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I have a similar setup also based around a Zoom unit. The Zoom B1Xon sends an unbalanced signal, which can pick up noise. A DI box converts the unbalanced signal to a balanced signal, which can cancel out any noise. This explains it better: http://www.aviom.com/blog/balanced-vs-unbalanced/ - "An unbalanced cable acts like an antenna and picks up noise." A DI box will have two outputs: balanced XLR and unbalanced jack. I send the XLR to the desk, and the jack to my monitor. I use an MXR M81 which has DI and also some EQ. I use it in "pre" EQ mode, which means the XLR signal is unaffected by the EQ i.e. the desk gets the signal exactly as it came from the Zoom. Any EQ adjustments only affects the jack output i.e. my monitor. A possibly cheaper way is to use separate DI box and EQ pedal. I used to do it this way with a Behringer DI box and an Artec EQ pedal. The MXR just happens to do it in one unit. This is all assuming you want just the bass in your monitor. If you want other instruments then you'll have definitely have to go via the desk, and the solution will be different.

+1 I've never used this shop before, but https://www.kennysmusic.co.uk/yamaha-bb-434-4-string-bass-guitar-black seem to have them new for £299 which is about £150 less than normal!

Tuners are good. Depending on what/how you are practising, another good tool is a drone. E.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUzRnbyT2w

I've had as many power leads fail as amps!

@julietgreen You mentioned "a few fast jazz numbers". Do you mean you are fine at slow or medium tempos, but struggle when things get too fast? Which particular numbers or changes are you looking at? Perhaps people here can give some ideas of how to find a way through, if that would help.

"iReal Pro" app can generate a nominal walking line to any progression you give it - but I wouldn't want to draw inspiration from it. Have you transcribed any Ray Brown? He already provided the answers to most of the questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTJhHn-TuDY

Is it the same (or very similar) to the Alto TS312, which is at the lower end of the market? I have not tried an Alto product myself, but my concerns would be (for any purchase really): 1. How would it cope when things get loud. 2. What is the build quality - will it still be functioning after a couple of years of being gigged? The makes which come up most on the "Interesting FRFR story" thread are RCF and QSC.

You still might be ok. This page explains it better than I could, but basically the human brain can extrapolate the missing information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_fundamental For example, the lowest note on my 5-string bass is 31Hz but it sounds good through my RCF with its range of "only" 50Hz-20kHz.

It seems that the Rafferty is a series 2M fdeck. There is a table of differences here: https://sites.google.com/site/hpftechllc/home/hpf-pre. The main one is that series 2 has one 12 dB/octave filter, whereas series 3 has two ("The first filter has a fixed corner frequency of 35 Hz, and 12 dB/octave slope. The second filter is adjustable from 35 to 140 Hz, and also has a 12 dB/oct slope").

I'm interested, as might be looking to get a ramp myself.

Whoever arranges (i.e. pays) for the courier is also responsible for sorting out anything which goes wrong. The seller might not want to take on the responsibility of that potential hassle.