Optical pickup technology is a simple, organic approach to capturing sound, which uses the instrument’s body to modulate a path of light. Based on this fundamental principle, Taff Optical has developed a two-channel pickup system that will capture an instrument’s true tone at multiple points, offering musicians vast tonal control to evenly blend these three channels to suit their sonic desires.
Taff’s pickup system for the upright bass includes two optical transducers and a receiver housing. The two optical transducers, or pickup heads, mount between the leg and wing of the bridge on the E-A string side and the D-G string side, each of which has a single cable leading to the receiver housing. The 9-volt powered receiver housing consists of the active electronics, a 3.5mm input jack for each pickup head, one volume control per pickup head, and a standard ¼” output jack. The electronics strap onto the tailpiece without any modifications to the instrument and offer easy removal for battery replacement or use on purely acoustic gigs.
Systems for upright bass or cello are $549.
For more info, contact https://www.taffopticalpickups.com/.
