Looking for pickups for an EUB

LewsTherin · 05-15-2006, 04:42 PM

Alright guys....im planning out an electric upright. The only thing I dont really know what to do for is the pickups.

I will most likely be making my own bridge, so idk about piezos.

Any ideas?

shacklecrow · 05-15-2006, 04:50 PM

I know EMG make some, [URL="http://www.emginc.com/displayproducts.asp?section=OEM&categoryid=5&catal ogid=20"]LINK[/url]
Heres some schaller ones as well [URL="http://www.urbbob.com/schaller.html"]LINK[/url]

LewsTherin · 05-15-2006, 04:55 PM

Yea, I saw those....but would EMG sell their OEM products to a non-professional such as myself?

shacklecrow · 05-15-2006, 05:01 PM

not too sure ive had a quick look thru the obvious companies and none of them have them, you could email the company in the second link and say you '''have a upright and want to install EMG 4SW's in it but cant get them.. blah blah could i get them thru you'''. Its worth a go, worst they can say is no.
you might be able to get them thru a company. I got my custom EMGs for my bass from www.machinehead.co.uk (UK not US) and they ordered them in for me.

Specialsauce · 05-17-2006, 06:05 PM

hey, im going to be building an eurb here soon, too, and my plan was to just use regular old soapbars.... is there some reason why i cant do this?

LewsTherin · 05-17-2006, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Specialsauce

hey, im going to be building an eurb here soon, too, and my plan was to just use regular old soapbars.... is there some reason why i cant do this?

the fingerboard on uprights has such a tight radius that the middle two strings would be waaay far away from the pup, and the outer two would be alot closer, so there would be major volume inconsistencies.

fabass · 11-23-2006, 12:54 AM

hello

im also tryng to build a eub
but im not sure if a pick up will get the real upright sound
i dont know if a transducer on the bridge will resolve this
but i dont know wich brand i should bye

gretings

ebe9 · 11-23-2006, 01:08 PM

Head over to the Double Bass section on talkbass.com

They have an area dedicated to EUB's. That is where I got a lot of the information for the bastardised version I am building.

05-15-2006, 04:42 PM	#1
LewsTherin MX Warwick Club HUZZAH! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: CMass USA Posts: 8,608	Looking for pickups for an EUB Alright guys....im planning out an electric upright. The only thing I dont really know what to do for is the pickups. I will most likely be making my own bridge, so idk about piezos. Any ideas?

05-15-2006, 04:50 PM	#2
shacklecrow mmmmmmm marmite Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wales (in the UK) Posts: 638	I know EMG make some, [URL="http://www.emginc.com/displayproducts.asp?section=OEM&categoryid=5&catal ogid=20"]LINK[/url] Heres some schaller ones as well [URL="http://www.urbbob.com/schaller.html"]LINK[/url] Last edited by shacklecrow; 05-15-2006 at 04:57 PM.

05-15-2006, 05:01 PM	#4
shacklecrow mmmmmmm marmite Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wales (in the UK) Posts: 638	not too sure ive had a quick look thru the obvious companies and none of them have them, you could email the company in the second link and say you '''have a upright and want to install EMG 4SW's in it but cant get them.. blah blah could i get them thru you'''. Its worth a go, worst they can say is no. you might be able to get them thru a company. I got my custom EMGs for my bass from www.machinehead.co.uk (UK not US) and they ordered them in for me. Last edited by shacklecrow; 05-15-2006 at 05:08 PM.

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05-15-2006, 04:55 PM	#3
LewsTherin MX Warwick Club HUZZAH! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: CMass USA Posts: 8,608	Yea, I saw those....but would EMG sell their OEM products to a non-professional such as myself?

05-17-2006, 06:05 PM	#5
Specialsauce Sgt. Specialsauce to you Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Crystal Castle Posts: 1,113	hey, im going to be building an eurb here soon, too, and my plan was to just use regular old soapbars.... is there some reason why i cant do this?

11-23-2006, 12:54 AM	#7
fabass Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: sonora mexico Posts: 2	hello im also tryng to build a eub but im not sure if a pick up will get the real upright sound i dont know if a transducer on the bridge will resolve this but i dont know wich brand i should bye gretings

11-23-2006, 01:08 PM	#8
ebe9 Captain Hobbes Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Africa Posts: 5,149	Head over to the Double Bass section on talkbass.com They have an area dedicated to EUB's. That is where I got a lot of the information for the bastardised version I am building.