Lozz196

J takes the vote

I was in a similar position and went 2 x Ashdown ABM PRO NEO 210s from my 35kg Ashdown ABM410 At 13kg each, one in one hand and a bass in the other, then repeat, all gear in venue without having to lift anything particularly heavy. So my thoughts are look at two 210s or 112s, easier on the back and you can potentially use just one for rehearsals & smaller gigs.

My first thoughts were the BT12. Put a pic of the current tuners on here, should be easy for us to advise.

This. I have a set up starting point where I put everything to by measurement. From that point I tweak to playability, all basses (even same brand & model) are different, my starting point is usually fairly near but never spot on.

I’d be happy to use a 5 if I needed it. But given that a, it don’t, and b, I’m developing arthritis in my left thumb which makes wider necks difficult for me it’s unlikely now that I’ll ever go this route.

Well my thoughts are that it sounded great in the mix. It was quite enlightening finding how much bass cabs colour the sound as I had to drop a lot of top end from my regular settings on it, and add in some lows. It was also one of the easiest setting ups, other than plugging into an already there rig that I’ve done. But if the band need bass for their cues then spec out the venue/monitors beforehand, the venue we played had tiny monitors that can’t handle much so bass presence barely there. Not a problem for us playing wise but did make for a rather guitar/treble heavy onstage sound. Moving forwards I’m going to stick to doing it though, in all it was a winner and the sound was just so good in the mix.

The Spacewasters played at The Trinity Bar in Harrow last night. Drummers car broke down yesterday so I drove me, him, and our depping guitarist. Traffics was poor but got there by 6pm so all 4 bands able to soundcheck. Evening was very light on punters, apparently a major psychobilly event was going on nearby so this really had an impact. The 3 other bands played well, then it was our turn. I was using my CIJ Fender Mustang into my Behringer BDI21, no amp just straight to FOH. Worked well but monitors were very small so much in them, made on stage sound very trebly. We played well and audience reaction was great, especially given we had a dep guitarist but due to the size of the stage, the load in/out, the parking, my back hurting, herding drunk bandmates, traffic, rotten weather and traffic overall my enjoyment for the gig was solely the 45mins we played - and I left home at 4pm and got in after 1am, for a gig less than 20 miles away.

For under £50 for a bassist I’d ask what their string preference was, or do they need any new picks/leads/set-up tools etc.

Agree, great venue, played there a few times, always been a great trouble free crowd up for a good evening.

Shielding if not already done, and string retainers for the A string to give a better break angle, other than that I generally leave as standard.

I tried this at rehearsal the other night, just for the connections mainly, and yep, bass into BDI21 input, XLR into the DI socket and all was good in the PA. Looking forward to trying it at the gig on Saturday.

Where’s he playing (he and his band are great live, you’re in for a treat).

Passive. I like the sound of active basses but I`m one of those people that the more tone functions available the more I fiddle with them, concentrating on this rather than the playing. Passive bass with one pickup and one tone control both on full is what suits me best.

I reckon you could be right, the lower notes could well be a Precision but the higher notes just have a different sound to them than what I’d expect from a Precision, a sort of “boxy” quality that comes from a Rick.

All depends on the size but I have an Ashdown RM500 and the carry case for that is pretty decent, def worth checking out if the sizes are similar, the RM is: H x W x D (mm) - 86 x 314 x 235

Will do - am hoping it works well as if so I’ll do this for all my gigs moving forwards.

That`s beautiful, I love wintry landscape shots and that`s one of the best

Think that would get a fair amount of interest from us short-scalers

Thanks all, I’ve a gig on Sat where the stage is minute, we’re a 5-piece so to make my life easier with both loading in and setting up I’m travelling light and letting trusty BDI21 handle the load. Was fairly sure it wasn’t needed to be connected but great to have those that know confirm it.

Ok probably a daft question but as above - it’s my Behringer BDI21 really - if I do this what leads do I have to use? Obviously I have to plug my bass into the input and XLR into the DI but do I need to plug a lead into the output even though it won’t be going anywhere as am using it standalone?

Mine too

Never underestimate the lure of the low-end, get them whilst they`re young.

I`m considering a short-scale Jake, chambered & with Ultralites to keep things nice & light.

Great looking set up Rob, 2 especially nice looking Precisions

They’re nice amps, a mate of mine has one and it makes his plywood BC Rich copy sound really good.