Al Krow

Well I think you're going to need to let us all know what you think of it yourself! 😁

Great track and great story!

Hey - happy new year to you too! Well we had a bit of a scare as on the first outing there was a little power surge in the pub which caused the trip switch to cut everything out just before we were due on! Following which, we couldn't get any decent output from the mixer and meant we had a very stripped back start (drums, vox, guitar), whilst I spent 20 mins in the car going through the manual to see if I could find a fix... On the plus side whatever I did seemed to do the trick (or the thing simply reset itself, haha) and when we had the full band with a decent bass in the mix it really did sound soooo much fuller! I guess the band (including me) appreciated bass in the mix so much more after that! We managed to recover after that shaky start and had a great night! Here's a little clip for your entertainment: LA Mixtrax (@lamixtrax) But in answer to your question, I'll definitely let you know after the next gig in a couple of weeks time - as getting the fx settings sorted last time ended up not being a priority!! A couple of us are going down the relatively budget Xvives U4 route for wireless IEMs - and the 4 individual monitor outs that can give each of us a tailored mix on the Zoom L8 should hopefully be just the ticket.

Ahh, it's good you're out: used Yamaha bass prices would collapse otherwise, particularly since Andy T has gone all "sensible"...

"Magic moments" = when you really really need to use the B string to rest your thumb on? Just askin' for a friend (he's a fan of bass apparently).

Modesty doesn't become you.

Why?! I thought you'd long established that the world's top bass players pretty much all gig 4 string basses, with one or two notable exceptions? You: "But Jaco only played a 4 string bass" Band: "Who's Jaco?"

One of the best reviews of the PM2 I've come across - will give you a good feel for what it's capable of:

The B1-4 has the Zoom drum machine, which I think is a standard set of drum patterns / rhythms that are used across quite a few of their multifx pedals. I use mine for practice, too. Will save you a few quid compared to the B6.

Apologies if this cover has been posted on this thread before. But it's soooooo good! Happy Christmas all!

From a quick review of the spec it seems to be a significant step up in processing power/memory from the G1 Four (and by implication the B1-4) e.g. can have up to 7 FX in the signal chain vs 5 for G1-4, 300 vs 50 memory patches, 80s vs 30s looper. But also nearly 3x the price.

If he would be up for doing that, he wouldn't be selling just one of them!

Had the privilege of hearing a 2 hour set from Acoustic Alchemy last night at Pizza Express Soho. Superb musicianship!

Yeah fair. Well I find them so useful I've actually got three! If there's not one still available in the FS in the NY you'd be welcome to have one of my battalion on loan to try out / to buy outright if you like it. It will come fully loaded with 40 Al Krow patches, which can be easily factory reset, haha ! I'm sure I'll be able to manage with "only" two of them 😄

Maybe worth thinking about a Zoom B1-4, and save yourself a LOT of money? They're amazing value! Think I saw one in the FS recently. And then get a few dedicated pedals for the fx you use a lot to combine with it.

Which multi are you using? Just asking for a friend...

So three Xmas gigs - 2 corporate and 1 pub. My takeaways are: The 8 Xmas songs we did at the corporate gigs are definitely too many, haha! 3 went down really well: Slade. Mariah Carey and Feliz Navidad. The rest were tolerated or "floor emptiers". 2 out of the 3 Xmas songs at the pug gig went down a storm: Slade and Pogues. Our lead singer persuaded the band it was ok for us to do the Pogues song as she was going to use Kirsty MacColl's own change to the original homophobic slur in it and, not only that, she actually took the time when introducing the song to let the audience know that she would be changing a couple of the words to be respectful. It was probably the best received song the band did during the night, and the bass player was able to go off and get a beer (or more precisely take some footage, haha!) as the keys more than adequately covered the bass line (please excuse the rough audio):

Final gig of the year for us and could have been a wipeout due to technical issues with the mixer, which meant the band started very stripped back and, in particular, without any bass - as we've always played this small, somewhat cramped, venue without backline putting everything through the PA. But we managed to fix the problem and my bandmates were then very much more appreciative of having a bass in the mix, after experiencing the sound of a full band without one for the first time! https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmTuWIlDjvN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link We got a couple of birthday party invitations off the back of the gig, so I guess all's well that ends well! Happy Christmas all!

Super useful, thanks. But finding myself having a hefty prolapse with the first two: 144 strains to a grunt AND 12 grunts to a strain??

Do you both plug your Xvive transmitters directly into your desks or are you using a short cable to keep the transmitter away from the desk to minimise any noise interference? I've seen a YT clip suggesting that might be a good idea and was wondering whether it was something either or both of you do?

What use are you planning on putting it to? 25W RMS at 8ohms would seem very underpowered in a band mix. Or are you planning on using it as a dedicated headphone amp? Seems pricey for just that at £350,though, and relatively bulky compared to the alternatives headphone amps.

The AS is really, however, a drive/dirt multifx. Will it be up for the chop now you're loving the drive/dirt options on your Zoom B6?

Been giving a fair bit of thought to us doing Fairytale. I think where I'm landing is a "no" to us playing it live. I can't see how we can possibly prevent drunk and not so drunk members of the pub audience shouting out "faggot" as they sing along, even if we drop it from the lyrics ourselves? I can't be doing with encouraging anyone to be using a gay equivalent of the N-word because of what we're playing. On that basis, I'm very happy to give that particular Xmas song a miss.

That bass line is definitely the best bit of that song, haha! For me, the Jackson 5 Xmas song is one that combines a good bass line with a decent tune. But then the Motown brigade have always understood what a decent bass line is about.