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@VTypeV4 If you like old skool pics, this is the setup I ‘learned the hard way’ with.
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My two’penneth coming from being a Behringer XR18 user for many many years. Firstly, I don’t like delay on vocals. Secondly I love reverb on vocals. Three tricks I’ve learned from pro engineers: 1) use plate reverb in a live setting; 2) make use of pre-delay to separate the reverberated voice from the dry signal - makes the vocal sound fuller and warmer; 3) eq the reverb to only work on the mid-range so hard use of hpf and lpf to stop the reverb sounding muddy or shrill. I have a plate reverb on the XR18 that is pretty much ‘set and forget’ and use the send level to adjust how much of each voice has reverb added in the FOH mix. This is probably the wrong way to do it as wiser people than I seem to say that your sends should be at unity, but it works for me.
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So I have just seen that Bass Direct have a fretless one of these for sale second hand for £399 excluding case or gig bag, so I am still a bit off with my valuation. Final price reduction £450 including the case (which has to be worth £50 alone). If she doesn’t sell at this price then I guess she’s destined to stay with me 😎
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I arrived there to commission some PAU’s built for the then new North Morecambe Bay gas terminal. I came from offshore with a very ‘can do’ mindset. It quickly became apparent the reverse was true in that ‘shipyard’. After a month of achieving nothing we shipped the PAU’s to site and commissioned/rebuilt them there 😤
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Having worked at BAE in Barrow many moons ago, I would not be surprised if it was the source of the E-Coli 😂
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That’s a wonderfully simple take on the classic B Bender which seems to necessitate hollowing out the whole guitar. Nice score, now get those Clarence White licks practiced 😎
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100W Stoneham valve amp - small footprint, lighter weight
JPJ replied to Merton's topic in Amps and Cabs
Funnily enough, I was in comms with Martin on this very topic earlier this week as I am interested in purchasing one of these and also local to Martin (he’s done quite a few repairs for me over the years, and I was an early tester of YI200). He tells me that “I’ve got the design sorted just working on production of the chassis. Had a breakthrough this month and will be able to progress with several new projects now. Will give you a shout asap”. So it sounds like things are moving forward. -
What signature model bass would you say transcends the artist?
JPJ replied to kwmlondon's topic in Bass Guitars
how good does the Fender Marcus Miller bass sound? Its the standout for me from that list, the boy Miller certainly knows something about tone 😎 -
What signature model bass would you say transcends the artist?
JPJ replied to kwmlondon's topic in Bass Guitars
The Tony Franklin has his signature engraved into the neck plate, but it wouldn’t be a massive job to change for a standard F neck plate if it bothered you. -
I can only echo what Lozz says about the dispersion, the 21012 was a room filler. I don’t recall mine being excessively middley but then again mine was one of Jorg’s cabs fitted with Eminence delta lite 10’s and delta LF 12. Sadly, redundancy meant I had to let the cab go, but I’d have another one of the 21012 with the side firing 12 in a heartbeat.
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Mixing IEM's - share your knowledge/experience here please
JPJ replied to JPJ's topic in PA set up and use
i had the BD121 and found it was noisy when run on batteries but almost silent on a power supply. I didn’t use it for long before ‘upgrading’ to the real thing which sits proudly on my pedal board and will probably be there the longest of any pedal. -
What signature model bass would you say transcends the artist?
JPJ replied to kwmlondon's topic in Bass Guitars
I’ll chuck in my two’penneth with a vote for the Fender Tony Franklin fretless P bass for no other reason than it’s a fantastic fretless P bass, so much so that mine has become my no1 go to bass. -
I use reverb on my NS EUB but you need a reverb with an eq as you really need to try to emulate the ‘abbey road’ technique of cutting the hi’s and lo’s on the reverb channel.
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I used to have a rack with a SWR Grand Prix (1U) preamp, Sampson rack light/conditioner, rack tuner, Alesis 3630 compressor, and Aphex exciter, and a separate rack for the power amp. All totally superfluous but it looked pretty with all the lights on an flashing etc 😂 I still have a smaller rack based setup with the SWR Grand Prix preamp, the SWR Marcus Miller preamp (currently for sale on here), and the SWR Amplite power amp, but it doesnt get a lot of use hence the sale of the MM pre.
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I’m using the EBS Stanley Clarke pre as I double between NS EUB and fretless bass but it’s probably a bit overkill for what you want. Failing this, keep an eye out for a Radial Tone Bone. They come up on here quite regularly and are an excellent preamp with DI for EUB.
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Watched the video and I think its a little strange that two of the amp/cab sims are Ampeg, yet they have modelled the SansAmp (SVT in a tin) as one of the drives?
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KK baby bass, Are they still making instruments?
JPJ replied to PCZ25's topic in EUB and Double Bass
When I had mine, the amplified volume and tone was very dependent upon how tight the two Allen key bolts were either side of the bridge that hold the transducer mounting up against the underside of the plate on which the bridge sits. Mine was damaged in transit to me so this could be a result of that, but I found there was a sweet spot between volume and tone and the tension of these bolts. -
Woke up this morning to a beautiful sunrise and it got me thinking of those warm summer days that are just around the corner, sitting in the garden noodling away on an acoustic bass 😎 If this was my only acoustic bass she would be going nowhere but she’s not, and as she’s probably the more saleable of the two I own, she’s up for grabs. If you fancy playing alfresco with no hassles, this is the bass for you.
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@Linus27 just to back up what JimmyN2 says, the secret to a double bass tone lies in the way you pluck. If you are playing ‘across’ the strings with your plucking fingers at 90 degrees to the strings like on a bass guitar you get a totally different sound to if you play with your plucking fingers parallel to the string using the side of your plucking finger rather than the tip. When I first got my NS EUB I found it to be too fretless bass sounding, but a NinoMute from bass direct added a lot more thump and a shorter decay, and then because I double between the NS and fretless bass, I added an EBS Stanley Clarke preamp to my meagre pedal board and found that the secret source is in the filter knob. Had I not been doubling, I would have probably gone for the Artec Parametric EQ instead as I have heard a few EUB players who swear by this pedal. Occasionally I will add a little touch of reverb to the NS too as this lets the notes breath like on an acoustic DB.
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There's a great 1x15 500W Ashdown combo for sale on here at the minute for an absolute bargain price (I have no affiliation to the seller)
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I’ve got four of those Behringer DI boxes for general stuff like acoustic guitar, fiddle and gob iron, and I have a very nice Radial J48 for my bass in case I run into one of those ‘engineers’ who doesnt want to use the DI out from my EBS Stanley Clarke preamp. In truth, there is no noticeable difference between the Behringer and Radial boxes in a live sound environment. The Behringers can run on either a 9V battery or 48v phantom power. I must confess I’ve never stuck the Behringer between amp and cab as all my tone shaping is done with EBS, and the amp/cab are merely there so that I and my fellow band mates can hear what I am playing.
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Ashdown ABM 500 Combo **Price drop to £160** - *SOLD*
JPJ replied to jezzaboy's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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Oof 😍 what a beauty! Looking forward to hearing some sound clips