Description
Upright players know the struggle: crank the volume and the boom shows up before the tone does. The Realist LifeLine, David Gage’s follow-up to the trusted Copperhead, is built to solve exactly that. It’s a self-powered piezo transducer designed to stay honest and articulate even when you’re pushing serious volume on a loud stage.
- Focused, punchy low end without the muddiness that plagues a lot of upright pickups at high gain
- Handles loud stage volumes with clear, present tone and strong feedback resistance
- Mounts at the bridge adjuster — no glue, no drilling, no permanent changes to your bass
- Fits most bridges as-is, and comes off just as easily if you ever need to swap or remove it
- Compact, understated design that stays out of sight and lets your bass look like a bass
- Made in the USA, same build philosophy as the well-loved Realist Copperhead
Tony Garnier, longtime bassist and musical director for Bob Dylan, put it simply: “The new pickup is really amazing. I’m totally digging the sound on stage; so much presence and no feedback problems at very loud volumes.”
If you want a pickup that lets your instrument’s natural voice come through at gig volume — without a laundry list of installation hassles — the LifeLine earns its keep on the bandstand.








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