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The rig I've been offered has a rm210 ext cab, but it's the vertical speaker alignment, whereas the combo is diagonal. Will this make a difference? Do you find the 210 low enough?

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has experience with the rm500 and in particular the 210 cab? The spec says it goes to 60hz. Is that low enough? Ideally I'd pair with another rm 210. But possibly could buy a 115 to add depth if needed? It will always be used with pa support. Any real life experiences welcome. Cheers.

Thanks. What in your opinion would you ask the sound guys for? - just a general 'everything' mix? A FOH mix? or is there some terminology that will cover it. Ideally id prefer a full mix of everything.

Well, I had my first experience of in ears last weekend. Hit and Miss - but i'll explain.... Firstly, our band is always everything throught the PA - full drum kit, bass, guitar, keys, x4 vocals, and we always use x2 tops and x2 subs as minimum. So, sods law, we turn up at the venue and its tiny. Really small with terrible access. So, we decide to use just the tops for PA. My bass cab and unmic'd drums would easily cover the room (and they did). It was a no pressure gig, so i had planned to give the in ears a try for the first time ever. Behringer P2 - ZS10 headphones. The plan was to run a feed from the desk (everything but bass) into a mini mixer, then another feed from my amp into the mixer, so i could mix myself. (if that makes sense?). Cheap and cheerful solution. As things do, the gremlins decided to turn up - the input from the bass amp into the mini mixer didnt work, so i just took a feed from the desk with a little bit of bass and put that into the mini mixer and fed the mini mixer to the P2. As i was stood right next to my cab - hearing bass would be fine. So, to sound check - even though i tried lots of different buds and worn them in the house - the zs10s werent a great fit, no matter what buds i used. The left ear seemed ok and to be fair didnt move a lot, but the right kept falling and working its way out. The sound to start from the desk to my ears was pretty bad. Really tinny and not good quality for listening - although that could be because we hadnt bass or any drums coming through the ears as they werent mic'd up so i may have got a lot of high mid heavy mix). It wasnt really loud or defined. To be fair i was paranoid about getting a full seal in my ears. Never played isolated before so was a bit over cautious, especially with having no way of getting the drums to my ears. Anyway, tonight was the night to try, as if it failed, i could just take the ears out and still hear the band as we were so close together in a small room. On to the start, a bit of faff getting set up in time with our intro before we kicked in with the first song, but just about managed it. Perhaps working out what to go on stage with might be of help next time (ie do you go on with your ears in, then attach to the p2 when you put your bass on? First few tracks, in the first set, and the sound was ok, not great but ok. As i say, i didnt have a great seal at all, but i could not have tried harder to get them right in my ears. I did like the fact i could turn up effectively the vocals and guitars by the p2 on my belt when i needed. What i didnt like at first was the fact the bass cab was behind me, but the guitars and vocals were in my ears. The bass felt completely detatched, as if it was in a different room, so i was paranoid that i may be slightly behind the beat or out of time. What i was very aware of was the fact i found myself completely still as if i was just listening to the music and not involved with creating it, rather than moving around, being fully immeresed in the music. We only did about 45 minutes in the first set, and id kind of started to get accustomed to how to play using the in ears, but then it was time for a break. Second set, and i decided id stick with it. At certain stages of popping the ZS10s back in my ears mid gig, i did get a good seal, and the quality was obviously better, but i did feel paranoid as its a completely different feeling. We got throught he set and it went well, but in all honesty i didnt have a clue how id played! Not having the drums or bass in my ears wasnt great, but the control i had over the guitar and vocals (albeit together) was. A week later videos came through from the crowd and luckily everything seemed nice and tight! phew! Im going to stick with it, but feel the ZS10s and their fit just wont do it for me. Its not a great fit, and therefore not a great sound. So, time has tought me buy once and buy right, so having spoken to CIEM and LUGS its going to be one of them, alongside the P2, with the ZS10s as spares. Before i take the plunge, just a few questions for anyone who regularly uses them: 1. What do you walk on stage with? (ears in? nothing - put everything in when putting bass on etc). 2. Do you go for the full isolation seal? 3. P2 users - do you use STEREO or MONO? 4. What volume do you go to? Is it not just as dangerous to have headphones blaring in your ears as it is backline? 5. Would the P2 be good enough if i bought a pair of ultimate ears 6? 6. Weve got a lot of walk in events coming up with external sound guys and pa companies - what would you recommend i ask them for - feed wise and sound wise? I can guarantee there would be no chance of getting a perfect mix, due to time restraints and unwillingness of pa guys to get involved. Ive seen people turn up with other bands and get sorted, but no idea what they take and give to the sound guys? 7. We are also doing a lot of large outdoor festivals, does anyone on here use them at festivals and what do you ask the sound guy for, and what do you give them? (or is it just a case of adapt and go back to monitors)? Any help appreciated.

After bubble wrap and covers etc - still use a cardboard box. The couriers will reject any claim if there's damage and you didn't use one. And photograph every step of the wrapping process.

I think the head detaches if needed? I'm sure when the 2x8s and 1x10 were first announced at the shows they had that option.

I keep a trace elf in my gig case. Great as a back up amp AND a DI if needed, and sending to a powered speaker via xlr. No speaker connection needed.

the ELF would be interesting. I have an elf and to be honest, i think its fantastic. Great tone, eq and power. BUT thats using it with a 2x12 or 6x10. Im not sure at all youll get good volume with it out of a 1x8 or 1x10.

not to plug etc but the vt bass rack i have for sale does that and more. You can send the affected sound (sansamp) via XLR and JACK. (ie 2 outs). also You can send the unaffected sound (non sansamp) via XLR and JACK (ie 2 outs). as well as having a blend on the unit itself. Far more adaptable than just the in out of the pedal - which i also will be selling when i get a photo later today.

I think ive said it before, but i was a late comer to gigging, and before that used to watch lots of bands, and semi pro tribute bands etc. The ONLY time I was literally blown away by the bass sound was when one 3 piece had a bassist with an all valve fender bassman rig, and a small covers band had an ampeg svt and cab. You cant describe what it is - thickness, warmth, richness - i dont know - but im still envious of those sounds now - 20 years on! Unfortunately several back injurys including a prolapsed disc put pay to my valve ambitions (although i was still tempted recently by those ampeg heads).

These look to have been re labelled now by PMT to Albion?

You could go: Vt bass - desk. Vt bass - amp. Desk mix minus bass - a mini mixer. Your amp di - a mini mixer. Output from mini mixer to your iem. Then you've control over the amount of bass in your mix. That's what I did last weekend.

Yep, into the return is best. Just double check your amp is eligible to bypass the preamp though. (some are, some aren't and some need a tweak). The vt bass is amazing. Itonically I've listed my ultra rare vt rack mount today in the amps and cabs for sale section.

Hi all, Now, i may be losing the plot, but i cant find 10m guitar leads for my bass in any of my local shops! Everything is either 3m or 6m. Im after a 10m, as we are playing bigger venues, and the memory of running about on stage and pulling my cable out of my amp during a bass solo again, sacares me to death! So, do these still exist - in a good quality - not cheapo ones?