Jack

When I had just started out I did, I put my Zoom 506ii in the loop of my 80w Crate combo. There's a loop. For effects. I should put my effects in there. Haven't used one for effects since though, I just don't see the point. As above though I do find them very useful for non-effects things, it's much more apt when they're labelled 'preamp out' and 'power amp in'.

We saw Frog Leap live in Scotland last year. Great show.

Obbm made me one. He still might if you ask really nicely.

I wonder if engaging phantom power is also adding more preamp gain? Not that it would be default, but you could certainly make an amp behave that way if you wanted. I've had a quick look at the manual and the phantom switch is right next to the mic/line switch. Is this the source of some confusion?

Ah, I think this is a big part of your issue. What sounds good solo does not always sound good in a mix, especially a dense rock mix. The opposite is also very much true.

Ooooh, where?

That's helpful. The other thing to think about is that most passive basses are slightly darker than most active basses just in general, so between that and rolling the tone back to half on the P it's probably just a sound that's too dark for you. Tone full, steel strings, play with a pick. It's punk rock man, Greg K didn't record that line with a subtly-finger-picked, fretless jazz bass with flatwounds did he?

How can we be on 3.0 already and still not have the Hartke 4x10"?

They do a few different sizes I think. Get in quick before politics gets in the way!

Not yet, but then I've only had them for a few gigs given that it's been lockdown all year. I am a little worried about the 5 or so biker rallies we play every year in big outdoor tents like the picture of the BF rig above, but in theory the (professionally provided) pa can handle those. I do maybe see a situation where I've got one wedge in front of me like normal and then another behind me being effectively a bass amp, but I haven't needed that yet. I'm very fortunate that both bands I play in have great PA systems (that I am the soundman of) and aren't overly loud. I mean, it's earplugs-required on both stages, but it's not like death metal loud. There's some weird forced perspective in that shot that make the speaker look huge but it's the same size as the stand. The stand itself is Thomann's rip off own brand version of the Auralex Gramma pad. My whole house is just raw floorboards and so having the wedge on an isolator really helps. In fact a christmas holiday project of mine is to redo the acoustic treatment in my office.

Don't think I ever posted my new rig in here actually. Same as the old rig in concept, just a lot smaller and easier to work with, which is very important given my incredible laziness. Out with the old full-fat Helix and Barefaced FR800s, in with the Stomp and (a pair of, if needed) QSC K12.2. I don't actually run the Stomp straight into the wedge normally (although it works fine for that), it usually goes to the XR18 we use as a desk so that I can add vocals, a hpf and any other eq the venue needs. So it's not a 'rig' so much as it's a picture of my pedalboard and stage monitor, but whatever.

Sorry if it wasn't obvious from the post (there was a smiley!) but I was being flippant, those cabs would be more than sufficient for any head I'm sure.

You know, some people complain that those WA heads are quiet. I don't suppose you've found that problem?

Those are not ports, those are holes. 😊

In sure with access to either photos or the original pedal James at Brightonion would be able to make a matching one. Every time I've spoken to him about custom work he's always game.

Look at it from the sides. Its the bottom box, the top box and the wedge triangle bit.

I LOVE Studiospares, I created the preamp thread and I have loads of their gear but it is definitely budget gear. How good are the speakers? Do you have any of the usual bc suspects to compare it to?

For rock music you'll want an SVT, although Ashdown will also work.

Then it's two cuboids and one triangular prism.

Or Newcastle...

Not to me. This is Basschat, a place where people talk about bass stuff. This thread is full of people doing just that.

This is a fire and ice thing. I know Didier makes fantastic products and those cabs are brilliant. Equally, I know that Bill is a true true expert and everything he says will be true. It's most likely about having different goals. Nothing that GSS make or do is supposed to be the pinnacle of loud or RAWK, it's all a lot more subtle stuff. Maybe those cabs really do have horrible bass extension, and that's the trade off for them being so small. I'll ask the local bassist (he's on a facebook group I frequent) if he'll drop in here. I've almost bought the cabs from him before.

@PatrickJ or indeed anybody else, are your synth patches up on custom tone? I'm another one who's struggling with synth.

Its not something I've experienced with my stomp, but on my full fat helix rack it just causes horrible noise. I used the xlrs on the rack to feed my stage and cabs and the 1/4" to a di for pa. Now I'm using a stomp and I don't have that option. On 75% of our gigs I'm the soundman so I just use a trs>xlr cable because I know phantom is off. On any gig where its not me I take a di. Just easier.