King Tut

I've got a couple of gigs coming up on EUB, and I might be doing some singing. Using a mic on a stand with EUB is a bit of a bugger, and I have an old Senheiser Freeport wireless headset system knocking about. It works on 863 - 865 mhz. I think this is still legal but i know there's been some radio frequency jiggery pokery going on over the last couple years. Anyone know if this'll be any good to use, or whether I'll be picking up peeps phone calls mid gig? If you're using stuff on that frequency with no problems currently, I'd love for you to reassure me! Colin

Just bought a neck from Dan. Transaction was trouble free. It came expertly packed and was in better condition than expected. Deal with confidence!

I use one of these for pub gigs. 19.5 kg and surprisingly pokey! If you can get over the 'B' word! http://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_b1200d_pro.htm?sid=5b9a588aea71a2c322159375e71d0e7a

[quote name='King Tut' timestamp='1457588140' post='2999860'] I just received one of the t bone 75 sets. I bought a base set and an extra belt pack for the drummer. Really disappointed with it. The vocals don't come through too bad but the bass seems to carry a hiss with it that I could never live with in a gigging situation. I've messaged thomann to see if this is normal or if the unit's faulty. Disappointed :-( Our guitarist has the gear for music set that he seems quite pleased with except for the fact that when you give it a mono send, as out aux outs are, he only receives a signal in one ear. How would I go about fixing this? Could I rewire a stereo lead somehow? [/quote] Thomann's reply: Dear Colin, thank you for your enquiry. I am afraid that the disturbing sounds you get are normal in the price range of the IEM 75. So if you are not satisfied with it, I recommend to get a In Ear of higher quality. If you want to return the IEM 75, please contact our international customer care:

Cheers guys. Colgraff, how do you find the bass sound on the gfm kit?

I just received one of the t bone 75 sets. I bought a base set and an extra belt pack for the drummer. Really disappointed with it. The vocals don't come through too bad but the bass seems to carry a hiss with it that I could never live with in a gigging situation. I've messaged thomann to see if this is normal or if the unit's faulty. Disappointed :-( Our guitarist has the gear for music set that he seems quite pleased with except for the fact that when you give it a mono send, as out aux outs are, he only receives a signal in one ear. How would I go about fixing this? Could I rewire a stereo lead somehow?

Nice . . . . . My favourite jap Jazz was once sold but is now back in the fold. Happy days!

I was lucky enough to be selected as one of the beta testers. I put the strings on last weekend and have played three gigs with them since. I've strung them onto a Japanese Fender 62 reissue Jazz that's been modified, most significantly with SD Quarter Pounders and Badass II Bridge. I find testing strings quite difficult as a fresh set of strings always sound awesome compared to well used strings and in the real world it's not always realistic for a consumer to do proper A/B tests. I'm used to using either 100 or 105 pro steels or 100 EXP coated Nickel Strings, or Thomastic flats. All gigs were played with a GK MB500, Zoom B1on and the second two I had a graphic eq in the chain. The first two gigs were played through two Eden 1x12 cabs, the third through a Nemesis 4 x 10. Initial impressions - Taking them out of the packet, sealed factory fresh as always, the strings felt smooth, almost slippery, and I had to check that they weren't coated. The wind is nice - almost has a slight ground wound feel to it which makes them a quite a fast and comfortable string to play. Putting them on, they seemed compliant, and i didn't have to fight the strings at all to get them on. As you's expect from Nickel strings, they don't have that horrible brittle clang to them that new stainless strings can have. Having said that, when popped, they do cut through nicely, however there seems to be some natural compression in them that equalises volume when slapping, so I think these could appeal quite well to slap/funk players who are looking for something with a bit of body to their sound whilst retaining a crisp and authoritative cutting edge. As far as tuning stability is concerned, to be honest, I never noticed a great deal of difference to what I'm used to. Having said that, I'm pretty active and aggressive on stage so it's inevitable that I'm gonna have to make some tuning adjustments between sets. I struggled with my tone at the first gig - the one the video is taken from, but this was nothing to do with the strings, more because I didn't have an eq in my chain. Things improved the second night where I could fine tune using a graphic. The third night, I had my big cab and my sound really came to life. Rolling off the tone and using the front pickup, I had a solid and full bottom end for 'I Shot The Sheriff'. Tone full on and front pickup and she growled for England for 'I Fought The law'. Burping over the back pickup I had all the twang I needed for 'Psycho Killer' and kicking a boost in, I just loved the bass figure that sits behind the solo on 'All Right Now' - proper piano string tone. Sustain was great - I think improved over other D'addario strings I've played. The smooth feel also helped reduce finger noise which is a benefit when playing quieter stuff. I noticed this particularly on the first gig where we played metallics's 'and nothing else matters' and I double the arpeggio during the verses. I loved these strings, particularly through my bigger rig. Below is a video from the first night - only recorded via the camera's built in mic but sounds OK! [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzrh2FdcshQ&feature=youtu.be"]https://www.youtube....eature=youtu.be[/url]

Might help to say where you're based :-)

I usually use pro steels on my Jazz. Would love to beta test a set of 45-100's. I'm gigging regularly so would give them a great workout! What a cracking opportunity!