DB05
Type: Electret
Mode: active
Preamp: incl.
This pickup has two sensors, each mounted to a bridge wing. For each sensor, a small wooden shelf must be glued onto the bridge. The preamp has a control to blend the two pickup sources, a treble cut filter and a build-in battery check circuit.
Available from Hubert Liegois, maker of the Lieg DBA200 amp
Hubert Liegeois, Tel. ++33 (0)6 19 16 93 40
hubert.liegeois [a t] laposte.net (website currently not available)
Jazz critic Dan Ouelette has published a biography on Jazz bassist Ron Carter: “Finding the right notes”. The book is exclusively available at the Artist Share website, which also features journals and blogs, photo galleries, and streaming audio and video that provide a behind-the-scenes look at Ron’s life.
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