in one housing, is stuck under one of the wings of the bridge.
Double Big Twin
Type: piezoceramic
Mode: passive
Preamp: optional; several preamps (single/dual channel) available
The four 3/4″ diameter piezo elements are attached to the bridge, one element underneath each string, with double sided adhesive tape.
Golden Bullet URB
Type: condenser microphone
Mode: active
Preamp: mandatory, dual channel
The Golden Trinity Microphone is mounted on the bridge using adhesive 3M Dual Lock and positioned using its built-in six-inch goosneck. With a K+K Dual Channel Preamp, you can use it along with your piezo pickup.
Bass Master Combo Pro
combination of Bass Max/Double Big Twin/Dual-Channel Preamp
Bass Master RB for Rockabilly Bass
system specifically for slap bass players, combination of Bass Max/Special Fingerboard Pickup/Dual-Channel Preamp
Golden Trinity (Bass Mic and Pickup combination)
combination of the Golden Bullet URB and Dual Channel Preamp with piezo pickup
String Charger
Type: magnetic
Mode: passive
Preamp: –
The String-Charger is attached to the bottom end of the fingerboard underneath the strings. The coil can be bend to match the fingerboard curvature.
Type: piezoceramic
Mode: passive
Preamp: –
Similar to the Underwood pickup.
Jitterbug Electronics, 27 Kettenring Place, Eastfield Dale, Cramlington/Northumberland, NE23 9XP, England (GB) (no website)
Type: piezoceramic coaxial cable
Mode: active
Preamp: incl.
The pickup sensor is embedded in a coaxial cable of 2 mm diameter and 6 cm length. The Highlander pickup was actually developed for acoustic guitars where it is situated inside the guitarbridge. For the use with a double bass, a small groove is routed in the tailpiece side of the bridge, and the PU is pressed in the groove. The preamps is housed in a little bag of black nylon, which mounts to the tailpiece.
This pickup can be found factory installed in the Fichter Electric Upright Basses.
Type: piezoceramic coaxial cable
Mode: active
Preamp: incl.
The Headway piezo-cable Active Bass Pickups fit into a slot routed under the bridge feet, pressured by Maple plugs, and made to measure to touch the instrument top. Send your fitted bridge to Headway, to have this work done by a luthier.
Type: piezoceramic
Mode: passive
Preamp: —
Similar to the Underwood, but the piezo elements are embedded in wood.
available at www.gknauer.de
FWF-MB1
Type: piezo
Mode: passive
preamp: –
double bass passive piezo pickup with low pass filter, passive pickup with a quadruple piezo builded in two single elements, mounts to the bridge wing slots.
It has a tunable low pass filter within the jack plug.
FWF-MB750
Type: piezo + condenser
Mode: active
preamp: incl.
condenser microphone (cardoid pattern) + two piezo sensors, comes with a small preamp with microphone power supply and tone controls (low pass filters)
FWF pickups are entirely hand made in France by engineer Franck Fromy. FWF was founded twenty years ago at Paris. Today Franck Fromy lives and works in central France. No website available.
BP-100
Type: piezoceramic
Mode: passive
Preamp: optional; several preamps (single/dual channnel) available
Two piezo plates are stuck to the top side of the bridge by means of two metal pegs. (Alternatively, the piezo elements can be glued on.)
This pickup is offered since 1979, and has been sold over 75,000 times so far, as Larry Fishman states.
Full Circle Pickup
Type: piezoceramic
Mode: passive
Preamp: optional; several models (single/dual channnel) available
Encased inside an aluminium height adjuster wheel of the bridge, which are very easy to install of you already have adjusters with the same thread in your bridge. The sound can be adjusted by turning the wheel some degrees.
Fishman/Crown microphone
Type: condenser microphone
Mode: active
Preamp: mandatory; several preamps (dual channnel) available
Fishman offers a small microphone from Crown as a supplement to or budled with the BP100. It is attached to the bridge and has a short gooseneck. Both signals can be mixed with a Fishman Blender dual channel preamp.
available at www.kontrabass-atelier.de