Bankai

I recall a band about ten years ago come to play a set at our (very) small local venue. It was just two guitarists and a drummer. They prided themselves on (their words) being the loudest band in the county. Each guitarist only had a 2x12 combo but set it at their feet running full volume straight into the first row of the audience. They cleared the venue (including me) within a minute, sadly to the detriment of the bands who were following them later in the evening. I wish I were the engineer that night because as you say, I’d have used a beer crate and angled those things back so they fired straight at their own head-height and no doubt things would have changed *very* quickly. Alas, the engineer appeased them and just raised everything else to match the guitar volume.

Better resale value if they didn’t work out. I don’t need custom and these give sufficient isolation and comfort for me.

Having previously owned the Shure se215, and se535, I recently upgraded to the se845. Wow, what a difference! Incredible reproduction of bass guitar as well as a soundstage far in excess of the other models. Quite the price jump but if you can justify it then I think it’s worth it.

I think his suggestion is that it’s quite common that venue sound engineers will use a DI box to take the signal before it goes into your amp. Usually because some people will apply very over the top EQ or Settings on the amp that make the DI signal not very usable .

How about a Barefaced 610?

No, you shouldn’t mix them like that.

Beat me to it. You’ve already got a pedal board so you might as well add the SFX at the very front of your chain as that’s absolutely the best HPF solution you can get.

Ibanez Promethean combo is an excellent option. Suitable for bedroom through to band rehearsals and very compact. Discontinued so reliant on finding one second hand.

I mean, technically the pre-amp is rackmounted

Does this count as a rackmount rig? If yes, then I still use one

My first bass (a Shine of unknown model) is in my loft in a gig bag. Not been played in years but it’s so low value it’s not worth selling so it’s been retained for sentimental value. At a peak, I think I had maybe 4 or 5 basses at once but I’ve slimmed down now to a grand total of 1 working bass, and that old Shine in the loft.

It’s been four hours so I guess I best rock up and recommend a Barefaced 12” cab.

I had the 210 version of that orange cab and was severely disappointed!

I could mark you down for wearing a camo jacket making it hard for me to find you in the car park, if you like! in all seriousness, 10/10 would meet again.

This man bought a very expensive Barefaced rig, and did it without hassle.