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Although having just seen the price of a Pedal Power 2 Plus, I'd get a Truetone CS6.

I have neither device, so I'm just theorizing here. First, headphone amp usage increases the current draw. So if you aren't planning on using the headphone amp, you won't be at the max 300mA. Second point - what are commonly called "current doublers" don't double the current per se... they merely combine the two outputs. https://voodoolab.com/product/current-doubler-adapter/ confirms it: "the Current Doubler Adapter combines the current of two outputs" So if 250mA wasn't enough, you can use 250mA output + 100mA output = 350mA for the Zoom B2, and still have the remaining 250mA output free for your other digital pedal.

For any sort of doubling (or tripling), hard to beat the Boss LS-2 with its level matching and multiple routing options in a compact form. Or in particular for upright, consider one of the EBS pedals - the Stanley Clarke Acoustic or the MicroBass 3. They do more than you've asked for, but I found them very good and I was able to replace some of my other existing gear and streamline my doubling setup.

Where are the side dots? It's not clear from the reviews on bax-shop website, with one person saying: "The only problem are the side-dots. They are on the usual spot for a fretted bass, but on a fretless bass without lines, the side-dots should be on the spot of the fret." but another: "There's nothing wrong with the "side-dots", they are right where they should be."

Check which way your particular switch is wired. E.g. looks like you'd need to flip the diagram if using a Warman mini toggle (middle position). https://www.warmanguitars.co.uk/product/dpdt-3-position-on-on-on-mini-toggle-guitar-switch/

This post has diagrams for both on-off-on and on-on-on. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/single-series-single-on-standard-switch.1224168/

I know sometimes there's no alternative - but be careful loading up cars with gear which will fly forward and crush you if you have an accident. I now always try to keep my back seats up if possible, ideally with everything in the boot; or if it really won't fit, the lightest items on the back seat. The upright bass goes on the reclined passenger seat with a seat belt on.

If you bought it from a shop on the internet, you have 14 days from when you received it to decide to return it.

Ah, well in that case see this post - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/443383-ebs-stanley-clarke-acoustic-preamp/?do=findComment&comment=4909149 The tuner out can (undocumentedly) be on permanently, so you could use any tuner of your choice.

Boss TU-2 and TU-3 have a bypass output which is never muted.

"Months" is plural, so it's "between two and four months' average salary".

Why not use just the 912As for now, and in particular have the singer use them on her solo gigs and see how she gets on? Perhaps after a few real world experiences everyone will have a better idea of what they need. What is the hurry to rush out and buy more gear? Just a few weeks ago you said of the 912As, "definitely the best PA set up I've had with any of the bands I've been in" - but a few internet posts later and they've been relegated to being the spares. I'm not saying 732As aren't good (I've had one - they're great), but whatever you get, there will always be something better - you have to stop at some point!

Tell me about it - I used to be a drummer, and our bassist never brought a bass amp so we always had to bring one for him! Can't believe I used to do that... Sounds like 710A is the way to go for you. They will be better than the 310A, which you used to own and know were ok for smaller gigs. So you know the 710As will also be fine for smaller gigs. If you think they'll need a boost, bring a 912A as well (rather than a CMD). There is also redundancy here, as the 912A will substitute better than a CMD if a 710A broke. For the larger gigs, bring both 912As. 👍

I think I'm missing some information: do you have monitors, and if so what do you put through them? If you have bass amp as backline, guitar amp as backline, drums are not miked, only vocals in the monitors, and the PA (the two 710s) is just for vocals - then yes that's a standard setup for a smaller gig. But you said to put the CMD in the sub position - how would you and your bandmates hear the bass? And then this: "then for larger venues I can take along the CMD 121H for a bit of additional low end support" - I still think I've missed something, because this implies that for smaller venues, you're not taking along the CMD 121H. So how are you hearing the bass here - just from being behind the 710s? Sorry if I've missed something already mentioned!

It sounds like a bodge. Do you already own a CMD 121 - is that the consideration? But they are just different things - a sub doesn't normally put out anything above 150Hz, and can put out much more volume at 40-150Hz compared to a bass amp. I wouldn't say that the kick going through a sub benefits the drummer; it benefits the audience. You need to work together to get the best sound for the whole band! I know subs cost money, and have to be stored somewhere, and someone needs to bring them to the gig. I'm fortunate in my current band that I don't buy or store any of the PA. But I have been in bands in the past where the tops are at the guitarist's house, and the sub is at the drummer's house, but the guitarist is depping out next week's gig so the singer had probably better take the tops home after tonight's gig, or the drummer's coming from his aunt's house that weekend so can't bring the sub, etc...so yes I do appreciate the issues. But unless I misremember, I thought you already had a sub - an RCF 708? How did that work out, and what tops did you use with it? Or it also seems you're happy with your RCF 912s - other than you don't like hauling them around. TBH I've lost track of how many bands you're in, or what gear you have! In terms of gig fees, do you get an extra share for providing the PA - and if not, would that change the situation enough for you? I can't quite remember but I think in my previous band, an eight-piece, the money was split nine ways, with half of the ninth going to whoever brought the PA, and half going to whoever booked the gig - or something along those lines.

I've used two RCF HD 10-A mk4 next to each other, on the floor, in the place of traditional backline, and it was great with a five-string bass, and very loud. E.g. filled a hotel ballroom without PA support. But I wouldn't want them separated and on poles as the entire FOH PA for a whole band. Are you ever going to do bigger/louder gigs than what you currently do? Because (b) isn't scalable - you can't increase FOH volume without increasing the stage volume. You ideally want the two to operate independently. Also you can't put kick (or anything else which would normally go through subs) through the bass amp.

Is this it? https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1CXfTKtmrWT76uWg2DdIP3

I used to have a Big Baby 2 which I used with a 900W amp (it was 500W into 8 ohms), and it's a great combination. At some point however, I switched to powered speakers and had my best sound ever with an RCF 732-A. They put out a lot of volume across all frequencies - I often cut the bass EQ frequency as otherwise it was too much. They are £746 new vs £1,149 for a Big Baby 3 - plus with the Barefaced you have to buy a separate power amp on top; the RCF has 700W of power amp built in. So I would say a definite viable alternative. You should be able to try one in PMT or similar store.

Hi @Bill Fitzmaurice My understanding is that subs are omnidirectional. So everything under, say, 100Hz will be heard on stage from these huge subs. In that case, is there any point in any speaker on stage (backline or monitors) reproducing frequencies below 100Hz?

I've tried moises.ai. I don't currently have any actual need to separate tracks, but the AI tech is fascinating and just for that I'd recommend giving it a go. I think moises.ai and splitter.ai (and a few others) are based on the spleeter library - there's an overview here https://deezer.io/releasing-spleeter-deezer-r-d-source-separation-engine-2b88985e797e

I switched about five years ago. I've used RCF, QSC, and Yamaha powered speakers, which were all great, but have settled now on an FBT ProMaxx 112A. Like you say, the speaker itself is transparent and you get the tone from your pedalboard. I would never go back to a traditional head/cab.

I don't have mine in front of me right now, and in fact I moved my tuner to the FX loop - but yes I'm pretty sure mine also behaves like you have described.

I think this pretty much already exists - https://www.lemonrock.com/