Gunsfreddy2003

Top man Russ - thank you.

BC Gigster engine and Allen & Heath ME 1. [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1510314705' post='3405503'] What sort of items are you looking to case? [/quote]

Hello, I'm after some suggestions on cases (hard or flight really) to put gear in. I have some bits of equipment which cost a lot and I need to protect when I take out to gigs but neither have a hard case option from the manufacturer which is annoying. Anyone got tips or advice on what can be used in this situation? I've looked at custom flight cases but that's a really expensive route. I'm sure I've heard before about people using camera equipment cases which are provabsbky more economical. Any ideas or suggestions welcome.

I'm interested to know more about the Headlite and Amplite and what is the difference between the normal Redhead and Super Redhead? [quote name='Bernmeister' timestamp='1508664873' post='3393581'] I'm also what you would class as an Swr fan too ! I currently own the following bits of Swr kit - Sm 400s 3 Goliath juniors Stereo 800 Grand Prix pre-amp Headlite & Amplite Super redhead Baby Blue II 1x10 combo I used to own - Sm400 Basic 2 way 1 x 15 cab Son Of Bertha 1 x 15 cab. I love the sound of the Swr cabs, back in the day, they were classed as light weight cabs. But for me they sound awesome. Lovely tone On the subject on their amps, some of them do run hot, but they were designed that way which their aluminium chassis which was meant to disperse heat efficiently. Their amps do sound very clean, I believe originally they were mainly designed to be studio & recording amps. They do lack a bit of grit & mid range, I use a sansamp to dial all of that back in when playing live. But lots of Swr love from me [/quote]

Is that the 2x10 combo or just the head? [quote name='AlpherMako4' timestamp='1508084438' post='3389636'] I have a Super Redhead. It is awesome. [/quote]

Would you say that the P16 is a better bet than the Allen & Heath ME1? The ME-1 looks great to me when I use it with my own band as we have a QU desk but when I am depping I am assuming that it would be pretty useless if the band didn't have an A&H desk? In which case, would the P16 be better because it looks like you can use it with any desk and it's therefore much more flexible. Only downside that I can see if lack of ambient mic which is a great feature on the ME1. [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1504108290' post='3362738'] The P16 is a really great solution... if you are big into your inears, its great, it's just that auxes are cheaper... but yeah, P16 would be the killer move if you can afford it. Also worth mentioning, you are limited to 16 channels. The reason I didn't go down the Ultranet route is that mind band tends to use 30 channels... so half to the mix would be missing for IEM users. [/quote]

To my ear the SWR highs are just a little softer on the ear than the EBS which I really like. [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1501548019' post='3345483'] The secret to the EBS cab is the crossover paired with the Eminence drivers... so if you like the excitable highs, that's what you'll need.... You could always find the cheapest EBS cab you can find and use it as a donor cab and get the speakers and crossover into a lighter box... Gunsfreddy's setup is interesting though - the SWR has a lot of highs too... and some would argue that the crossover is more sensible. [/quote]

Ha ha - yes and he doesn't even use them live anymore! [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1501603313' post='3345853'] There's someone in this thread sitting on four 2x10 EBS cabs and both a 650 and 350 head! [/quote]

I'm running a HD350 into either 2 x 1x10 or 2 x 2x10 SWR cabs and couldn't be happier with my tone. Before that I had a Mark Bass LM3 so have sacrificed weight for tone but don't regret it at all.

I've a 2u fabric bag (think it is Gator) for my EBS head and it's been great will check tomorrow and let you know what it is as would highly recommend it.

Wish they would put some kind of ambient mic in somewhere - that would make it perfect! [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1499925224' post='3334499'] [url="http://www.64audio.com/magpack"]http://www.64audio.com/magpack[/url] Looks interesting... [/quote]

I moved over to SWR cabs very recently (about 2 years ago) and I love them - for me paired with an EBS head and an active jazz bass you get a tone to die for! I do keep looking at the Redhead though with GAS filled eyes!

... and a good example here starts at 1 min 24 secs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-T7UHH6HPc [quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1499087527' post='3329053'] Actually Nile can play a tasty bit of lead when he wants. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbSc-2IzXzM[/media] [/quote]

He was - he had chronic flu and had been told by doctors not to do the show - he died that night. [quote name='oldbass' timestamp='1498893935' post='3327781'] .... those Sledge girls, mmmm. I actually think he looks really ill in that clip. Notice he does'nt move an inch and freeze it at 2.26, not looking good at all. [/quote]

Jerry Barnes ain't bad either! [quote name='Russ' timestamp='1498830853' post='3327424'] Watched the set on iPlayer. Funky as hell, plus a great reminder of how many other peoples' songs Nile has worked on behind the scenes over the years and what a legend he's become. I'd honestly forgotten that he produced Let's Dance for Bowie until they played it. And Jerry played his arse off. I don't care that he plays more notes with a brighter tone than Bernard did. He's entertaining. It's a gig, they're supposed to be entertaining. Every member of the band should put their 2p's worth in, and Jerry put in the full quid. I could understand him being criticised if he had lost the groove, but at no point was he anything less than funky and in the pocket. Ever seen any footage of old Bernard-era Chic gigs? He didn't play the stuff the same as the record either, he embellished, he slapped, he had fun with it, which is exactly what Jerry was doing. One thing to never forget is that, when someone books a band, they're booking 'entertainment'. So part of your job is to be entertaining and to draw the audience in. In this regard, Jerry Brown does his job very, very well. [/quote]

100% agree - as bassists, surely we can air our opinion and hope that those on here understand a little more about where we are coming from then perhaps the wife or dog would! I love Nile Rodgers, Chic and Jerry Barnes - even met the great man himself last year but in my opinion I think his playing was way over the top, tone was great but as a professional player he should know better, certainly didn't see the sax player or keys players diving in all over the place when they felt like it. [quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1498555573' post='3325427'] If you can't have an opinion without being famous what is bass.chat for ? To be clear : I was annoyed by the playing of Barnes but the reason why I watched the entire set was that I liked the sound of his bass (not his playing). I can sometimes listen to shows without liking the music but only because of the bass sound. [/quote]

LOL - I did exactly the same when I watched their set at Glasto in 2013 hence now owning an Atelier Z bass and EBS and SWR cabs! I know Jerry uses Aguilar amps but I wanted something between him and Marcus and EBS and SWR did that with the AZ bass. [quote name='AdamWoodBass' timestamp='1498465383' post='3324699'] Watched the set and really enjoyed it. Fantastic crowd an the band were super tight. Jerry is a really talented and entertaining player but I do agree with a few people here that there was a touch of over playing going on here and there. But then who am I to be calling him out on that, he's on stage at Glasto with Chic and I'm not! I LOVED his tone, to the point where I'm looking into what gear he uses to attempt to replicate it! [/quote]