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  1. SimonK
    In my experience it is almost always the room/PA. The only time I can hear the difference between a very expensive and cheap DI is through headphones or in a studio. As soon as you project into an imperfect room through an imperfect PA there are other factors that make a much bigger difference (although I agree there is also quality of construction differences and the more expensive ones are built like tanks). BTW did you put something over the soundhole? This does a slightly different thing to the sound and also helps stop feedback.
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    No - you are right - I meant 1/4" and 1/8" which are easier to write than 6.35mm and 3.5mm! What was actually confusing me was the number of rings on the connectors as I always thought that more than the normal two ment there was also a mic line, so didn't realising that there was also a wider jack 4.4mm connector with four rings! Then I thought maybe it was an IEM thing and I had inadvertently bought the right thing, but no, the "pentaconn" connectors are a cork-sniffing audiophile thing! Anyway the adaptor has arrived now and all is good.
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    So the upshot is that IEMs normally use standard 1/2" or 1/4" jacks and the 4.4mm connectors are just there to catch out the unwary?
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    Well there's a discovery - I didn't know 4.4mm balanced jacks existed having spent years just thinking they were only 1/4" or 1/2"! Now had to buy an adapter for my new headphone cable to go from 4.4 to 3.5 (1/4")... apparently there are also 2.5mm jacks out there as well... humanity should have learned from the USB debacle! (although is 4.4 common for IEMs?)
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    I bought the Ibanez Talman for my kids to learn to play, but after they cast it aside have found it to be a nice round the house bass, also because being quite cheap I don't worry about keeping it in a case to avoid knocks and scrapes (unlike my other instruments). It is very playable but I think the cheap electronics do not do it any favours (as multiple failed jack sockets over a relatively short time have proved). Indeed I now most often play it just acoustically. I suspect one of the main problems with short scale basses is the fact that the majority are fairly low end to cater for children/beginners, and hence they have a reputation for being low end.
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    ...never been a massive fan of short scale basses for gigging so normally overlook this thread, until realising that my Ibanez Talman is almost always on my lap when sitting in front of the computer for random noodling as the size makes it perfect for around the house!
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    ...I suppose this is the bass players equivalent of "guitars and girls" threads (from guitar forums), apart from as bass players we can't find the girls... 🥲 !
  8. SimonK
    ..and yet reading back through this thread it is quite a good example of how internet forums can be quite unhelpful. The OP was just concerned about not blowing a speaker to which they got the answer in the first couple posts - check what it says on the back, and if the amp has a higher watt rating than the speaker don't turn it up full!!
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    Any thoughts re a replacement cable for the ear pieces? (I am coming to the conclusion that there are as many opinions as there are products RE the transmitter/receiver!)
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    I think I need wireless as we have some very inexperienced sound volunteers and I do tend to take a walk around the hall during sound check just to help (and yes clearly I wouldn't have the monitors in if listening to FOH), but want to be able to pop them back in rapidly! RE 5GHz, something like: https://www.thomann.co.uk/mipro_mi_58rt_58_ghz.htm or any other recommendations (this is probably the top of the budget!). EDIT - just saw these that seem cheap enough not to worry if they don't work: https://www.thomann.co.uk/swiff_audio_wx520_monitor_wireless_system.htm
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    Right - new years resolution (when it comes) is going IEM with our church band. We've just done a firmware update on the desk so that we can each control our own monitor feeds using the Yamaha phone app, and currently we are looking at buying a bunch of Behringer P1s (and a couple splitter boxes) and then everyone providing their own headphones. I tried to read the opening posts of this thread but there is way too much information for my two simple questions: 1) I've taken my Linsoul KZ ZS10 ear pieces back from my son (who was using them for gaming), but he's buggered up the cable - can anyone recommend a replacement (probably looking at around £20 accepting it is probably a disposable item in the long run)? There seem to be plenty of options on Amazon? 2) I think for my own convenience I want something a bit more that the Behringer and something that is wireless, so was looking at the Nux B-7 - any thoughts on these (NB I will never be more than a few feet away from the transmitter, we currently have three wireless mics and potentially up to eight other IEMs running (and two Wifi networks) RE interference?
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    I play in a gospel band and a couple of the keyboardists are like this - a piece of tape across their bottom couple octaves does the job!
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    ..and while I agree promoting such admirable thoughts is the purpose of this forum, sadly new gear is seldom the actual answer!
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    Those capacitors were the first thing we changed on the GP12 (picture from a few pages back) but it didn't stop the hum...
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    Travis Dykes (Nashville Session musician) certainly seems to like the Harley Bentons (the second one featured on the video below is the five string):
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    EHX tri-parallel mixer: https://www.ehx.com/products/tri-parallel-mixer/ I use one to mix three preamps on my 80s throw-back guitar rig, and it's great as it has both phase and level controls. It's also pretty cheap.
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    In that case either the main input or more likely effects send is a switching jack. So plugging a patch cable into one or the other should make it work. EDIT - it looks like the effects loop can be turned on or off by the footswitch, so make sure it is on as well!
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    I've got a TH350 which I bought following reading a lot of good things about the amp. I've also got a Genz Benz, Ashdown and a lot of old Trace heads. Truthfully the cabs make a bigger sound difference compared to switching between any of the heads, albeit the convenience of how tiny and light the TH350 is means I always have it with me. The gain control is quite nice to dial in a bit of dirt which is something some of my other amps do not have.
  19. SimonK
    If you plug the external preamp into the effects return it should work like this - see the poweramp in as an additional feature that most other amps don't have!
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    I'm impressed this thread has got to a fourth page! I think sound wise it is very possible to sound or play equally good/well or bad on cheap or expensive kit. But the reason why we are on forums like this is because there is also something existential about owning certain bits of kit, and merely the fact of owning it brings a smile. For me some of this is buying kit that I couldn't afford earlier in my career, and hence the justification for spending more.
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    I suppose the other way of looking at this question is how much you need to spend to get something that will do the job that you need it to, and then anything greater than this is expensive. So for me a MM Stingray ~£2 to £3k (half that if second hand) is the instrument I feel most comfortable playing, and hence anything more is "expensive" (as per my comment above). I will choose to ignore the fact that a £550 Mexican Fender Jazz into a £25 DI box would get me through most gigs!
  22. SimonK
    I interpreted the question as what would be too expensive for me to buy. I think I would struggle to justify anything north of £3k because I would simply be too afraid to take it out of the house, and also the law of diminishing returns probably means paying large amounts for incremental differences once you get above this point.
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    She's Indian.
  24. SimonK
    Talk about getting everywhere - this was from BBC sports personality of the year last night!
  25. SimonK
    OP buys a bass, ..then one of these... ...sends the crap half back... Problem solved 🙂 !
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