David Cook

I am about to show my ignorance so bear with. If you don’t have an amp or at least a monitor how do you hear yourself? I do own a Line 6 bass pod live and a couple of di pedals that will send a signal to the desk but I am still competing with a keyboard monitor, a guitar amp and mics with monitors plus a drummer. Is it a case of all go amp less or no one does plus ditch the drummer lol

I’ve read the whole thread and am really surprised that no one has mentioned an Orange AD200 B mk3. I am not really qualified to join the thread as I have only ever owned 3 amps. Started with a Laney Linebacker, with hindsight poor, Currently a Fender Rumble 100 mainly for rehearsal and again not that good as I find the sound very ‘boxy’. Its redeeming feature is it is as light as a feather. But!!!!!! Orange AD200 B mk3 , what more could anyone want, simple to use, enough power to fill any room, fantastic tone. One I will never sell.

Thanks all for responding. I guess, Simon, it is something I will have to live with. If the bass was to be boosted to a level people listening to FB could detect then people in the room would hear it too loud and out of balance. I guessed it must be something to do with frequency I will hook up my headphones Paul and give it a go.

Thanks for your replies. Firstly I am listening to the Facebook playback on my laptop and from our church Facebook page. What other ways are there to listen to Facebook other than by using headphones ? I'm not sure about the mix that goes to Facebook, this I will need to ask. I am definitely in the PA mix as my amp is really only for personal monitoring. My wife has told me she can hear me coming from the speakers on her side of the room (opposite to where the band sets up). I think you probably identified the issue with how FB is receiving the mix. The tech on the desk is by no means professional but has been doing the job for many years. I think he gets the room mix ok but we have only been live on Facebook since after the second lockdown and maybe he hasn't sussed this out.

Hi, I play bass in the church worship band. We do not meet in what might be called a traditional church but in a room within the community centre. There is a drummer, keyboard player, lead guitar, rhythm guitar and at least two singers. The signals from all amps and mics are sent to a sound tech at the desk and then to the main speaker system in the room. Our meetings are streamed live on Facebook. People in the congregation say they can clearly hear the bass during the meeting but when I listen back to the service on Facebook I cannot hear the bass. Is this to do with the frequency emitted? I can hear all of the other instruments.

Thanks both for your replies. Somethings to try.

Hi Cygnus x-1. Can't give any advice on value or where to advertise etc. I would say though that only sell if you really need to. I was diagnosed with the big C 7 years ago, when I searched the internet, don't do it, the prognosis for my condition was 2 yrs. I go every 3 months for consultations, and have just moved from 6 monthly to annual PET scans. Every day I play my basses before I go downstairs after getting up. It is a great relief. I have subscribed to a couple of online teachers and am following their courses.

Hope this is the right place to put this mods. I have bought a Fender rumble 100 just for rehearsals. Last night was playing a song where I was moving from an E at the 7th fret of A string to a G on the 10th fret of same string. The volume made a dramatic jump almost boomy ," band leader kept saying' turn down, turndown even more'. I was then losing volume of the E note. I was playing with my EB Stingray. Now I have found the Rumble to be 'Boomy" anyway. Any ideas folks what could be happening. Thanks in advance.

I put a John East pre amp into my EB Musicman Stingray 3 band eq about 8 yrs ago, kept the original but never swapped back. Lots of versatility. Easy to fit although when I did mine, following the instructions to the letter, it said I should have a green wire last to connect but all I had was a black wire. I knew where it must go so fit it. Everything fine. I emailed JE and he said ‘ Sorry, we knew about that, but haven’t changed the instruction sheet yet’.

Thanks all for your valued inputs. Just to clarify pete.young it is not an acoustic bass I have but a Gibson SJ 200 acoustic with an aftermarket Fishman Matrix Blend fitted with an under saddle pickup and a goose neck mic. I have tried running this to to our desk from a wedge monitor. The sound man says he has no control over my signal which through his headphones sound loud and boomy. Hence my purchase of the Rumble to double up for bass duties and for when I play acoustic. After ordering the 'Wine Cellar' I remembered that I had a Samson MDA 1 passive di box lurking in the back of a cupboard, obviously not used for some time. I always ask my wife 'Could you hear me today?" She invariably says no. I am competing with a lead guitar with the cab miked, a drummer, a keyboard and always two but sometimes three singers . Our service always gets transmitted out on Facebook. When I listen back I can never hear myself. Lots to tinker with.

Hi Downunderwonder. Thanks for taking the time to reply. I don't know the answer to your question but I have read somewhere that although you can run acoustics to bass amps which I have done with my Orange and it sounds good, in the case of a Rumble, which some people say already gives a 'wooly' 'empty box' sound the EQ can't get a very good acoustic sound. You will have guessed that I haven't actually tried it yet as the Rumble is brand new and was delivered to my sons house, so not got it home yet.

Hi all, just about to show my ignorance. I’m not at all technical which you will see. I can no longer carry my Orange AD200 long story ,and neither can my wife so that is confined to the bedroom. I still play in church and have bought a Rumble 100 for both rehearsal and use in the services. I don’t always play bass as we have another bassist but when I’m not bassing I play my electro acoustic. I have read that a box is needed in front of the rumble as it’s not great with an acoustic straight in. I have bought a Caline CP 60 (wine cellar) just to try. It hasn’t arrived yet. This is a long winded way of saying Do I take a line out of the Wine Cellar to the desk or do I take it from the Rumble to the desk? I only really need the Rumble for my own monitor.

Thanks both for taking the time to respond. Sorry iconic, can't remember which video it was, I look at so many!!! I think it could have been a Dan Hawkins one. I understand what you say Oomo. I was just curious about the notion that so many songs incorporate the Dorian mode. I am just trying to branch out a little from chord tones and pentatonics which I know all work well.

Thanks to you all for your contributions. The comments have been a real education for me. I will certainly try the options given and hear what sounds best in any given situation. In my original question I thought that there may be just one answer ie: When a dominant chord comes along you play the b7 but I was obviously wrong.

Hi Hope this isn't a daft question but! When you are following a chord sheet and say a C dominant 7(C7) comes along but there isn't much space within the music, ie 1 beat ,before the next chord change comes along. How do you show the correct flavour of the chord ? Do you play a B flat or stick to the root ie C and let the other instruments play the C7 chord. Thanks