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So many venues I've had to play where the balancing act required to get all the musicians in to one tiny space were the least of our problems! We can but dream.

I think the point was that having to stand right in front of your cabinet on small stages meant that the sound were firing directly in to the backs of your knees and thus placing it further away meant you were actually getting the sound from the front of the cabinet. So, not the fault of the cabinet, whatever shape or size.

As to be expected, a super swift transaction, great communications from a trusted BCer Cheers Simon!

Mine is a '76 P bass, unfortunately I can't afford the real thing, but I do have an amazing 'law suit era' Matsumoku made Precision.. That's pretty much the same thing

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1493795770' post='3290643'] How is it we always end up going down similar paths gear wise [/quote] We are of the enlightened few he he! I missed out on a deal on the Helix LT yesterday, I'm thinking about selling my current board to make up some pennies. It's a tough choice though!

Love this thread. I've made one or two and here's my latest, so cross-posting http://basschat.co.uk/topic/303227-fender-deacon-ification-mkii-late-70s-mid-80s-era/ It's a real Fender Precision neck - an 'A' neck with a 40mm nut and the body is a seriously resonant example made by the incredible Jon Shuker. The net effect is an extraordinarily girth-some sounding instrument acoustically. Couple with a Dimarzio Will Power P pickup, I am very impressed! I'm still tweaking the set up, but I'm pretty impressed.

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1493747742' post='3290420'] Looks like a great little bass. Would be brilliant to have at work... Sorry about the crappy quality BC 'title card' by the way... maybe we need a competition to do a new one??? Cheers ped [/quote] I agree, it's a super little bass! Very much enjoyed playing it, if but briefly! The title card is exactly the kind thing I'd like to put on my review videos - it looks ok on small screens, but I do agree, something that will look great on big screens will spruce the place up a bit

Just spent nearly two hours in my local music shop plugged in to the Line 6 Helix LT. I wanted a bit more time to figure stuff out on it, but I can see it replacing pretty much my whole pedal board. Even the stuff sat in my cupboard too. Very good indeed - and it didn't even have the latest firmware on.

An internet piece here from 2013 about ramps. I'm only posting it because Damian used a picture of my Shuker 7 string which has a ramp on it: http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2013/04/03/bass-ramps-the-how-and-why/ http://www.danveall.co.uk/shuker7/complete/10blur.jpg Mmmm yummy gorgeous flip paint! (Sorry, kinda over did the pictures a bit, but hey, why not, she's a beauty!!)

Are you talking specifically about the Big Twin II or 'general bass guitar cabinets with a tweeter in'? I'm not sure if you are referring to my post.

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1493661696' post='3289822'] The H4 also has two 6mm jack/XLR inputs in addition to the built in mikes, so you could take a signal off the desk and a DI off your bass and balance the whole lot up. I'm assuming that the earphones are always on, I'll have a listen next time and see if it does. No reason it should be any different to the H2 that I can see. [/quote] Indeed! The Q8 I have also has two XLR inputs as well as the stereo microphones. The only reasons I chose not to go straight with that as a 'solution' was that I didn't want to take a delicate camera that would only provide audio and of course, the 4 microphones on the H2n do a great job of an 'omnidirectional' pickup. Let me know how you get on! - After last night, I'm actually thinking about going ahead with my idea on the video that I would feed the output of the H2n in to our IEM mix and control it via the iPad remote control. I think we have a spare input or two!

Well, these guys were set up next to me at London Bass Guitar Show when I was on the Shuker stand, but I didn't get a chance to talk to them. Turns out they do lightweight valve amps! https://www.rheingoldmusic.de/Amplification

I've owned the Big Twin II. I've sold it so that I can buy some FR800's, but very sadly my car broke in the meantime leaving me with no cab and zero cash. (F'd off!) - I will be getting a Big Baby II in the meantime for sure. What I [i]can [/i]tell you though, having tested the theory, is that the Big Twin II is the BEST cabinet I have tried for reproducing full spectrum audio. I've played CD's and digital audio through it and have been frankly astonished at how good it sounds when you crank it up. Like the very best in PA gear but better suited to us bassists. Finally a cabinet with a decent tweeter and crossover in it that is designed for [i]that[/i] purpose. If I could have kept it (i.e. funds were not an issue) I absolutely would. Placing 'amp sims in line with this cabinet will be very well received but if there's one thing it will reveal, and that's SISO - feed it with the good stuff and that's what you'll hear back, just like running cab sims in to a PA or studio monitors. There are a few that have struggled with the Big Twin II and I reckon that is due to not being used to the apparent 'lack of colour' in these cabinets that can shape a bass tone. Sometimes experienced when plugging a bass straight in to studio monitors with no EQ etc. I do have a couple of cabinets here that are well know for their colour and yes they sound absolutely epic, I gigged them last night and very impressive they were too, but if you want a carte blanche to start with (PA type fold back) then this is the way to go personally. You also have the huge bonus of being able to use the Big Twin II or BB2 as PA cabinets, keyboard monitors or even cabinets for Kemper/AxeFX/Helix guitarists too.

Just re-read again - Did the engineer also mean that he didn't want bass in the monitors? Some engineers just don't know how to set up their monitors and pump way too much low end through them. The speakers can't handle it and sound rubbish. So prefer to use a bass amp instead.

Unless he is expecting the amp to provide the FOH sound with only a smidge in the PA for spread. But that would depend on venue and PA sizes. That I can't be sure without knowing the details.

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' timestamp='1493372709' post='3287813'] So here's something that's been on my mind lately. You know how when we play an open E, we're not actually hearing much of the 41Hz fundamental, however the harmonic content is sufficient for the brain to interpret it as an open E? Would it be possible to process that existing tone in some way, without actually adding any lower frequencies, to trick the ear/brain into thinking that it's actually hearing a note that's an octave lower? Has anyone made a pedal that does this? S.P. [/quote] I use the TC Sub'N'Up Octave pedal that can just produce the octave below E note. I'm sure the TonePrint editor could tweak to perfection for your needs?

I'm going to go out on a limb and be controversial. If I am recording or playing and want to create a warm valve sound, yes I might use a bit of drive to give it bite, but generally it's not the amp I go searching for. It's always a really good cabinet simulation that I can tweak. For example, in a signal chain, sometimes there isn't even an 'amp' in it. It's really amazing what you can do running a pair of cabinet IRs in parallel with each other with some DI mixed in. Ok, so that can be outside the limitations of some pedals, but it does work. A REALLY cheap solution I use sometimes is a DI pedal with a built in 'cab sim' on it. Nothing fancy, it's just a peaky EQ circuit, but it works so well with drive pedals. Hopefully this will help, but I appreciate it's not a solution for everyone.

Helix LT is looking very enticing, especially as I am gigging with In-Ears more and more. Shame I don't have two buttons to my name to rub together right now. Looks like a nice piece of kit in reviews.

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1493551917' post='3289041'] I love my zoom and record all my gigs (and a large amount of the practices) but I can't really imaging using it as a monitor, as all it would give me is the sound on stage, whereas I am trying to hear mostly the things that i am responsible for. If I could hear that where I was I wouldn't need the monitor would I? [/quote] [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1493558528' post='3289092'] one reason to go that way is that you control the volume (i.e: reduced, if it's loud), essentially acting like a set of earplugs, but with a much clearer sound than you get from any earplugs. You can also add complexity to the minimal equipment shown here by adding some kind of EQ, and/or feeding in further signals if you add a small mixer: you could add your own instrument, or another microphone elsewhere onstage, or a monitor mix and then the zoom adds 'ambience'... [/quote] WIB, McNach has hit the nail on the head and has reiterated my own point. It won't do the job of a full on In-Ear Mix, hence the reason why I have specifically called it 'Personal Ambient' rather than specifically a 'Monitor Mix'. This is a cheap (ish) solution to an active ear-plug. You can turn the volume up or down in small increments, something you can't do with ear plugs and not only that, you'll get a nice crystal clear sound to boot.* * Do not expect a decent sound if you are trying to use cheap ear buds!! Probably more likely to do damage. You need to be able to block out as much sound in the first instance!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osfmCcVfllo[/media] I've embedded the video now.

Here's a review of the possible complexity of the SpectraComp if you go under the bonnet and take a step further than just the TonePrints. There's nothing else like this on the market and is by far my favourite Comp pedal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSmuETz_hEw

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Not the first bass I owned, but certainly a cherished one I had to sell when I was younger came up on eBay for sale again. Just watched it change hands. Guess it could be the last time I'll ever see it. Feeling a bit, you know, nostalgic and rubbish at the same time that maybe watching it come and go over this last year, it's just not meant to be. Like many facets to what was my music career. I think I'll thin my herd down to the bare minimum and round things up. On the subject though, I do have my first bass. A Marlin Sidewinder. It needs a bit of work, but I played the s**** out of it every night and day solidly when I started out. It really has enjoyed layers of blood, sweat and tears!