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Two days in and I'm happy so far with my GP-5. For comparison, the only pedal I've had in the past 15 years is a Zoom B3. Has anyone got any decent compression working on the GP-5? I have tried the two stock options but aren't happy with either. Maybe it's best to add some other modelling with either?
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This one - https://www.thomann.co.uk/harley_benton_powerplant_powerbank_mk2.htm It has powered my board for well over 8 hours...
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Thanks Mike, if I was closer I would come and attend for sure, it sounds truly wonderful and a lot of thought, effort and work goes into yours in Somerset. Coincidentally, you are also called Mike the name of @mikebass456 who I quoted and replied to as it seems he is fairly local, comparitively! I'm not afraid of the work. We'll see if there's interest - though there doesn't seem to be too much yet. I'll ask around the local guys too and see what they think.
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I've been using a twenty quid, dual, stereo receiver setup (M-Wave WP-12) for a while - which is an alternative I chose to try out rather than the Xvive U4 which a sax player friend has been using and who is happy with mono. Over the past 6 months she's had some interference but started to get intermittent drop outs on stage. One band I play with was open to using IEMs so I built an inexpensive stereo IEM mixer/splitter so we all get stereo IEM feeds for which we've been using stereo wired extensions to our IEMs but some of us want to try wireless.
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Wireless IEM system : M-VAVE WP-12 - suprisingly good for the price
kiat replied to kiat's topic in Accessories and Misc
How do you find the XVive, is it their guitar or U4 IEM system? A sax-player mate of mine is starting to get cut-outs at some gigs and she's going to come round to compare, test and fix/ameliorate our wireless systems. Cheers. I really wanted the MiPro 58RT but (didn't have the money) and prepared to wait if/when I build rack, depending on gig requirements. -
Very tidy! Looks really well thought out with really neat cabling. How much would it cost you, ball park, to put that together again? I'm liking the aesthetics. Looks like the kind of board Batman would use if he was a bass player 🦇 Knowing how much time it took to make my first simple board, I'm wondering what kind of time folks have put into (dreaming/thinking/reading reviews/buying) planning, tinkering and (re)assembling their boards. Me it was about 6 hours.
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Go on then @BlueMoon 😉, I'll add the oldest musical thing I've got. That is in really good nick for 50 years old. Well looked after!
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Crikey, I'd forgotten some shops used to have metal shutters even then, hopefully deterring the thieves.
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Cool, that's what we do now on our analogue mixer+headphone amp and looking forward to the day we get an XR to do the same. Another band I play in has started to use an X32 (desktop, not rack, version) but the friend owning it has yet to figure out our individual mix control.
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Sounds a fantastic place, I never had the pleasure. Wanted to see what it had looked like from the outside, but found this cool image instead with a bit of story... (source)
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This one? (source)
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Good to see a person's name above the shop, it makes it more personal for me.
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Been to GAK many times when I had GAS 😁. A dedicated bass room. It was there that I realised new Fender vintage models cost an awful lot of money.......
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Do you enable your bandmates to adjust their own IEM feeds (mix, levels) from their phones (over WiFi) or control units (over twisted pair)?
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Wireless IEM system : M-VAVE WP-12 - suprisingly good for the price
kiat replied to kiat's topic in Accessories and Misc
End result. I'm using a very low latency Giga Pro (by "the t.bone", a rebadged Mi-Pro) for my wireless bass signal with the WP-12 getting full stereo IEM from the band mix or playalongs and I can't hear any latency, or maybe I've just got used to it! Design (using Google drawings). I played recent gigs with the WP-12 IEM system and MA400 headphone amp on a tray, but thought it would be neat to get them all onto a compact, fully cableless pedalboard (battery power to 9V and 12V effects and units, 5V USB wireless everywhere except band IEM mixer and FOH. It's a good inexpensive dabble into wireless and stereo IEMs. I'll be interested to hear how you use yours, pros and cons etc. -
I just answered here the 3 bass question (first, most practical, most "you") thread and it got me thinking about where I saw and bought my first bass. It was Macaris on Charing Cross Road in London in about 1980. I lived in a flat but was starving, no job, no money and had to sell my beautiful tenor sax* I'd previously spent half a year saving for, effectively making it difficult to fulfil my dreams of becoming a full-time musician. The owner of Macaris apologised that he could only offer me £300 for it, as he could see I was upset, so he said he'd let me have a bass, amp and lead for £100, at cost he said. A Westone Thunder 1A black and a Traynor Bloc80b (which miraculously has followed me over 20 home moves later). Although an unhappy time, it did start me on the road to being a bass player, which I think, by sheer luck, suits my character better. I went back later (in the early 80s still) to get my first and only pedal, a new Boss Chorus. On a recent trip to London I looked out for Macaris and was sad to see the shop gone, replaced with a horrendous building devoid of character. Denmark Street has held out, but the old rehearsal rooms seem to have gone. But a quick browse online today and it turns out Macaris improbably moved to Haywards Heath, which means I'll give them a visit one if these days. * Conn Connqueror 30M "Naked Lady" What shop do you have fond memories of?
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* First Bass Owned: Westone Thunder 1A (black, c.1983, PXd at Macaris with my beloved Conn Conqueror "sliver lady" tenor sax) * 'Go To' Bass: Lakland JO5 Jazz Bass 5-string with roundwounds * 'Your' Bass: a 70s Fender Precision with LaBella flatwounds
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Hey Mike, how are you up for being one of the team organising this? You know Louth and are familiar with getting here and the general area, hopefully! We don't know eachother (yet) but that could work in our favour as we probably know different sets of bass players. What do you think? Perhaps 3 or more of us organising aiming car/van load each? Maybe Jan/Feb? Anyone else interested? I can organise a variety of amps and cabs on site. Will sound out the general bass bash tips. As a local start I can think of 10 or so in Louth and guess half would come along, maybe more with enough notice and cajoling 😉 (we're a shy lot 'round here).
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With one pub/small festival/function band I play with we now use this for rehearsals and gigs. Total cost for the critical gear in these photos, bought new for £95, excluding cables, an inexpensive way of trying out IEMs. What we have now: * all mics and instruments split in the mixer, with copies out to FOH/PA. * all 4 of us, plus occasional guest sax player, gets identical stereo IEM feeds. * All band members can tweak their own IEM booking at source. * each band member chooses wired or wireless connections to their IEMs (mostly we use £5 KZ EDX Pro models). Our wireless IEM system units are an additional £20 for two. * another optional extra each band member has is a £15 MA400 personal headphone mixer so we can add "more me" to the common stereo band mix. * the drummer likes his IEMs so much he wanted a drum mic mixer so I sourced him a 6 channel one with all the cables, so he now presents a L/R stereo feed now to the band IEM mixer, instead of mono kick and mono snare/kit. So far it's working out well, but I can see us getting an XR18 once we get gigging more.
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I'm trialling a 2.4GHz wireless stereo IEM system (the M-Wave WP-12) and it's turning out reliable so far for pub and function gigs. Our singer wanted a set so, despite the caution a second set may not work independently of mine, I got one for her and I tested them at home, so far so good, both of ours coexist. That means we'll have two pairs of stereo feeds, enough for the band and/or guests. My new bass wireless system is also 2.4GHz but it's pro gear (the t.bone Giga Pro Pedal Set - a rebadged Mi-Pro), able to switch channels etc and no coexistence issues so far.
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@Rich I use the KZ ZS10 PRO X Headphones (No Mic) which were under £20 on AliExpress with a pair of KZ EDX Pro X as a backup (£5). I don't find them that different from each other, but what makes a difference are the (earbud) tips used - "memory foam" ones work better for me than the silicon sets that came with them - and upgrading the cable. Like you I can still hear my bass, with overall sound of the band maybe halved. I use a personal headphone mixer to add more bass into the mix. I use the earbuds when practising nowadays and haven't been using my studio headphones for silent play for months.
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How have you been getting on with the IEM mixing @warwickhunt? I'm interested in your progress as the next step on the IEM journey for one of my bands is to go from our simple, analogue mixer stereo IEM setup (common mix plus "more me") to a digital mixer (at this stage, likely an XR18) with the same basic needs to get it all working smoothly.
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Honestly, I didn't seriously consider them as the adverts I saw of them were all on cables, and I wanted to make my own, especially as some of my board cables are XLR to TS. When I saw these little beauties, intrigued by the hinge design, I knew I had to try them.😁 Thanks, a design like this obviously isn't for most folks (including probably every full-time professional) who have multiple pedals and/or very pro setups, but I'm focusing on speed of setup and connectivity. I'm also wary power cables can get kicked about on the stages I go on, with my feet, multiple bands etc. Will see how it goes and whether I reintroduce power and audio cables back in.
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@itu AliExpress. I've used seven of them so far and they are all of good consistent quality, zero noise. This is my order, to give you an idea of what to search for and anticipated pricing. These were shipped to me in the UK in about a week.
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The question to Jean-Luc was about making a stereo cable, his jacks aren't silent.
