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Al Krow

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  1. Al Krow
    @Chaosanator (& @neepheid!) - spectacular finishes!
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    Happy to get the ball rolling... My best purchase, for yet another year running, is a bass. A lovely Yamaha BB2005 which I was able to buy off a fellow BC'er a few months back. It almost instantly won me over as an incredibly good bass and a lovely "budget" replacement for my BB NE2 which I had moved on as it wasn't getting much use. I posted a fairly detailed review of it on the Yamaha thread if you want to delve further. In truth, my choice was a complete toss up between the BB 2005 and a fantastic Elrick Evo 5 which I was fortunate to be able to buy off @Sibob in the summer. But given how much less the BB 2005 was in price terms, that edged for me - it's always a treat when a relatively modestly priced piece of kit holds its own with gear costing several times more.
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    Following on from the same topic we've successfully run since 2018 - a chance for some useful hints and tips with Black Friday and Xmas goodies still ahead, and, of course, nothing to stop us changing our minds between now and year end! As with previous years, the only "house rules" are that it's bass gear and something you bought (or at least arrived) in 2021. Here's last year's thread as a reminder of some of the goodies we bought then. And definitely post your GAS inducing pics please!
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    Been almost a year since the last post on here (for understandable reasons!) but it would be great to give this thread a bump and see and hear a few more of you in action!
  5. Al Krow
    Nice! Welcome to the club! @bubinga5you've had some fantastic high-end basses. Will be good to hear how your 434 stacks up against them.
  6. Al Krow
    Loved this demo! @0175westwood29 are you able to get something similar on bass?
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    It was great!! But not actually my gig...went up to see 24 Karat @bassfan's band playing a pub gig near Colchester, with a fellow BC'er, and what a treat! It was lovely to meet his bandmates, whom I've heard a lot about over the past few years, in person - really nice crew. The set-up was...well err "luxurious" is probably the best description!. The band all go through a meaty PA, including a high-end electric drum kit, with a pair of 15" tops and a pair of subs which delivered a fabulous tight but powerful low-end of club level quality and they had also set up a full lighting rig (which my lot would only roll out for functions rather than pub gigs), and Paul's Berg bass rig, which was pretty much being used as his stage monitor in addition to everyone having in-ears, would put most back-lines to shame. Needless to say the band sounded great. It was also nice to hear a whole different set of covers than my lot play - over a 2 hour set there were at most a couple of 'overlapping' songs. I also loved the way the set flowed - guitarist had all his patches set up on a full-fat Helix floor so could scroll effortlessly through the set with little "dead air time" vs the pedal board tap dancing between songs. And what topped it all off was rediscovering that you don't need a second mortgage to buy a drink when you're not in Central London!
  8. Al Krow
    Yep the 5110 had a great rep. I think powered PA speakers are now starting to (rightly) make serious in-roads into the bass combo market.
  9. Al Krow
    👍 ^^ And (as @ bassman7755 will already know!) it's also got a very decent LED tuner and comes with built in drum machine for home practice plus an excellent headphone amp if you fancy doing "silent" practice. That's ignoring its day job capability as a multifx. All for £65 new...say no more!
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    Speaking of on-stage monitors @steve-norris an active PA monitor could actually be a very good value solution, for what you're after, particularly if you're pairing with a pre-amp pedal or a even a cheap multifx. like the Zoom B1-4, which has multiple pre-amp sims available. E.g. an Alto TS 308 will give you all the power you need and comes in below £250.
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    I had one a few years back. Tone was nothing to write home about (you're not going to get a great speaker at that price point) and it definitely needed an extension cab at band rehearsals but overall pretty good for the money and "fortunately" the one on here has sold otherwise I'd be tempted to get it back as a portable on-stage monitor.
  12. Al Krow
    Btw, seriously nice board, socks, ahh both... 😁
  13. Al Krow
    Plus these 3 new modes compared to the SY-1: dual - combines lead & pad sweep noise Particularly interested in what these 3 new modes deliver. @Woodinblack - for completeness, I should add there also appears to be an additional (and important) resonance parameter on the SY-200 which can be tweaked (and stored) in addition to the existing tone / depth which are already available on the SY-1; plus MIDI which was a particular draw for @0175westwood29
  14. Al Krow
    Another one in the FS on at the same price if your prefer a different colour: Spector Spectorcore Fretless 5 string - Basses For Sale
  15. Al Krow
    Music becoming a universal language without borders? Now there's a thought...
  16. Al Krow
    Amazing post - thanks Russ! Just one factual point to correct: "The Shures are still a single driver in the lows." That's certainly true of the 215 / 315. However the 535 has a triple driver with twin mid/bass drivers and a dedicated tweeter, which I guess is why Rik considered them to be quite a step up from the 215/315.
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    Promises, promises 😁
  18. Al Krow
    If you could organise Deutchexit before you sell, that would be very helpful 😁
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    Ah fair enough forgot Andy is in Manchester. Well in that case, he doesn't necessarily need to get by Friday - Plan B is I've got a daughter up at uni up there and I'm sure we can coordinate something. So a couple of options for Andy. But he may, of course, do the sensible thing and pass on this one...
  20. Al Krow
    Well that's very much my (and @Reggaebass's!) manor, so I could collect on the way to Colchester Friday evening.
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    Andy if you really want this - shout and I could potentially collect for you (provided it's not in deepest darkest S London which can be a 3 hour round trip!!) and then drop off with @bassfan on Friday night (I'm going to see his band play and get a decent burger at the same time...). I think you and he are then not too far apart?
  22. Al Krow
    Russ - this makes very good sense, particularly if you're starting from scratch. But if you've already got a Shure 215 or 315, then that's a "sunk cost". The next decision would be to step up to a 535 (£179 whilst stocks last, they've been discontinued) or head up to a UE6 at £600+ Out of interest have you tried the 535s? I was encouraged by @Rik (ESA)'s comments that the 535s were "excellent for listening to music if you get the seal just right." And I'm aware of a couple of other BC'ers using them and finding them very decent. Obviously he rates the UE6 as being a further big step up.
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    Phil - been catching up on this thread and playing catch up more generally as you will have spotted from the FRFR thread! As you rightly advised on there, Step 1 is about getting a decent digital mixer and I suspect we're about to follow you down the RCF M18 path. My takeaway from this thread is that compared to the "staple" brand of the Behringer XR18, the M18 has: a less steep learning curve / more "plug and play"; app a little less glitchy on the RCF than the Behringer; (much) better router (can fix this by plugging an external router for the Behringer); can control via your phone (as you can the Behringer I assume?) The key benefits of the Behringer XR18: (much) better multi-track recording unit; steeper learning but more options once you've got to grips with it; better if you're going to fully mic-up the drum kit. I only really had one further question about the RCF M18, but I think you've answered it when you said: "The phone app for mixing your own monitor mix is faultless and it's all just so easy". I take that to mean each band member (up to 6) can have their own tailored mix so the singers can boost the vocals and bass players can give more weight to the backline and drums etc.?
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    Cheers Rik, just the small matter of how much the UE6s are! £615 - and that's the base case without any optional extras. But if they really are in a different league, then I guess I'll just need to sell a spare bass that's not getting used too much 😄 In the meantime, interesting / useful that you noticed a very significant step up from the Shure 215s --> 535s. I guess a further question for @dave_bass5 is how good are the MEE's at ear protection against ambient noise? The Shures apparently reduce ambient noise by 37dB which provides very welcome ear protection and is pretty much what I've been using my 315s for up till now.
  25. Al Krow
    MEE audio - MX3 Pro Hybrid Triple-Driver - these, right Dave? (I was thrown by your reference to MME, which I assume is a typo?)
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