The Double Bass Pickup:

The Vektor™ Kontramike picks up the vibrations directly from the top of the bass and not only from the bridge. It is a contact microphone which transduces much more the body sound and not the string sound like many piezo pickups do. Therefore the amplified sound is far more natural. A change of the amp setup while switching from arco- to pizz-mode is unneccassary.

Mounting is easy and quickly done. By turning the fixation screw. which keeps the microphone capsule inside, the pickup is fixed and adjusted. Best results are reported from the position in the middle of the bridge between the feet. An impact on the acoustic sound is not worth mentioning. The Kontramike can be used on all bass bridges with arch heights between 6-9 cm (distance between top of the bridge arch and soundboard). It comes with 2 different extension pieces.

The Vektor Kontramike is 100% compatible with all Schertler-Electronics

! Caution !

The pickup needs 9V phantom power which can either be supplied by a suitable amplifier, a pre-amp with phantom power or you use...

In case of using 48V phantompower directly without adapter, the Kontramike will be overloaded and destroyed and no guarantee will be applicable!

Works with a 9V battery together with any instrumental amp, using a cable female-XLR-to-jack. It also works without battery as a regular DI-Box to the PA or with Amps that deliver 48V phantom power supply. The box transforms 48V into 9V, the demanded voltage for the Kontramike. When using it with 48V from the mixer the signal is stronger as with the battery option.

State-of-the-Art among preamps !!!

transforms 48V into 9V for usage in combination with DI-Box, Amps with phantom power, microphone preamps or direct-to-PA

Feel free to ask for further options!

Vektor Kontramike - Users

"The first pick-up with a perfect balance between pizz and arco sound.. A very natural and punchy woody sound..." Yours Ben (Jacques Loussier trio)

Feedback from 2013 Hi Sven, "The kontramike is INCREDIBLE!! I'm so happy with it. I often go straight into the front-of-house speakers at venues and it STILL sounds good which is great as it means I don't have to carry my amplifier everywhere. An Australian friend of mine was here over the last few days - he is a bass player too. He told me he is going to buy one too as he was so impressed with how it sounded! When he was playing I went and listened at the back of the room. The bass sound was perfect - so well-defined and even across all the strings!! Thanks again I hope you are well, Gerard" Feedback from 2021 Hi Sven, I can’t recommend Vektor’s Kontramike enough! It is able to capture the acoustic sound of the bass whilst maintaining the fast response and high gain (without feedback!) of a traditional piezo pickup. Recently I was using it in a pop setting where I am required to play both pizz and arco. During sound check the sound engineer came up and examined the kontramike very closely- I assumed something was wrong. Not at all! He just couldn’t believe the clear and natural sound I was getting and wanted to know what was responsible for it. Thanks Sven! I couldn’t be happier with it. Gerard McFadden/ Paris click below for live sound samples: Blue Monk - @ Monday Night Jam (2013-06-04) live with Barbara Pravi - La femme - Les estivales de Culturebox

"Hallo Meister! der pu ist große Klasse!!! echt mal!!! the pu is big class!!! really!!! warum muss man manchmal immer so lange auf die Ideallösung warten?!?!? why sometimes you have to wait so long for the ideal solution?!?!? Also: das beste Kompliment für den Vektor Kontramike-PU war vom Solocellisten: "ich dachte, Du spielst in dem Stück einen verstärkten Bass....!!! " Now: the best compliment for the Vektor Kontramike-PU came from the solo cellist: I thought, youi play this piece with an amplified bass...!!!" Und der Einbau ist so geschmeidig und einfach..... And the installation is so smooth and easy....." Arnulf Ballhorn/ Komische Oper Berlin