Frank Blank

I think I’m quoting another BassChatter here when I say it seems to have a couple of meanings to different people but to me (and do excus e my not very technical lay-person’s explanation here) it is about traditional bass amps and cabs having a very ‘coloured’ output, so you might want a truer idea of what your instrument really sounds like without the ‘colour’. Some powered PA speakers give such a ‘colourless’ sound, if not completely ‘colourless’ then close, certainly closer than a traditional amp/cab setup. Also, once you start exploring this avenue you might (or might not) be persuaded that actually such a powered PA speaker might be able to completely replace an amp/cab rig. I have done this recently and I’m not going back. Like @Bridgehouse, I now play my bass through a preamp into a powered PA speaker and when I gig I send a DI from the PA speaker to the desk. The forty pages of discussion on the Interesting FRFR thread has radically changed my approach to amplification in all scenarios, a complete game changer for me.

Full Range Flat Response, see...

@CameronJ & @lemmywinks. Have just sat down for a more educated hours playing through the Fishman into the K12.2 using the Bass Amp preset and at Instrument level. It sounds great, I think I was just freaked out initially by just how loud it was so I was assuming I’d got it on an incorrect setting.

Oh yes, just sat down for an hour playing through the new rig, it is glorious.

@lemmywinks I just noticed the Catbus on your icon, good move.

Thank you Sir.

Cheers dude.

Fishman output is -∞ to +6dBV 1k Ohms

You so do.

Jesus, they do say RTFM. This is from the QSC K12.2 manual... ...so if passive instruments go into the Instrument input I’m assuming that active instruments or the output from my Fishman pre amp (with either an active or passive instrument inputting it) go into the Line input?

Welcome to the dark side... I too am wondering about the line/instrument level, looking forward to someone far more technically knowledgeable to enlighten me.

Hey Paul *waves*

I thought it was a Christopher Guest film...

Just finished, catch it on iPlayer. Quite the most hilarious thing I’ve seen for ages.

That is glorious...

Seriously, is anyone watching the Bros documentary on BBC4 at the moment. It is absolute hilarity gold, really, seriously, tune in.

It just has very serious look that says “I am capable of knocking down buildings”.

As much as the FRFR solution is (imho) very much about hearing one’s instrument without the colour certain amps and cabs give to it, for me the weight and size issue was hugely important. The K12.2 rattles my house just nicely! I think you are being wise not putting all your eggs in one basket. I looked. It reminds me of a rig I used in a thrash band I was in. There is a hugely heavy Acoustic (as in the make) head and cab at one of the venues I play at that I deeply covet, if I thought they’d sell it to me I’d buy it in a heartbeat, but, I don’t think I’d use it if I got it home, nonetheless, for some reason, I still want it.

I don’t think that’s going to happen, having just gone over to using a K12.2 myself I get the distinct feeling it’s a a one way street once you’re converted.

As I was typing it I was (genuinely) thinking I’m becoming a bit of a pain in the behind convert zealot, although this is an ideal time to go FRFR I also think it’s possibly time for me to shut up about it. I haven’t seen his latest acquisition but heading over now.

*waves*

You do realise this is your chance to change your bass life forever and move over to an FRFR solution?

A band I used to work for back in the 90s, Collapsed Lung, small but sold out crowd of 100, great vibe, great band. Here’s the rig...

*waves*

Hello!