keeponehandloose

What strings are those?

Definitely not a Kay.. East European I would say, if it is a nitro finish I reckon 60s/early 70s.

I had one of the G string Indian guts as a spare. It was quite a bit lower in volume when amplified compared to the rest of the Lenzners on the bass.

Broad rule of thumb I was told many years ago. 5 watts per head indoors, 15 watts per head outdoors, as a minimum.

Sounds like the strings you are using are too low tension. They may be easy to play but the trade off is that they will be quieter, less defined and buzz occasionaly.

Totally recomend the Line 6 stuff. The G30 never failed and G70, now discontinued, still has more features than any other unit out there. Any digital wireless works fine with Piezo or mag pickups.

The Revolution Solo pickup is made to be sanded to the correct thickness, but faces still need to be parallel.

The flatter the better. More surface contact gives a fuller sound.

Its a great bit of kit but screams out for a couple of improvements. The tuner should be accessed by a long press on the footswitch with the A/B function a quick press. Also a USB charging port should have been put in the power lead.

HX works very well with piezo on upright. Especially when you load some Impulse Responses from 3Sigma Audio. In the end there are too many oportunities to tweak parameters on the HX, drove me mad.

I've tried 10s 12s & 15s for upright over many years. 12s definetly work best on upright. But more important than any amp or cab is strings and pickup choice. Thats 80% of the sound.

Barefaced Big Baby II.

Highly recommended on upright bass. Only downside is the unit wont run on phantom power, its battery or mains adaptor only.