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We've used the XR18 for many years now, can't recommend it enough. Definitely get an external router for it though!

Nux Mighty Plug or the Pro version are fantastic - plug straight into your bass, headphones plug into the Nux. You can then steam tunes/backing tracks to it via Bluetooth and play along to them. There's loads of amp/cab and effects models built in too.

I love them, I use them mainly with a 5 piece indie pub covers band and we run a silent stage with everything through the PA (bass and guitars DId and e drums) and they handle everything brilliantly. Every now and again I get a hankering for a sub, but this is usually when we've not gigged for a while, and as soon as we gig again I realise it would be overkill for the venues we're playing. I've not tried an outdoor gig with just the 935s and no sub, but I've never felt they lack anything for an indoor gig. I've only gigged them in linear mode and we have them pole mounted.

A real revelation for me was moving to a thinner, more flexible pick. I've always been a fingerstyle player, but have tried briefly a couple of times over the years to play with a pick. As it's a bass I thought I needed a really thick inflexible pick and never got on with it, and stupidly never tried anything else. Recently again I needed to use a pick for a couple of songs and I think on the back of something I read on here, I bought a multipack of Dunlop picks. I've now found I get on best with the orange .60 and particularly the red .50 ones. I'm still rubbish with a pick, but much better than I was!

Carlos is a great guy to deal with, thanks for a very smooth transaction!

Stew is a great guy to deal with, thanks for a very smooth transaction!

How long do you think the one you haven't played for the longest time has sat untouched? I'm curious whether you try and get round them all, or if there are some that never get used?

I think the original was so named because it combined an analogue cab SIM and amPLIFIER.

That's amazing! Great work!

Drummer's hihat/snare side as a few others have said.

Could you not just soundcheck and save that as a scene, then pull all your FoH faders to zero bar 17/18 and save that as another scene?

I've used the WS90 for about 6 months now with zero drop outs or other issues, they're a bit bigger than I was expecting but perform brilliantly. That's alongside a guitarist's Xvive guitar wireless and three Xvive monitors (though they're all 2.4GHz), plus the router for our XAir and all the audience's devices.

I did something massively original this week, and bought some new gear that I didn't really need as I fancied a change, only to discover that it wasn't anywhere near as good as my current gear. The tips on my Future Sonics G10s have become loose over time, culminating in one staying in my ear when I took the earphone out just before the first set on Saturday. I then dropped it when pulling it out, delaying the first set for about 5 mins while I scrabbled round on my hands and knees looking for a black headphone tip on a black carpet on a very dimly lit stage... So instead of doing the sensible thing and buying some new tips, gas took over and I remembered how long I'd spent perusing Crinacle's IEM rankings previously. https://crinacle.com/rankings/iems/ The Linsoul 7Hz Timeless had jumped out at me as being very favourably reviewed for a reasonable price, and I've fancied giving them a try for a while now (even though I love the sound of the Future Sonics). They arrived yesterday and I spent a while A/B ing them, only to decide that I much prefer the Future Sonics. They just have such an incredible, punchy bottom end - nothing else I've tried has come anywhere close. They're only a single (dynamic) driver, but I've never felt the mids or highs are lacking either. Which begs the obvious question...! Anyway, I'd love to say lesson learned, but we all know that's not true. Best bit is I later found more of the aftermarket tips I'd bought for the FS in my drawer, and they're now good as new. tl/dr: If you're after some very reasonably priced IEMs, give these a go https://www.spectrumseries.biz/ They blow me away! And I love these £3.50 tips. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06X3ZKQPQ/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item

Apologies if this is slightly off topic, but as others have said, I can't encourage you enough to go down the in-ears route - both for the ability to hear yourself/quality of tone, but also from a hearing protection angle too. You can spend an unlimited amount of money on IEMs, but equally you can give it a go for very little money. My first setup was a little Rolls box https://rolls.com/product/PM50s (though I'm sure there's loads of alternatives these days) which has two inputs - you feed your bass signal into one channel and an 'everything else' or FoH mix or headphone out signal from whatever mixing desk you use into the other channel. You can then just mix your bass louder or quieter against everything else to suit. Headphones wise you can spend anywhere from £20 up to thousands, but up to a certain extent you get what you pay for. A really good cheap 'toe in the water' option are the KZ ZS10s which are £35 and a lot of people seem to like https://www.amazon.co.uk/Linsoul-KZ-ZS10-Earphones-Detachable-Black/dp/B07QKYTGH9 Switching to IEMs was an absolute game changer for me, and I managed to convince my band to go ampless and run a silent stage a few years ago now, so everything goes through the PA. With the right mixer everyone has individual control of their own mix, there are no amp volume wars so it's a far better sound out front for the audience, and no one goes deaf!

I've gone back from my Cosmic Ears (I think only 3 drivers) that I've used for years to using a pair of Future Sonic G10s which are just a generic fit, but have a 10mm dynamic driver. I don't know whether the Cosmic Ears model I went for (must be pushing 10 years ago now if not longer) aren't high enough spec, or if it's a dynamic driver vs balanced armature thing, but with the Future Sonics the bass is just so much fuller and sounds fantastic. I'm constantly flip flopping backwards and forwards between deciding to invest serious cash in a new pair of high spec customs, or just carrying on with the G10s. Ive been loking at all the usual suspects, but my experience with Cosmic Ears has meant im only looking at makes/models that include at least one dynamic driver for the low end. Im aware I might be maligning all balanced armatures based on very limited exposure though. Future Sonics also do a dynamic driver custom mould IEM, which unlike a lot of the other more well known companies is just one big driver. They've got the usual impressive list of clients, but obviously you've no way of knowing whether they were gifted a pair and never used them in anger, or thought they were the best thing since sliced bread!

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