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The IEM (in ear monitors) Bible thread
acidbass replied to EBS_freak's topic in Accessories and Misc
Probably been asked on the thread somewhere - but are any of you guys using shirt clips to secure your IEMs? I'm quite an active performer and run the cable under my shirt to wireless belt pack. The cable hangs loose other than that. The weight of my guitar strap somewhat secures it in place under my shirt - but I see some guys clipping the cable to the rear collar of their shirt/tee etc. I guess it would help prevent tug on the cable and subsequent loosening of the phones. Any suggestions? Pros/cons? -
2x RCF 745A (Price drop)
acidbass replied to EBS_freak's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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Went for the Neotech medium pouch and it fits the strap perfectly. Flawless operation so far from the Shure - might order a slightly shorter jack cable for it but otherwise very pleased!
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Thanks for sharing this! Never gave VH a look before but really enjoyed this and have added a few of their tunes to my playlists now. Great gig!
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I use ZS10s as my backup set and I'm not sure you can get absolutely rumbling low end from them. Maybe worth trying a larger tip to improve the seal - Comply make good foam ones that have improved mine a bit.
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Full-time musos, how do you get through the winter?
acidbass replied to Danny P's topic in General Discussion
I would suggest teaching too, even on a peripatetic basis. If you teach during the majority of the school year (say Sept to May) it still leaves you free for your busy gigging period. I found that making a living from just playing functions/gigs is virtually impossible to sustain year-round - so having something else always helps. -
How do you guys sort out the extra cable slack between jack output and transmitter pack? I was thinking about adding some kind of sleeve to the bottom part of the strap to conceal/semi secure the cable to the strap. Any ideas?
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It was the biggest one I have ever played! 10k people in Belfast. A night I will never forget! Loads more pics and vids on my Instagram if anyone would like to see https://instagram.com/dannymccormackbass
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First outing for the D16+ tonight and it performed admirably (see pic)! May have to lower the gain a little as it felt a bit clippy at times. Has anyone else had this experience?
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Any suggestions for a pouch to fit a really wide strap? I use Gruvgear Solostrap Neo and hope there's an option to suit!
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Just bought the 16+ for my board. I saw Simon McBride using one with Deep Purple - a good enough endorsement for me! Will report back with findings
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The IEM (in ear monitors) Bible thread
acidbass replied to EBS_freak's topic in Accessories and Misc
We all went to different companies. A couple to JH, UE, 64 Audio etc depending on individual preference and need. -
Festival backline vs bringing amps/Ampeg SVT 7 vs Tonehammer 700
acidbass replied to Misowaki's topic in General Discussion
I'm not a fan of the Aguilar TH stuff personally. I could never get a good tone from a TH500 - always too much drive/distortion even with Drive control completely off. Obviously this might be a desirable tone depending on your style but for me it wasn't clean enough. -
EBMM finally fixed the pickup alignment with the Specials, after over 40 years of a poor design. The current Rays are by far the best EBMM have made for this reason.
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Do the controls have a centre detent for flat?
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The IEM (in ear monitors) Bible thread
acidbass replied to EBS_freak's topic in Accessories and Misc
I didn't. I persisted with them for 6 months or more but just could not sacrifice any more gigs with terrible sound quality. I tried everything possible with EQ and even tried amending my bass tone to suit, which in hindsight was the wrong thing to do. Having went from a set of UE11 to these, the difference was stark. I then moved to JH Roxannes and have never looked back. Tight bass and crisp highs with no potential for hearing loss! The Lugs ended up in the bin and now I use a set of KZ ZS10 as a backup which sound better IMO. EDIT - I should add that I really wanted to like the Lugs as the guy is local to me (around 40 minute drive) and I loved the idea of a genuine contender in the IEM market being a local company. Sadly it didn't work out like that. Just my own experience! -
The IEM (in ear monitors) Bible thread
acidbass replied to EBS_freak's topic in Accessories and Misc
I have to say my experience with Lugs earphones leaves a lot to be desired. While the fit of the moulds and seal were both good - the sound was awful. I bought a set of quad driver phones and the bass just sounded like mush. I found I could never hear what I wanted, despite the phones running at ear-bleeding levels. It seemed like all the drivers were just thrown into the earphones without any tuning/crossovers to make them sound good. All 6 of my band have since moved on from Lugs for similar reasons. -
I would love to have loved this but I can see a couple of reasons why I wouldn't buy one: 1. A Bass control centred at 40hz is surely only usable as a cut. Boosting 40hz would just be mush. Makes it a bit redundant IMO. 80hz or thereabouts would have been much more musical. 2. I can't think of any reason why I would want to engage Bright/Deep mid-set that would require the use of a footswitch. Perhaps a mute would have been better.
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Bits for basses
acidbass replied to nige1968's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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Function band ! Can you actually make a living ?
acidbass replied to fiatcoupe432's topic in General Discussion
Here in Norn Iron, you could survive on function band playing but certainly not make what I would call a good living. Functions here might pay £200 per gig, so after tax/fuel/misc expenses etc you would need to be playing 10 functions a month to pay the same as a minimum wage job would. 10 functions a month might be possible in Summer months and around Christmas but you will be doing virtually nothing in Jan/Feb/Nov etc. Anyone I know who does this type of work always has something else on the side for bread and butter. -
Wasnt there another UK bass forum before basschat?
acidbass replied to lidl e's topic in General Discussion
Fond memories of BW! Nostalgia when I see that turquoise/blue colour scheme anywhere nowadays -
Sounds like she might be very good at playing bass but not quite as good at singing or songwriting. It happens!
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One of the highlights for me too. I find myself preferring watching bands I don't know, over the ones I do. Obviously it's a mixed bag but this year featured some really cool stuff.
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