Double bass pickups for rockabilly

[Pies]

have we got no double bass playing rockabilly slutz out there??

[Brent Hahn]

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[big country]

sand into the grain

Im going on my own physics assumption that dynamic ribbons if used properly will give the best wide open bass frequency

so out of curiosity
I would suggest suspending a ribbon motor inside of
the of a bass

kinda how they put the dowel in a violin
build a ribbon motor to a suspended dowel
thingy

[big country]

[puuluu]

This is very popular: K&K Sound Bass Master Rockabilly PLUS Upright Bass Pickup System at Gollihur Music - Double Bass, Upright Bass, String Bass Specialists

[John Eppstein]

Originally Posted by big country

sand into the grain

Im going on my own physics assumption that dynamic ribbons if used properly will give the best wide open bass frequency

so out of curiosity
I would suggest suspending a ribbon motor inside of
the of a bass

kinda how they put the dowel in a violin
build a ribbon motor to a suspended dowel
thingy

My guess is that probably won't work very well, due to the bidirectional nature of ribbon mics - the pressure on the 2 sides of the ribbon will tend to balance in the enclosed body of the instrument. Better to use a pressure gradient mic like an omni condenser than a velocity type like a ribbon.

Also, rockabilly standup basses tend to get knocked around a lot and ribbons are fragile.