stingrayPete1977

[quote name='JoeEvans' timestamp='1476985729' post='3159049'] Does anyone gig with a single one of those 'bass unit and a pole' rigs, like the the Bose L1? They look as though they would work really well for the borderline zone between using a PA and not. [/quote] We do if the pub is REALLY small, I would use a 1x12, guitarist/singer use the 'Log Burner' with a vox amp simulator, anything bigger and we add a pair of RCF 735 cabs and just use the LD Maui as the stage monitor, no monitor wedges required with either setup. I know a pub venue that uses a pair as the monitoring and FOH as the house system that the landlord mixes,badly.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1476980903' post='3159001'] Tops and subs in a pub? Way over the top. We play at a very reasonable volume, people dont want to be pinned against the wall when having a drink. We dont try to kill each other during rehearsal either, thats why we dont mic up there. I can hear clearly every instrument and the vocal monitor means I can also hear the harmonies. No problem. In small venues big PAs are just an ego thing and an over complication. [/quote] We are playing a golf club no bigger than a large pub on new years eve, we played there months ago, might even have been last year I think, plug in pa and speakers, upload the venue from the mixer memory bank and that's it ready to start the first set, no ego and no complication, and surely turning up to the tickled trout with a Marshall stack and an Ampeg svt with an 8x10 would be more of an ego thing than using small combos even at large festivals etc?

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1476978877' post='3158967'] Sendind everything to the PA provides a better overall sound mix. If the bass rig has to provide enough "heft" for the entire room then certainly it will be too loud on stage and will bother every bandmate (the same applies to the rest of the instruments). I can gig with my Promethean combo if needed, it just needs to be loud enough to cut through the drum set on stage and i allways EQ out the sub-lows from my rig so that it doesn't muddy the stage sound and everybody can hear it as articulate as possible. Let the subs do all the heavy lifting with the sub-80Hz region. "Playing 4 hours in front of a rig turned up to fill the entire room? Madness, i say!" (Sorry Mikel, had to do it ) [/quote] I agree with this 100%

I take my Jazz V to every gig along with a Stingray 5, one of three to choose from totally at random.

It's easy, just try playing one! bass back on the hook, wallet back in the pocket* * similar methods work with Rickenbackers

There was a guy on here a while ago contemplating moving a Genz 600 head on for something bigger as it wasn't cutting the mustard with his 2x10 cab, I pointed out that my genz 300 head with a 2x12 would blow anything away that he puts through that 2x10 as the cab was the limiting factor, I said try it through a pair of 4x10s but he wasn't having it, more watts would have to be louder, I gave up in the end. So what I'm saying is "why was my old 200 watt head and a pair of 4x12s louder than my 1000 watt head and a Barfaced one10?", speakers that's what's watt.

Oooh I like the stand solution, cool.

There's a RHCP song but I can't recall the name of it but the verse contains the same bass note throughout, it fits perfectly with the drums and guitar and I guess that's the most important bit.

You're all wrong! There is only one answer to this, If You Want Me To Stay- sly and the family stone, it's got an element of everything that everyone has suggested so far other than the Geezer Butler stuff.

I think it looks good with either.

I only know one fully pro guy, it's not my place to say who he plays for but the artist is properly famous both sides of the pond, at the same time he'll be out doing Brown eyed girl,beer festival or jam night like the rest of us.

Are you playing off the B string for the low E or stretching up the neck as if it were a four string bass?

Looks great, other than the rosewood board it looks just like my blue pearl/maple ebmm version

The problem I have with passive basses is that they sound crap

In ears!

I use MuseScore, free to download and sounds like something you will enjoy, I was recommended it by someone on here years ago.

2 band Stingray, set the bass to where your ears tell you it sounds nice then use the treble pot as you have the tone pot on a P bass in the past, simple pimple

Lovely jubly

That looks ace! There needs to be more white cover rays around.

There's only one thing better than 9 Stingrays.... 10 Stingrays

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1476550380' post='3155159'] yeah that could be an explanation The logical conclusion is he didn't like the BF ones enough after all. [/quote] I wonder if he's bought some shares in a popcorn company but waiting for the paperwork to go through before admitting he has dropped the BF?

Only just had a chance to watch this, I presumed they didn't cover the cabs/amps rather than there being no BF ones.

That was a nasty knock in a place that would affect playabilty, no one wants a splinter in their wrist during a gig! Nice bass with the correct number of strings too

Ìf you want to sound like you really know it blue then calling it "Skeggy" is the way to go

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1476309523' post='3153313'] Oi, less of that..! I'll have you know that [i]some [/i]vintage kit is quite decent..! (... [i]and I'll claim first dibs on any Hiwatt stuff you stumble across, please.[/i] ) [/quote]