Upright bass recording technics

[espasonico]

I like to use a Neumann 147 at the "f" hole and a BK 4011 at the fingerboard, and love Millennia HV-3.

[Tousana]

Originally posted by Bob Olhsson
My experience has been that the particular bass and the player make a bigger difference with acoustic bass than almost any other instrument I can think of.

Bob is totally on as usual. Great player,bad bass still sounds better than a bad player and an great bass. Lately I've been using the Blue Kiwi about a foot away up around the f hole,and angled slightly down. Then I like to strap my favorite Comp on the insert (LA2A or Drawmer 1960). I also use a Radial JDV DI, Then mix and match season to taste.