Mike Rivers wrote:

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I've never really found any better way to record (or capture for live
sound) a bass played in that manner than the old bluegrass trick of
wrapping a microphone (usually an SM57 or something of that ilk) in
foam or a towel, and stuffing it into the hole in the bridge, pointing
upward. Gets plenty of slap and enough thud so you can tell that it's
a bass.

It's not a great bass sound, but it's THAT bass sound. If they wanted
what's considered by most to be a great bass sound, they'd play it
differently.

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I'm really Mike Rivers )

I do live sound for a (mostly) bluegrass show once a week and had
been using the 57 in foam method but had some quality problems
with some instruments. About a year ago I started playing with an ATM35
with good results. Most of the time I'll clip it to the bridge pointing up
at the fret board. Note: the clip that comes with the mic doesn't always
fit the bridge; I rugged up a modified clothes pin and some rubber bands.
It's become my first choice for bass in my venue.
Then too, live ain't studio, thus: YMMV

Ron Capik
NJ Pinelands Cultural Society
www.AlbertHall.org
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