jazzyvee

I'm using some custom straps by Pinegrove Leather to ease the ache on my shoulder from my heavy basses. 

https://www.pinegroveleather.com/

They aren't cheap but really great quality.

Any news if any of these have been recovered yet?

In order

Peavey (sold)

Trace Elliot BLX80 (gave away)

Mesa boogie walkabout, powerhouse cabs 2x10, 4x10 and 1x15 ( sold first two cabs, gave away the 1x15)

Alembic F-1x, SF-2, (QSC PLX2402 power amp, sold )

Crown XLS1502 (current)

PJB Briefcase

Barefaced bass cabs

Schertler Unico (used with EUB)

I wanted to change the valve in mine a couple of years back but the ones ordered did not fit in the sleeve on the F-1x board.  Eventually i found one that fitted but the problem i was having wasn't due to the valve,  the preamp needed a new transformer. i kept the new valve as a spare.

No i have not changed the valve. In the past i used a QSC PLX 2402 power amp. Which is a superb amp. But it made my rack far too heavy. I now use a Synq 1K0 stereo power amp. Though they aren’t produced new any more. 

I've been using one of these as my main preamp since around the late 2000's
Here is a PDF manual for it. 
http://www.alembic.com/support/F-1Xoperatingguide.pdf

Well i've just had some new gigs in my diary including one on 22nd April so count me out. 

I bit expensive but i would recommend checking harvest out. 

http://www.harvest-guitar.com/en/Bass-Bags-For-Two/

I bought the the leather one years back for the same reason, and whilst not used as much as i expected it is useful for carrying one bass and clothes accessories in the spare compartment. A bit heavy before the basses go in and my basses weigh between 12 and 14lbs.

Oops just noted you said less chunky, the leather one is really chunky. But will leave this post for reference. 

Yamaha thr-session

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/thr-session/id485607882

This sounds like yet another rewording of the old threads about , price and diminishing returns, coffee table basses.....etc.

Correct no-one needs to spend a lot of money on a bass, but if they do, why should what someone decides to do with their own money bother anyone enough to start a topic about it. I have never yet read a thread where someone owning an expensive bass has an issue with someone else's choice to buy something cheaper. 

When it comes down to it we buy a bass that we want and can afford and that's it. As long as it does the job the price is irrelevant after that as is whether anyone other than the player can tell it's price point.🎶

I gave my last Mesa boogie powerhouse cab to a local music service as I wasn't having any joy selling it. I probably have more gear than i actually need and apart from the cabs, they are all pretty weighty items. I do rotate them so they don't stand idle for years on end, well the guitar amps do but not the bass stuff.  I will be selling the guitar amps this year and getting a smaller more portable one that I can use practically for gigging and home practice.  

2 hours ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

FWIW don't split cabs. When you do it creates hot and cold zones in the lows, AKA 'Power Alley'. If you want to be heard on the other side of the stage aim one cab at yourself, the other across the stage. That aims directional mids and highs so they can be heard, without creating a power alley. This explains. It references PA subs, but applies to bass cabs as well: https://www.prosoundweb.com/the-power-alley-discussion-solutions-to-the-troubling-interaction-of-subwoofers/

Thanks for that, I haven't read it all yet but it's not something I was aware of but next time i will suggest they have more bass in their stage monitors. This question may be dealt with further on in the article but, is this also an issue with side fills as most of the larger stages i play on have those too? 

Barefaced cabs also have a much better off axis sound than the ampeg fridges i have had to use at some gigs. On a recent gig i put the ampeg 8x10 on the guitarist's side of the stage and kept my BT II for me. Plugged my SC Acoustic preamp into the back of the ampeg head and the sound was great.

I do reggae gigs and replaced my Mesa Boogie Powerhouse cabs with Barefaced ones and so far they have proved perfect.  I have a  Big Twin II, Big Baby II, Dubster II (18" speaker). For most of my reggae gigs I use the Big Twin II.

That's my rig that I use most of the time. Big Twin II

Occasionally I use these two Bib Baby II and Dubster II ( Complete overkill actually) .

I don't tend to use the big baby II on it's own for reggae gigs

For me the Big Twin II has proved to be the perfect cab for reggae and with the tweeter it is great for other genres too. 

There is no sacrifice on the bottom end. From my personal experience, the design of these cabs makes the bottom end glorious but balanced throughout the range.

Put a lot of bottom end in, you get a lot of it out. 

@Marcus CornallI notice you are a fellow brummie. I'm doing a gig at the Jam House on 1st March and at the 02 in Digbeth on 25th and will have my Big Twin II most likely. Other than that I may be able to squeeze you in at a rehearsal to check out the BBII as i sometimes carry that one along.  

I had mine done by Toby Diggins at Jaydee Custom guitars,  but last time i checked, he was too busy doing their own stuff to take on other stuff. But you an always give them a call.

I also had one for a really short time and yes the fan is really noisy. When i sold it to a friend i let him try it out at a gig we were both on and we found the DI was making a noise. So i gave him a separate di box and he was happy.

One of my new basses came wth a free set. They are the only bass string that have ever broken on me. The 'D' string. Hence never used them since. 

Both items arrived completely as described and problem free transactions. Thanks guys

. Installed in my regular bass rig. 👍🏾🎶

My newly organised pedal board. just waiting for PSU.

I've had a couple of gigs when my bass rig was on a riser behind me so I laid the BT2 cab on it's side and put my rack in the centre. Thankfully I had earplugs in and most of my bass sound through the PA. So i didn't need it up loud.   

I bought one from a member here and also haven't used it since going  Barefaced. Though , i did use it with my mesa boogie cabs and liked the 3D aspect it gave.

I had one of those as my 6u bass rack power amp for a few years but it was incredibly heavy to the point that I hardly used that rack so I changed it for a Crown Class D power amp. BUT..... to my ears the QSC sounds a heck of a lot better and i do miss it for that reason but since most of my gigs these days are through a PA. I will have almost convinced myself not to revisit that.
 

All the best with the sale.

7 minutes ago, three said:

Love that - really individual. Did it change the tone at all? Got me thinking. My long scale is a bit heavy. There’s batteries and stuff in there so I’d have to be a bit careful but I love the aesthetic

Would you really take large drill bits to your alembic?

How have the holes affected the way the bass balances on a strap?

On 29/01/2023 at 10:07, EBS_freak said:

It probably has - it’ll be on the output.

what IEMs are you using ? They could be the culprit of a bass light mix.

I am using Acs ones that fit my custom ear moulds.

https://www.acscustom.com/uk/products/in-ear-monitors/universal-fit/pro-fit

Problem with them is they don't fit tightly enough in the ear moulds and came out a few times during the gig.