ROCKABILLY PRO / RB-PRO
The RB-PRO was developed in cooperation with the legendary
rockabilly double bass player Didi Beck. Didi is well known on the
European rockabilly scene and has released several books and
DVDs for learning and practicing the art of rockabilly slap bass.
Existing systems of some competitors were good ideas but lacked
in sound and quality. Didi wants us to have a perfect system
developed in cooperation with his professional playing and our
professional sound quality and electronics. Finally we worked out
an ultimate system which is unbeatable in sound, quality and
adjustment!
Of course you can use this system for other styles like jazz,
country, classic, and so on. For this just reduce the amount of
fingerboard volume to your own taste.
Pickup Assembling
The RB-PRO is developed for two different pickups. One is for the
bridge and a specially designed pickup behind the fingerboard. It
reproduces the slap sound, essential for every rockabilly double
bass player.
Controls
①VOLUME Adjusts the volume of the bridge pickup
②BASS Control to increase or decrease the amount of low frequencies
③SUBSONIC FILTER Switches the subsonic filter. ON: This is to cut unwanted low frequencies
④MID Control to increase or decrease the amount of mid frequencies
⑤PRE-SHAPE Switches a pre-defined frequency range on or off
⑥PRESENCE Control to increase or decrease the amount of the presence frequencies
⑦GAIN Adjusts the gain of the bridge pickup
⑧BRIDGE PICKUP IN 2.5mm input for the bridge pickup
⑨POWER MONO OUT Mono output jack. Plugging in it switches the unit on
⑩9V BAT 9V DC input jack from the battery pouch below the string holder or a power supply
⑪TUNER Switch to activate the internal tuner. If it is on - the unit is muted
⑫PHASE Switch to reverse the phase. It reduces feedback either in on or off position
⑬VOLUME Adjusts the volume of the fingerboard pickup
⑭LOW CUT Control to move the begin of the low frequencies
⑮4KHz / 8KHz Switch to select either 4 kHz or 8kHz base frequencies for the TREBLE control
⑯TREBLE Control to increase or decrease the amount of high frequencies
⑰GAIN Adjusts the gain of the fingerboard pickup
⑱FINGERBOARD OUT Output to the amplifier for the fingerboard channel
⑲FINGERBOARD PICKUP IN 2.5mm input for the fingerboard pickup
