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Post by mrodin1i on Mar 13, 2022 20:56:51 GMT
I have a simple little Dean EAB 4-string with a "passive tone control PS-900" and while this bass has a great body and tone and fills a room, the pickup doesn't capture it well at all. It is way too quiet to plug in and record from, and I am without a microphone setup to put it on the hole.
I was wondering what things anyone else in this situation has done to remedy this?
I'd like to minimize cutting or putting holes in the body if I can. I like the simplicity of this bass, and it has a nice tone for what I'm looking for.
Would just a pre-amp or DI pedal be enough?
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Post by spellcaster on Mar 14, 2022 1:49:40 GMT
Hi, and welcome to the forum. I'd like to be able to make some suggestions to help, but I'm a bit unclear about what your bass is....Is this an acoustic bass that has some type of pickup added, or is it a solid body electric with a more standard style of pickup? It would be helpful if you could either provide more information, such as the bass model number, or a link to a site that shows some pictures and displays some specs. I think we can at least offer a more educated opinion if we understand a little better what you're dealing with. I looked online, and I'm conjecturing that it might be the one I've linked here..... www.deanguitars.com/product?id=eabcbk. If it is this one, it mentions that it has a piezo element at the bridge. A reviewer mentioned that the bass has trouble keeping up with guitar playing and mentioned that he was doing the demo with a preamp. In the specs, it mentions a passive preamp (which I find a bit baffling....Preamp implies adding gain, but if it's passive, it's difficult to imagine any sort of amplification). One of the pages I looked at talks about a "PreAmp Type: DMT® G03 w/Tuner" and I'm not entirely clear whether they're referring to the built-in volume and tone controls, or an external device that goes inline between the guitar and an amplifier. I can't give you a hard and fast answer, but, from what I can see in the online demos, I think I'd probably look into using a mike to take advantage of what sounds like pretty impressive acoustic performance. |
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Post by infant on Mar 19, 2022 19:40:03 GMT
I read a few reviews and some said that the pickup is very weak. Now, am I to understand that this is a passive preamp? Like Ken said, a preamp is supposed to boost the sound. Does it use a 9V battery? Have you replaced the battery recently ( if it has one)?
The only other thing that you may want to try is piezo stick on transducer. Schaller oyster or Schatten Design Dually are two that come to mind. I own the Schaller oyster two transducer unit and it is pretty decent. I used to have it inside my Martin until I bought an LRBaggs sound hole magnetic pick up for it.
With a transducer, you can play with the placements on the exterior of the guitar until you find the right spot and then you can permanently mount them to the inside of the guitar. Then you can disconnect your old unit and replace the end pin plug with the new one.
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Post by zontar on Mar 19, 2022 20:17:45 GMT
I read a few reviews and some said that the pickup is very weak. Now, am I to understand that this is a passive preamp? Like Ken said, a preamp is supposed to boost the sound. Does it use a 9V battery? Have you replaced the battery recently ( if it has one)? The only other thing that you may want to try is piezo stick on transducer. Schaller oyster or Schatten Design Dually are two that come to mind. I own the Schaller oyster two transducer unit and it is pretty decent. I used to have it inside my Martin until I bought an LRBaggs sound hole magnetic pick up for it. With a transducer, you can play with the placements on the exterior of the guitar until you find the right spot and then you can permanently mount them to the inside of the guitar. Then you can disconnect your old unit and replace the end pin plug with the new one. Pretty much this. and have fun while you're at it... |
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