Double-Bass-Pickups:

• For the double basses for a long time I used the Wilson Pickup system which I think is pretty good, but piezo with all pros and cons. Since 98' I use pickups by the finnisch company  B-Band. This system is more like condensor-mikes and it brings out much more the real sound of the instrument. The actual modell is the D1. I still use the old version of it with the new pickups.

Amplification and sound-projection

Amps, Combo's and Cabinetts:

• AER Basscube 2 & AER AS360: For the double-Bass I use exclusively the "Bass-Cube II" of the german brand AER. This is a Combo-amp with all studio-features and a 360 watt power-amp bulid in. To push the volume and the sound-density I use most of the time a AS 360 (aktive subwoofer) which has  the same speaker as the basscube, but no horn. This is my standard-setup for all jazz, world and double-bass & electric gigs.

• AER Amp One: One of the finest and most powerful small bassamps I know. With just one 10' and no horn, this is good for a nice, vintage-oriented electric-bass sound. With a AER AG8 or a AER CX8 it can be completed to a small fullrange-system for electric or double-bass 

• AER Amp Three: Got this one in 2014 for testing and fell in love with it as a small prowerful fullrange combo for electric and upright as well. With a AER AG8 or a AER CX8 it can be completed to a real fullrange-system for electric or double-bass

• Ampeg SVT IIP: Preamp for good old electric-bass sound in studio

• AMPEG SVT 4-Pro: Powerful hybrid amp for Electricbass

• AMPEG SVT 2 (non PRO!) all tube amp for ElectricBass

• Ashdown EVO 300 (Bass Magnifier) hybrid amp
  
  
• Trace Eliot Elf ... the smallest bass amp ever
  
  

• Ampeg Classic 210: Carriable cabinet for electric-bass with the SVT 4-Pro. Alo good for using it with the Galien-Krueger as a external speaker. 

• Ampeg Classic 410 HLF: The bigger and more powerful Electric-bass cabinet. Lots of lows, lots of mids, clear highs... "do not frear the drums and the guitar-amps anymore"

• Ampeg Classiv SVT 810: no comment

• EBS Session 60: nice, little, light, good sounding, not too many buttons.... a good amp for teaching, practicing and small session. And: Not expensive at all. 

 Cables:

• Monster Cabels (Bass) as much as possible and some Sommer-Kabel

• Manfred Reckmeyer- Cables. Handsolders in the right length...

Transport:

• I really like and mainly use Reunion Blues gig-bags

Strings:

• For Double Bass: Pirastro Obligato on my 1st bass. On my 2nd bass I have D'adario Helicores
• For the Electric Basses see page basses...
• For the acoustic bass guitar: Pyramid Strings, my custom set

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Little Helpers:

• Boss VF-500-H (Voulme Pedal)

• Boss OC II

• Boss OC III (not soo often)

• Digitec Synth-Wah 

• EBS MicroBass II

• EBS Octaver 

• EBS Dynaverb 

• EBS Bass IQ

• EBS Tremolo

• EBS Unichorus

• EBS MultiComp 

• EBS Bass-Wah 1

• Elektro Harmonix Pog Nano

• Elektro Harmonix Ravi Sitar

• Radial Tonebone Bigshot ABY/Y V2 (not in use any more)

• Lehle "Little Lehle"

• Lehle Volume(mono)

• Lehle Julian

  RMI (Lehle) Acouswitch Junior

• MXR M81 Basspreamp

• Pedal-Train Pedal Board(s) 

• Pedal-Power by Vodoo Lab

• Peterson Strobo-Flip tuner (at hand)

• Peterson Stomp Classic (on Pedal Board)

• Peterson StroboStomp HD (on Pedal Board)

• T-Rex Fuel Tank Junior

• Tech 21 QStrip

• Zoom H2n for aftergig-reality-control

Recording

• Rode NT1
• Neumann KM184
  
  
• AKG C 3000
  
  
• Golden Age Project Premier PRE-73
  
  
• Avalon U5
  
  
• Motu Unltralight (2006)