mrtcat
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They sound like total idiots. I'd be off on a heartbeat to find some grown ups to work with. I really really don't get this "we need more volume" mentality. THAT'S WHAT THE PA SYSTEM IS FOR!!!!!!! As long as a guitar amp sounds like a guitar amp, the bass amp sounds like a bass amp, the drums sound like drums and you can either mic or DI the relevant parts then the PA can make it all sound huge and the control is in the hands of the person mixing the FOH sound. If you don't do it this way you'll almost always just sound like a mess and people won't want to hear you play. -
I've got two FR800 and an LF1400 (essentially 2 powered BB2 and 1 powered Dubster 2) to all intents and purposes that's just like having a PA system just for bass. I only ever use them together as PA for the whole band. That much bass on stage would be a pain. Even if I was playing reggae I'd want to leave that sort of low end to the foh system.
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Exactly this. Using backline to generate high volume levels is such an outdated way of thinking. Guitarists are by and large pretty rubbish at moving with the times. We don't have any amps on stage at all and our foh sound is huge, full, balanced and comfortable to listen to. PA and monitoring are the future. Huge loud amps are just a sign of not moving with the times.
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Backline is for monitoring. Put your bass into the pa if volume is an issue. If your pa isn't up to it then that's where I'd be looking to invest.
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Sorry, only just saw your post. It's 61cm wide.
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I picked this up on this very forum earlier this year. Its a total beast and everything you'd expect from a 300w valve amp. I'm now 100% a helix player so no need for me to keep this. All works perfectly and I've only added a couple of hours of playing on the valves since I bought it. I am now including a brand new Ashdown footswitch. The info from the original post: After speaking to Dan and Mark at Ashdown, here we have one of the early prototype BTA200's - so much so, that it's actually a 300w amp! They reckon that they only made and shipped around 20 amps labelled as BTA200s. It has 6x6550s just like an SVT, all are pretty much brand new, having recently been re-tubed and having fewer than 30 hours' use. Super versatile, incredibly punchy, and as gnarly as you want - if you want! Collection only but I gig all over the uk so may be able to meet somewhere local to you. You're very welcome to give it a full volume test here at my home studio. I'd consider trades for a decent power amp (Crest CA9, Carvin, Crown, QSC etc) but nothing class D please.
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I'm possibly on my own a bit here but neither would have got the job for me. Forget B. Waste of time. A sounds like a really nice guy but if it's a side project then you have a bit more time to find someone who can be the best of both A & B. The two members of a band that have to be absolutely right are singers and drummers. A singer is the face of the band so he or she needs to be excellent and confident but they also need to be a team member and someone you want to work with.
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+1 for tuffcab. Doesn't require any priming and is very easy to apply. It's what Barefaced use and there's a huge range of colour options.
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Its a Jim Root so it sounds a bit fatter than your average tele.
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One of my guitarists and me couldn't agree more. Just need to convince our singer lol
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My only gripe with SR5s. The pickguard isn't to my taste at all. Stingrays are still my favourite bass though and I'll absolutely never be without one. I have had both maple and rosewood necks and personally preferred the rosewood but it's so subjective that only you can tell which will suit you best.
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Agree with this. Any gig where you go without backline is dependent on decent monitoring. If there's no monitoring then it's not the right gig to ditch backline. By all means have your backline in the van / car if you're going to an unknown venue / pa setup but you shouldn't write off the idea of working without an amp based on that one gig.
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SOLD - Music Man Stingray 5 Special 2018 - Yellow
mrtcat replied to Miki Groove's topic in Basses For Sale
Love this. Those roasted necks look awesome. -
There's a sterling version out now for about £800 rrp
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Only a matter of time I'm sure. Totally agree about the St Vincent.
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This is his second helix. I think he really likes the idea of it but got on so well with his kemper that he struggles with anything different. He loves how easy it is to put patches in order on tye helix for every gig. He's an absolute nightmare with gear though. I've never known anyone turn over so much stuff. He had two St Vincents until the start of May. He traded a black stealth one for a Tom Anderson but now he's traded that for a USA custom schecter and I reckon that'll be gone soon because he doesn't like the single coil pickups. The St Vincent suits him tho cos it was designed for a girls body and to be fair it sounds great. I'm a massive Musicman fan tho so am pretty biased.
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Been gigging with a helix and IEM's for 2 years now. I love it for bass and, although I initially thought it was overkill, it has more than paid for itself. If i change basses mid set then I just hit the patch for that bass. I can change rig completely with the touch of a footswitch. The routing options are the best bit for me with the ability to split signals and run them in parallel applying effects only where needed. I use far more mild overdrive now by splitting at 800hz and only adding grit to the higher frequency. Makes for such a great fat but detailed sound out front. Myself and both guitarists are all on helix now (yes EBS_freak even Jamie the gear tart has come around now). Worth every penny imo.
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I have a helix where you have a di. Essentially the same thing tho and love the simplicity.
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Another very happy UE6 user here. The other guys in my band all use universals and you'll regularly see them with one in and one out. I use a decent wireless system and have never once felt the urge to remove a monitor mid gig. I had UE900s to start with but custom moulds are a massive step up. I also would recommend using the custom iem company. Paul will make sure everything is just right for you.
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I'm turning into an insomniac after band rehearsals!!
mrtcat replied to lou24d53's topic in General Discussion
I don't listen to music on the way home from gigs prefering radio 5 or something. If i wake up thinking about stuff I need to do next day then I write it down on a pad I have next to the bed. Makes me feel like it's already partly sorted. Usually when I read it in the morning I laugh at how trivial and insignificant it is. It's crazy how important silly stuff seems at 3am. -
Herco flex 50s for me. I find really rigid picks harder to play with. Horses for courses tho so go try a few
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How are you cutting? 2 sheets will probably be enough for 4/5 1x10 cabs if they're full 8ft by 4t panels.
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This was my understanding too. I also think that reverse engineering a box to try and find driver specs could be a lot of work only to find that there is no readily available driver with those exact specs. That said, I'm more than happy to spend a few evenings trawling the Web to see if anything turns up.
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Thanks Phil that's really helpful advice. I think what I'll do first is get the measurements of the inside of the cab and the details of the port along with a picture of the driver and report back here. If anyone is able to help me work out which drivers work then I'll start looking. If not I might consider asking for help designing a lightweight 210 based around a pair of nice lightweight drivers (maybe faital pros) and see if I can maybe utilise the parts (grill, handles, crossover etc) because I also love the look of the powerhouse cabs. We'll see. Ots not mega urgent as I use in ears gigging but it would be nice to maybe do something that complements the 1x12 build thread. Essentially I want a cab wide enough for a valve head. I would have built a fearful 15/6 but am absolutely stumped for the crossover components in the UK.
