Al Krow

It's a good venue. Definitely less daunting second time around! But we're pretty much a background side attraction a bit like a pianist at a restaurant, where the main focus is the meal and at BoxPark it's the shopping / eating. The bands (my understanding is that this is a brand new venture for them) are basically there to make BoxPark more of a retail 'destination'. Exactly what is needed if the 'High Street' is going to stay relevant...but that's a whole 'nother topic!

Just getting a couple of clips sorted - will send to singer to get her 'sign off' before making public Drummer has a cheap version of Go Pro and low light and sound quality are a bit pants. Apparently there may be a new model Hero 8 coming out shortly and I'll have a look into whether it might be worth getting one. I was using a good old fashioned video cam and Rode Stereo mic last night - just set and record (unmanned). Came out reasonably well without sound distortion.

Cheers buddy. I remember you also asked for a clip of my band playing 'Kiss' a while back, as there is no 'bass-line' on the original, so I might just be able to kill two birds with one clip for you here! I certainly agree that both J pups engaged on my Ibby gives a sweeter tone, which ties in with being mid-scooped. Interesting that you say that the PJ setting on my Yammy BB is scooped; that's therefore possibly also true, but I hadn't really thought about it in those terms as it certainly cuts through better than on a solo'd P setting. But as you have a Yammy BB yourself I'm sure you will be correct in making that assertion. But frankly all settings i.e. P, PJ or J on my Yammy BB are harder to hear clearly with earplugs in on my BF SC as compared to the Fearless. It was actually a bit of a revelation and frankly a delight (for me anyway!) to be able to hear my bass line so clearly with ear plugs in for the first time in a full band mix.

Managed to get the Fearless F112 road tested at Wembley Box Park last night. Worked an absolute treat. Really good dispersion - I stood and played at both ends of the stage either side of the drums and no difficulty in hearing the bass. The cab has a real clarity and punch. My BF SC is an excellent cab, but I sometimes struggle to hear my PJ bass clearly when I have ear plugs in (something I've previously mentioned) perhaps reflecting its reputation for being slightly weaker in the mids? No such issue with Fearless which is 'famous' for both its low end and its mid punch and which you might expect with a dedicated 5" speaker focusing on the mids; I could hear every note played clearly (mistakes and all - there's much less scope for hiding with this cab, be warned!) even with ear plugs in. Managed to get some clips of the gig last night and will happily share when I've uploaded. The Fearless will be my default cab for function work going forward. The BF with its blissful 21 lbs weight isn't going anywhere fast though! Overall, as you can tell, I'm delighted with the F112 and would have no hesitation in recommending it.

I was hoping someone more expert than me was going to revert on Stew's query, but here goes: I personally wouldn't describe it as an inverted compressor, because a compressor is typically acting on both the peaks and troughs of a signal, but more an inverted limiter (which I accept is a type of compressor); whereas a limiter cuts the signal above a certain threshold to limit peaks (e.g to protect your speakers and / or stop you sounding like a Richard mid-set if your hand decides to take on a life of its own), a noise gate stops any signal getting through until it reaches a certain threshold level e.g. to prevent annoying white and / or dirt-pedal noise.

Yeah for sure, I completely sympathise! I'm guessing we may well have had different Chinese suppliers for our products; it's a shame that one rotten apple can and does taint a Nation's 'brand'.

I think @Quatschmacher has been eyeing up a midi bass for a while for that very reason! Me - I'll hopefully be content with the usability of the Boss SY-1 when it lands in the next month, likely not going to be as good as the FI or C4 but will be good enough for me.

Fair point! Bass pedals are catching up but not there yet. I think it depends on how synth heavy your set is. If it's only for 2 or 3 songs then, for me, I wouldn't want the hassle of another instrument to set up at gigs and get proficient on - as my love is bass guitar. But I'm sure there will be others who take a different, and equally valid for them, line.

Wait is that what https: // www really stands for and not world wide web? 😁

Nope - I was merely querying whether splitting a signal => signal loss (aka degradation) Happy to be told that is not correct!

Let's keep this clean and avoid wanton willy waving please 😉

tbf - I'm not sure the DG fanboys are ever inclined to complain about any of their gear 😁

Kinda interesting reading back through the earlier comments in this thread from a couple of years' back. Not least in the fact that for a lot of us our thinking has changed and evolved, which is clear from some of the more recent posts. This particular comment clearly had a bigger influence on my sub-conscious than I realised at the time, although it was 18 months after these posts that I jumped on one. Too much gold bling for some, but clearly not for all! Has been usurped very recently as my #1 5er in my herd, though!

Agreed but with any of the options aren't you, by definition, diluting and thereby losing / degrading some of your signal?

It does look good, but (i) you need to combine it with a signal splitter - query whether that is going to lead to any signal loss in your chain (ii) put it through your amps effects' loop rather than: simply plug and play as part of your standard chain and into your amp's pre, and (iii) part with north of £200, which is likely to be OTT for many of us.

That's certainly my understanding about the Stomp i.e. it provides a synth model / emulation and does not have an actual synth engine generator.

The latter i.e. from 0.25 in I presume the pad a the start will require polyphonic which the FI can't do (but the SY-1 maybe able to manage)? PS it is the speed of tracking on the buzzy / hard-sync that is key point here, I don't doubt for a moment that the FI can do the core sound.

Not quite. A keyboard synth will already get you there - that is the gold standard. The challenge is for a bass synth to get us close. HX Stomp doesn't have a hope, but @Quatschmacher maybe able to get to something pretty close on the FI

PS what was particularly valuable was getting glowing feedback from two of the Ken Smith owners who had moved theirs on (for perfectly legit reasons) - and who clearly had no axe to grind. But were still raving about how fantastic their KS's had been. That counted for a lot to me. Anyway we digress. This wasn't meant to be a KS appreciation thread

Ok misunderstood what you meant (apologies). Yes true. However, it's great to get a steer from folk who's views you rate and who have lived with certain gear for a while. Although having said that I went against the views of a couple of my BC buddies, recently, and got myself a Spector...tbf I did try before I bought. You're right though, at the end of the day there is no substitute for seeing if it works for us.

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