Chienmortbb

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

 

Backlash relates to looseness in the teeth of meshing gears (in this case the interaction between the worm attached to the button and the worm gear at 90 degrees on the baseplate of the tuner which is attached to the capstan) - most noticeable when you change direction, there's this moment where the turning does nothing, is usually easier than normal and it's quite disconcerting until the teeth mesh properly in the opposite direction then work as expected.  Change direction again and the same thing happens in reverse.

A better explanation than I could have managed. 

Oh dear. My finger slipped and I accident my ordered the G4M…,

I did not want SWMBO to know so I did click and collect from a local post office.

I will do a review/NBD with pictures in a day or two but i ritual thoughts. 
 

It looks almost ad  good as it does in the pictures. The finish is good on the body with just a couple of tiny blemishes that measure less than 1mm across. 
 

The neck joint is a good fit, no gaps although the lower part of the body at the neck joint is not perfect. 
 

The neck is a lighter shade than I expected but hey. lt looks like there is no finish on the neck but it is a colourless silk finish and is much nicer than a traditional gloss lacquer. There are no sharp feet ends although they look like they could do with a polish. A quick look seems to suggest there are no really high frets. 
 

It is a precision, so the neck is 42mm wide, I am used to 38mm on my Fender Aerodyne, Sire M2 and Peavey Milestone 4. At first look I think the string spacing is the same as my other basses , the extra width allows more margin at the edge, so that the strings will not go off the edge of the fingerboard when playing enthusiastically. 
 

There is very little relief on the neck, I will sort that out tomorrow. To be fair both the Fender and the Sire need the relief adjusting. String height is too high but all my basses were like that when I got them. The pickups are way below the strings and I hope that it’s why the volume is so low. Sorting out the relief and then the string height should take care of that. 
 

One of the areas I hate in most basses are the machine heads. The Grnder ones on My Aerodyne were far from ideal and were replaced with Goto Res-O-Lites. The Sire had awful machine heads, they  did keep in tune but  there was som much backlash, that it was hard to tune initially. They were replaced with Hipshots. The initial impression on the G4M is quite good. Little backlash although the tension on the four is not consistent. That can usually be adjusted. The Low E is slightly wonky but it can be rectified easily, It is quite flat, stated as 15” radius. My Aerodyne is 7.5” but it seemed OK. 

The nut is not plastic but it works so I won’t touch that. As with most budget basses, the strings are not to my liking. They are extremely light gauge strings, maybe because it is described as rock/metal bass. There seemed to be a lacking in low end but the E string is only 90 thou so I am not surprised. If the pickup is lacking once all those things are rectified, A Warman or Tonerider will not cost the earth. I will do an NBD/Review based on these notes but I will expand.

JBL used to make a powered sub that would take a feed from an amplifier as well as from a mixer. Look for JBL EON Powersub G2. 
 

Whether one of those would be OK I am not sure. There is a filter inside for the subwoofer that  ensures that it does not get a full range signal. 

 

JBL EON Powersub G2
 

3 hours ago, JohnDaBass said:

Hi John, is my understanding correct that the B2-4 does not talk to Zoom Guitar Lab nor ToneLib?

So the only way to edit is through the Apple App or on the B2-4 itself☹️

Correct.  Zoom dropped a clanger there. Don't get me wrong its a great pedal, especially with a version of your Free/Bad Co patch on it (stolen from the B1 Four). Most of the stock patches are usable unlike the B1 Four.

On 02/04/2024 at 06:52, Phil Starr said:

buy a splitter to send a feed to both at the same time

The Orchid Classic DI does both obs, DI and split to local amp.

2 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

What does an app do with the B2-four?

The app allows you to edit patches and adjust parameters of individual effects.

1 hour ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

No app? No problem. 

iOS support but not Android? 

 

No thanks. 

 

There is a problem with Android. There are multiple manufacturers and the OS is controlled by another company (Google). So its like the wild west in terms of policing Android distribution. With iOS it is one stop manufacturer and OS provider so much less support needed. The platform is stable and reliable.

I am not saying Apple are perfect but most  of the Pro Audio software and DAWs are on Apple devices as they have prioritised audio visual performance. I have an Lenovo Android tablet which takes over 1 second to respond.  That makes it unusable.

Now where I will criticise Zoom is that the old PC editing software does not work on the B2 Four. On the plus side the effects are quieter  and there are some really useful patches out of the box.

3 hours ago, King Tut said:

I've just gone over to the dark side and bought an HX Stomp FX

Heathen!

Was that the one I sold?

Like most semi acoustics now it does have the solid core, with two empty chambers either side. Incidently that is a Gotoh batterry box that I fitted as well as replacing the stock machine heads with Wilkinson's.

I am the same, do I need another bass or more importantly how many more basses do I need?

On 12/03/2024 at 18:50, agedhorse said:

Following up. here's the latest update:

 

Although we left the stupidly left the EU in 2019, I believe that the UK is still part of Europe.

14 hours ago, sprocketflup said:

How do you date the Aerodyne Jazzes? I have one but have no clue as to when it was made

There are several online look up tools and I have just checked and found that my dating was wrong. Mine is 2004-2005 model. This is probably the best Fender Dating

1 hour ago, Pirellithecat said:

Still need to remove all the knobs on the monitors to stop the band member deciding to tweak their monitors tone/volume during the gig!!  

Not ideal but put volume on the speakers at max and take the monitor out faders down to your desired level Or just take off all the knobs on the monitor speakers.

If you look at my avatar, you will see my Fender Aerodyne. It is one of the first ones made in 2003. I love this bass. it just  looks beautiful. I have often thought about buying the P version. It is in the image below alongside another bass that I sold. 

I love the clean lines, no  pickguard, just the front mounted jack socket and three knobs. I have made two mods, the machine heads wree changed for Goton Res-o-LItes and the pickuos were changed to a pair of Di Marzios.  I am not so keen on the later models, especially the ones with the Jazz type metal control plate.

So browsing on G4M as you do, I found this:

 Apart from the colour of the fingerboard, I love the look. Is it worth a £150 punt?

15 minutes ago, Buddster said:

it should be turned down via the Aux send. 

Channel gains would normally be set at the sound check and not really touched again as it effects everything on that channel (other aux sends, post fader volume etc) 

This is a basic principle. 

Just now, Phil Starr said:

The Line6 has a 'cable' setting.

That is an LPF by any other name. So well placed it will cut the HF noise.

2 minutes ago, Phil Starr said:

it's the cable you gave me Which is great by the way.

What cable did I use? I suspect it was Tricone 2, that has 95% screening from memory. Spirit has close to 100% but I have never had any issues with Tricone2. Most of my cables are made using it.

8 minutes ago, Phil Starr said:

my Line6 was actually much quieter than a cable.

You need better cables then Phil. In saying that, it may be the output impedance of the Line 6 being much lower than a passive bass?

12 minutes ago, Phil Starr said:

It's imbecilic. They don't need your word they can check this themselves in seconds by just speaking into the mic from the front, sides and back.

Have you met  my band? The singer was convinced we had a faulty cable causing feedback once!

Thanks to everyone that has replied. Regarding mic/speaker placement, almost every gig I tell the band that they have the monitors in the wrong place, to cardioid and two hyper-cardioid mics. Try to tell them that the cardioid pattern is not flat but in fact more like and apple and the smoke starts coming out of their ears.

2 hours ago, Buddster said:

My 2 cents worth, no. Unless you're in a room with completely parallel walls, the chances of getting any cancelation or comb filtering in a pub/club full of chairs, tables, punters, bikes on walls etc, I'd have thought were 0. Not to say that it will probably sound different in different areas, but I wouldn't have thought that was due reflected cancellation. 

 

@Phil Starr interesting video, but unless I've missed something, you're man seems to miss that an audience will stand in the middle of the room, not in "middle middle", so on his model they get no mid/top at all. 

I am actually subscribed to that channel but somehow missed that  video. I think the centre fill  speaker is meant to help although the height, on top of the subs, does not get through to the middle. However, as he says do the best you can and don't fret.  

6 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Of course its compulsory but seriously no we don't play too loud. We set guitar and vocals to drummers level. Only vocals thru PA so we can't be too loud.

I have upgraded my bass rig to suit tho.😂

Dave

 

How did you and your bass get that small?

On 25/03/2024 at 23:30, VTypeV4 said:

Chienmortbb, let us know how you get on too, and, don't worry, we won't let any singers know what's happening! 😆

I am still getting used to my new toy but i tried the nearest approximations to your suggested sessions last night. I had my phones on and listened to myself ( I do not claim to be the best but I can sing on key) I even liked the sound of my own voice, unreal. The settings are subtle, at first you are not sure there is much going on, until you switch to just the dry signal. I always run with an HPF of about 100, but will try a higher -3dB point later.

The AH CQ also has a male vocal preset and that really thickens up my voice. It does not make me a George Ezra or Rag n Bone man but it did help my Elvis impression.

Thanks for your  help it really is appreciated.

On the subject of physical mixers, at Panasonic I had access to a number, often using the one below.

I also had one of the DA7 desks, after Yamaha, one of the earliest digital desks but never really had the opportunity to use it in anger. At the time, the dynamics were superb from memory.

8 hours ago, tauzero said:

Yes, I use a 5.8GHz access point for an XR12 and also use either a Lekato or a Harley Benton 5.8GHz wireless for the bass, no problems whatsoever.

Thanks, I also use an HB 5.8GHz, I forgot about that. I blame the EU!

Just now, dmccombe7 said:

They were an amazing band. A lot more talented than they were credited for i reckon.

So many of the Glam bands were actually very good musicians. They did what they did through a lot of hard work touring. That's where you learn your craft. No social media and autotune in them good ole days.

Dave

We have been rehearsing Tiger Feat and its not as simple as it sounds, Its quite hard according to one of our guitarists. Mud went up several notches in my estimation once I started to learn it.

3 minutes ago, warwickhunt said:

if that makes sense.

It does and my thought is that the Toe in on one cab is slightly different to the other so that any reflections do not add. Of course the other thing is to angle the cabs down slightly.