Al Krow
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Ah, just missed your suggestion @cetera, but thanks a bunch for digging that out and maybe someone else will benefit. When I was looking yesterday I kept getting "not available in your territory"! Have just ordered on the link Michael kindly provided (for which many thanks). £54 delivered including 20% VAT. Definitely worth a punt, at that price, for the current flagship KZ I reckon? -
Just found this, which is a very decent review and dealing with some helpful comparisons. For KZ fans he rates the ZAR above the AS 16 Pro due to the ZAR having a more rounded high. I know a number of folk have commented on the harsher treble of the ZS10s so this sounds positive. For those who want something that delivers a strong bass, they're a good alternative to the PR1 Pro which he says are overall more rounded / hifi. He thinks the ZAR's are a little over priced as his main criticism, which I guess would be dealt with if there's availability on Ali Express (I'm only seeing on Amazon currently). But at sub £100 they still sound pretty decent value.
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Coming back to my query, if I may... Has anyone tried the KZ AS 16 Pro or KZ ZAR IEMs and had positive or negative views about them?
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Ibanez Pentatone PTEQ 5-Band Parametric Equalizer Pedal
Al Krow replied to dave_bass5's topic in Effects
Presets would have made it killer pedal for live use. I guess we're still looking at the Source Audio EQ or a multi fx to provide that. -
Agreed. Coming back to the string harmonics point - my understanding (as I've just seen Bill has confirmed) is the guitar string won't be able to generate a sub harmonic (ie a string can't vibrate at a lower frequency than its fundamental) but it may trigger sympathetic resonance eg the kick drum to resonate and start producing lower harmonics and boominess? Is that right? If so, may indeed be worth setting the hpf cut off on the guitar, higher also?
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Yeah agree in part. We apply HPF on the desk to everything already, including bass, apart from the kick: and as I think I mentioned, we're pretty happy with our FoH mix. I think the IEM issue I'm thinking about...is just an IEM issue.
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Maybe getting a bit too complicated particularly, when the KZs already work pretty well. Am really just after folks thoughts on some alternative KZ options. Besides it's not EQ per se that's the issue. Cutting bass on the IEMs is not going to make the bass stand out better in my ear pieces, I wouldn't have thought?
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Thanks Dave, the IEM aux feed is the same as the FoH feed (which we are very happy with) ie it's post EQ so not an option to tweak the EQ on the IEMs unfortunately on our desk.
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Bit of a basic question from me, but... if the low E string fundamental is 81Hz, will setting the HPF at 80Hz for the guitar channel have an impact? I guess it's a string harmonics question ie do strings generate sub harmonics as well higher ones?
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It's an interesting one. Not sure more armatures necessarily equates to better performance though, or what the optimum number is! The consensus seems to be the KZs outperform (and are considerably better value) than Shure IEMs, which have fewer armatures but not necessarily the Sennheiser's which also have fewer 😊
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Interesting you're picking up on the volume point, too, Dave. My key starting point is being able to hear myself clearly i.e. cutting through the mix on my IEMs for bass, I guess in the same way that a vocalist is primarily concerned about hearing themselves sing. It's complicated slightly by using mid priced Xvive U4 wireless with our IEMs, and if I am having to max the volume then other interference issues can creep in, so having a set of IEMs that cut through well without being pushed is very helpful.
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Thanks - I've just done a quick search and the ZSX seems to have been around since about 2019 i.e. a successor to the ZS10 Pro, but predates the more recent ZS Pro10 X. Reviews online seem a little mixed e.g. this one: KZ ZSX review: differently - Soundphile Review, but that's not to say they won't be very decent - look forward to getting your thoughts on them.
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Thanks @warwickhunt, it's a good shout. I find my IE 300s to be a little quieter / less bright than the KZs and need to pushed harder to get to a comfortable stage volume. And our guitarist is using a stage monitor which is providing unwanted competition!
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Looking to get a replacement pair for my KZ ZS10 Pro set (which seem to have gone absent without leave perhaps at a recent gig venue!) In the KZ IEM range there seem to be the following upgrade options (current prices on Amazon): KZ ZS 10 Pro X (£49) KZ AS 16 Pro X (£70) KZ ZAR (£95) Been a fair bit of discussion about the KZ ZS 10 Pro X and some on the AS 16, but I've not seen anything much on here about the ZAR and just wondering if anyone has gone for them or the AS 16 Pro and felt they've been worth the money, particularly if you've previously had either the ZS 10s or Pro/X models.
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At the end of the day, manufacturers of kit are commercial enterprises who need to turn a profit or they go bust. Pricing strategy has to be carefully thought through and got right, and all companies' management will regularly look at the impact of pricing on their sales and margins. If they have built up a brand which allows them to premium price, well good for them! As consumers we pay our money and make our choices: no one is forcing anyone to buy particular kit - there is so much choice around at all price points from budget to boutique. And nothing to stop us buying used either.
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@Salt on your Bass? - my personal experience is I've loved my Mesa M6 amp - its put every other D class amp I've had to shame and it's clearly a quality product, although it's a hybrid class A/B rather than class D, I believe. It's actually just been taken off my hands, as I'm no longer using backline for gigs these days, by a pro bass player for a very decent price (£900 plus P&P), which is not too shabby for an, albeit well looked after, 10 year old amp I bought back in 2014 and have used pretty much every day since - its value no doubt helped by the current scarcity of supply in the UK. On the price point discussion: there's plenty of stuff that's not going to be in any particular individual's price range - I'd love a Wal bass, but I'm not forking out £5k+ for one! You could well argue that a Harley Benton does the job equally well and, in the right hands, it likely does. But surely that's not the point?
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Hopefully no such clanger on the MS-60B+ due out in the next couple of months.
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Can the Zoom G2-4 be hacked to use with bass? And / or do the patches work reasonably well on bass anyway? The compact form factor is appealing and Andertons have these available now for £129, which seems very good value.
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Wondering if we might still be able to get you to do an A/B of the B2-4 vs the B1-4 for us? Be great if you could! 😊
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We used a pair of RCF 310As for years with a full band when I was still using backline for bass. Great sound and very lightweight - maybe worth checking out?
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I reckon PHB is the venue 😊 I've figured out that we all seem to have 3 letter abbreviations ('TLAs' haha). And they're all different to everyone else's!
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I'm guessing the "Dark Drive" is the Darkglass B3K? In which case adding an EQ sim in your Dark Drive patch to beef up the low end should deal with that low-end suck you're getting.
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Happy Easter to you to Daryl and to our fellow BC'ers. Yeah, I appreciate where you're coming from here. Personally I think it's really nice if bandmates can be both "band" and "mates". It feels a little too transactional / mercenary / cold for me if I'm giving up a Sat night with my missus and our friends in order to gig, if there's very little interaction or banter with my crew; doesn't actually have to be much but it makes all the difference to a night out if we have a catch up and laugh together between sets and at the end of the gig. Age doesn't necessarily have to be a barrier either - I've several bass chums where 2 or 3 decades can separate them from some of their bandmates age wise, but where there's still a close bond and connection. Radio silence can definitely be a little disheartening - do you have a band WhatsApp group or similar?
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Gents - conceptually that makes so much sense. A compressor is going to be great for evening your dynamics out should you want it to - but with a filter you want the freedom to be able to open it up with those peaks when you are digging in.
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We had a good first gig at a new venue just south of Blackheath (SE London). Nice early 8pm kick off and 2 x 45 sets for a very decent fee by pub gig standards. Bank holiday crowd was sparse but welcoming and supportive and, fingers crossed, we'll get asked back. Our lead singer was away on hols, and I was giving a lift back to our regular dep vox, who's main band happened to be playing at a pub we were literally driving passed on the way home (they have a couple of line ups so its easy for her to swap out and she's keen to dep for us when the opp. arises). So we stopped by and popped in to support them. Was great to meet her regular crew - really nice bunch and doing a good job. Band leader is a fellow bass player with some really good bass chops on him: The Spicy Notes at Blackheath Nice end to an all-round good evening out!
