uk_lefty

Good question.... I'm using a flat patch cable. I'll try some others... This is the main cable type. No idea if it's stereo or not, would assume it is https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_fpc18_flat_patch_cable.htm

Hmmm am sure I've done a few.... Went in to one of the Denmark Street bass shops and half glanced at something and said "is that a Westone Thunder?" it was a Wal.

Tearing my hair out here... Bought a Mosky two Button external footswitch for my Stomp. It was 2 weeks late arriving. Now its here and... Only one button works! I've followed a YouTube instructional video on setting this up so I can use this to change presets up and down. I've gone through global settings, ensured it's set to switch and not expression, whatever I assign to the right side button works but the left side button does nothing. Unbelievably frustrating after waiting over three weeks for this. This is the video I watched. I think firmware may have progressed since that one but the gist is sound... Anyone think I've missed anything?

But in a small pub you are going to take two bass amps and have a PA running subs? Seems a lot of gear for a pub, most I play in don't even have enough mains sockets for the bare minimum of kit in a 4 piece band, nevermind space for spare guitars and additional amps. Also, assuming all kit has reasonably equal power you're only sending your effects to 1 third of the output gear, and not the third that's up front and centre sending sound to the audience. I can understand bi-amping etc but I just think you'll lose the effects in this set up, making having them at all almost pointless. Surely better off finding a way to mix the sound on your effects board?

Yeah... Except over a year of practice for just a handful of poorly attended gigs. But still, never met a drummer that came close to the quality of this guy.

Used to love covering Hendrix in my first ever band. The guitarist was phenomenal, that's a given, you can't do Hendrix unless you can do it well, but the songs just allow the bassist and drummer to jam together. I learned so much from playing with this unbelievable drummer, we got so tight we'd drop out and come back together, coordinate our fills... None of which was ever discussed it just came from practice practice practice. Audience reaction was always good too. Shame the guitarist was such a poor singer!

Why aren't you sending an effects signal in to the PA?

Practice rig.... Well, it's my only rig! The Helix Stomp is the main thing, that has an outboard tuner for muting and freeing up a footswitch on the Helix and an AMT bass wah. This runs in to an Ashdown RM500 at incredobly low volume which is usually only coupled up to one of the RM 2X10 or RM 1X15 because driving both for practice is a bit too much. If I don't want to use the amp I have a pair of Ashdown Meters cans with a superlong cable knocking about. The amp is my gigging rig and it manages just fine for lowish volume practice at home. I have had small bass amps too but don't want to go too small to lose all the depth of sound, then dont want too much stuff cluttering my office.

Have watched a few reviews but even through good headphones and speakers I think I'm missing some naunace. I'm thinking about upgrading my RM500 to a really flexible amp that can give me a good warm P bass type sound and a powerful, modern, clean sound for my Stingray and Headless. I've looked with interest at some of the hybrid valve amps but to be honest a valve is just another thing to go wrong. I don't need my amp to distort or drive because I have pedals for that. I don't think a pedal can give me the full clarity, punch and sparkle I'd want for my clean sounds. I'm not a slap player though I play some stuff with slap phrases in, I just like that kind of tone for its clarity. The old school function to me sounded like rolling the tone knob on a P bass but I couldn't pick up any added warmth from it. The Millerizer also, I guess that provides scoop, poke and high end but probably due to how I was listening to it I wasn't wowed by it.

Anybody here using the MB Marcus Miller heads? They seem quite a reasonable price and I'm wondering how the Old School and Millerizer effects work for us mortals who are not MM himself.

I generally wouldn't do an unpaid gig with my established band. But if someone contacts us about a paid gig and the drummer doesn't k ow them he gets really awkward... "But they don't even know if they need lights FFS!!!" instead of taking it as a case of bring the lights and leave the lights in the van, they take five mins to set up. However if one of the drummer's mates asks us to do an unpaid gig in the bum end of nowhere he says "Yes!!" before even checking if anyone else is available. Gig income had been declining rapidly before covid.

Me too, I'm tempted. Well priced as well!

Am sure they've done their research and I reckon it's the portability thing. Everyone seems to do 12s. Personally I like a 15 or two but they didn't ask me so... Their loss? 🤔

There's no 15" cab... Why? Two 4x10 configurations, a 2x12 and an 8x10. But no 15s.... Why? I'd have thought this was the most popular cab config, but obviously I'm wrong.

From what I hear in demos the SY1 has more usable sounds... By that I mean more sounds that are similar to what you'd hear on 70s and 80s pop records, whereas the SYB5 I had just seemed to make industrial noise, which isn't my cup of tea.

I had the MIJ PB70US in lefty. A truly great P bass. I only sold it to fund a CIJ JB75US!

I like the look of some of them. Then I read the reviews and think they're not worth the money or the space in the house. Give me something with F holes to satisfy the "need" for the appearance of an acoustic and I'm happy I've got a use able instrument.

This thread is an interesting read. The rehearsal space I use sometimes has an Orange head and cab in the room and I hated them. I like to just plug n play and I couldn't fathom the controls at all, I don't mind a bit of grit in the sound but this was just buzz saw awful, I didn't realise they could do a decent clean sound. I really like the look of the Orange gear, might have to look closer now if a little time invested in learning how to tweak it means I can have super clean and vintage tube in one package....

Absolute best ever: Pearl Jam at Hard Rock calling. Must have been mid to late 2000s. The whole day was great but being near the front for Pearl Jams first UK gig in 15 years was an incredible experience. I'd seen a few of the support acts and saw the Hives win over a very sceptical audience to have them eating out of their hands. They were replacing Gaslight Anthem who two of my friends were obsessed with. Then Ben Harper and Relentless 7 who are absolutely amazing. But suddenly another 10,000 people were in for Pearl Jam taking the stage. We got swept off our feet by the surge of the crowd. I've just never experienced anything like it. Absolute best live band I've ever seen. I didn't know all the songs by any stretch, just Ten and VS at the time (used to play a few off Ten in my first band and PJ inspired me to get a fretless). Worst? Red Hot Chilli's at Knebworth in 2012. Absolutely painful. Left before the end. It was the sheer hope and expectation that did it to me. I was expecting this tk be off the scale best thing ever. It really wasn't.

This is every keys player I've ever known.

Not my cup of tea I'm afraid. That used to be an old favourite of mine.

Me too, and a hundred times more! Give them independence as long as they take all the bagpipes!

Am I imagining it or are a lot of Amps more reasonably priced all of a sudden?