Fishman BP-100 Upright Bass Pickup

by Fishman

Product Features

• Fishman's classic bridge-mounted dual element piezo-ceramic pickup
• Delivers deep sustained pizz tone and fast articulation with emphasized direct string sound
• An impedance matching preamp is recommended, but not required
• Professional installation recommended

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.8 x 2.2 inches ; 9.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002D072Q
• Item model number: PRO-BP1-00B
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,826 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #51 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Guitar & Bass Accessories > Parts > Bass Guitar Parts > Pickups & Pickup Covers

Product Description

This is the product that started it all: our classic bridge-mounted, dual-element piezo-ceramic pickup. The BP-100 installs in minutes and delivers deep sustained pizz tone and fast articulation with emphasized direct string sound. A Pro-EQ Platinum Bass, Pro-EQ II or B-II preamp is recommended, but not required.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mounting Difficulties, August 11, 2007

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G. Schmitz (Sioux Falls, SD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fishman BP-100 Upright Bass Pickup (Electronics)

I was not happy with the challenges to mounting the pads on the bridge. Even after much sanding and filing, the clips that are supposed to hold the pads on the bridge kept popping off as I played. Not only that, but the padding on the clips will not stay glued on. This system is not working for me. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next, but in its current state the device is not much use to me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality product, June 30, 2008

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David Garred "DJG" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fishman BP-100 Upright Bass Pickup (Electronics)

Very easy to install, no tools needed and it took me less than 5 minutes. Make sure to leave a little space between the strings and the pickups (about 3mm seems to be enough) and you'll get great clarity and a full range off of each string.

So far I've used it both direct into amps and through a pre-amp (Sansamp DI), both work pretty well but, because it gets the full range, you'll definitely want some way to tweak your sound. A little bit of that tweaking will quickly get you from a smooth big band feel to a rockabilly sound.

Most important to me is very low noise, even with the treble turned well up I didn't need a noise gate.

This item does exactly what it's supposed to do and a great job of it. Simple, zero maintenance, unobtrusive, and great sound, what more can you ask for.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sounds tinny, June 28, 2011

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William M Goble - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fishman BP-100 Upright Bass Pickup (Electronics)

I glued the sensors to the bridge with crazy glue gel and elimnated the clip popping off problem. It sounded terrible with the clips but better with the glue. The sound is still pretty high end with weak bass. Even with my amp equalizer set to fully attenuate everything above 250 Hz, it has no bottom. If you like the high end sound, OK. But I wanted more depth.