Al Krow
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@pn_daythat's a beauty!
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Two wonderfully talented musicians performing the same song. The first amazing original penned by a phenomenally talented musician; the second a cover - not better, but also beautiful. RIP both x
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So you've not lost faith in the U4s then? Good to hear! U4 transmitter plus 2 receivers is actually one of the purchase options. Makes good sense if two band members are happy to have the same mix eg a full band mix.
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Just putting this out there as a possibility, given I'm a bit of a fan of the Boss WL-20 wireless for bass these days (having previously been a Smooth-hound wireless fanboi). The Boss WL-30 and/or Xvive U3 - could these simply be used in reverse to provide the transmitter / receiver base for a wireless IEM set up? Would they be any good? Is that effectively all the Xvive U4 is doing?
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Yeah agreed. I think the compact form & ease of use of the Xvive U4s has a lot to recommend and would be a great way for the band to dip their toes into a wireless IEM set up. If they like it and if we've managed to break into the higher end function-band work we're looking to target in 2023 then I'm sure it will be an easier conversation with them about upgrading our sound and light system in 12 months' time. Thanks, as ever, for all your help and support buddy and to the other contributors on this thread, much appreciated!
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Thanks - that's the review I'd come across also, which had sparked my interest. I'll put it back on my radar then 😊 I was particularly liking the ability to send two separate (effectively mono) signals to two separate belt packs from one transmitter see 18.00+ - but I'm guessing that's not particularly unusual (and something we can also do on the LD MEI 1000 G2)? Not sure that is something the Xvive U4 is going to permit, but I'd need to check. The price ranges on these from Aliexpress is huge - the 830-866MHZ is on at £182 and the 626‑662MHz at just £94. But I think from what you're saying we'd need to go for the 830-866 Mhz option at which point there's not going to be too much in it between that and the LD MEI 1000 G2 set up - and would it be fair to assume the LD is the significantly better quality piece of kit?
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@EBS_freak came across these: ANLEON WIRELESS S3 - Wireless In-Ear Monitor System Any good? Comparable on paper to the LD MEI 1000 G2 and potentially better than the Xvive U4? Seem to be available from Aliexpress from some sellers for < £100, which seems amazingly good value. Two frequency ranges seem to be available 518 to 554 Mhz and 626 to 662 Mhz - are either / both legal in the UK?
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Haha, welcome to the club! It's a bit Hotel California-esque once you've checked in, though! When you say the J pup sounds "thin" is there a volume drop when you switch between the P and J pups? If so, I found that easily fixed by adjusting the pup heights, as you're prob already v familiar with. Totally agree about the P+J being a great combination working together. I actually went the whole hog for a few songs that needed a punchy deep low end from the low B string e.g. Uptown Funk - that's where I felt the solo J shone through in getting the bottom end to cut through and not get lost in the mix.
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How does a stinker differ from a stonker? Is it anything to do with the i/o? Just asking for a friend.
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Nah, rekindling a love of gigging (whilst continuing to use your Bugera Veyron amp) and developing a taste for Fender (style) basses is not the worst thing you could be doing by a long way, haha! Hmmm, what might "worse" really look like? Let's maybe start with deciding that you actually prefer playing a triangle, solo, on street corners, and have given up being in a band to do so...
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Just picked up the cheaper, but still very lovely, of my two gigging basses which I thought I'd give a spin at tomorrow night's gig, after a few weeks not playing it. Funny how quickly you get used to an instrument you've been regularly playing and forget the quirks of any you've not...that also happen to any of you? In particular, what planet did Yamaha think it was a good idea to wire up the tone controls on this model: bass, treble, mids rather than treble, mids, bass like everyone else? I've put some stickers on to remind me 😁
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Will it be obvious if they are fakes?
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Thanks so much for this! Just put in my first AliExpress order - got a set of ZS10 Pro's for the band and total cost less than a single Shure SE 215. PS @Chienmortbb as an AliExpress newbie, grateful if you could confirm if I should be expecting to pay import handling and VAT on top or is the price I've just paid an all-in price?
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As someone who's been following this thread since it started 3 1/2 years ago when you were in a covers band, I wonder if it's maybe time to update the title to - "I used to hate gigging...but I've seen the light and actually mostly enjoy gigging now, provided I don't have to do it too often." or, more simply, just: "I used to hate gigging." 😊
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Spare ticket for Matt Johnson at Pizza Express London tonight.
Al Krow replied to Quatschmacher's topic in General Discussion
Sorry Peter, I've only just seen this. For some reason I don't seem to get notifications when I'm "paged". Would love to go another time. -
This deserves a plug for being such a fun cover! I mean bass players do wear shades indoors, don't we?! And the vacant-stare heavy metal hairdo guitarist was just perfect.
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Ooor... you could get a Nano+?
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Ah cool, thanks. Yeah, if we get 2 to 3 years decent use out of them (we'll be gigging pretty much weekly in 2023) then they will have given us good use - I love the hassle-free compact form factor they provide and the fact that they are a reasonably priced.
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Ah ok, that puts a very different spin on it ie stopped working after 18 months having been dropped several times vs being a new set out of the bag, which is what I initially thought. Ok, they're back on my agenda - particularly as Dave's replacements also seem to be working fine.
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Hmmm, that's interesting. Sounds like a not great QC on this Xvives then. Shame - they look very neat. Was wondering whether the Rodes, which Russ mentioned above, might actually be an outright alternative to the Xvive U4s for wireless IEMs (I believe they can be used both for mono and stereo) - but he did mention line of sight limitations plus they're also 2.4 GHz.
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Tech 21 YYZ?
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Be amazing if MB gave us the option of which head we had in the combos. I've asked them if they would consider doing that, but they obviously see it as a less smart move than me, haha!
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Kinda shame, the now discontinued Little Marcus head had finally nailed it for me in terms of EQ centre points: ULTRALOW: Level ±16 dB (Freq. 65Hz) LOW: Level ±16 dB (Freq. 180Hz) MID: Level ±16 dB (Freq. 500 Hz) HIGH MID: Level ±16 dB (Freq. 1.4 KHz) HIGH: Level ±16 dB (Freq. 3.8 KHz) OLD SCHOOL: Variable LOW PASS From 20KHz to 200Hz MILLERIZER: 5-12 KHz BAND PASS Filter (Level 0 /+10 dB) But then maybe Marcus Miller knows a thing or two about getting a great bass sound, eh?
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Punchy! North of £1k for the new range combos.
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Anyone had a chance to try out the MB 58R CMD121 Pure? Liking the spec a lot, particularly the sub 10kg weight & 300W (500W with an extension cab) power, and a much better set of EQ centre points on the amp-head vs the old LM II/IIIs, other than the treble which is still at 10kHz, which seems a little high still to be usable. Choking on the list price though!
