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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.

2 hours ago, bassatnight said:

I have just bought a Rickenbacker 4003 in ruby red, less than a fortnight later, my dream finish ‘blue boy’ appears.

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

17 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

I’ll add it to my order when I get the Stanley Clarke pre!

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.

16 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

See here ... 

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

On 27/02/2023 at 14:52, Dad3353 said:

They cost between two and four month's average salary at the time

21 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

I mean, I've not quite pushed the button, still shopping around for a decent price as I'm now waaaay over the budget

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.

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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.

On 20/02/2023 at 08:51, Al Krow said:

many folk are very happy with a 1x12" or 2x10" cab as backline. Obviously having a decent quality cab with the ability to handle reasonably chunky wattage helps, but I never found my Vanderkley 210s or my BF BB2 or SC 1x12" lacking,

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.

On 17/02/2023 at 10:35, Al Krow said:

In terms of handling bass through these, what are folks views experiences with:

a) using them as standalone to put bass through;

b) combining with a small bass rig e.g. a Markbass CMD121 combo; or

c) combining with a sub;

 

Is it pretty common to consider (b) and (c) as workable alternatives? Are there particular benefits to one over the other?

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

11 hours ago, Marcus Cornall said:

It's good advice to try cabs,but there aren't going to be BBs anywhere here.

There was a general consensus that that cab,or Barefaced ones,are the best bet for the type of thing I do.

But yes,I am  to try others locally.

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.

38 minutes ago, Marcus Cornall said:

The current band I am in has it's own substantial and good quality PA with huge subs.

On 16/02/2023 at 12:57, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

Where tone is concerned reggae isn't low end strong in the 40-60Hz range, it's midbass strong in the 60-90Hz range.

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.

42 minutes ago, JPJ said:

Question for the EBS Stanley Clarke users - according to the manual, the tuner out only becomes active when the Mute is on. However, on mine, the tuner out is active irrespective of the setting of the mute switch. Is this normal behaviour or does mine have a problem?

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.

18 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

The idea being to provide a definitive listing of venues, primary contacts, ease of load-in, local parking, venue type (club/theatre/toilet), capacity, music style etc.  In my head, it should heavily moderated...this wouldn't be a place for long discussions about your gigging experience or slagging off the venue, just the fundamentals.  It might help getting you gigs at these places too.

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

4 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

Looking for series only, don't require series/parallel.

Connect neck pickup hot to bridge pickup ground.  That now functions as a single pickup - wire it like a P bass.

10 minutes ago, Folkesy said:

Anyone know where to get new pickguards for Sandberg's?

 

I'm looking to get a tort one. The Sandberg shop has them but they won't ship to the UK. I've asked a couple of shops and they have said with customs they become very expensive and take a long time and advised getting one made instead. 

 

For an official Sandberg one, I got one via Alan at https://www.synergydistribution.co.uk/
[email protected]

(It still takes a while to be imported from Germany - he'll wait until he's getting a batch of basses sent over anyway)

To get one cut using your existing one as a template, https://tinytone.co.uk/custom-scratchplates/ (aka Jack's Instrument Services).

I had a Swiff Audio C10 for a while which worked well. 

29 minutes ago, drippy cat said:

I didn't put this in the classifieds because it's free. If that's wrong please let me know.

The marketplace does has a section for this: https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/36-recycling/
The most straightforward way to contact a mod to request the thread is moved is by reporting your own post: click the three dots at the top right of your original post and there should be a 'Report' option.

8 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said:

Contrast that with what Bass Direct write. And I found them to be absolutely as good as their word. The link on the Bass Bros homepage to their returns policy doesn't work, but they too simply got on with things politely and efficiently.

Better, but still slightly wrong -
"If you're not totally satisfied with your purchase, we'll refund the entire purchase price of the item (less transportation both ways)."
They are meant to refund the outbound postage.

"There maybe a 10% re-stocking fee if goods are not returned in their original condition or packaging."
You don't have to return the original packaging.  If the goods are not in their original condition, they should be charging you for the actual damage that you've caused (not just "10%").  Although I wonder if you completely destroyed the bass, they'd hold themselves to their own T&C and only charge you 10%...?