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Pickup Guidance FAQs
This Guidance applies to the original legacy ToneDexter and the new ToneDexter II
Please check out the User Guide for detailed info on how to use ToneDexter.
ToneDexter only works as intended with piezo pickups (all types and mounting locations). Magnetic pickups will sometimes give pleasing results, but they won’t sound nearly as natural as with a piezo.
Creating your own set of WaveMaps is essential to get a great sound with your full-bodied acoustic instrument, and ToneDexter makes that very easy to do. However, in cases of solid body instruments that don’t have much sound of their own, such as the Yamaha SLG200 silent guitar and Solid Body Electric Violins, we offer some pre-made WaveMaps that were created on good sounding acoustic instruments.
It is also possible to modify the tonal balance of your own custom WaveMaps by recording and playing back tracks from a DAW.
Upright Bass Pickups (4)
Upright bass pickups can be broken into 4 main types based on mounting location:
- Body contact – mounted to the top of the bass, usually under or close to the bridge foot
- Bridge wing – nestled in the crook of one of the two bridge wings
- Bridge adjuster – wedged between the adjuster and bridge, or taking the place of the adjuster
- Bridge face – one or more discs mounted on the face of the bridge, usually close to the strings
Of these, ToneDexter works best with bridge wing and adjuster pickups, and can work fairly well with body contact pickups. Bridge face pickups do not usually work well enough.
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- KNA (Kremona North America)
- DB-1 – bridge wing
- K&K
- Bass Max – bridge wing
- Fishman
- Full Circle – bridge adjuster wedge
- Upton Bass
- Revolution Solo – bridge wing encased in spruce biscuit
- Schatten Design
- RB-1 – bridge wing, passive or active
- David Gage
- Realist Lifeline – bridge adjuster wedge
- Yamahiko
- CPS-DB – two sensors that take the place of the adjusters. Either or both may be used. May work better connecting just the bass side. Has weak bass into 1MΩ.
- Schertler
- Stat B – electro static mic, mounts in bridge wing hole. Customer tested.
- Underwood
- Bass Pickup – bridge wing, passive. Two folded brass wedges, one for each wing. May work better using just the bass side wedge. May have weak bass into 1MΩ.
- Ehrlund
- EAP – piezo/mic combo that mounts to body. Customer tested.
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- Headway
- The Band – contact disc mounted with elastic band around waist of bass. Not tested.
- Wilson
- K1, K4 – 1 or 4 brass sensors mounted to bridge face. Not an ideal location, but some users report excellent results nonetheless.
- David Gage
- Realist SoundClip – clamps to various locations on the bridge. Untested, may or may not work very well.
- Fishman
- BP-100 – two discs that clip to bridge face. This had issues with the original ToneDexter, but may work with ToneDexter II. Untested.
- K&K
- Double Big Twin – four discs that mount to bridge face. This had issues with the original ToneDexter, but may work with ToneDexter II. Untested.
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- David Gage
- Realist – copper tab under bridge foot. Does not put out much high frequency content, resulting in WaveMaps that are hissy. Results will have an elevated hiss le
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