alexa3020

I played through an abm Evo iii with a 410 cab. The amp didn't seem close to the Evo iv in terms of low end, presence, and tone. Is the Evo iv just a lot better? Or the alternative could be that the cab was raised 3ft off the floor on a flight case. Could the floor coupling (or lack of) be the reason for the lack of low end and presence?

I've been using mine recently with shape off (in), eq flat apart from boosting the last 2 sliders to the right - great for if you want a bit of clarity, without clack. That said, I have been switching between a 215 cab and a 410 cab and I have to set the eq different depending on what cab I use.

I've just picked up a mighty plug 2 2nd hand for £25 - pretty good deal. A couple of observations/questions. I like to play along to tracks on my phone (youtube, spotify, etc). As I understand the music audio is eq'd within the mighty plug app before it gets sent to headphones. The Eq mix (whichever preset I choose) in the mighty plug app seems really bass heavy. So much so that I have to Eq the bass out on my phones settings. Anyone else found this? Also, I tried recording Mighty plug into Audacity onto my PC. However, the signal seems really temperamental and appears to be cutting out. I have updated to the latest firmware and driver. I think this is more likely an Audacity issue though. Perhaps I need to find a better recording software! Other than that, its a really cool bit of kit. I do think the volume buttons on mighty plug 3 would be really useful when playing along to different tracks that are at different volumes - it'll save you switching between apps to get volume levels correct.

Gavin bought my mojo mojo pedal. Great Comms & great guy to deal with. Thanks @Lensbod

I would recommend a compressor pedal (if you plan to use one). I think the inbuilt one is ok, but reduces your output volume quite a bit.

The barefaced 10s didn't work for me with my abm, nice and warm sounding, but lacking a bit of clarity to my ears - I felt like I was struggling to cut through the mix. Mind you they have a new version available with a tweeter which could be just what I would have wanted.

Here's the video that got me interested. I just use the gain and none of the clipping diodes. Sounds great to my ears and sits really nice in a mix in a rock setting

There's so much you can do with it via the neuro App - Its a bit overwhelming to be honest! Fortunately the out of the box presets are good. I picked one up for £80 so its a bit more budget friendly in comparison to Darkglass stuff

I no longer use the valve drive on my ABM. I've switched to using a JPTR FX Jive pedal which I set right on the point of breakup - it fattens up the tone and I prefer the breakup over the built in valve drive in the abm. I've also recently acquired a Source Audio aftershock. I'm just using the presets for more overdriven sound, but something like that might be worth considering. Its a super versatile pedal and my first impressions are pretty good.

Bought a source audio pedal from @Brian45. Super fast delivery and a pleasure to deal with. Thanks

I'm pretty happy soundwise with My ABM evo 2 compact cabs, so I'd only swap them out for something lightweight that sounded equally as good! Those 310's are fantastic looking cabs though

Those cabs look great! As I mentioned in another post, I'd definitely snap some of those up if there was a lightweight version available

I wish they'd do a lightweight version of those cabs

I bought a gator bag from Dan. Item in great condition, packed really well & arrived quickly. Thanks Alex

Dan bought a compressor pedal from me. Instant payment and great communication throughout. cheers Alex

Never been a rush fan, but I’m going to have to give Them a decent go after that! I’ve always known they were top musicians but didn’t expect them to be that good. Geddy’s tone was fantastic - he seems to hit the strings with some force

Hi All, acquired a used American ultra jazz bass recently. I have found the bridge pickup is cutting out. You can get it to come back on with a wiggle of the pickup. what’s the most likely reason for it to be cutting out? Loose solder joint maybe? should I attempt to fix it myself given that I’m novice with this type of thing and it’s an expensive bass that I don’t want to brick! It’s also active to complicate things further cheers Alex

I’m completely open to not having a monitor, in fact it’d be my preference - the less I have to spend the better right? It’s interesting because in my years of gigging pubs to concert halls I honestly can’t remember not having a monitor firing at least the vocal back toward the band. The setup I was thinking of would have been 2 speakers and a monitor - hardly a tonne of gear. But if we can do it with just 2 speakers then even better.

I may be wrong here, but Pa speakers usually sit in front and pointing away from the band. Is it not hard to hear the singer if you don’t have a monitor. I honestly can’t remember playing a gig without a monitor so I just assumed you needed one

Cheers for the advice guys. looks like a pair of active speakers and mixer is probably a good way to go. What’s everyone using for monitors?