Monckyman

Bit flotsam and jetsam.
And don't call him Sherly.

Good luck with your new band,hope you enjoy.

What hasn't been noted here is that low frequencies aren't directional,which means there's almost as much low end to the sides and rear of your bass as the front, so its difficult to isolate and contain feedback.
On the IEM angle, better buds/molds/seals allow a much lower level of sound to your ear and so reduce the actual decibel count of any "blast of feedback".
You can if you have the inclination, put a compressor/ limiter over either the mix at the mixer output, or the input to your personal mixer, and set it up to act as a brickwall limiter so whatever happens, it will never get louder than you allow.
if you were using a dual mono ( mix in one and bass in the other, you only need limiting on the mix side.)
I would also suggest that any blast of feedback would more than likely be the singer bending down over his monitors,mic in hand to reach his booze/fags/lyrics/sweets so getting him on IEMs should be the bands priority and then the feedback problem is 75% reduced.
This stuff is only fiddly to set up and get used to, but once past that, it'll be quick and easy.

Gandalfs very own gig bass.

I wasn't an early adopter of the Smiths, and it is true the typical fan type of red bomber jacket doc Martin wearing bespectacled tragedian did tend to get up ones nose.
However, when they all moved on to the Housemartins and Bronski beat the way was clear for better scrutiny and they came out well.
Morrissey is indeed an emotion inducing personage, but that's exactly what I thought frontmen in bands ought to be and still do.
Sadly, they've all disappeared and been replaced by melodine adjusted clothes horses which as Morrissey once said,
"No,it's lock jawed pop stars thicker than pigshit,nothing to convey..
They're so scared to show intelligence,
It might smear their lovely career"

Def a twat though.

Reaper is very good, but not free.
You can however use it fully for 60 day till you decide whether to buy or not.
http://www.reaper.fm/download.php

hybrid for me though I would prefer all passive.
if you blow either an amp or cone during a show, you're stuck with half an active system,with passive you can always carry another amp and spare top.
I have active mackie 15" tops at 500w per side and passive PD 15" loaded/turbosound copy subs at 600 powered by a QSC amp.
it all goes through a DBX Driverack P.A speaker management/crossover box and is all limited and balanced in there.
I have 4 passive Beyma 12" speakers currently in use as stage monitors that id like to stick in top boxes as they sound great as tops.
Ill run them from a 500watt pulse amp or swap for the QSC, whatever works.
Point being all passive will let me run the 4 boxes via 2 NL4 speakons with link outs to the tops so less cables, tidier, two sockets on the back of the amp rack and done.
the Beymas will be considerably lighter also but Ill have another rack amp.

in an emergency, I can run a passive system in mono,2x tops(8ohms) into 4ohms on one side of one amp, or run the subs in mono also,so one good stereo amp will power the tops and subs if I lose an amp.
Passive is just a little more flexible.
Active is just a little bit more convenient but less versatile.

On Song, for lyrics chords set lists etc. Very easy to get all your stuff together in one place.

Peemed

Dave Lunt for valves.

80% of young bands who fully believe they are the next big thing, are in fact, quite crap in actuality.
Promotors know this, their mates know this, and you know this too.
Perhaps they will improve, and become what they already believe they are, which is a good professional minded sharp band with a bit of vision and a good work ethic,some do.
But most of the young bands I've had the misfortune to mix in venues over the years can't seem to tell the time, or how to tune their instruments, or say thank you when you manage to remove that ear destroying earth hum from their Peavey Bandit.
Or bring a drummer to the soundcheck they insist on getting because it's like, "what real pros do" man.
Most bands don't seem to actually realise that venues sell BEER not music, and they are just a soft pull to get punters within 3 metres of a beer pump.
If they can't do that then the venues aren't interested and will stick on the old "DJ Hali toe sis" in da house innit. And fleece the students instead.
Bands that are together, and know their sh*t, use these venues to get where they are going, not the other way round.

On the other side of the coin, a clean toilet and some safe power would be a vast improvement on most venues.
It used to be sh*te P.As but they've sussed a crap sounds means no punters.
Promoters are mostly just unpaid chancers doing the venues legwork for them in the hope they make a few quid.
No, it's not too late to go to plumbing school.

There is the thermal cutout, which should obviously have cooled down, and there is an internal fuse.
You have to take the rear amp panel off (8screws) to get at it and it's located near the mains socket.
Careful you don't pull any wires off, go slowly.
Have a google but the equivalent rating is T 2.5AL250V
Hth

Completely true.

As a matter of fact I am looking for something to track with on an Athlon based netbook. For live shows.
Reaper sounds apt.
Ta

Borked.....(face palm)

For me, it's Cubase as that's what I grew up with.
I would use Logic but I don't own a working Mac.
I would use pro tools but the hardware unrestricted version is expensive.
Reaper I looked at a couple of years ago but have to say didn't really give it the time it deserved.
Does anyone know if it's lighter on CPU than cubase?
Sorry for the hijack!

To the OP, could you explain why you're going exclusively with Reaper rather than Cubase?

Lots of drummers use headphones as opposed to IEMs.
Looks a bit dr Who but hey, they're drummers..
Sennheiser 25/II or 280 pros sound great with lots of warmth,the Beyer range is fine but the high impedance often means they are quieter on some systems.
You can easily do it for £100 if not less but if you are spending that, my advice is go for IEMs.

I'm with Luke.
With decent PA support and monitoring a good pre or d.i with EQ is plenty to get what you need,especially with IEMs.
The actual tone of your bass cab becomes irrelevant to FOH and serves only as a personal stage monitor.

Soundmagic have some very well priced but also well rated in ears for that toe in the water thing.app £50
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SoundMagic-PL50-Professional-Monitor-Earphones/dp/B002R1IFNO
You could go for some previously used shure se215s or even shure E4s or E5s (if you can find them) app £100
You can use these with all sorts of tips or buds, my choice being the Comply squishy foams that expand in your ear and give a good seal.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_6?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=comply+foam+tips&sprefix=Comply%2Celectronics%2C226
Moulds themselves aren't too expensive, with ear impressions being about £20 and the moulds for as little as £85.
I just had some made for my Shure E5s by the MP3company http://www.themp3company.co.uk which cost £119 all in.
I have to stress, the fit is absolutely imperative,you must get it right or you will lack low end overall, these types of IEMs only work when sealed well.

I think you'll start enjoying the experience after a week or two when you realise you can have exactly what you need in your ears.
Good luck.

No problem,no rush.

Interested in the flight cases, pics would be great when convenient.
Ta

Another downer for Citylink.
I usually book through Parcel Monkey (surprise), and on this occasion waited all day for a pick up of an amp,with no info on the website other than "a pickup has been scheduled".
5.45 in the evening they turned up.
Although, it did turn up on time and wasn't damaged so....
Is there any clear winner that we would all trust?

Reflektor arcade fire.
Some extremely well arranged written and produced tunes on this new LP, with a few homages to a certain 80s manc band.

The manual states 16 extra inputs available in ALL the formats, so you could use two 8 way adat equipped pre amps like the behringer ADA800 (8 ins and 8 outs) or the Focusrite Octopre (the adat card is optional on this) to name but two.
I've used both of the above into a yamaha 01v96 and they both worked a treat on ins and outs.