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Use a bum bag they’re all the rage again

Actually that’s good point we use some app so we can fine tune our own iem mix which is a good send some nights 😀

@Al Krow To echo BigRedX and maybe I’m seeing it wrong but FRFR and bass amp seems kinda interchangeable in the scenario of on stage ‘monitoring’ unless one is after a specific weight/less gear benefit by leaving the amp at home - would the FRFR only be used for the bass tones? if you’re providing your own PA for gigs would you want the bass rig replaced by an FRFR speaker or would it be serving a different purpose? I have played gigs with the bass amp ‘side on’ to me and the drummer - it was more for stage volume/feeling with the house PA/subs doing the heavy lifting FOH. As for IEM gear I went to ‘IEM only’ for gigs before lockdown. No bass amp on stage, (but I do use a backbeat which helps with the feeling of a rig) the guitarist goes via the PA and have some for years (but had previously used a small wedge for us on stage but now we’re all IEM). Our regular gig venue has a house pa with subs but we use our own desk. We all use, as mentioned above, Behringer packs with KZ headphones and it works a treat. I’m using my HXStomp and it sounds great. We do play other venues but they provide back line, pa and sound guy so it’s there if we need it. My first gig back at that venue this coming Friday and it’ll be HXStomp/IEM again for me!

That’s what the dark glass preamp offers. Depends what you think you may need out of a preamp but it can be more use for some players/situations. Being able to bump a bit of low mids and or some higher mids say at 800Hz to poke out a little bit or being able to pull out some frequencies to clean things up a bit. can be useful. If you have access to a DAW or a eq pedla where you can play about with these and hear them in context. There’s some good stuff online about frequencies or the qualities of different frequencies (boomy, muddy, boxy, shrill) etc. so if it’s something folks aren’t familiar with it’s worth checking out even if we’re still limited by the eq points on our amps or pedals etc. We don’t ‘need’ to know all this stuff but it can be useful down there line if you have an interest in such things.

I have a fender 800Pro which is super clean and the eq can be bypassed, it can get super loud but it’s an old school design, class a/b I think rather than class d power section, so it’s in and about the 14kg range. If you can find one and don’t mind the weight - it’s only the weight of a decent dumbbell/kettlebell it’s a great head. I’ve been using mine for my stomp for this very reason and the super versatile eq means I can make adjustments at the amp if I want to adjust lows etc or add a little extra editing on the fly - handy for a bit of low or hi mid bump

I used my tone hammer purely as a drive and I’ve posted before about how you can tailor the pedal to give more ampeg like tones… see the post on this thread. I have a Basswitch on my board which is a bit of a hub/brain as it has quite a few options for fx loops etc and has two semi para mid eq’s. I have other pedals on the board but the Basswitch has been a constant for 9 years or so I think!! My Basswitch is my main eq with the compressor in the always on loop and the octave in the mix loop. I have the drive in line after the Basswitch and while pedals come and go the comp and Basswitch are constants.

One of the best p bass tones I’ve heard live was a 50’s style p - it just sounded huge! @funkle I’m on night shift again next week so I could drop the jazz round which has the Nordstrand 51 split j if you wanna hear how the solo neck pick up sounds but I do think some of the massive 50’s sound comes from the ‘huge’ necks.

No I meant previous as in earlier post 😣 If you click the link and scroll down a few posts I mention the 424 and have a video clip too.

It’s inherent in the design I think.

My previous post…

Had the BB out at the 80’s band rehearsal last night. Performed admirably and certainly looked the part. I’ve always favoured a 3-way switch on a PJ (early memories of a knock off silver sparkle PJ a la Duff on my first ever ‘big gig’)! Had the HX Stomp set to a GK amp/cab patch with a couple of variations with different mid bump patches one in the low mids the other high mid along with a basic patch. Sounded good and the band were happy with the overall bass sound and thankfully the playing.

I’d started a post but saw the topic was already being discussed.

Nothing to see here

I was gonna say the same thing. Get the actual model used rather than a marketing piece (in the nicest possible sense)!

I think £1000 is a good price for the uniqueness of it and the hooky connection will appeal to some. I think folk might struggle to get big money for one in a few years and it might see a surge once Hooky snuffs it. If you can nab one for 1k or offers it’s defo worth a punt on what seems to be a decent giggable bass.

But is the price sensible 🤭

Yup one of my main gigging basses is a CV Squier I got gig £100. One of the better playing necks I’ve tried and it’s been rock solid.

Too right I’ve now got about 20 shopping bags and a spare duvet cover if I ever stinky poo the bed 😀

And don’t forget the AT set up and once over. 😀

Good man!