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Listen to me Frank 😉 you know it makes sense - stop thinking like a dinosaur!! 😛

Historically yes - but the XR and X32 have proven themselves to be as reliable as the competition. Remember that a lot of Behringers digital desk development has been done in tandem with Midas.

Not really - if I was going to suggest.a XR for IEM use, I’d say XR18 for the aux count. If you are looking to go that route, go for the XR18 straight off. If you want flexibility and want to run a stand-alone setup, then you can get away with the XR12. You can run your mainouts to the QSC and an aux to a FOH mixer, of an aux to your QSC and the main out to your foh mixer. The XR18 could do both jobs of the XR12 and foh mixer. You can either mute the channels (or turn the volumes down on the basses that are connected to the mixer) and have all your instruments plugged into the mixer. Or you could have one lead into a switch which would a b into two channels on the mixer. The reason I am a fan of digital mixers is because they tend to give a lot more flexibility than most pres - for example, you typicall get a 3 or 4 band eq, with adjustable freq point, q in addition to cut and boost. You get lpf and hpf. You get 31 band eqs so you can notch out troublesome frequencies... In addition to that, you then have highly tweakable compressors, even multiband compressors. Everything you state is possible... you have LR out for your main speakers, and then aux outs for backline, monitors or even IEMs. For an acoustic setup especially, I don’t know why you wouldn’t just go XR18. @stingrayPete1977 has just sacked off all his amps and external pres - I believe he puts his upright and elec bass into his xr16 and let that do everything.

@Frank Blank maybe consider something like a XR12 - you can dedicate a channel to each bass, each with individual gain and EQ and compression, overdrive etc... to build your core tone for each instrument... whatever you need. The amount of processing you get in that small box is just staggering, if you can’t make that work for you...

If Macca hadn't have used a Hofner, think what those groundbreaking Beatles recordings could have been. Come to think of it... wouldn't you be whizzed if you hired Macca to drop down some bass... and he turned up without a Hofner.

Yeah, it looks OK but talk about shoddy choice of wood. Clearly this thing was thrown together... could have done with the eye of Fodera to get some decent wood that isn't just driftwood.

I'll reserve judgement til I've heard them! Strong prices - but they could be ace.

No.

You've got two bands now... and a back line. Cmon, it's an easy decision. But then again, I am a complete gear slut.

I remember her trying to justify her "nudgy nudgy" park thing when she was parking her mini infront of Evan's new Ferrari. Found a pic of the damage she did here - https://www.aol.co.uk/2011/01/28/vanessa-feltz-chris-evans-ferrari/ Although the news reports goes against what Evans told on the radio... he was jaw dropped when Vanessa defended her actions when she recalled how she keeps reversing until she feels her car "touch" the car behind and then move forward slightly. It really depresses me how people like this get famous. Can't present, can't park... what next?

Look to be in decent condition and cased. 750 a piece. Not too shabby value for money.

No - some are better than others... whereas some don't even have the correct mics.

There's plenty of custom builders that do similar... It's a big reason why people commission basses... And for those builders that just build for stock, the wood they put out is hardly driftwood. I think Fodera is being given too much credit for choosing nice pieces of wood.

So if it's not a sound thing - but more a movement of air, you may want to look into a eich bass board, a kt platform, a woojer or a backbeat.

Is this true though? Or is it part of the Fodera hype that makes people think it's true?

OK - is that a feeling thing for you on stage - or out front? What are your FOH speakers?

For when you want your Ferrari and can't afford the new price... or you can afford it - but don't want to sit on a waiting list for months/years...? ...or both...

Why aren't you using inears in the smaller venue? You won't need subs in the smaller venue - and with IEMs and PA tops that are capable of taking your bass, why aren't you just running with that...? Most decent sized PA cabs will take bass no problem - are you running quite small tops or something?

I hope he's recording direct. Any mics are going to be picking up a hell of a lot of squeaks and creaks from those gig strides.

When was the last time we heard a drum that wasn't augmented with samples for example...?

It was tongue in cheek.

So basically, the P bass goes down as a guide track so the real bass can be synthed over on top...?

Trick question... a real pro would use anything to hand. I suspect Scott was just looking to get a cash injection into his Youtube earnings knowing full well that this sort of convo would spawn. How many people have gone to Youtube to view his video from this convo alone?

I have probably seen/played 7 or 8 Foderas up close... and I was a little disappointed by the finish to be honest - sanding marks under the finish don't really float my boat. Wal is an interesting one. Certainly the woodwork is nothing amazing - it's the sound of the pre and pickups that get that "Wal" sound. Funny thing is, I'm not fussed for it... and I think the controls, for me at least, aren't intuitive enough for live use. Fenders are overpriced... *cough cough* Musicman. (How and why did they become so expensive...?)

As if most people would even know the difference.