thebassman

Cheers guys for all the recommendations. I will have to take a trip to bass direct or somewhere to try a few out. It's good to get a feel for what's about. Cheers Thebassman

Hi guys I'm looking out for a new bass, what's about with a deep cut away for playing up the dusty end of the neck?? Price sub £1000 Cheers Thebassman

Thanks Monckyman, I will look into the micro mixer option. I still quite like the look of the Samson, it looks very robust. cheers thebassman

Hi guys I am looking at using the above for personal monitoring at gigs. I want to take a stereo out from the pa, this has vocals and guitars going through it. I also want to di my bass thru the xlr mic input. Is this possible and can I blend the levels for a headphone mix? Looks feasible from the manual, just not sure. Has anyone got experience of this unit. Cheers Thebassman

Sh*t, that's painfull. I hope you catch the bastards or at least get your gear back. I will keep an eye on evil bay.

[quote name='bassman2790' post='1361526' date='Sep 4 2011, 09:07 AM']I should have bought a stingray years ago, would have saved me alot of GAS money[/quote] Welcome to the club!!

[quote name='andydye' post='1357438' date='Aug 31 2011, 12:55 PM']I have a fischer wired in-ear monitor kit coupled with a pair of Ultimate Ears triple-fi-10s' and it's fab, sounds really good! The triple-fi's keep out most of the background noise and I can choose my volume comfort level, my playing has improved significantly as I can now hear subtelties I couldn't before! It is important to work closely with your sound chappie to get a good in ear mix though!!![/quote] Thats sounds cool, have you got any links to kit? What is the set up for this, sorry i am a newbie to in-ear monitors, but like the op i am pretty interested. cheers thebassman

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1350789' date='Aug 24 2011, 09:44 PM']I have my eye on that classic 5 you tried [/quote] It sounds and plays fantastic, I was very tempted.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1350704' date='Aug 24 2011, 08:42 PM']I feel a visit coming on too, Amp is sorted but I fancy a tasty 5'er and man does Mark have a selection of those! What else did you try?[/quote] Unfortunately I didn't have time to try any other amps, I had the family in the car after a trip to the castle. I am going to go back again soon, armed with my bass. I spent a good 30 mins drooling over the musician basses though, he has some nice stock.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1342511' date='Aug 16 2011, 10:39 PM']Just read this again and thats defo where your getting mixed up, The idea of a blend rather than the typical setup like a guitar amp of input/output is to give many more options. The shuttle can go from super and I mean super clean to actually quite gritty, much more than I would ever need TBH all without losing the volume that the single knob amps would. I did use the full valve gain for Blur's Song 2 once as it was just a request on the fly and my zoom was not set up, Put gain to full and reduced the input volume a bit (only needed a bit) and it was quite passable for that situation and took what 15 seconds to get? The streamliner takes this method further I beleive by blending more knobs and valves (3) to get even more sounds, The good folk here seem to think they are simple enough to work with too. Like I said they are not for me as I dont use what valve grit I have now so more not being used is not worth if for me but could be what the OP is after, Mark at Bass Direct will no doubt show him one with all the others mentioned in the thread, he might even just do what Gareth Musicman20 does and buy them all! [/quote] Well i finally managed to visit Bass Direct up in Warwickshire today, what a bassists dream that place is. Full of great amps, basses and effects. Mark is a great guy also, no hard sell just lots of free advice and no rushing. I explained to Mark my current set up and what sound i was looking for, without hessitation he recommended the Streamliner 900. I got to try out the Genz Benz streamliner 900, he put it through a Vanderkley 212MNT and plugged in a Musicman 5 classic. What a great sound, all the way from clean to lots of valve overdrive, with bags of power. The sound was huge. I would love to try out this set up in a live environment, just to see how it sounds at high volume. I have now got serious gas for this, so watch this space, there might be some Mesa gear going for sale soon My other problem was that i spotted loads of nice new bass guitars i want. cheers thebassman

[quote name='rodl2005' post='1343965' date='Aug 18 2011, 08:04 AM']FWIW- If U can PLEASE try the STL600/900 out in a BAND environment BEFORE you buy one. I personally think the SOUND of the STL is great BY ITSELF, but as soon as playing in a decent sized band (in my case I tried it with 2 of my bands -1. 8-10piece soul/funk. 2. Classic Rock 4 pice 2gtrs Bass Drums) It Just lost ALL definition. I couldn't get it to be PRESENT in the mix no matter how I tried. Maybe it was my cabs, tho I tried ALL of mine- Bergs AE112-OK. AE212- awful, AE410 OK. NV215 pretty bad, Mark bass Hr115 x 2 Just OK But in NONE of the gigs did anyone - all the band members, sound eng. reg. audience members that've seen us MANY times - think they could actually HEAR the bass (nor feel it) they said it was a "boomy mess". I tried LOTSA basses too. Obviously It's ME & the way I play also, but just saying TRY in this situation B4 buying. Remember- I did say I LOVE the tone of the STL 600/900 ...... just not in a band mix. Of course everyone's different- thank God, & luckily I still LOVE my GB Shuttle, & I CAN Crank the bass if I wanna on that! My 2c.... take it or leave it.[/quote] Umm, that's a bit worrying. I tend to sit quite high in the mix in my band. My current sound is punchy and clear, with a bit of grit when needed. I really don't like wooly and overly bassy tone. That's the only draw back to shop auditioning, you don't get a true reflection of how you will sound in a band environment. As others have said, perhaps it was your tone adjustment or cab pairing. Kind of puts me off though, it's an expensive gamble. Cheers for all your comments guys Thebassman

[quote name='Jamesrt2004' post='1344053' date='Aug 18 2011, 09:26 AM']Ok, so at my rehearsal room's they have little Laney bass half stacks, while the guitarist get nice highend Marshall stacks. Instead of using their amp due to me thinking it sounded horrible(quiet and muddy really) I wacked in my OTB... Everything got louder as I expected being the OTB seems super loud and all the mids and higher-end stuff came alive. Only problem is there was SO much bass.. I literally dialed the bass off fully on my guitar(schecter) and on the amp now on my SWR at home this ends up turning into a Clangy mess like a fender strat ... But to my surprise it made no difference what so ever with this cab!!!! (same with mids and treble but, they were fine) Just wondering is that the difference between a decent cab and a lower end one? As it seems whatever eq I set I just got a big wall of bass. Anyone else used one and found the same problem? If it's me doing something wrong let me know!! My first amp cab has been the OTB and SWR Goliath so I don't have much experience outside that a markbass 15" cabs and an ashdown 8x10!! Not to put Laney down but I was massively unimpressed with their cabs and going to go to a diff rehersal studio that has nice markbass cabs (:[/quote] I used to own an old Laney 4x10 cab, about 10 years ago. It was great, nice and punchy. Can't say i have tried there newer stuff.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1343778' date='Aug 17 2011, 10:35 PM']I used to use a pair of Berg HS210s in all but the smallest gigs. Now, I almost always use a single cab... the tone of the Streamliner is perfectly placed for my needs, and thumps away where it counts quite happily with one cab.[/quote] You don't see them up for sale on here very often, that's always a good sign.

[quote name='bozzie' post='1343630' date='Aug 17 2011, 08:26 PM']In my own case I run a GB Streamliner 600 through a Bergantino AE210. For more info on the streamliners the manual can be downloaded from the Genz website.[/quote] My set up should be loud enough then, because if I am reading it right. The berg ae210 is an 8ohm can, so running at 375 watts. my cab is 4ohms, so would run at the full 600 watts. I presume you don't have any volume issues. Cheers Thebassman

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1343056' date='Aug 17 2011, 01:14 PM']Well, at first I really liked it. Quality/build is, IMO, much higher than the Shuttle series. It feels more solid, more like the Markbass amps. I then had a period where I didnt use it, and missed my LM3. Because I hadnt used it I thought about returning it. I had 3-4 hours with it this weekend, and now I like it more than I did when I first heard it. It definitely feels and sounds like a high quality studio tube-pre...very warm, very crisp. It is VERY loud. Very. Now Im going to source a LM3 to use as well, as I cant sell/return this, its too good![/quote] Thanks for all the info guys. Are we talking about the 600 or 900? And through what cabs? I have a 2x12 Mesa boogie 4 ohms.

[quote name='skidder652003' post='1343105' date='Aug 17 2011, 01:47 PM']nope, he wont let me go near his mesa! [/quote] Nope, i wouldn't let the Guitard near my Mesa

[quote name='Muzz' post='1341834' date='Aug 16 2011, 01:09 PM']+1 for the TC Classic/RH450 - with the advent of the RH750, the 450's a lot nearer the Classic in price now, so if the extras (presets, tuner, rear connectors, etc) are what interest you, it's worth a look. I don't like the LM Tube/Rocker, either, tho I expected I would, because I really liked the LMIII - just goes to illustrate how you really, really, need to try them out first. A day trip to Bass Direct would be a great idea - Mark has most of the Class D stuff in, so you can A-B till you're blue in the face.[/quote] Thanks for all the suggestions guys, and the trial offer Charic. I will try and get myself up to bass direct in the next week or so, I will let you know how I get on. Cheers Thebassman

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1157091' date='Mar 10 2011, 08:37 PM']I think just a tiny bit more headroom. The pull mute is too fiddly...but I'm glad they at least put it on![/quote] I thought i would resurrect this thread, instead of starting a new one. Has anyone bought one of these or had the opportunity to demo one? Looks good on paper and visually cheers thebassman