mrtcat

11 hours ago, CameronJ said:

I’ve taken the plunge and ordered a set of UE6s from Custom IEM Co. 

You absolutely wont regret it. I love my UE6's 

4 hours ago, ubit said:

As I said, the op. is a new member. Or at least hasn't posted much, so his point might seem original. He asked why people relic guitars? Which is a valid question to someone who hasn't heard it before. Just because you are sick of it, don't criticise others if they don't know that the subject has been talked about many times before.

I see posts about what strings to use come up a lot but I don't moan about it. I can read new comments about the subject or, even better, I can scroll past.

Actually the way in which he asked wasn't just a polite question. He was using terms like "thrown down stairs" and "mutilated " so it was clearly just poorly veiled criticism of other people personal choices. 

It is a one trick pony. That trick is to work bloody well in a massive array of scenarios. 

7 hours ago, ubit said:

What you have to appreciate is there are new members who might not have seen the offending post. Then there are people like me who have been a member for a while but have not been on for a while for whatever reason. So when I see a new person asking which string to use, I will still give my opinion, not moan that this has been asked so many times. I think some folks need to chill and realise that some subjects are new to others.

Fine when it's a post asking for advice. Not fine when it's a post that is essentially just criticising other people's choices..........again.  

59 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

But even with external mics you're coming up against the limitations of the phone's internal sound card which, unless I'm mistaken, you don't get to bypass. 

And the low light recording ability on a phone is still not great => greater likelihood of poor quality video too for non daylight gigs. 

So I'm not sure there will be any answer in your drummer's phone price range that is going to deliver anything other than, at best, an "ok" result and if he's dead keen on the phone route then he should go in with his eyes open on that. 

This.

Although the weakest link by far in a phone's audio recording capability is the internal mic, the sound card will also likely be pretty poor also. Pick a phone with a decent low light camera and find an alternative method for recording audio if you want anything more than 'poor' in the sound quality department.

It's simple economics surely and a pointless debate. Like relic basses or not, if there wasn't demand then manufacturers wouldn't be making them. Clearly some people like them and some people don't. Life would be pretty dull if we all conformed to liking just one thing.

In that case just eq some nice low mids in, use some gentle compression, a bit of light overdrive to get some nice harmonics from the breakup and make sure that there is a good hpf on guitars so that they are not treading all over your fundamentals. 

I like to mix the bass with the kick drum first so they sit well together and then layer other instruments on top making sure to give bass plenty of sonic space of it's own.

I would keep it simple and just use a clean non eq'd di into the desk. A good engineer will then have a good clean take and will be able to run it through an amp plugin and whatever processing that he or she knows will do the business and make it sit well in the mix. 

Bass sound is very subjective and I find that a lot of guitarists tend to bury it under everything else when mixing. A decent engineer will make a world of difference.

1 hour ago, cthorpey said:

mrtcat,

Thanks for the piccy, I have ordered the G75 and for some reason I had convinced myself that the receiver couldn't go on the pedalboard.

I will have to test the IEM transmitter in the rack. It already has a wireless router and 2 other receivers.

 

Thanks for all your help

C.

Should be fine as long as you are all on different frequencies. We have 5 transmitters and a router in our rack and none of them interfere with each other. The g75 is great as you have the scan function that can be a lifesaver. 

2 hours ago, BigRedX said:

Where did you get that flight case 

I think it's this one   https://www.swanflight.com/guitarist-flightcases/pedal-board-flightcases/multi-pedal-boards/single-level-guitar-pedal-board-case-size-3.html

10 hours ago, Muppet said:

@mrtcat this sounds like a gig for you!

 

Thanks so much Steve. basscki I'll drop you a pm now.

Cheers 

Put your IEM transmitter in the rack with the mixer and your bass wireless receiver next to your HX stomp. Many bass wireless receivers are designed to go on the floor or on a pedal board. I use a full fat Helix, which is mounted on a board in a flight case and my wireless receiver lives on the same board so I don't have to faff about wiring it up at every gig. 

I went through 3 stages of interview for a civilian role within the RAF as a fitness instructor when I was in my 20s. I had all the relevant qualifications and experience. The third stage was a 2 day assessment at one of their bases specifically for fitness instructors. A week or so later I got a letter confirming that I had passed everything and that they were now pleased to offer me a job as a winch operator on a rescue helicopter. I contacted to highlight their mistake and was told they no longer have civilian fitness trainers but that they thought I'd be great as a winch operator. 

That was the end of that.

Yep completely agree. I once dropped by John's house, completely unannounced without an appointment, on the off chance he would sell me a mm pre. Not only was he more than happy to oblige he also invited me in for a look around the workshop and he offered to install the preamp for me.

True gent. 

56 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Based on your experiences so far, are there subs that you rate highly and others you would recommend to steer clear of? Some of you have already shared your thoughts on this in earlier posts, so thanks for that.

I rate pretty much anything that rcf and yamaha make. Some cheaper 18s aren't as good with a band as 15s in my experience because they are almost too deep. Around 60hz is where the kick hits you in the chest. I've heard lots of brands and don't think you can go too far wrong with RCF, QSC or Yamaha in the mid priced market. The barefaced lf1400 I am selling is really clean with a fast transient response so, unlike many bandpass type subs, it seems much more detailed and has less of a woolly sound to it.

8 hours ago, Al Krow said:

Pub gigs it's definitely going to be too much of a faff.

It's just one or two extra boxes. Everyone knows what plugs in where and with a digital desk you just recall a saved scene and tweak. Our sound check lasts approximately 3 minutes, unless the venue is really bad (at which point it would take longer regardless of which rig), and that includes checking a song with backing track, a song where both guitars are electric and a song where singer switches to acoustic. The only time we would save by not using subs is one trip to the van. 

On another plus side, the subs have a smaller footprint than a tripod speaker stand so it leaves more floor space at small gigs.

15 hours ago, Al Krow said:

That's very interesting and somewhat goes against the FRFR 'orthodoxy' that has been set out over a volume of posts! I'm guessing you've experienced 745As in the flesh and found them lacking in comparison? What subs are you guys using?

Yeah, one of the bands I was in last year was using a pair of 745s and a pair of rcf 8003 subs. Don't get me wrong, you could put a kick through the 745s but as soon as you added a sub it was a completely different thing. If you added both it was a step up again. The sound just had way more weight to it with subs added. It didn't have to be louder (obviously it could be if needed) it just felt much more solid.

This year I'm with just one band and they have a big old ld systems rig (2x subs, 2x mids and 2x mid high) which is actually ok. Its loud and punchy but isn't going to win any awards from any audiophiles. The plan is to upgrade in 2020 but having just bought a photo booth (makes moving subs look like a dream) and a new van this year we need to consolidate a bit first. I would let them use my barefaced rig if it wasn't for the fact that the guitarist (who engineers foh) likes to push everything to the max and I prefer to look after my gear.

Always. Never sounds as good without decent subs regardless of venue. I'd rather take a decent PA and no backline any day of the week. We are a pop/rock wedding band with 2 guitars, bass & drums and all four of us singing. Venues range from huge marquees to ballrooms to halls, to stately homes to small pubs and we use subs at all of them. Whenever I hear bands using tops only, it just never sounds as full and even the best moderately priced tops (RCF 745s say) can't deliver what decent subs do.

Only when we have to learn a first dance request - which is rare now that we charge £150 per song to learn. 

Couldn't be doing with weekly rehearsal.

1 hour ago, EBS_freak said:

You've even let prog pass...

Only while there's still plenty of work in the diary....

I'm much like Blue in regards to the fact that earnings from bass playing make up a significant portion of my income. With this in mind I see bandmates like colleagues rather than mates. Thankfully, with the current band, I get on well with the other members. I would however put up with personality clashes etc within reason as long as the band was working well, was sustainable and was constantly looking at where future work was coming from. 

The things that would make me quit a band would be:

1. Empty diary with no concrete plan to fill it.

2. No attention to customer satisfaction to an extent that would affect the volume of future work.

3. Lazy approach to learning or a "as long as it's passable it's good enough" approach. 

4. No business plan.

5. A "can't do" philosophy. 

6. Band rehearses more often than it gigs. 

7. Racism, homophobia, sexism or any other prejudice from any member.

Beyond that I can cope with a lot. Drummers who can't keep time stress me more than anything else but I can stomach that as long as all the above are avoided. 

Something on here has caught my eye so I'll consider sensible offers on this while the item I'm after is still available.

12 minutes ago, challxyz said:

I've got the same PA system and can vouch for everything you say, the sound is always crystal clear through those FR800's and I've not heard a cleaner sounding sub as the LF1400, when I stick my bass through FoH it always sounds massive. Good luck with the sale mate! 

Thanks challxyz. Completely agree, it's like really good studio monitors on a bigger scale. 

I don't mind YouTube drum channels where the drummer overplays massively because that's the reason for the channel and it definitely appeals to lots of people. I just don't particularly like Cooperdrummer because although he's clearly a great player it always seems a bit sloppy to me and more about volume and showmanship than quality. I really like Cobus' channel tho and think he does some brilliant covers.

On 03/10/2019 at 21:29, owen said:

Ugh! (In a good way).

Haha yeah, I'm pretty sad to be selling this but I've got my eye on something that has come up on here that made me say something similar when I saw it.