NEW Krivo Handmade Magnetic Pickup for Upright Bass.

This listing is for a brand new 2026 model handmade Krivo Humbucking Pickup for Upright Bass.

The Krivo is now made of high-tech carbon fiber that is 1/3rd lighter that previous iterations, but with the same great tone players know and love.

Also includes: IMPROVED String mounted 1/4" Jack—You no longer have to take off a string to install—now installs in one minute!

The world-standard magnetic pickup for upright bass is now even better. The Krivo now mounts on ANY bass via a new strong yet lightweight brass L-bracket (no modification to bass is required: the bracket attaches the pickup to your bass with included 3M™ Dual-Lock fastener: no drilling required). The new mounting system enables the Krivo to fit even basses with a very thin or even curved "cutaway" style fingerboards. The new mount keeps the pickup securely attached even with very forceful and aggressive playing—great for rockabilly and psychobilly players. Adjusts easily with a brass thumbscrew for optimal distance between strings and pole pieces. Pickup includes a 1-Year warranty.

Endorsed by Jason Bertone of Banshee Tree and many other professional bassists.

“The Krivo bass pickup delivers a warm, powerful, focused and well defined sound. It has a clarity not found in most piezo pickups especially in the middle and upper registers and has none of the upper-mid brashness that many piezos do. The individual pole pieces allow you to get a balanced sound out of any instrument with little effort. It has been especially useful when touring and playing venue or backline provided basses. I just bring extra mounting tape (which is available in most hardware stores) put the pickup on and instantly have a good sound out of just about any bass (as long as it has steel strings!). Kudos to Jason for coming up with such a fine product!” --John Belzaguy: Arturo Sandoval,  Natalie Cole, Eddie Daniels, Poncho Sanchez
Note: YOU MUST USE METAL CORE STRINGS—gut or nylon core will not work, (not enough iron content for the magnet to sense). Some strings like Evah Pirazzi, Obligato, and Dominant, Zyex look metal but are not, they have a synthetic core. PLEASE be sure you have the proper strings.

As always, the Krivo is fully adjustable for perfect string balance and mounts easily with included fastener. The incorporation of my proprietary Optimized Microphonics™ technique results in a surprisingly "acoustic" sound. Listen to the Soundcloud and YouTube tracks by Yarkin Tuncer and Adam Booker to hear the Krivo difference for yourself!

The Krivo bass model features the following:
• Proprietary “optimized microphonics” winding process to senses slap and fingerboard resonances while maintaining feedback resistance, (you do not need an additional piezo if you play “slap” bass).
• No preamp needed!

• Humbucking for noise-free performance
• Neodymium magnets for high output and clarity.
• Adjustable for perfect string balance.
• Premium Mogami™ cable inside and out.
• Highest quality Switchcraft™ connectors.
• Hand-traversed “scatterwound” coils.
• Easy non invasive mounting with included 3M “dual-lock’ fastener and quick release jack mount.
• Full instruction manual in pdf format.
• 30 day money back full satisfaction guarantee.
• One year full parts and labor warranty.