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My ampless set up. Wireless into EBS Microbass II, line out to tuner (which is also a backup DI), One Control Hooker's Green in the loop. Will be trying it for the first time next week at the tech rehearsal for a ska band I've joined. I've used in ears a few times with my current band, but never gone without backline before.

Best amp I've ever used. For the first time in years I'm thinking of letting mine go in favour of something lighter, but I'm torn because I know I'll never get anything that sounds as good.

I used my Zoom H5 at a gig on Friday. Took a feed from the desk (vocals only) into one input, a DI feed from my bass amp into the other, and just used the stereo mics to pick up guitar and drums. Best monitoring I've had for ages. I've got a little adaptor that allowed me to mount the H5 on my mic stand, and just some KZ1 earphones plugged direct into it. So far this has been the simplest and best method I've tried, and it made for a really enjoyable gig.

Thanks to @Rich for reviving this thread and recommending the Yuer power supply. It's a beautifully made bit of kit. Unfortunately for me and @tayste_2000 it just doesn't quite fit between the bars on my Nano or Mini pedalboards - even with angled connectors. Does anyone know of any low profile angled power leads that might do the trick?

Something like one off these? https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/SC-01-SessionCake-Portable-Practice-Jam-and-Rehearsal-Box-for-Guitar-and-Bass/pidGSC01 Yamaha Sessioncake.

Rig for my two gigs this weekend. It'll upset the OCD folk.

Could you get around this using a patch bay, with the added advantage that the M18's inputs are protected from constant inserting/removing leads? Like this https://www.thomann.de/gb/millenium_pb16_xlr_out.htm

My blues/soul/rockabilly band Motor City Blue are playing the Blues Bar in Harrogate tonight from 9:30pm. Hoping the football fans will be in a good mood.

This is really useful thanks, I'm right at the beginning of this journey and reading this is very encouraging.

So I finally had a go at using in-ears at our last gig. It was a bit Heath Robinson, but worth pursuing further. We're a 4 piece blues/soul band, backline for guitar and bass, with just vocals through the Mackie PA. I've got a pair of KZ AS-10s and a Zoom H5 recorder. I took a DI from my bass amp into one of the H5 inputs, and a feed from the floor monitor into the other, with the two inbuilt microphones picking up ambient/drums/guitar. I had no way of securing the Zoom to my mic stand so bought a flimsy but adequate camera tripod to mount it on. Plugged the headphones directly into the H5. Pros - I could hear bass and vocals must better than usual, especially the vocals. Cons - I didn't get enough isolation with the AS-10s, drums and guitar were still loud, but I've got some larger tips that I think will work better. I couldn't move far from the H2. All in all its well worth pursuing further. I'll try the larger tips. I've already bought a thing to attached the H5 to my mic stand. And I'll see if I can talk the band into having bass and guitar going through the PA.

No there tonight, but there's a gig on at Wharf Chambers https://www.wharfchambers.org/event/volk-soup-gladboy-sigmund-void-wharf-chambers/ And another at the BRudenell http://www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk/whats-on/cola/ Both great venues. The Grove as well http://thegroveinnleeds.co.uk/event/deep-blue-3-2/ Very small, old pub. No idea what the band is. And some jazz at the Domino club https://www.thedomino.co.uk/event-details/another-workout-12

I got a pair from Mark at Limelight for my Japanese Jazz. Unsurprisingly they match my Limelight fretless perfectly. Decent price too. I think you've had a Limelight fretless haven't you? In which case you already know what they are like.

Apparently a previously unannounced Jack White performance has been scheduled for when my son's band (Mush) are playing. They were already up against Elbow. He reckons they'll be playing to grass.

Big Thief have been the highlight so far for me.

Another chipping in to say I really enjoyed Nick Seymour's bass with Crowded House, despite never really being a fan of the band. Plus I got to see my kids twice in the audience on the footage! Rufus Wainwright was pretty good too.

Albums by the bands Omni and Mush use Musicmaster bass.

King Khan and the Shrines at the Brudenell next Monday. That'll wake me up from any Easter slumbers!

12 years later (yikes) my DIY one is still going strong.

I bough a Hooker's Green pedal from Ben. Absolutely flawless deal, you can engage with Ben with complete confidence.

I have two racks. One just has my Gallien Krueger Fusion 550. It comes to gigs. The other has a Korg Tuner, Sansamp VT Bass, and a little GK MB200. It comes to rehearsals and gigs. Every now and then I think about taking the MB200 out and putting something else in the space, but I can never think what I need. I'm not really into compressors.