stewblack

Wow. Basschat loved that reply so much it posted it many times!

I think it looks great. A breath of fresh air for pedal lovers who want the convenience of a single unit.

However, an entire 1/4 of the unit dedicated to delays and reverbs makes it a no from Stew! I literally have no use for them. 

Unless I can reprogram that section. Can I?

Last night's board 

1 hour ago, danbowskill said:

Be interested to get your takeaway on the fuzz works. Keep seeing it on AliExpress

If you decide to scratch the itch I recommend Affordaboard. Free post and based in the UK. Great company to deal with.

I used it last night but really I need time with it. The seven controls interact in complex ways and I haven't nearly got my head around them!

That looks like a very nice amp.

29 minutes ago, Owen said:

Pickups need potting? Dipping in wax to stop the coils getting jiggy with themselves and squealing. 

Thank you. I'll try with some other basses

Just now, Phil Starr said:

I'm really surprised at this. Feedback needs the signal fed back and amplified and the idea that acoustic feedback through the strings was louder than when you picked them is really unusual. It's emphasised by any resonances however so maybe your change of position created a new resonance and you won't get that on other stages in other venues. Odd, but it probably won't happen again.

 

The only other thing that I can think of is that use of high levels of compression can cause feedback. Guitarists use it for sustain which is just a kind of controlled feedback.

 

To answer your question a 'proper' monitor will usually have a flatter, smoother response with fewer peaks in response which will increase the chance of setting off resonance. Of course if you re-eq it to make it sound like your bass amp you will be restoring that response so that it is no longer flat. The best monitors also filter out extreme bass and treble to avoid feedback at frequencies that aren't needed for monitoring. Modern DSP PA speakers often have a 'monitor' setting to do just this.

 

Let us know if it happens again at other venues.

Thanks Phil. I'll try it again next week 

14 hours ago, Man.about.Tyne said:

Put it to the side of you so that it’s not playing directly back at your soundboard. I’m assuming you’re using your double bass and this is just feedback.

Yes it's just feedback, but no I'm using an ordinary electric bass.

1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said:

Are you feeding it a mix from the mixer or going direct to the combo?

Sorry I wasn't clear - it's my usual amp I go straight into it and take a line out to the desk. I just wondered if monitors are sprinkled with a different kind of sauce to make them more suitable 

I play a regular gig where the sound engineer changes and sometimes we get one less capable than the others.

In order to make sure I can actually hear what I play I experimented last night with using a bass combo titled back in front of me, like a monitor. I figured I could increase my volume without affecting the front of house too much.

It was fine. Mostly. The only issue was if I bent forward it howled. 

Now here's my question. Would a 'proper' monitor work better? 

If you put sold in the title it'll close the thread 👍

SX basses are so good. Not just good for the money, they're really well made.

Now why did you have to go and show me that???

2 hours ago, Rich said:

Help to clear up my confusion...

 

...is it pronunced 'hot one' or 'ho tone'..?

I say hot tone. Maybe not logical but it just feels right 

2 minutes ago, thisisswanbon said:

I regret moving my hotone on - has the latest update made much of an improvement?

I would say a transformative update. I used the scenes function last night and it's excellent. The drum machine is a useful practice tool. I've only updated it recently so not looked that deeply into it yet but already it's a win. New desktop software too.

It's like a new pedal.

Last night's board...

25 minutes ago, Thor said:

Hmm, I've been on the receiving end of similar - needless to say I didn't hang around long after finding out.  Is the guitarist the main gig finder/booker?

No. That is someone else.

45 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

I know the cold thing, that messed my singing up - but why does the guitarist get twice as much as anyone else?

Who knows? I wasn't supposed to know but the venue owner paid me before we started. So now I know the total and how much we all got. 

I'll be looking for another job.

Monthly Bandeoke last night. Still struggling to fill the venue, not sure how many more gigs we'll get there. 

Playing with an awful head cold is never fun and discovering that the guitarist took home twice as much money as the rest of us was a pretty depressing finale to the night.

4 hours ago, Geek99 said:

I could make some wild and unsupported assertions based on no personal experience whatsoever… if it will help someone 

 

This is precisely why the internet was invented 

Great boards these. 

I've been through a few and I have to agree. I really like my EBS too 

Yesterday afternoon I was resigned to a two gig weekend then I got a message inviting me to a last minute gig in Bath.

Squashed into the tiniest corner we played to a typical Friday crowd of ever changing gangs of pub crawlers. Went down a storm and got home in good time. 

I took minimal kit as parking is a nightmare, so I had to be prepared to sack truck my gear through the streets.

I must say that's two nights on the trot I've used the Cort, it usually gets overlooked for whatever reason. It's a simply wonderful bass. Light and beautifully balanced, rich tonal palette, fast comfortable neck. 

This is basically a brilliant amp with a free cab. Absolute bargain. Do not listen to the idiots who think that because it bears a resemblance to an amp with an expensive name that there's anything wrong with it.

Superb, powerful, lightweight amp with a huge tonal range.