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Get one of these. Take off the boot and the cable clamp, you won't need them. Drill a hole in the side of the plug where you need the cable to exit. Pass your cable through the hole and solder the cable to the pins as appropriate. You may want to put some heat shrink around the exiting cable to give it a bit of extra strength. Drop some hot glue over the terminals and to seal the edges of the internal assembly. Fill the rest with epoxy for the a pro finish. (The glue in the previous step prevents the epoxy from running down the edges from inside the assembly to where the pins are) If you've done it right, it'll look a bit like this.

[quote name='mr zed' timestamp='1458667867' post='3009693'] Back to your original question to which I don't know the answer to - why not turn it off when it's not being used? Sorry, not trying to be a smart arse just curious why you would leave it left on when it's not being used? [/quote] Just for information and the benefit of others using other wireless systems (as opposed to anything really), if you are are running in an environment with a lot of RF, for analogue systems, it's preferable to leave the transmitter on if the receiver is left on, otherwise, with the transmitter off and the receiver on, rogue RF can be picked up and send some pretty nasty spikes to the PA. This can be somewhat helped with a squelch circuit - this turns off the receiver when the signal being received isn't high enough to sustain a clean signal... however, this can be sometimes fooled with rogue RF to unmute and cause those nasties. You may have heard of a pilot tone - this uses a high frequency transmission which is inaudible but serves to connect the transmitter to the receiver. So if the pilot tone is not picked up and rogue RF that would otherwise fool the squelch circuit is experienced, you would not get the audio nasties. As for digital, this is different - the system basically receives data in a digital (think 1s and 0s) format and even with RF interference, is able to decipher the transmission payload, except in exceptional circumstances where the RF is getting completely mangled, or the transmitter is out of range. With additional error correction data being sent with the data stream, the receiver knows if the signal is valid or not... and if the latter, will drop the connection but not put out any audible artefacts. So as to echo mr zeds comment, with digital, you could just turn the transmitter off, with analogue, you'd be prudent to leave both transmitter and receiver on, or transmitter and receiver off when not in use. In the interests of keeping RF environments clean however, transmitters should be turned off when not in use. Digital systems can have a negative impact on wireless routers for example. Also, it's prudent to use as little transmission power as possible as it helps prevent interference with other radio devices... but it also means your batteries last longer. For you Line 6 guys that only stand a metre or so away from your amp, drop the power on your transmitters and experience much longer battery life! (Sorry, don't think the stage clix offers variable transmission powers!)

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1458468139' post='3007741'] Thanks for a very comprehensive explanation! I've already got one of OBBM's double-feed cables, which works very well, but I can dream, can't I? [/quote] To be honest, if you are wired, taking an IEM feed up alongside your bass lead, is always going to give you a better performance than a radio pack, assuming that is, that you don't need to run around. Like anything, your IEM feed is only as good as what you put in to transmit to your ears...

I bet that you look good on the dance floor...

Also maybe check out the LD System Eco 16?

I wouldn't recommend cheap wireless mics as my experience with them is not good. Many are plagued with rogue AF artefacts/noise and RF performance problems (e.g. drop outs). The low-cost DJ wireless mics are generally for guys that are standing a few metres away from their equipment at most - but I haven't got any real world experience of the Numark setup so it could be that knight in shining armour that you are looking for. I'd want to test out that Numark mic before making any commitment to it - and also be wary of any product that you buy in fixed frequencies... worst case is if the channel you have bought is prone to interference at the venue, you are stuffed. As for recommendations, I would also check out the Alto offering (Radius 100) and also the Line6 XD-V35 if you can find one closer to your budget. What I would really recommend though, is a used Sennheiser EW100/EW300 setup through eBay, probably a G1 for your budget (this is the proper stuff for the pro/sumer market) - but even then you are going to be lucky to get it anywhere near your budget... but you never know, I have witnessed some radio mic bargains go through eBay. Remember, you could buy a plug in transmitter for your existing mic and a receiver, or a mic and a receiver. EDIT: this just went on eBay - [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sennheiser-Radio-Mic-/141929523981"]http://www.ebay.co.u...c-/141929523981[/url] Good luck!

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1458218484' post='3005684'] Never apologise for LEDs, they are always cool. The next step will be to have in-ears with LEDs. That would be super-cool! [/quote] Ha - there are as many people who would disagree about LEDs being cool! I don't think even I would go as far as IEMs with LEDs though!

You have to have either a lot of LEDs or units with a very wide spread... and distance between them and the band for this to work effectively.

Theres a number of reasons I can see why - IEMs haven't hit the mainstream on the digital front, mainly due to latency. Latency is not as important on an instrument -but very important when being piped directly into your ear. Typically, the trend for consumer products would be UHF for your IEMs and digital (typically 2.4 Ghz or 5 Ghz) for your instrument. - different bits of the spectrum are not universally available around the globe... and for example, if you were to make the all in one pack a consumer product that fits in channel 70 for example, that would only give you a maximum (if that) of 4 broadcast channels. So really, you can only legally kit out 2 members of your band. Granted you could get into other channels within the radio spectrum... but if you are using licensed spectrum, then a lot of users would want the extended features found in the existing IEM and mic systems. - IEM transmitters and receivers don't like to be housed next to each other. Transmitters and receivers should be worn on opposite side of the body. Typically IEM systems and mic systems are located on opposite sides of the stage.

Stick with it.. It's a better pedal. Pre China manufacturing. The buffered pedal > true bypass. Pre sh*t switch.

http://tieftonerzeuger.ch/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Benson-George-Breezin-.pdf

[quote name='martinbass7750' timestamp='1458308756' post='3006459'] Have you ever tried the AKG IVM4500? I have one but I'm not really happy with it. [/quote] I disliked the DSP on it - funnily enough, the selling point of it. I had a mate that was looking to buy one when they first came out but had trouble finding one. Told him to go the PSM900 route and he's been happy as ever since. So, my advice would be turn off all the DSP stuff and feed all that stuff in from the desk. I seem to recall it having not a very flattering limiter/compression on it. For that sort of money, I'd defo be in the PSM900 camp.

To help those who are looking for a non-custom, neat, wired solution, without cable ties fixing two cables together, take a look at this - http://www.tc-helicon.com/en/products/guitar-headphone-cable/

Mark Morris - there's a blast from the past. I supported hm in 2009 - can't remember anything about it!

Don't you have to be Rastafarian and play reggae to own one of these?

[url="http://tinypic.com/r/8x4xmb/9"]Playing a pub with inears...[/url] (all band members were on inears) Apologies to those offended by the LEDs. Apologies for the Day Tripper musical joke in the baseline... Just general apologies.

[quote name='scojack' timestamp='1458212753' post='3005587'] Yes! That's very very nice indeed. [/quote] I think so. Quite ridiculous!

And with finish...

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1458141956' post='3005059'] Is it wise to use wire wool on a bass with magnetic pickups? [/quote] Get some newspaper and tape it to the bass so you can keep the bits of wire that drop off away from the pickups.

Have the holes been drilled at an angle? If not, it may be that the jig at the manufacturing end may be out.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1457956834' post='3003266'] Sitting here deciding on in ears or a DI box and monitor wedge instead of my already compact amp I can't think of anything worse than a big heavy amp these days! [/quote] db or d&b?

Is it a case that it tracks for guitar and not for bass?

[quote name='gsgbass' timestamp='1456017423' post='2984613'] Fender: Super Bassman / Bassman 410 Neo. [/quote] This is hella cool.

Good point - It's probably worth noting that the EW300 has a continuous tuning range whereas the LD has presets. This may not worry a lot of people in reality but if you are using a lot of radio gear, the fixed frequencies can be a pain when trying to configure up a larger number of units for a show. Was only talking about this with Tony yesterday - coordinating channel 38 (and 823-832 range) and channel 70 gear and the limitations. EW300 has another cool feature... remote access via network - if you are pushing out config, the EW300 can also be put on a network to listen for configs that are pushed to it - useful if you have a lot of devices to configure. But again, I am guessing that is out of most casual users requirements.