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[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1493844364' post='3291280'] A tilt back solution would certainly be a smaller way to spread those higher frequencies! The silly thing is that I use a pretty flat 'kick-back' type combo for a weeky house band gig. We're playing the blues, so I only need the thump from that one! It is a little underpowered though, so it still fits the bill. [/quote] I was looking at some serious wedge monitors as my backline, maybe even DBs - where's JTUK when you need him? The only problem is that they don't go as deep as maybe other cabs... but having said that, maybe thats a good thing, as things can get swamp on stage. If you need the serious lows, get some proper subs to use out front and keep everything behind the FOH hpfed. Thats what I ended up doing anyway. So yeah, maybe one day - but as I stated, there's only one band that I play with now that I don't use IEMs with. [quote] The RCF stuff looks intriguing, although ugly as sin. [/quote] In a thread that mentions barefaced? Have to agree though, the ART 7s are a bit fugly compared to say any other module in the RCF range... but hey, find me something at that price point that has those kinda drivers and that kind of amp with the DSP that tunes the cab flat in them. [quote] I preumse the plastic is sturdy? The response of the 745 goes to 45hz at -3db, the same 'number' as my MB NY121s, although MB don't state whether that's -3 or-10db. I do notice with a fiver that the lower range rolls off, and while the usefulness of that real bottom end is debatable, it would be nice to have the choice, even if I do reign it in 90% of the time. The 30hz of the Big Twin is appealing on that front, although I realise I'm listening with my eyes to a degree there. [/quote] The ABS plastic is very sturdy - and internally, it's also braced. Theres a guy from Trinity Productions on YouTube that takes ones apart - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ireX_kcQbkk You'll see from the SMAART response, it's about as FRFR as you could ever want. In short, it's a pretty unique, awesome piece of kit at that price point. For a lot of bands, two of these will replace a pair of 12s with a pair of subs - to use one or a pair as a standalone rig for bass or guitar (hey, stereo guitar rigs are fun) is in the realm of getting super serious and price for price, will outperform pretty much, if not all, offerings from any bass specific manufacturers, powered or passive - because nobody put speakers like these in their cabs at this kind of price point.

Should point out, my 745s are awesome all round - I have sung their praises numerous times. I use them for my Kemper, guitar and bass... and in my band, with a couple of 8004s underneath them, it's quite a formidable system. I can use them as backline or as foh as I'm mostly on IEMs now. At one stage, I did contemplate some serious PA wedges for my bass dep work... but I just tend to take my EBS cabs with either one of my EBS heads or the Kemper with the cab sim off. That's the only thing about the 745s, people still do seem to like the classic bass look - but the 745s absolutely piss over any bass cab I've used. As stated, that compression horn really works wonders - and a horn like that is normally only in heavier wooden cabs with more than double the retail. A real smart move from RCF making an absolutely killer lightweight top.

PS - good finishes cost money - because they are very labour intensive. Stripping, preparing, spraying, flattening, polishing. And thats before you have taken the time to make sure the environment is all ready to spray... not to mention the cost of the equipment to do it all. And lets face it, spraying polyester isn't the kindest of things to subject your body too... hence the airfed masks.

https://www.bowfinishing.co.uk/guitars/ Looks like they have done a Status near to your spec already -

Passive FRFR makes no sense - a powered cab with the DSP in it to make it as flat as you would ever want is surely where your money would go if you wanted a true FRFR setup. For the cost of some of these "bass" cabs - and I'm not just referring to BF, Berg and Vanderklay, you could start looking at some serious FRFR PA tops that would yield some incredible performance.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1493373463' post='3287826'] Just to add to this, I really don't think manufacturers/designers in the music world seem to have an idea of 'hit this deadline.' If I don't hit a deadline at work, I absolutely know I will be in for hell on earth. It MUST be hit, so I hit them before the day if I can. Just don't project dates you cannot hit to take orders (not related to BD by the way...not their fault). Be honest and add another month on top of your projection. [/quote] The thing is, with manufacturing electronics... you can't afford to ship a defective product, especially if you know that it's not right. The cost of shipping in an incorrect circuit board and then having the recalls to put it right could be enough to bankrupt the company. I don't think that anybody purposely projects inaccurate dates, its a thing that happens when you are in manufacturing.

Good luck - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/291621-my-new-wireless-guitar-system-from-xvive/ Latency wise, pro products expect sub 3ms so go given the price point of the xvive, 6ms is probably acceptable.

Look great - but the problem with them is that the plutonium details are stickers... which means its going to look pretty naff as soon as they are scuffed... but then other people may like the scuffed up look... but then again, would you ever want to see plutonium in a scuffed up case? It would suggest that people haven't been giving their plutonium enough respect. Anyway, I'm sure any flightcase (especially if you order one in yellow) will look cool with the added stickers - [url="https://www.patlabelsonline.co.uk/health-and-safety-labels-c203/hazard-warning-diamonds-c210/radioactive-ii-7-labels-hazard-warning-diamonds-p1390/s12825?gclid=Cj0KEQjwrYbIBRCgnY-OluOk89EBEiQAZER58uv4PEWgfb8pa2UURxX0HM8EAWgJy3PPwI8pCdTTJWAaAnux8P8HAQ"]https://www.patlabel...TJWAaAnux8P8HAQ[/url] [url="https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/?iid=122462376964&&&adgroupid=43920634520&rlsatarget=pla-359427365517&abcId=1063846&adtype=pla&merchantid=115652695&poi=&googleloc=9046472&device=c&campaignid=797602469&crdt=0&chn=ps"]https://www.ebay.co....9&crdt=0&chn=ps[/url]

Wrong forum. You should be in the for sale section... and pay the cost of advertising. Naughty 😝

Hello again. Only me. So, it's often hard for me to describe how good IEMs can be with regard to getting a monitor mix in your ears. I know I've put up an IEM mix previously in the thread but that was just a snapshot in time of what I had going to my inears on that gig and may not be mixed to your own personal taste. I was playing with some Klang stuff recently and didn't appreciate that their controller app now comes with a demo mode... which is really powerful for showing people how full stereo mixes (or 3d in Klangs world - although that 3d element does mean investing in their (expensive) hardware (it tracks your position on the stage!)) can sound in their ears. Basically, the app has a little demo with a mixer built into with a 3d option that allows you to place objects around you to create the stereo mix in your ears... Have a play with it and if you haven't experimented with IEMs yet, it may help shine a light on what we are all going mad over. What you are mixing in the app, is effectively what you would be mixing on your own mixing desk out on a gig. Anyway, have fun - and here's the link... https://www.klang.com/en/downloads#klangapp221

Nice vid. Cheers for the name check!

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1493142534' post='3286027'] Whoop, paid a visit to Paul at CIEM in Stanstead Abbots today and had the ear impressions done for re-shelling my UE900s. Nice guy and very professional. 6 week wait now whilst my UE900s are sent to California to be transformed into custom moulds. Anyone considering doing this should be aware that the £199 quoted for reshells will rise to £300 by the time you factor in the required impression work and new cables (existing ones won't fit once they are reshelled. [/quote] They used to rehouse the existing connector :-/ Looks like they are standardising with the two pin. Impressions will normally cost you 30-40 quid if you can't blag them for free. Let us know when they arrive... I think that you will be suitably impressed with the transformation!

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1493122418' post='3285757'] Can you suggest some better ones, considering that 99.9% of musicians have no understanding of what a decibel is? [/quote] There's musicians round these parts?

Was listening to the radio this morning and a clip of Dave Edmunds and Queen Of Hearts came on... a song that to me, could quite easily be a Traveling Wilbury's track. It's certainly got that signature sound... and they all kinda give a nod to the Everly Bros and Buddy Holly too I guess. Has anybody get similar parallels when they hear tracks that aren't by the artists that you would expect to be performing them - give examples. And yes, it's inevitable that the Beatles/Oasis thing is bound to come up!

Can't give you any pointers in Scotland - but certainly down here in the Midlands, the musicals music scene is very tight knit but not impossible to break into. The best advice I can give, is start going to the local Am Dram group performances and get to know who the musical directors are... then from there, go and speak to them at the pit after the performance and massage their egos... or go and stalk them on Facebook. The MDs tend to know each other and when bands are put together, MDs calls each other when they are players short. Make sure your reading is up to scratch... you tend to get only one shot... and if you balls it, you are not going to be even bottom of the "who gets the call" list. Oh... and extra prizes for the most inventive graffiti in the score.

Psst... [url="http://christopherhopper.com/2013/06/jason-rodgers-pedalboard-and-the-bike-chain-link-method/"]http://christopherho...in-link-method/[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr3GfSrL68k[/media] With some screws off eBay and a good length of chain, you'll have enough to last many lifetimes.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1493042741' post='3285109'] No, I checked that earlier - he's going to run a cabinet as well as the DI [/quote] So you did - missed it! In which case, a decent mic is defo the easiest option! (May be a little more costly but I think it will take a lot of hassle out of the equation!)

Just thought - you aren't planning on running the head without a cab and just a DI are you? You will still need a load on a valve amp...

The Roqsolid are more or a light weight dust cover. If you are looking for extra padding, there's https://www.hotcovers.co.uk/mark-bass/mark-bass-new-york-122-cab-cover

The Behringer is a great DI box for this application - but remember, without cab emulation, the DI is going to be quite bright in comparison to what you are hearing through your cab.. so without speaker emulation, you will need a FOH engineer who is prepared to work with your to get the cab sound back into your feed. You haven't said what sort of budget you are looking at... but with a speaker output compatible DI box and something like a Two Torpedos cabinet sim, you could get some crazy good feeds out to front of house. Off the top of my head, in addition to ones that have already been mentioned, throw the ART and Kemper DI box into the mix... but I would urge you to go with a box with some sort of cabinet emulation that can be completely turned on or off if you are looking for a one box solution.

Hmm. That headstock still :-/

[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1492532448' post='3281014'] A top quality job can be pretty expensive, the best Poly one I've had done was by Bow Finishing down in Surrey, it was £300 when I had it done some 5 or 6 years ago, that was a bare body with no old finish to remove! [/quote] The Bow boys are the business.

Mike257 already got my views covered.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1492455580' post='3280441'] There's a member here that plays some serious gigs using that setup, it's basically a 4x12 stack but with the top two as the Markbass combos and the bottom two as the matching ext speakers, he can cover anything from a little pub with a single combo right upto a symphony hall using all four,and he has done! [/quote] And here it is... although he has swapped the extension cabs for the Traveler cabs to get the hf horns instead of the piezos.