Description
The WILSON GAIN ONE buffer 10 MΩ ensures your piezo pickup delivers a perfect performance.
It eliminates sound troubles and provides an undistorted powerful and hum-free signal, even when connected to long cables, effects or wireless systems.
A high impedance piezo pickup, such as the Wilson pickup, provides a powerful, clean, but very high impedance signal. That means it is sensitive to what kind of amplifier, mixer, preamp or pedal it is connected to.
If the input impedance of the device the pickup is connected to is low, it will act as a short circuit of the pickup, causing a weak and distorted sound.
By using a buffer between the pickup and the amplifier, you will avoid this problem, as the buffer has a very high input impedance, which does not load the pickup, and a very low output impedance, which is completely unaffected by what it is connected to.
Distortion will be avoided and the powerful signal from the pickup is retained.
Sensitivity to hum is additionally reduced due to the low output impedance of the buffer.
All piezo-based pickups are high impedance, and will work significantly better with a buffer, which provides an undistorted powerful and hum-free signal.
Please watch an impartial test of GAIN ONE buffer, made by bass player Frode Berg:
Jason Hime –
“I am very happy with your pickup system and Gain One. I needed the Gain One for it’s intended purpose and it works just like I need it to. Thank you for making a solution for bassists that play both arco and pizz in settings that require amplification.” (Jason Hime, USA)
Juha Pakkala –
”The device has been a few years now and have to say that it became an essential part of my gear since when it arrived. I feel the device is super easy to use and robust.” (Juha Pakkala, Finland)
Jean Luc Miotti –
“Thanks. I am happy with the gain one buffer. 10 megaohms. The sound is less aggressive, and the Speakers are protected from Cône movement. Can you give me information about the battery, if I have to change it? Let me know when you bring new products. Thank you” (Jean Luc Miotti, France)
Matthias Marggraff –
” I just want to give some feedback about your buffer. It is very good! It´s night and day difference. Sounds full and rich.” (Matthias Marggraff, cello artist, Germany)
Giuseppe Randazzo –
“Honestly! I haven’t found any big differences!” (Giuseppe Randazzo, bass, Italy)
Steve Hamilton –
“I have been using the Gain One preamp for several months now. I have been very satisfied with the product. I have a French bass circa 1880 with a Wilson pickup. It goes to the Gain One then to an Acoustic Image 2 Ten. I have been using this setup in small jazz group gigs. The Gain One brings a refreshing focus to the sound. I am happy with the warm low end. The high end is much more mellow than most preamps.I was glad to get this new unit. Now I just plug in and play. I don’t have to tinker with anything. The Gaine One is replacing two successive Fishman preamps.” (Steve Hamilton, bass, Canada)