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Or from another angle: What is your preference for an on-stage monitor: to hear the same tone as the audience will hear (an "accurate"/flat cab), or to hear a different tone (a coloured cab)?

What is the technical difference between a good passive PA speaker (i.e. one which can reproduce all reasonable frequencies without colouration) and a flat-voiced bass cab (i.e. one which can reproduce all reasonable frequencies without colouration)?

I'm not sure how they're wired, but would a pot with a switch work? Click the J pot to zero and it switches out that part of the circuit. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOBLE-ALPS-250K-Ohm-B-Linear-Pot-with-On-Off-Switch-Potentiometer-NOS-Vol-Audio-/152148049914

In which case, yes It's a good goal to be comfortable playing up to at least the 12th fret (on any string, however many strings the bass has).

When you're using in-ears and you DI from the Sansamp to the mixer, how does anyone hear the chorus and phaser? What's the output of the phaser connected to? I get enough bottom end from my 1x12" powered speaker (which is indeed an on-trend RCF ). I used to play a Barefaced Big Baby 2 and have not found the RCF lacking.

Perhaps you don't necessarily need to buy a Helix. What's your setup (preamp) when you are on in-ears? Could you use the same system into a powered speaker? The price of a suitable powered speaker is comparable to that of a Super Compact.

As previous poster said, bass is a transposing instrument. The note which is written as middle C will actually sound one octave below middle C. To play an actual middle C is 17th fret on the G string. When you originally said "higher register" did you mean around the 5th fret or around the 17th?

Sorry, I thought this was "Effects". But it's "Repairs & Technical" so you probably meant the first option!

Is this a question specifically about modding your existing pedal, or generally looking for other options/suggestions? If the former, I can't help; if the latter, perhaps a Boss LS-2 (active) or a Bright Onion AB (passive).

I wonder if you have a particular bassist, band, recording, style of music, etc in mind, to help further narrow down the sound you are after?

"Tube warmth" is quite a broad area. The VT Bass is different from the BDDI as it has a "character" knob, which could help narrow down which flavour of tube warmth will work best. I found it helped me to realize I was after more B15 than SVT. Similar idea with Darkglass Vintage Microtubes and its "era" knob.

I thought the house bassist uses Silver Slaps. A double bass is such a classic instrument that it can open a lot of doors. I'm not very good bassist and I never make any attempt to network; still, I get offered more gigs than I can take on, so I end up declining some quite nice ones (and well-paid too, & some abroad stuff). This is because the bandleaders want a double bass rather than EUB or bass guitar. The style is jazz, swing, rock'n'roll, "postmodern jukebox". (Not intending to discourage anyone from taking up EUB - just giving a perspective.)

It doesn't require it - but it can take it and go loud, if you want to. I used a Shuttle 9.2 (500W into 8ohm) with my One10.

Something like this: https://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_rack_case_2u.htm https://www.thomann.de/gb/millenium_rackbag_2he.htm How big is it (how many "units")?

Particularly if singers are involved, you'll do well to be familiar with the American Songbook. A crash course would be to listen to Ella's records all with the similar name: "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the [Gershwin/Cole Porter/etc...] Song Book".

Night Train - Oscar Peterson

I sometimes use a simple overdrive pedal, but otherwise I'm plugging straight in with my P bass with flats. Sounds so nice I don't feel the need to adjust anything at all.

Love this. Can I have first dibs if you ever sell it!

I confirm my lovely tort BB434 pickguard is indeed the same shape as the original.

Does a combo exist which has an input impedance of more than 1MOhm? If not, either you will be happy going straight in, or you will have to bring your Tonebone.

I think RCF 732A (17.8kg, £742), HD-32A (18kg, £818), or QSC K12.2 (17.7kg, £709) is a fairer comparison - so heavier but cheaper. The FR800's weight at 15kg is hard to beat!

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