A new pickup system

[keeponehandloose]

http://www.remic.dk/shop/upright-bass/remic-d-5400-lb/

This popped up on my facebook feed....new to me. Check those prices!

[invicta59]

[quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1478874180' post='3172295']
http://www.remic.dk/shop/upright-bass/remic-d-5400-lb/
Check those prices!
[/quote]

£1250!!! I'll buy a J-tone and have 1210 quids worth of hangovers...

Edited November 11, 2016 by invicta59

[bassace]

Careful. The Remic Studio mic is liked by the TB guys but this live version less so. I've no first hand experience but our friends across the pond are just that bit ahead of the curve and their opinions are worth taking seriously.

[keeponehandloose]

It looks like a lump of foam.. wheres the mic? Where does it fit?

[invicta59]

[quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1478884701' post='3172473']
It looks like a lump of foam.. wheres the mic? Where does it fit?
[/quote]

http://www.remic.dk/wp-content/uploads/REMIC_D5400LB_PD_2015B.pdf

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1478884701' post='3172473']
It looks like a lump of foam.. wheres the mic? Where does it fit?
[/quote]

Ha I'm glad you said that, my thoughts exactly!

[The Jaywalker]

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1478879388' post='3172361']
Careful. The Remic Studio mic is liked by the TB guys but this live version less so. I've no first hand experience but our friends across the pond are just that bit ahead of the curve and their opinions are worth taking seriously.
[/quote]
I'm in agreement here. Whilst I don't agree at all that TB folks are "ahead of the curve" they do tend towards using decent equipment and don't appear to regularly sing the praises of £30 piezos... (unless that's what ambient was hinting at in a gentle way :-) )
I'm sure it's a very good system - probably a bit over priced; but good gear often is, sadly. There are exceptions, but like as not we get what we pay for.

[keeponehandloose]

Intriguingly they mention that wireless users should get in touch with them...have they invented 48v phantom wireless? Or some sort of power supply to stick on the bass?

[Beer of the Bass]

[quote name='The Jaywalker' timestamp='1479088269' post='3173870']
I'm in agreement here. Whilst I don't agree at all that TB folks are "ahead of the curve" they do tend towards using decent equipment and don't appear to regularly sing the praises of £30 piezos... (unless that's what ambient was hinting at in a gentle way :-) )
I'm sure it's a very good system - probably a bit over priced; but good gear often is, sadly. There are exceptions, but like as not we get what we pay for.
[/quote]

I think the J-Tone comment was supposed to be a bit flippant there. The £30 piezo in question is fine for what it is, but I'd put it up against other simple piezos like the Bass Max, Shadow or Rev Solo II, rather than as an alternative to a high-end microphone, and the gigs you'd take them out on are not the same. The guys on talkbass do occasionally get enthused over less expensive gear, like the MSP contact pickup from Japan.