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For the price the J-Tone cant be beaten, its a great sounding P'UP and very reliable. You cant get any Piezo to sound like an expensive microphone, thats just physics, but these things come close enough to get you in the ballpark.

Hi, may I direct you to ....https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=greenboy%20enclosures%20for%20the%20wicked http://greenboy.us http://trickyaudio.wixsite.com/trickyaudio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-YUbQyK5Ls I use an F212 and an F112 they are the loudest lightest speakers currently available, not cheap but well built and with an astounding ability to make an upright sound good. I'm using a GK RB 1001 head at the minute but i am looking to get a micro head in the future.

The JTone is as good as any wing pickup you will get. I use them myself. An EQ pedal (graphic) or a decent preamp (FDeck, Fishman Platinum pro, KnK,) will make all wing pickups sound better through any amp and will also help to fight feedback.

What the Rev said^^^ Keep your eyes peeled for a second hand F-Deck, a two knob pre that gets you there pretty quick. https://sites.google.com/site/hpftechllc/home/hpf-pre

Yes to the J-Tone, cheap and every bit as good as the KnK Bassmax. (Better made IMO)

Dave Mann. The Violin shop Hexham http://www.hexham-violins.co.uk

A guy I know in Gateshed makes these pickups, they sound as good as a KnK, but for about the third of the price. I have one on one of my uprights but you will need a pre amp. (A Boss Graphic EQ would do the trick) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/J-tone-Big-double-Bass-Pick-up-/201498506263?hash=item2eea3f3417:m:mMv8R28HOczqgXmXPBsADZw

What TheRev said. I started on bass guitar, played fretless for bla!bla! years then bought an EUB. It was fine, I played it and loved it and TheRevs right not many punters would be able to tell the difference but I could and I knew I had to have a DB. A sort of compromise occurred when I got my first DB, a half size Boosey Hawkes Excelsior. Easier to transport than a 3/4 or 4/4 but a great improvement on the EUB and it had the look and sound. Thats the one that got me hooked and I never looked back. I'm a few more DBs down the road now, bought and sold, broken, fixed up, new fingerboard's, bridges, split's cracks and repairs, all done by myself in the shed......Hours of fun, Ha! Oh and don't forget the Strings and Pickups and Amps and Speakers. It might have been cheaper to develop a full blown crack habit. I'm still in love with the damned thing though. Acoustic every time, GO FOR IT!

A Pre amp would help, A second hand Fishman platinum pro, if moneys no problem a Radial PZ pre, Or even a KK pre or an FDec. These would tailor the signal prior to hitting the front of the amp. Nothing wrong with Silver slaps btw a great string for Pizz and Slap. If you want to go that bit further, a Greenboy Cab would seal the deal.

Ben will have a website up and running soon [color=#000000] [/color][url="http://thebassroom.co.uk/"]thebassroom.co.uk[/url] Well worth the drive.

My Boosey Hawkes Ply, Greenboy cab, GK amp and my Restored Regin flatback

I was watching this on E-Bay and might have gone for it had it been a summer sale (why am I always skint around this time of year?) I'm glad its gone to someone who's gonna appreciate it and It did look like it had mojo in abundance. The Chord Lamberts and Underwood would be the perfect combination for this type of bass, lots of the US Rockabilly/Bluegrass players use this combination. Good luck, she's a beauty!