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I've been using a stack of velcro cable ties. Use shorter pieces to adjust for string height or angling differences. Also choose the correct colour to match the bass.

Or Barefaced One10 in a cajon bag. Photo from this thread - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/288720-on-hold-barefaced-one10class-d-amp-bag-cajon-bag/

Bass on back, QSC K12 in its tote bag.

I used to have a GK MB210 (the 500W combo version with the 2x10). I also still have a Harley Benton BA500H which is pretty much the same thing as the Promethean. It is my back-up amp and it sounds really nice with a P bass with flats through an old 1x15 cab and my particular playing style. I would say yes, it's easier to dial in a warmer tone compared to the GK. But there are so many variables involved. To take a different approach - how about a Zoom MS-60B, B3, or B1 pedal? You can plug this into your GK. It has many amp emulations built in, and flicking through them and tweaking is a lot quicker and cheaper than buying & selling heads when you are searching for your best sound or experimenting with all the options.

For these gigs with good/large PA & sound person provided, shouldn't the drummers hear the bass via their own monitors, rather than via your Super Twin? Which way do you turn the volume dial on your amp if (say) the drummer wants more bass, but the singer wants less bass?

I'd advise against a bass that doesn't inspire you to pick it up and play.

I'm in a function band playing everything from Alexander's Ragtime Band to Uptown Funk I use a Zoom multi-effects pedal, but I only have two patches: one for upright and one for bass guitar. The bass guitar patch has compressor, amp sim, slight overdrive, and a high-pass filter. To be honest, I only added the compressor last month and I haven't noticed any difference - the only reason I know I have it is because I just checked my settings for the purposes of replying to this thread If you lose volume up the fretboard are you sure there isn't another cause - perhaps an instrument setup or stage monitoring issue? I use every note on the bass guitar at some point (I think Sir Duke hits the top fret) but I haven't come across this problem. My basses are nothing that special - a Squier VM P and a Yamaha BB.

I thought shelf reduces by a fixed amount, whereas the hpf will keep on reducing. If you'll excuse the lame diagram... blue = shelf green = hpf

Ah yes, I was going with the "twice the fundamental" rule of thumb. I haven't actually got the Low EQ effect installed yet - computer issues - but once I do I was thinking of having one hpf at 60Hz and a second at 30Hz. This is how the the fdeck "12+12" filter works.

The answer probably already exists but buried in the hpf thread somewhere - remind why you use shelf instead of hpf? FWIW I run my hpf at 60Hz (also for a 5-string).

What impedance does it need? It has an onboard pre-amp, yes? I don't know if it helps, but I gig my Ibanez SRH500 (which is also piezo-only) into a Boss LS-2 line selector which is 1MΩ input impedance, then into an RCF 1x12 powered speaker. Sounded great to me.

I don't know either 😎 I thought I did - until I started thinking about it... Then I realized I didn't 😁

Are you conflating signal level and impedance?

The process in my band: my bass plugs into a pre-amp pedal which gives me some tone and EQ control that goes into a DI box then to the mixing desk via an XLR cable the mixing desk sends a monitor mix back to me (via another XLR cable) that goes into a Behringer PM1 finally I plug my in-ears into that For your pre-amp and DI box, there are so many options. It might be two separate boxes, or one combined one. What is your bass, style of music, and budget? A common unit, and a starting point, is the Sansamp Bass Driver DI. Some other things to consider: Does your band already have a suitable mixing desk and PA? How/who will control your in-ear mix? In my band, we each control our own mix wirelessly using an app on our phone/tablet. How will the other musicians hear you? Are they also switching to in-ears?

You'd want a DI box for longer cable runs. There's no "rule" as it depends on many changing/environmental factors - but as a guide, longer than 5m. The DI box will convert your unbalanced signal to a balanced one, which eliminates interference noise. So you won't need a DI box for going straight from your Zoom to your active speaker, since it's presumably a short cable. The time you would use a DI box is if you're running to a front-of-house PA system (but it doesn't sound like you're doing this).

Might have misunderstood you, but it sounds like your intonations is off. Notes at all frets should be perfectly in tune. Fix this by adjusting the saddles towards the end of the bass to lengthen the strings.

New or used? A Trace Elf is £225 new. If you went for head/cab, which cab to remain in budget? As for active speakers - consider RCF 310A, about £300; or RCF 312A, about £340. How loud is your drummer? Used - you'll get more value from buying used gear, and it's uncommon to find single active speakers for sale second-hand. In that case, you'll have a larger selection if you go for a head/cab. Particularly if you don't mind heavier gear, you can get a lot for your £300.

Contact http://bassic-bits.co.uk/ , who is @obbm He can surely make a speakon to female jack cable of high quality. Interesting idea. The speakers would be connected correctly in parallel, but I'd worry that the external amp will be sending power into the combo amp, and that something would fry.

I did try to source a wooden-coloured tennis ball. However they don't seem to exist so I ended up with a yellow one as well. Business opportunity for any entrepreneurs out there!

Wedge a tennis ball in the tailpiece? It's cheap at least to try it.

I have an RCF 732A (broadly equivalent to QSC K12.2) and I've used both mic and line level settings when gigging. Mic level is louder but makes my pre-amp volume control more sensitive (a smaller tweak results in a larger difference in volume). So I generally use line level unless I need to be really loud. Just start with the pre-amp volume low to avoid any surprises. But in general, you're not going to blow out a QSC. Certainly at close quarters your ears will give out before the speaker does!