nilorius Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 What would You do if You would like Your upright get amplified and sound like a standart electric bass ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Sell it and buy an electric! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 2 hours ago, BreadBin said: Sell it and buy an electric! Or keep it and buy an electric! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I don't know about others, but in my hands a double bass does not sound like an electric, and the other way around. The same with a fretless. Sometimes I feel like fretted and fretless sound the same, but after recording them, the truth is always revealed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Once you get up around snare drum levels the sound does get more electric , but it’s still a different thing than an electric bass. I’ve used a mix of magnetic and piezo pickups , it becomes quite the rabbit hole. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 My Rob Allen Mouse can sound as close as you can get to a db, without actually being a db. It can also sound like a bass guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasman Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I would invest in a nice long neck strap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidl e Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Distortion pedal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 6 hours ago, nilorius said: What would You do if You would like Your upright get amplified and sound like a standart electric bass ? I would question my sanity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Get a magnetic pickup. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I did. I used a Schaller magnetic pickup, the chrome one that you screw on the end of the fingerboard. Did the job. I use synthetic guts now so my bass sports a Shadow bridge pickup instead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Play through a tube amp that is cranked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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