DB-1 Wood-Encased Upright Bass Pickup for Bridge Wing

Had an Underwood on my plywood for years but needed to put it on another bass. Bought this on Mark's recommendation. Did not sound good (on this bass at least) on the G side. Put it on the E side and it sounded swell. Reported this to Mark and he does/did have trying both sides in his blurb. Great value, but I thought since it was wing-mounted, not too near the strings, that it would be a bit warmer with the bow - though this bass has Rope cores on it (except a Spiro Extended E) which somewhat atypically have stayed bright in the several years I've had them on. I also reported to Mark that I did hear a slight difference depending on which side I put the shim on. It's on the leg side of the bridge.

I bought this for a second bass or as a spare pickup. It has three things going for it - 1) it sounds great (with placement on the E side and some eq tweaking). Very responsive and natural sound; 2) Its not expensive - makes it a no brainer for someone on a budget; 3) It fits…more or less. Unlike some other bridge wing pickups it won’t require filing down the bridge and with the supplied shims should be snug. However, the one draw back is the shims are a bit thick, so you might find yourself in a situation where it’s to loose but can’t exactly fit in another shim. You may have to be creative to get the proper fit. Still, highly recommended.

This thing is actually amazing for the money. Easily installed, and sounds terrific right out of the box, on my grandson's 1/4 size bass. We just used folded sandpaper to widen the space between the bridge wing parts. Thru a Rumble 40, excellent tone with neutral EQ/plus a little bass. I'm a 50-year player, have used the K&K + Gage pickups, and this thing is almost comparable! Made durably, looking forward to long use.

After reading all of the positive comments here, I decided to order this pickup from Mark. It arrived quickly and using Mark's supplied instructions, I was able to install it in five minutes. This is my first upright bass pickup so I can't compare it to other products. My bass is a second-hand Czech-made plywood student bass and it sounds great directly through my Traynor SB106 amp with all the controls set flat. I'll experiment with the EQ, but right off the bat I'm very happy with this purchase!

Bought 2 of these to put on my Yamaha Electric Upright Basses, That both had a very Mid Heavy tone from the Internal Pickups. I also put Krivo Magnetic Pickups from Gollihur on these basses. Using blending preamps purchased here as well, the LR bags belt dual preamp. Finally I've got the tone I was looking for. These Bridge wing pickups give me the thump and Attack. The magnetic gives me the Deep giant P Bass sound. Blend the 2 and get the EQ curve correct and you got it. I shop here for all my Upright Bass needs.