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My favourite one, when I was in a sludge metal band was someone committing on a video that we should switch to playing popular covers to make us more popular Thanks for that career advice. I always thought disgusting, soul crushing metal that appeals to weirdos was the route to fame and wealth. Id expected to be the new Taylor Swift by now.

Not the same noise but we had a proper b4llache dealing with a pulsing 'noise' through our desk. We thought we pinned it down to the sax players Zoom effects unit (when disconnected)... only to find that if he was plugged in and one of the guitar Helix was unplugged it went off! Argh.

Even through my phone speaker that tone is gorgeous! Awesome playing too.

I can’t be doing with friends and family coming to gigs. I don’t want them or me to feel awkward like they have to come or pretend to like it. I must admit I rarely go and see bands live now, either. I’m scared to leave the house in case the TV licence man is outside.

Wise words @Phil Starr. I have seen similar reports on various CQ forums. However these are likely to be from the same person. I can only add to be methodical. For example, the Zoom may or may not be part of the problem and if removing that solve the problem, do not jump to conclusions. Neither box may be at fault, just the two together and/or cable combinations. Good luck with your detective work.

That's a very strange noise. I don't think it is a cable. It's not clear from the pic what inputs you have to the mixer. The Zoom seems to be on, was that connected to anything? I've had strange noises (nothing like that though) from my Zoom when the batteries are flat. It sounds to me like something entirely separate from your sound system something mechanical like a relay chattering, maybe on a freezer/washing machine or anything really. It could even be in a neighbours house. That interfeence can either feed into your system from the mains or by radio waves. Anyway the first thing to do would be to disconnect everything from the mixer when you aren't using it and see if it ever makes the noise with everything disconnected. If it is fine at least you will be reassured it's your house and won't happen at a gig. Then reintroduce one thing at a time to see if any one connection causes the noise. If it recurs then check if it is that source which is faulty or the lead by swapping for a different lead with the same source. Good luck, these intermittent faults are often really hard to track down

All fair comments... re: fit - I use large Comply tips. I've got big 'ol ear canals, and they're just the job. Sound-wise.. it's such a personal thing, isn't it? To me, the lows don't sound boosted or flubby - just nice and tight, with lots of natural definition in the mids, and smooth top. One of the problems with IEM stuff is the inability to try before you buy... it's all a bit of a lottery, isn't it?

I have made a useful isolation platform for decoupling the acoustic noise produced by playing an electronic drum kit from the fabric of the building so my band could rehearse at my house without annoying the neighbours too much, but it was a significantly more substantial construction than a piece of plywood supported on two bits of "acoustic" foam,

I stopped using mine because on the one stage where it should have made a vast improvement to the sound, it was negligible but it did make my bass rig wobble about alarmingly in time with the kick drum pedal. @Bill Fitzmaurice should be along with the science as to why they aren't really worth it.

Sorry, but that sounds like a lame attempt at defending corruption, slave labour & paedophilia. All heinous crimes of which Hillsong have been found committing. They've been caught multiple times over the years, yet still continue to act like a trump. And yes, there are many companies, artists and organisations that I steer well clear of because of similar issues. More people should too, instead of turning a blind eye & letting them away with it. What you have to think of, is that playing or buying these songs is funding them to do more of the same. Would you go & help fund another convicted assailant such as Gary Glitter because you like their songs? There is no excuse that can validate and nullify crimes against children.

Another recommendation for Tech21 pedals. Though I am also a big fan of Line6's amp modellers. Have used a POD Go for a few years now and the sounds you can get are superb.

Have you tried asking the place you bought from? If you bought from a shop (ie not a private sale) then they should be the ones supplying you with any missing parts/replacing the whole thing, surely?

I found these on another guitar forum posted by Ozyrus This is for the Jack bass but from searching I found that Hohner used the same preamp in most of their 1980's - 1990's basses I have a black 1990 Pro JJ Bass, just got it, and knowing the preamp was likely bad - which it seems to be.

Good to hear that they work for you. I have to say that, even though I agree on everything you said, in my case, there are two aspects that I am not 100% with: -They are comfortable, but not extremely comfortable for me. You have to look for proper tips. I find it funny that my "perfect tips" for my Plunge Audios are foam size M. I usually use foam L in all of my in ears. And I could use silicone L with the Plunge as well, but foam, M. The are comfortable and they stay in the ear, but they are not as comfortable as my Sennheiser (for me). -Soundwise, I think they are a little bit bassy. When I use them to listen to music, they are incredible. However, after some gigs with it, I had some issues having "too much bass" in some gigs and losing some mids. Don't get me wrong, I would recommend them. And for the price, they are really really good. I tend to favour Dynamic drivers over BA (even if it is only one Dynamic vs various BA). I'd prefer to play with the Plunge Audio than the Westone X30s, which are also really really good.

Im a HUGE fan of their discontinued Spyder series. The 330 can be had for about the same price as a MAG head in the used market. The 550 version takes it to another level tho, a really valvey tone but not in the distorted manner - like a tube head running clean but when you dig in a slight sag and grit. As most basschatters do - im always chasing THAT tone and have been through many heads from budget to boutique, i genuinely always come back to the Spyders