Who mkes an electric bass with MIDI well?

EngineEars · 6th February 2007

Has anyone had any success with an electric bass with MIDI? I know that Roland pretty much nailed guitar with the GI-20 and pickup, but has anyone tried it with bass? I'm not trying to go 80's here, I just want to be able to get trigger a Moog or SE-1 with an electric bass live.

el cochino · 6th February 2007

Roland has a hex pickup for bass, the GK-2B. That and the Axon AX 100 would probably be the best solution to trigger midi notes with a bass.

Bob Ross · 6th February 2007

the Peavey MIDIBass (or whichever the 2nd generation version was; I forget whether the DataBass came before or after the MIDIBass, but you want the later one). It combined Steve Chick's fret-sensing technology with a Roland-esque hex pickup, and functioned as a half-decent electric bass as well as a MIDI controller.

I have no idea if they still make it though...

(edit: Oh look, my 1000th post. Do I get a prize?)

TAVD · 6th February 2007

Godin and Brian Moore both have a few models with integrated midi.

mattasbob · 11th February 2007

I've used an axon with the audio input for bass quite sucessfully. Maybe try that out first?

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EngineEars Gear addict Joined: Jul 2004 Location: LA Posts: 460 Thread Starter	Who mkes an electric bass with MIDI well? Has anyone had any success with an electric bass with MIDI? I know that Roland pretty much nailed guitar with the GI-20 and pickup, but has anyone tried it with bass? I'm not trying to go 80's here, I just want to be able to get trigger a Moog or SE-1 with an electric bass live. __________________ "To be a good engineer you NEED to HEAR to make sure you gettin whatcha want THE WAY ya want it." Ray Charles

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el cochino Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 942	Roland has a hex pickup for bass, the GK-2B. That and the Axon AX 100 would probably be the best solution to trigger midi notes with a bass.

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Bob Ross Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 2,638	the Peavey MIDIBass (or whichever the 2nd generation version was; I forget whether the DataBass came before or after the MIDIBass, but you want the later one). It combined Steve Chick's fret-sensing technology with a Roland-esque hex pickup, and functioned as a half-decent electric bass as well as a MIDI controller. I have no idea if they still make it though... (edit: Oh look, my 1000th post. Do I get a prize?)

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TAVD Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,389	Godin and Brian Moore both have a few models with integrated midi.

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mattasbob Gear nut Joined: Jan 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 144	I've used an axon with the audio input for bass quite sucessfully. Maybe try that out first?