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    Cabinet dillema - do I need a 4x10 in my life.

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    Thanks for all the replies so far. I think I definitely need to start using both Aggie 112's for all gigs as a matter of course and see how that sounds. Maybe I have been pushing my luck a little bit with just the one cab and am not being heard in the mix so well?

    I'll also check out the Barefaced gear. (I do remember putting my name down to try one of the demo compacts that were going around the country but I'm not sure if that is still happening and I've certainly not heard anything).

    Oh to be rich and famous and have roadies to carry all my gear :-)

    Cheers

    Pete

    Cabinet dillema - do I need a 4x10 in my life.

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    Posted

    Hi All

    To date in my bass playing career I've pretty much been able to get away with single cab solutions, even when playing with my pub 'classic rock' band and generally use a Little Mark II through one Aguilar GS112 which seems fine for smallish pub gigs, with a second Aggie 112 available if we play in a slightly larger venue after which I'd expect to DI and go through the FOH anyway.

    The last couple of weeks we've used a different rehearsal venue which also supplies the bass and guitar amps and cabs. Great I thought, less gear to lug around to rehearsal.

    So last week, I turn up to the rehearsal and plug into a Peavy Tour 450 and Peavey 4x10 and had a great rehearsal with a much more punchy sound than I've been used to getting, in fact the rest of the guys also commented on the great sound.

    So this week I decided to bring along my own amp and compare that to the Peavey and found out two things.

    1. The Little Mark II gives me an even better sound (to my ears) than the Peavey - Phew! (Not that I would have any complaints about the Peavey sound, I'm just glad I don't have to consider changing my amp). :-)

    2. The main 'improvement' to my overall sound in the context of this band appears to be the 4x10 cab (which is a Peavey 410 TVX). Definitely more presence and a punchy kind of sound.


    Now I'm not about to start lugging a 100lb + speaker cab about, (not with a back like mine) so what would peoples suggestions be? A decent Neo speakered 410 or perhaps two 210's (stacked vertically)?

    Any other suggestions for a lightish solution that will give me similar results? It's not as if the 410 TVX is an expensive cabinet in comparison to lots on the market so there must be something out there that will do as well or better whilst still being light weight?

    Out of interest I also have an EBS Neo 110 which I use for some other (non rock band) rehearsals, so maybe adding something to pair with this would be a better plan?

    If you've made it to the bottom of this post then thanks for reading and I welcome any suggestions which you may have.

    Cheers

    Pete

    Fatigue & Stamina

    in EUB and Double Bass

    Posted

    [quote name='gilmour' post='1133122' date='Feb 19 2011, 10:08 AM']I find monitoring a real issue with upright, above all else if I can't hear myself it doesn't help my already patchy intonation.

    I've been toying with getting [url="http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1696&brandID=2"]one of these[/url] or something similar, and having in ears, but before the mixer so it's only upright.[/quote]

    I don't play upright (yet) but I have been using an 'ART My monitor'which is similar to the SAMSON unit in the link above for my vocal mic on-stage and see no reason why you couldn't use it to tap into the mic'd signal from the bass instead.

    The advantage is that you can also mix in a feed from the desk for a monitor mix and blend the two if needed and having in-ear phones means that you can run it at quite a low volume and still hear yourself clearly.

    stick on L.E.D's

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='BigAlonBass' post='1088725' date='Jan 13 2011, 11:09 PM']Got a set last christmas, and they ended up in the bin! :) The fixing tape was thick and very non-sticky, and the light only shows up on the darkest of stages. In normal light, you can hardly see that they are switched on. I actually ripped them off half-way through the first set, because the tape got in the way of my fingers, for very little benefit, and just kept the Battery Pod as a pretty torch. :)[/quote]


    I used the stuff on my Spector and it was great for dark stages. I do agree that the tape which was supplied was rubbish so I ended up using some 'ultra clear' sellotape which was much less intrusive and more 'sticky'. The neck on the Spector was a gloss finish so the tape came off with no nasty marks when I sold the bass and I am planning on re-fitting to my PJ Special shortly.

    The battery pod is overall slightly bigger than a £1 coin in both diameter and thickness and dissapeared quite nicely velcroed to the back of the headstock.

    All in all reasonable for the money I guess.

    Pete

    Advice please..Mixer for gigging...

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    Hi Mark

    I also run with pretty much all Mackie stuff and my personal recommendation would be either a Mackie CFX16 or a CFX20.

    I've been using a CFX20 for several years and it's been a great desk, very simple to use and with two monitor sends more than adequate for most small to medium gigs that we do. Anything requiring more than two monitor mixes usually means a big venue and then the SoundCraft desk comes out to play. :-)

    I recently purchased a CFX16 MKII for smaller gigs where we're only running a vocal rig plus keys and the saxes and this works well.

    In face there is a CFX16 for sale at a bargain price [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=98506"]here[/url] which isn't too far away from you and comes flightcased. (Given that I just spent over £100 on a flight case for the CFX16 that I bought this seems like an excellent deal).

    Cheers

    Pete

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