shank

Thanks for your replies, although today I am buying the SD Systems mic and preamp I already mentioned.... What I didn't know was that the guy had upgraded his equipment for his studio and he is selling it really cheap, basically giving it away! So I am feeling rather fortunate and I am very excited to have such good gear to use! After using it the first time I knew I needed something similar so thought I'd ask on here before I spoke to him again, not knowing that it was just gathering dust! I am loving the forum though, lots of great info and lots to read! It's nice to see a place with the answers to everything you want to know about such a rare instrument (well it is where I live anyways!) Cheers Shank.

Hello all! I am new to the game of double bass, and I managed to get one off a friend (which turns out to be the one that sat in the corner of the music room when I was in school), and now I am in a band and I really love playing the bass! The problem comes to getting a decent noise out of the thing! I have borrowed from a friend an SD Systems LCM 100 condenser mic and preamp for the bass, which is fantastic. But from my research it is an expensive bit of gear! I was wondering if anybody else has or does use a cheaper combination of condenser mic and preamp to play their bass live? I did buy a cheap set of piezo pickups from ebay a while ago which do pickup, but compared to the mic/preamp combo I don't want to go back! Also do the live players prefer using a bass amp, or going right through the PA? There are so many options! Any replies are greatly appreciated!! Thanks a lot Shank.