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    Driving Active Speakers (Barefaced FR800) with pre-amp

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    May be a silly question, but would a decent pre-amp pedal (such as a sadowsky, tech21, Tonebone) be sufficient to drive an active PA speaker - specifically a Barefaced FR800.

    I've recently bought these and just received the FR1400 sub. Not tried the sub yet, but the FR800s impressed the hell out of me and my band mates.

    I own a pair of BB2s which is my gigging rig. These are needed to get over our incredibly loud drummer. We just use a vocal PA and the backline volume is set against the drums.

    Just for shits and giggles, I'd like to try using the FR1400 and FR800 combined as my back line - just once ;)

    Not sure what I've got to drive it though - DI post EQ from an amp? If not, I'd need to get a decent pre amp pedal. I did try my behringer tech 21 clone, but I dont think its got enough juice - there was not the volume I expected coming out the speakers.

    My other bands will be using the full Barefaced rig, with everything through the PA and quite back line. I'm considering going in ears, but not sure. I do love my BB2 cabs :)

    Next gig I'll need the sub for is next month, and I want to fire it up and feel the flap!

    Like a Prayer Cover

    in Recording

    Posted

    [quote name='krispn' timestamp='1492052135' post='3277504']
    I've got to learn this for an upcoming gig so if you have the dots or tab that'd be appreciated. I'm only really beginning to learn to read dots but thought it would be a good lesson for me. Ideally if you have both.....oh yeah then I have to transpose it to another key as the band want to do it in D
    [/quote]

    Sorry mate, I worked it out by ear - just look at what my hands are doing, should make it easier to work out.

    Like a Prayer Cover

    in Recording

    Posted

    I just had to learn this bassline and I think I've got it pretty accurate bar a couple of untight bits and a few accuracy discrepencies with the original - each fill in the mid section is different, and they are all ace.

    It took me a while to work out, thought it might be useful for someone to see what my hands are doing if they want to learn it (its how I often learn new tunes, seeing what other people are playing)

    The Boss OC2 is great fun, though I think I can hear clipping at times with it.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwp0plgD0_Y

    Squier VM P bass 5 upgrade path?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    That's me playing the white VM 5 on page one of this thread!

    I can't say enough about the quality of the SQuire VM range. For years I had completely ignored Squiers, probably because of the hunk of crap one I had in the early 90s - A P-bass, my second bass (looking back, it probably jsut needed a good truss rod tweak).

    The neck on this bass is great. The stock pickups were not bad at all and appeared to be alnico Vs with cloth wire. The wiring inside is top notch with good quality components. The tuners seem ok. The stock bridge is a bent bit of pot-metal, but no worse than on may fenders.

    Altogether a superb 5 string p-bass for not a lot of money - cant really see how it could be improved by spending an extra 1000 quid on an american on. There is no problems with the B-string on this bass either. Played live the sound is meaty, p-bass goodness all the way.

    I've been playing bass 27 years and have had dozens through my hands. The quality of modern budget instruments is outstanding, way better than back in the day. You get the odd dodgy ones, for sure, but good ones are excellent for upgrading into superb beasts. I have a VM 77 Jazz which has been suped up with a badass II, Delano PUPS, Hipshot tuners and a John East pre-amp. Great sounding bass and the neck is probably the nicest one I have on my many basses - action is sooo low with no fret buzz. Feels amazing! In fact, here's a vid of that bass (off topic, I apologise - remove if you want admin): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NnCnqAF2SA

    Sadowsky MV4 2006 ***PRICE DROP***

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by doc40hz

    *****PRICE DROP****** now 1200

    Plays great, sounds great! Few blemishes and knocks here and there from being played, but nothing serious.

    The scratchplate is not the original, doesn't match up with the screw-holes.
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    Based in Dundee.

    Send me a message with your email and I'll send you more pics.

    I'd trade for a headless status of some variety.

    Squier VM Jazz with ToneRiders

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by doc40hz

    If anyone wants to hear Tonerider pickups in action:

    [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1eiH5vVPjo&feature=youtu.be"]https://www.youtube....eature=youtu.be[/url]

    (Big Country, Look Away)

    [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWTOFS4AYMI"]https://www.youtube....h?v=wWTOFS4AYMI[/url]

    (Hot Water - no a great take but kept because my Dog came in and it amused me :) )

    Total cost for this bass (BadAss bridge, Hipshot tuners, Tonerider pickups) - 420 quid and its easily competing with and american standard at a 1/4 of the price.

    The toneriders are pretty good I think. Not amazing but they sound pretty good :)

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