jimmyb625

We get those as well, on the Theatre account. We've also started getting the "I'm looking to sell my tickets" replies on our posts.

They're always looking for ways to scam you.

1 hour ago, Phil Starr said:

Note to self: I don't need more speakers!

You can never have enough...

10 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

It's not for bass so it doesn't count unless you're going hardcore abstinence.

It's for a banjo, so it doesn't count as a musical instrument.

By a strange quirk of fate, RCF have just announced the Mk5 version of the 7 series.

https://www.rcf.it/en/products/by-family/details/-/of/serie/ART+7+SERIES/3/4

I'm a little surprised by this, as I thought they wouldn't bother, now the 9 series is out.

4 hours ago, Phil Starr said:

Funnily enough I'm looking to buy a new car and the Skoda Superb estate was on my list.

 

How are you getting on with the 945's?

I really like the 945's. Strictly speaking they belong to the theatre, not me, but as I run the theatre I've made an executive decision...

I've not noticed any comb filtering effects, but from memory I've only ever used them indoors, most commonly supported by a single sub, to "clean up" what goes to them. 

I agree that they can be a bit of an unwieldly beast though and I'm thinking that a stand upgrade may be prudent.

I "only" have a Skoda Rapid saloon, but even that has a huge carrying capacity. I think with a Superb estate, you can probably carry a small planet! Plus, there's rumours of a VRs version on the horizon, for your inner hooligan!

I have the 945's, not the 7's, but in response to your point about transporting them, I'll just say: Skoda.

🤣

The Behringer is a good little unit. Thomann also do one under "The Box" brand, which is pretty much the same and slightly cheaper (there's some irony in products being "influenced" by Behringer that are cheaper)

I'm trying to remember which one I have, but it escapes me at the moment.

Straplocks are safety related equipment, therefore should be excempt (as long as they don't have an instrument attached to them when you buy them)

I'll just add, I went looking around for some more info and found this thread:

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/xvive-u2-wireless-guitar-conflicts-with-xvive-u4-wireless-in-ear.1543859/

Might be worth checking out?

21 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said:

I feel silly asking this, but can’t get my head around the channel frequencies in the 2.4ghz band. 
I assumed they would be standard, but after a brief look at a chart on line, and the Xvive U4 manual which lists the frequencies it’s using, I’m confused. 

What I’m trying to figure out is if i use channel 8, should i in theory be out of the way of my singers 6 channel Xvive u4 and guitarists 4 channel Xvive guitar bug, or is it not that simple? 
Obviously I’m aware that other things with be using 2.4, but the above are all i can control. 

I can't say for absolute certain, as I don't own any Xvive kit, but certainly with LD and Sennheiser gear, if you're using their pre-defined channels, you should be good to go.

32 minutes ago, gjones said:

Last year I sold 3 basses but bought a John East J-retro.

 

Does buying a guitar amp count?

 

This year there's absolutely nothing I need bass wise.

 

Count me in...

I'll give you two months! 🤣

2 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Maybe I just don’t  get them, I didn’t say they were not a good performance 

It could well be that. There's plenty of music around that leaves me ambivalent.

The Mary Wallopers are getting to be quite popular in the folk world. We met them at Moseley and their performance was very good.

First one of the year for us, at the ace Telford's Warehouse in Chester.

Don't be fooled by the low ticket price, we're totally not worth it! 

https://www.telfordswarehousechester.com/event/finelines/

On 31/12/2023 at 22:15, EBS_freak said:

You can get an ace setup for under a 100 quid.

^ this

The Behringer P2 and a set of KZ ZS10 pro's are a great way of getting used to IEM's without breaking the bank. 

First things first, you already have a job with both bands, which is playing bass. Don't forget that and make sure the band doesn't forget it either. If you're already mixing foh from the stage, you're adding another thing to think about and be responsible for (especially when someone asks for "more me" halfway through a song).

If you've got people willing to use the P2's you're onto a winner there as it simplifies things (and keeps the cost down) when compared to using wireless units. 

Schedule at least one "technical" rehearsal, so you can get everyone to try them and set a basic mix they all are happy with (bearing in mind they'll inevitably want "more me" when you get to a gig). It will also give you a chance to get familiar with whatever cabling is needed. If you can, it's also a good idea to mark the cables you use, colour coded if you're that way inclined, which will help to reduce your setup time and will also make it easier for the other band members to help you - "the yellow cable goes in the yellow socket" etc.

I'd be a bit hesitant to use the xvives, although I know people here really like them. My reluctance comes from them being digital units and you're already using a digital desk, so latency could possibly come into play, although people perceive latency differently, so it may be fine. I've also been really spoiled with stereo units, so I'd rather keep that if possible.

When it comes to setting the mix, that's all going to be down to preference, but a good starting point is to find out what people actually "need" to hear, as opposed to what they think they should hear. For example, I have very little "need" to hear the keys player most of the time, apart from the occassional intro to a song, so that's always very low in my mix. Our (acoustic) drummer still uses a monitor and probably won't change, so given he has my bass in the feed, I don't bother putting it in anyone else's IEM mix, except my own. 

Choice of IEM is going to be a personal one and possibly one of the hardest to make. We're all using the ZS10's now (the singer/guitarist had a set of Shure 215's which were starting to fail) but I'm not yet sure what a logical upgrade would be, or even if's going to be worth it.

Count me in! 

There's nothing I need, or particularly want, which means I'll no doubt be out by March...

For the first time in a long time, I gave it a miss. Sounds like it wasn't the worst idea I've ever had.

12 minutes ago, asingardenof said:

Last gig of the year was beset by technical issues. To start with our singist had forgotten to charge the batteries for his wireless mic, so that took a bit of time to resolve, after which it was my turn.

 

After some random cut outs during our first set, it was unfortunate that the first song of our second was A Town Called Malice. In an effort to find what was causing the – frankly mortifying – breaks, I tried changing over the cables and bypassing my pedalboard entirely, but it was only swapping basses that seemed to solve the issue, and although I think I detected one or two glitches after that it could have just been my imagination.

 

Thankfully the crowd took it in good spirits and our singist kept that mood light as I abandoned the P-bass and dashed across the bar to fetch the Sire. I managed to get through the rest of the gig without incident, apart from forgetting my coat in the rush to get home for midnight.

 

It's a good thing I have next week off work as I need to do a deep dive into what the frick frack snick snack is going on with my gear. I'm hoping it's not an issue with the electronics in the Squier as I can't really afford to replace them at the moment.

 

I'm also well aware of the irony of this happening after I'd started a thread about bringing spare basses to gigs...

Sorry to hear this. Lack of charge in batteries is a cardinal sin in my eyes. Hopefully your bass issues will be easily resolved.

45 minutes ago, TimR said:

 

Looking at buying a pair of TS312 for general use. How are they without the sub? 

I like them, I've used them without the sub when we've not put the drums through them and they worked well. A friend of mine us a DJ and he managed to fry the TS315, but that's because he's a DJ...

If used at sensible levels, I think they're a good choice for the money.

How about doing the old tried and tested method of just not telling them about future gigs? Worked for Pink Floyd...

The rule we have is "not in front of the public". Anything goes in rehearsals, but if it's in front of a crowd, we don't say anything (unless there's a mistake of epic proportions when you have to stop the song during the intro - usually the keys player in the wrong key).

4 minutes ago, Bluewine said:

EARLY NYE GIG WITH MAPLE ROAD

 

The Precinct 

Germantown 4-7

 

The senior citizens love early NYE . I'll  be home by 8:30

 

Daryl

You'll be exhausted after playing all of those gigs at the same time... 🤣

42 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

I just read the description, and for the audition you only have to chose 2 songs from the Grade 8 song book, one of which has to be specifically focused on technique (market with "TF"), but your are free to chose whichever 3rd song you wish, which can be a personal arranged cover or a piece you composed yourself.

 

 

Yes, that's right. Songs 1 & 3 are selected from the trinity book (3 is for technical focus) Song 2 can be free choice. 

For the free choice one, if it's not from the book, you need to bring a copy for the examiner, as per the below:

2 hours ago, ahpook said:

 

 I've no knowledge of musical grades (except that my wife has lots of them !), and to see a list of pieces of music, some of which I know, and know that they're what constitutes Grade 7 is really interesting.

 

Thanks for posting.

It's not just about being able to play them, you have to play them as they're transcribed in the exam pieces. So if you're not in the same key, or if you decide to add/remove parts, then you'll have points subtracted.