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

I agree with other positive review comments. These have worked great straight out of the box and running directly into a Hartke Kickback 12 bass amp. There were some comments regarding the product and possible need for a preamp of some sort to improve sound. Possibly that would improve sound (sound always being subjective of course) but it has not been necessary in my experience. I have installed this item on 2 Kay Double Basses and a solid top/laminated sides and back Samuel Shen Double Bass. Works well on all 3. Very happy with the results.

This is a very natural sounding pickup, one of the more natural and woody sounding piezos I have tried. Not too trebly or harsh but not tubby or muddy either. It is not as compressed or “rubbery” sounding as my Underwood pickup. It’s also by far the easiest pickup to install I’ve seen yet. Feedback response seems comparable to most other pickups I have used. Very impressed with the tone and quality for the price.

This pickup sounds excellent and can be installed and removed by any bassist. You can use this same pickup on multiple basses , or keep it in the bag if the installed pickup on a rental bass is not working well. It works great on an EUB like the Eminence too. It's a fraction of the price of the other competing pickups and is a better performer in many ways.

I only have one other pickup to compare this to, another piezo but what I like about it: the sound is really good, and it is easy as heck to install. I have found that in comparison with using a condenser mic on a stand, the sound isn't quite as airy? What I am doing for recording is combining both this and the condenser, and that is a very good sound indeed.

Got the KNA DB-1 pick today. Tore into the package and tried it out! I LOVE IT! In the following ways... I have a couple of double basses... I have what I call my good orchestra bass (Shen). The KNA sounds great! All of the scratchiness is gone in the arco AND the Pizz sounds great as well. As I mentioned in my current gig I am playing in a pit orchestra for a musical where the book switches back and forth between electric and acoustic....I am running them both through the same amp. I was having to adjust the eq with every switch back and forth... as no matter how dark I was setting to compensate for the bad sound on the acoustic....it was then too dark for the electric.. Anyway..... now I can leave the amp set.... and just adjust the controls on the electric...... much easier AND..... I keep an old beater upright... (Hamburg student model) that I use for some blue grass and acoustic band gigs often in some... shady places where the beer gets spilled the the basses get kicked....mostly by my band mates. I threw the KNA on that bass and it sounds WAY BETTER THAN IT SHOULD! Wow! So anyway....there are few times in my life where I seek an answer and get such a good result. Thank you so much for answering my email and recommending this pick up. You have a customer for life...