Dan Dare

Were you interested in or enthusiastic about what he was trying to teach? Most teachers are more than happy to help anyone who's keen but finding it difficult. It's easy to blame teachers.

I'd ask the engineer which he prefers. He may well want a pre-eq signal, so he can set it up for the PA.

They go for little to nothing. A pal has a couple that he's advertised at silly prices with no interest. He even tried "free if you take it away" with no luck. They're great, but you can get 95% of the sound from something that fits in your pocket.

The best way to deal with those kinds of nerves is to remember you are not the focus of attention. It would be different if you were a soloist, but you are very much in a supporting role and most people will hardly notice what you do. And as others say, you won't be the worst bassist in the building.

One good quality powered sub will be better than two not-so-good ones. You need clarity and not that horrible one note bass boom you get from cheap subs. You don't need stereo low end. It's pointless to have it as lower frequencies are not directional. You can also end up with oddities due to room acoustics if you place two subs apart from each other. Placement of a sub is important, so worth experimenting. You should be able to send a line level signal from your Midas to an active sub (or subs).

The EBS is not heavy in comparison with other old school amps. My old TE probably weighed double what it does. I had a 350 and liked it. It was 2 ohm capable, so when I replaced it, I went with an Aguilar AG700 (which will also run into 2 ohms). I'm happy with the Aguilar, but that's just me. You should really take your EBS to a shop or two and compare it with other amps. You're obviously very happy with it apart from the weight, so don't get rid of it without doing some homework. Perhaps one of those lightweight rack cases (SKB, Gator, etc) might be helpful if you have it in a full-fat flight-case. Would be a lot cheaper than a new amp.

Usually a mixing desk plus cans (DT770s). I can route music through the desk and play along with it. I have an elderly couple living next door and don't want to disturb them.

Every Speakon packet bears an illustration showing connection for the terminals. If a doofus like me can understand it, anyone can.

Speakon cables are very simple to make. No soldering required. All you need is something to cut and strip the cable and a small screwdriver to tighten the terminals.

That's probably why he got zapped a few times by it 😁

I have some whirlwinds that have lasted many years, too. However, I no longer use them as I found they have a high capacitance and definitely lose noticeable amounts of high frequencies. A shame, because they are well made and tough as old boots.

That about sums it up. In my case, I own the PA, so have to break it down, get it all in the car, drive home and unload it all. Can't have a drink as I'm driving, so hanging around listening to people who've had a few talking b*ll*ocks is not my idea of fun. I'd rather get home, put the gear away, put my feet up and open a cold one in the comfort of my hovel.

Single coil pickups? If so, I'd experiment with shielding the pickup cavity. You can get adhesive copper tape that will do the job. Also, check the bridge grounding wire. The ground button on your Zoom is probably an earth lift, so unlikely to help.

Talk of Ts&Cs sounds almost the sort of thing an employer/agent would set up. Are you promoting the event(s) and will you earn, whether or not band members are paid? I ask as you mention you're playing in one band, depping in another and so on. You also refer to "sharing out any excess", which suggests the event will make money. Who gets that money? You've already acknowledged that food vendors and similar will earn.

Do you want the monitor to enable you to hear the rest of the band plus the bass? A bit puzzled why you want to duplicate when you're already using a bass amp.

I wasn't asking whether the food vendors et al would charge for simply "turning up", but whether they would provide their goods free, too. As you point out, "they know they’ll make money on the day", so of course they'll "turn up". If someone is making money out of an event, why should the band not share in that? Perhaps the band members should just "turn up" for free, but not play anything... Seems you need to address this with your bandmates, rather than coming on here and ranting about their "bullcr*p" and calling them "primadonnas" because they won't play for nothing.

It's not cut and dried. Whilst it may not be reasonable to expect big bucks unless one has some sort of profile, playing for absolutely nowt, especially when/if someone is profiting from your doing so is a no-no for me. I except charitable gigs from this, of course. I played at one last night, funnily enough - a local hospital fundraiser - where, incidentally, the organisers fed and watered us as a thank you. Nothing grand, but the gesture was appreciated. I'm comfortably retired and I can afford to (and do) play for enjoyment. Many are not so fortunate. Even now, I expect to at least to cover my travel and out-of-pocket expenses. Like you, I'm not young, everyone in my bands are decent players (a couple of us have played for a living in the past) and, whilst we may not be paying the bills by doing gigs, we don't expect to incur additional ones, either. In my case, I schlepp, set up and operate an expensive PA, in addition to playing. I've been asked in the past if I would mix other bands on the bill for no money. You can guess my reply. It's one thing to play for an hour or two for little to nothing, but work a 7 or 8 hour event (if you include set-up time, etc)? No thanks. At the gathering you were attempting to organise, were the stallholders, those selling food and drinks, etc doing so for no payment?

Hard to get around this. Compounded by odd shaped and usually reverberant church buildings and you're going to struggle whatever you do.

Check the user manual.

Sensible, but your CP60 doubles as a DI box, so not really worth duplicating it. The CP60 will give you more control over eq than using a DI box would, too. Use the XLR/balanced out from the CP60 direct to the mixing desk and the unbalanced out to your Rumble for monitoring.

It depends on what you like. It also depends very much on how much volume you need to produce. You need to audition gear and explore plenty of options. Don't buy on recommendation and don't listen to us. We all suffer from confirmation bias and will tend to suggest what we own or like. You wouldn't like what I use, because I aim for a more fat, old-school sound, so pointless my mentioning it. As far as dedicated bass gear is concerned, the Barefaced Big Baby or Super Twin are both full range cabs. Other makes are available, but they do have a deserved reputation for being accurate and able to handle power. Pair one (or more) of them with a powerful, transparent head such as a Bergantino Forte and you should be getting warm. Or you could look at a bass preamp plus power-amp rather than a bass head. You need plenty of power and headroom in amplification for a full range sound and to avoid the "rumbly lump". The other possible route is one or more powered PA cabs (often referred to as FRFR) plus a suitable preamp. I'd strongly suggest ignoring bargain plastic box PA cabs. They are not FRFR (full range, flat response) at anything other than very low volumes, despite claims to the contrary. You'll have to do your own research as far as prices go, but I'd say you would need to spend a minimum of £2k. If you need high volumes, quite a bit more.

You need large and powerful full range monitors to reproduce that at volume. How much do you want to spend? You aren't going to get away with a couple of hundred quid.

Often the case.

Absolutely. I use a pair of Fohhn LX150s, which contain 12x4" midbass drivers, with a centrally placed tweeter. They are very clean, project well and are pretty resistant to feedback.

Would it be worth opening up the case of your GSS to see what module it uses? You may be able to source a new one, depending on the make (ICEPower and some others are available to purchase).