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[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1476910219' post='3158480'] Dan, i have a Q-MAX cutter for making holes for these Neutrik connectors. if you find a suitable box I'll happily cut the holes for you. [/quote] [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1476912468' post='3158505'] ^^ WINNER ^^ [/quote] Bloody love you guys Thank you so much! Dave, I'll be in touch soon! The box is only a passive splitter, so very little space needed inside. It'll take a dual mono input (XLR pair) and send it through to a stereo XLR with a 1/4" in parallel. I'll figure out what box is needed to fit those neutrik sockets.

[quote name='Mokolotivet' timestamp='1476815982' post='3157565'] I see TC Electronic have K212 and RS212 (both in 8 ohm). Anyone know the sound-difference between those? [/quote] Yes, The K-Cabs are great! The K212 goes a little deeper than the RS and the top end has more of a sparkle owing to the difference in tweeters. The RS cabinets have a slightly more prominent mid range, but still manage a hifi type character with the right amp. Naturally the RH has that 'rock valve amp' presence and the BH heads are more about the wide big clean volume. I really liked the K-Cabs in review. a 210 on top of a 212 sounded great. I was impressed with the big tones from the 410 and 115 combination too in my review.

[quote name='Ba55me15ter' timestamp='1476888968' post='3158162'] +1 on the Spectracomp. Ultimate flexibility[b] including 'New York' style parallel compression[/b]. [/quote] Indeed! My secret weapon on bass for nearly 20 years!

LOVE the Spectracomp!!!! When you get under the bonnet and start using editing the TonePrints you have a very thorough compressor with more parameters available for tweaking than any other pedal on the market. If you just load TonePrints though it's dead simple, sounds great and rather impressive. It's my favourite. I also think the Hyper Gravity and now discontinued Nova Dynamics are very good. All three are triple band compressors where many are only single or dual band. That said, the EBS Multicomp, although particular, is good. I think the Seymour Duncan Studio Bass is absolutely brilliant as a full-band comp. It's blending options are clever and very helpful.

I need to make up a sort of junction box containing two male Neutrik XLRs, a female combo XLR and a 1/4" jack. I've found the odd outlet online selling massively overpriced boxes. Does anyone know of an outlet that stock or drill boxes? I'd prefer metal - think of it as being needed for DI type jobs. I don't want it to fall to pieces!! I'd make one up myself but my current tools (and spare time) are making it less convenient! Here's the kinda thing I want to achieve: But not necessarily having to cough up £30 for the pleasure!!

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1476802195' post='3157369'] I lost one of my ER15 filters on Friday - I don't suppose you'd like to sell one? [/quote] I would, but I think in terms of health, probably not wise! They've seen lots of use in my lugoles!

[quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1476801413' post='3157359'] I've looked on a few different sites and they seem range in price from about £490 up to nearly £2,000, is that right! [/quote] Custom In-Ear Monitors (Posh earphones lol)will probably be more like that price, but Ear Plugs (Passive audio level attenuation) noooo, more like £150. Two different devices altogether

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1476713272' post='3156540'] I've actually used one of those on a dep gig. That'll do the job nicely. [/quote] Brilliant, thank you Ordered!

[quote name='tonyf' timestamp='1476718193' post='3156609'] Pilfered. These will do nicely for the drummist and guitar player who are always wired. Or the Behringer PM1? That'll work with the XR18 won't it? [/quote] I decided against the P1 simply because it's an unnecessary house brick. Completely no need for a belt pack to be that over sized lol! - For tub thumpers with this mounted to a stand, yes it will work well. There's also the LD HPA, Fischer equivalent and also a model by Presonus. All big and chunky! I'm feeling quite pleased with myself over the Fischer 'stick. Should be quite a nice bit of kit. - I'd already started drafting schematics to have something like it made - and as it happens I think my own idea is better still.. but for now, something ready made will fit the job!

For now, I've just spotted the Fischer In-Ear stick! Looks ideal as a back up unit. Will accept either mono balanced or unbalanced XLR/1/4" or stereo unbalanced XLR/1/4"! Small, active and enough power to drive my in-ears. Will also be handy for other headphone amp jobs too. Pretty much what I am looking for before I get a wireless set.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1476618603' post='3155631'] Dood - just go for the radio... by the time you have sorted all the units and the cables you still won't be happy. Bite the bullet and get a Sennheiser... or a G2 off eBay. [/quote] You know me so well The G2 is still a good system yeah?

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1476573437' post='3155398'] Dood, I use a Fischer belt pack but our guitar player found it too bulky. Solution... a small Fischer passive in line belt pack from Thomann, and a custom cable from Obbm (normal Jack to mini Jack) as an extension from the bigger Fischer belt pack that now just sits on his pedal board. Sorted! [/quote] Thanks TrevorR! I have to admit to being a bit of a fussy pants and am hoping for a solution with as few additional parts as possible. Yourself and Russ I think are suggesting the best way forward so I think something like the Fischer, LD, Presonus or Millennium style headphone amp with a break out box will do the job nicely. It'd probably only be a temporary measure until i get a wireless pack anyway.

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1476356362' post='3153553'] The original intention was to biamp our PA cab but we simply got better sound and performance using bridged modules into the cab and the existing BB2 passive crossover. I guess if you've put a lot of work into making a high accuracy 2-way passive speaker with great transient and polar response, very high resistance to thermal effects (the main problem with passive crossovers), protection on the HF driver, etc then the usual benefits of active crossovers and multiple amps are nullified. [/quote] One of the things that swayed me about the Big Twin II was how it sounds when you play full range audio through it. That's not being biased. That's listening to this passive cabinet and being genuinely excited by its sound with a range of sources. There's very few bass cabinets on the market that can do even similar. Adding DSP to tailor responses to an already amazing cabinet is a brilliant idea (or in this discussion the BB2). My experience having just reviewed Bergantino's B-Amp with integrated cabinet 'profiles' has cemented in my mind how important such a tool can be. ( The B-Amp can bypass these DSP functions to make A/Bing easy to demonstrate).

Oh and I'd prefer a powered (battery) system rather than a passive volume control.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1476054216' post='3150931'] The P9HW still requires XLRs - it has a splitter cable that goes to two XLR cannons. I personally don't like it as I see it as a weakness that is bound to fail on you st some point - and you are unlikely to be able to source a spare easily. The EQ on the pack is fairly primitive compared to what you can do with a decent desk and the limiter is pretty primitive too - all it does is set a max volume on the volume knob so if you turn it up it doesn't get any louder. [/quote] Just coming back to this one briefly and apologies for derailing the current conversation; last night's dep was another great gig and I had the pleasure of using a Sennheisser EW300 G3 which did a grand job. It is still out of my budget though and I don't want to settle for a system that isn't fully up to the job for a busy function band. I'm still wondering about a 'wired' solution for now that isn't so clumsy as my external mixer. In short, I'd like something of the Fischer / LD HPA / Behringer P1 belt worn pack... but why do they have to be so hefty! It's ridiculous. Now, I do appreciate that a certain amount of room needs to be made for a pair of XLR combo jacks but the P1 practically pulled my suit trousers down! Is anyone making something which isn't a daft price essentially for a headphone amp with a pair of balanced line inputs? - I've found a kit type board for less than £30 so I can't imagine that the design really warrants spending 100's!

[quote name='Darkglass' timestamp='1474395574' post='3137703'] Hey guys! Thanks for all the interest and questions. It's been a hectic year to say the least, with the last 8 weeks being borderline insane, I love it, but am also constantly running around helping out the different teams regarding the amplifier, from manufacturing, to logistics, marketing and strategy. Keep posting your questions, I'm super grateful for all the interest and curiosity, I'll make sure to pop by as soon as my schedule allows and answer some of them! Now time for some dinner, hit the sack, tomorrow will be a big day! Doug. [/quote] Great to see you hear Doug! Looking forward to trying out this one. The Vintage Ultra is a superb pedal so the amp head is on the 'to do' list

I may well be wrong but to my eye it looks like one of those 'far-east' budget basses. Given the very little information available it is very unlikely I would sink nearly £600 on it. As I say, I could be wrong, but instead for that kinda money you can buy something that you know will be awesome. I really don't think that is a £500 bass, not close. Sorry.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1476104931' post='3151294'] If you are worried about the physical size and mass of xlr cable, make up your own cable from some 2 way multicore. Should give you the function without two weighty cables. OR... you may want to use something like this - [url="http://www.jumpaudio.net/ixm.html"]http://www.jumpaudio.net/ixm.html[/url] - so you just get 1 cable going to you and your bass... [/quote] Ah yeah, my friend Neil uses one of those but I've not tried one myself... I also kinda forgot that he sent me details about it too.. lol. Sorry Neil ha!

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1476054216' post='3150931'] The P9HW still requires XLRs - it has a splitter cable that goes to two XLR cannons. I personally don't like it as I see it as a weakness that is bound to fail on you st some point - and you are unlikely to be able to source a spare easily. The EQ on the pack is fairly primitive compared to what you can do with a decent desk and the limiter is pretty primitive too - all it does is set a max volume on the volume knob so if you turn it up it doesn't get any louder. [/quote] You sir, are a star. Again. Very valid points indeed. I liked the idea of having one single small connector on the pack on your belt rather than two big XLR type and their pair of cables hanging down. Less drag - and as I am hardwired on my bass two, thats three cables that hopefully could have been replaced with a smaller IEM cable and single instrument lead. You are quite right about a point of weakness and that you'd always have to carry a spare with the same LEMO connector. The XLR's at the other end are no problem of course. I've looked in to the limiter and you are quire right! Not what I was expecting. I suppose my thought process was that if I were and will be doing more dep gigs with kit I am not familiar with, then having an additional brick wall limiter or EQ if necessary would form some extra belt n' braces should I get the wrong thing sent to my lug'oles!! I would of course hope that the IEM mix, from whatever source would be configured well and an enjoyable experience but kit and user experience can vary wildly. This week's gig it has to be said was an absolute joy to listen to though the '64 A8's!

Has anyone had any experience with the Shure P9HW Wired system or similar? I like the look of this as the wearing on the belt, you haven't got the weight of two XLR cables and connectors. I found some talk of a P4 & P6HW too. On board parametric and limiter also sound convenient on the P9 without the additional cost of wireless kit. Thoughts anyone? Alternatives?

After an excellent night last night depping for a band who are using the Allen & Heath Qu-16 (and obviously knowing how to set it up properly) I think I will look at going from a hard-wired set up to a making my in-ears wireless!

I'm a huge fan of Positive Grid's BIAS and BIAS FX apps for all of my guitar tones. BIAS is an amazing app that allows you to also 'profile' any real amplifier and use that as your sound without having to keep borrowing your mate's 5150mkII all the time heh heh! BIAS FX I'd say is the one to start with as it has a range of pedals in too. Any 'studio processing' I do outside of the plug in, such as 'room sound' delays and reverbs, but PG nails it for drive pedals and amp tones.

Oh and Frost's Experiments In Mass Appeal is just brilliant too.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1475851362' post='3149249'] Actually there isn't much more Frost* to listen to. They all do other projects and bands so there are only 2 other authentic studio albums and an 8 year gap between second and third (which only came out this year)! [/quote] You answered what I was going to say anyway about the 'other projects', so it seems like there's way more to listen to than just the main releases from *Frost. - And I'm not just talking about Jem Godfrey's hand in writing 'Whole Again' by Atomic Kitten (selling over 1 million copies). John Mitchell gets a mention already above and I suppose if one has got as far as *Frost then John's other band It Bites will have already been spun many times. I love The Tall Ships album. Very cool. Previous member Dec Burke has a few releases to his name under past band titles, he's just releasing 'Book Of Secrets' right now. It's a great album, I'm really enjoying it. Some awesome musicians on board that one too. I was just reading he'll be gigging next year! Audioplastik's 'In The Head Of A Maniac' is one of my [i]favourite[/i] albums, also featuring Dec. He's one half of a dynamic duo! The other half being the insanely talented Simon Andersson who used to play bass in Pain Of Salvation. He plays guitar, he plays bass, piano and programs like a beast! Craig Blundell is just an incredible session/clinician drummer. I'm not sure if he is adding more to the Dr Oktopus material, but again another branch to the big *Frost family tree. Nathan King.. There's a tough one. His brother is I suppose more used to being the low-ender in the band, but I gotta say Nathan is one tasty M***cker of a bassist. I like his playing [i]a lot[/i]. The right balance of groove and tech. Great work on a Status 5er. S2 Classic I guess?

If you really must keep exactly the same gauge, you could talk to a boutique string winder who will know how to adjust the core(s) in order to create more tension. It will of course be more expensive than just going up a gauge or following the advice above, but it is do-able. Case in point, Newtone Strings actually would me a very special set of strings for my 7 string bass (tuned down to F#) BEFORE any of the 'big' companies were making them available in the Uk - this was of course over ten years ago though. It worked and they managed to get a string not much bigger than a heavy B string to sound out an F#. Needless to say, now the materials are more readily available, then that particular string can have the big gauge it needs to scare guitarists away. Have a chat with D'Addario on here, they will no doubt be able to help in your quest