dave_bass5

We went back and used room 7 last week. What a difference. Costs more and was overkill for us (and bass player didn’t turn up) but keys were better. in one of my other bands we rehearse in the singer's living room. I’m on bass in this one. The bass combo is siting in his conservatory while the rest of us are in the living room, full drum kit and small amps. We get a really nice vibe and surprisingly good mix.

Had our first gig at the Walthamstow Trade hall last night. Odd one. Great crowd, dancing all night. A few minor mistakes, and two big ones (singer couldn't pitch Valerie and stopped the song saying the bass player was in the wrong key lol). My IEM set up was problematic, but im glad i took a lot of extra gear to ensure I had what I needed. Hopefully going back next year.

Depending on the iPad, you might not need to use the adapter. I don’t bother with mine, and can get a 2/12 hour gig recorded without turning the iPad off after soundcheck with well over 40% at the end of the night still left. With a 4 hour rehearsal doing the same thing I get about 60% remaining battery. It might be worth trying a USB-C to USB-B cable to see if that works before getting another adapter. As far as I know Apple dont do a cheap one for USB-C. Other than that, use a small powered hub.

Weight – 10lbs7oz/4.7kgs is counted as heavy for some.

ive recorded a few of our gigs from our XR18 to Cubasis on my iPad Pro. In theory it should work well, no drivers needed and iPad picked up the XR18 instantly In practice Cubasis turned out to be a real POS and I won't touch it again. Before the first gig I had created a channel with the correct wiring etc. I duplicated this to end up with 14 channels, and yet only the first would accept the XR18 input. I had changed and double checked the others were set to receive input on different inputs. i had it all set up correctly, and yet I only got a recording from the iPads mic. Cubasis was showing all 14 channels were getting inputs from the mixer. Second time it did work, but it was touch and go. Third time I reused the previous project and got no input from the XR18 at all. I deleted all the channels and recreated them, and then it worked. These days I use Logic. I pay for it as and when I need it (it's on a per month subscription). Its got its issues as well, but its a lot more stable.

Have a look at the Sire sandblasted basses if you want light. Fenders etc can all vary as well. I have a Squier CV Jazz which is just over 9lbs, but that’s a 4 string.

Just be aware that's its quite heavy. Other than that, the Sire's are very well respected on here . I had one of the first ones. Other than weight it was fantastic.

Yeah, maybe not too obvious, but it was a joke. That's a really good price, id have gone for that over the Amazon price myself, although the 5 months interest free was really helpful.

It was a joke

Mine have just gone back to Amazon…..🤣

Ive used my A58's for 3 gigs so far. Not one issue. Very pleased with them.

I dont have a problem with flipping per say, but I know for a fact two of my basses have been resold on here over the years, at a higher cost that I sold them for (no issue), but as immaculate/no issues etc. When I sell something im pretty up front with any issues, and I price my gear to reflect this. It bothers me that someone has read my post, brought the item and then listed it with no mention of the issues and priced it higher. That to me is not on, but its also frowned on if mentioning these issues in someone else's sale, which I find frustrating.

Damn. I looked at that list, praying they wouldn't have the only bass I would consider buying, and yep, there it was. Happily its still more expensive than anywhere else so no go for me.

I did a small gig on Sat with just my GP-5. AMPEG Nam and footswtich turning on and off a Drive FX. I didnt even use the Chocolate foot switch as I didn't feel I needed any other FX. So impressed I can see me sticking with that for a while. Famous last words I know.

Couldn't agree more. Utter, utter garbage.