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We discovered Jamhub a couple of years ago. We each have our own powered floor monitor (not headphones) and can each dial up the desired mix of 7 feeds. I am the only player who has own rig - just to reinforce the low end which our small monitors can't handle. The volume starting point is always the drummer, ours is quite loud and will not moderate, but works off click for 50% of time. Drummer uses in ear (straight out of jamhub) as does our sole singer. We use it on stage too coupled to a DI array which can be snaked straight to the desk. It's quite expensive, but we had tried all the ideas talked about in this thread and nothing worked for us. Jamhub really is a great rehearsal solution.

I've spent half the day reading the (entire) Barefaced website. Lots of good info there for everyone and found one or two inspiring independent reviews on their stuff. Q. [i]'how can I smuggle a Big Twin into the house without Mrs 32Hz noticing?'[/i] So, I think I've been coming at this problem from the wrong end (literally). It's my cab that needs replacing, not the amp. T

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1333523192' post='1602726'] A lot of folk don't rate Ampeg cabs that highly and they probably have more colour than this months photo comp. Great if you want that Ampeg sound, not so great if you don't. Have a look at Barefaced cabs if it's a transparent sound that you're after. Also worth looking at are Markbass, Bergantino, Aguilar & Genz Benz. [/quote] [color=#000080]I didn't know that about Ampeg - thanks. I'll look at your suggestions. As I said, techwise I'm a proper novice and I really do appreciate the feedback I'm getting here. T.[/color]

my old [i](now sold on) [/i]Eden CXC-410 used have an 'interior glow' when worked hard. Quite a show when her cabin light got all excited. (could be seen by audience on a dark stage). But never blooo one.

[size=3][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Yikes, I thought I had to dogs dangly bits in cabs ( Ampeg [color=#000000]PR-410HLF) ... what do I need ? Something lighter and perhaps 2 x 210's would be nice, as my stuff is a bit big for small venues.[/color][/font][/size]

Thanks Paul_5, I just viewed [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_56iFr402U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_56iFr402U[/url] this does everything the j-retro does (except the overdrive and I don't want that anyway), so this is whole point. Are you using the BDDI, just to up the output voltage? or are you using it to shape your sound. If so why is the j-retro so valuable. T.

Glad I started some this thread, some really interesting in-put coming from you all. At the end of the day, I'm a bit of a novice at this. I'm 54 yo, always a regular guitar player, latterly a bassist. I have two claims to fame. [b]1) [/b]I had lunch with HM The Queen in 1992. [b]2)[/b] I once jammed with Mark Knopfler when he was still an English teacher at Loughton College[i] (yes, I'm that old)[/i]. Played since age of 8, first stage performance at 11 yo [i](strumming Edelweiss to 200 kids and parents)[/i]. Always admired Mark King with his percussive style and punchy, trebley sound. So I guess roll that all up and I have trouble with a boomy, shapeless and characterless sound. I think I've found the answer in my new (1996) Fender Jazz with j-retro preamp. My though process is/was 'why do I need this GB monster with 18 knobs and 9 switches[i] (not counting the back or foot switch)[/i] when I'm never likely to use any of them'. Also, my 1982 Pioneer Hi-Fi amp [i](yes I bought it new and still going strong)[/i] has a 'By-pass' selector, to by-pass all the knobs, bells and whistles. But I'm probably missing the point somewhere. Oh, and (BTW) just got in from rehearsal with my 80's covers band. Been using studio bass combo.. an Ashdown something or other, and it too had an EQ bypass. I discovered it when, thinking the sound was a bit boomey, I tried winding down the lows and low mids to no avail. Thought the thing was busted. Then I found this little EQ push button depressed. And this was after I had wound the j-retro bass EQ all the way down to naught. So, perhaps I am barking up the wrong tree here. It's probably true.. I need the amp EQ to set me up for the venue, and my j-retro to set 'my' sound. Keep it coming chaps.

Thanks for all your input guys, I might just borrow something and give it blast. At the end of the day I guess I'm just trying to create a clean, un-coloured sound path so as to let the bass do the talking. I come from a regular guitar playing background and always love my US strat playing crystal clear through a good tube amp (with a touch of reverb), Generally I don't do FX. Keep your input coming guys. Cheers. Tony.

I just got my [i]'forever bass'[/i] a '96 USA deluxe fender jazz 5 string with John East j-retro preamp (with passive option switch). This is my first [i]'grown ups'[/i] bass and I love it. I am finding the the j-retro pre-amp just amazing, no, hold on, it's better than that! it's phenominal. Anyway, I play through an Alesis compressor in Genz Benz 1200 head into Ampeg 4 x 10. I'm setting everything on the Genz flat, and use the j-retro to form my sound. So, everything flat on the Genz, why do I need it? So my question is, does anyone out there do away with the pre-amp and rely on the guitars internal pre-amp and go straight into a decent power amp? Or am I being stupid? What would be a good mono power amp (I want at least 500W into 4Ohms)?