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I just see somebody struggling... 😞

I never thought I would ever say "that's a beautiful set of headphones!" wow!

I liked it when I used a stage microphone (actually a Zoom H2 stereo field recorder) in addition to the mix I was given. With a tiny weeny mixer on my pedalboard [1] so that I could balance the mix, my own bass, and the 'ambience'. You're still somewhat isolated in that I don't have a mic on me so if someone talks to me I don't have a good way to hear them clearly but people can be pretty shouty and it didn't seem a terrible problem Anyway... I don't want to preach in case someone confuses me with... (is he gone yet? ) , and I'm very very new to this IEM thing. I got interested in order to hear things better while keeping the volume down for my ears. I've played in some really nice stages where standard wedges/amps worked beautifully, but unfortunately I play way too many that are nowhere near as good, and that's where I find IEM most useful. Pub gigs? I think IEM is ideal for that. I'm waiting for one of those BackBeat units that you out on the strap/belt and vibrate with your bass, which is supposed to improve the experience. We'll see. [1] I'm using a very unsophisticated method, and wired, using one of those combined instrument/earphone cables with the mixer feeding my little headphone amp attached to my belt and one of those multidrive KZ10-something earphones that I sa being recommended on the "IEM Bible" thread. Not a huge investment by any means (mixer was around £50, and so was the cable, the earphones about £30) and I felt it was a good way to give IEM a try. I hesitated for a while because it seemed it could be a faff when you're not the 'important band' and getting a suitable mix would depend largely on others, but my 'ghetto' approach works in any situation and can make some of the venues where I never get a good sound/monitor onstage become a much more pleasant experience. If I can have good mix, brilliant. If I don't, the H2 mic onstage gives me whatever I would normally hear, but at reduced levels, better clarity, and get to balance my bass better for my ears. Aaanyway, whatever system people use, I think having an ambience mic in the mix is really important to not feel isolated.

If you want the drum tracks of existing songs, you can separate any song into 5 individual tracks (drum/percussion being one) using Moises: https://moises.ai/products/moises-webapp/ It works very well.

I think they have 3 sizes, each with a different range, have a look.

Yes, they're fine passive.

I've been using those Lekato straps for a while. Very comfy, I've ended up with four of them. Really nice.

How would you know who stole it?

Indeed. I thought the main issue is noise, regardless how it's generated, and we can measure sound levels at different frequencies rather easily. It's almost as 'though those in charge of things didn't know what they were doing

Has anybody tried something like the M-Vave Chocolate as a separate controller for the B1/B1X Four?

Yup. "Standard" avenues are clearly not working. Reporting and all is all great, but the result has been a resounding flip all. It's crazy the guy keeps getting away with it.

I just ordered a B1X Four... it was almost rude not to I have moved to using multiFX as I'm depping with various bands here and there in addition to my regular bands and it gets tiring rearranging pedalboards, so I got a B6 last November. Really cool unit, but I find it's easy to use up all the processing power once you start getting into a few effects plus preamp/amp/cab sims, which I'm really keen as I'm also trying to get into mostly an IEM setup. The B1X Four just seemed like the perfect companion to put into the B6's FX loop. This thread was a great read, thank you all

Yes, check the dimensions, and also the size of the 'ears' as some are deeper (pretty much an exact semicircle) and some shallower (smaller).

I can't say that ALL MM style pickups sound great passive, but every one I've tried did. Nordstrand MM4.2, Seymour Duncan SMB4A and 4D, GFS, a few assorted cheap ones and even the original in my 2002 Stingray. I've also read quite a few times that MM pickups need a preamp etc etc, and some quote the low DC resistance (2-3 KOhm, if the coils are in parallel as a Stingray) as proof... but it's all, quite frankly, a load of... something that the forum's swearing filter would probably change I wouldn't worry. If you want a classic Stingray sound, I'd recommend the Nordstrand MM4.2. It was, in my hands, very similar to the MusicMan stock, and definitely works well in passive form as well as with a standard onboard bass preamp. I was surprised when I found out the low DC resistance of those pickups, as I tended to associate that value with output level, roughly, but clearly the story is more complicated than that, and those pickups are not weak when wired passively. Passive Stingray rawks

Aliexpress tends to be good for that sort of thing

ABBA... I forgot how good the basslines are! Boost a bit around 115 Hz for a better bassic experience. Even the slow 'boring' stuff:

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count on me as well

If you still had the midrange module and want to sell it, I damaged the one in my MMSR so I'd be very happy to buy it from you

Hard pass from me.

Hard to say without knowing the whole thing, but from what you've said I think that would become my ex-band pretty quick: "good idea, get a replacement now, as I'm out"

Aha, indeed. I love P90s, I've got a Les Paul with P90s that sounds fantastic... but if the Tele picked up interference in my room, the Les Paul is just crazy. But it sounds so good!

It's a great guitar, a Harley Benton TE-90FLT Blast Green... all I did was tune it and play. It sounds pretty damn good and those Filtertron style pickups are pretty cool, almost sound single-coily but humbucking, which in my 'toy room' is very welcome as I get a bit of noise with my usual Telecaster, for example. The area under the pickguard is hollow, providing an interesting hiding place. Or something. Anyway, I don't want to veer too much away from the 25th anniversary Firemist series... so to get back a little bit, here's something that got my attention initially (fortunately I already have an HSS Stratocaster that I love and is going nowhere... but clearly I had a Filtertron itch and the TE-90 showed up behind the Firemist "oooh, hello sailor?" and teh rest is history )

Thank you, you're a true friend

That's the one. There will be a passive tone control as well, always on.