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    Interesting FRFR story..

    in Amps and Cabs

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    29 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

    Beautiful.

    It just goes to show you the big disconnect between what is happening with regard to PA speakers and Bass cabs. For now, I can only see the only reason you'd want to go with a traditional bass cab, is for traditional looks. If you want to make your setup sound different, change what your pre is doing.

    Thank you! I totally agree. and thank you for your contributions to this thread, they've been a big part of seeing the light.

    Interesting FRFR story..

    in Amps and Cabs

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    Well the expected day-long titting about was actually about ten minutes grinning like an idiot and then getting a cuppa. Plugged the bass directly into Channel B, set it to the Bass Amp preset and behold... a rich warm full tone without any EQ. I didn't think the Rob Allen could sound any lovelier but, even through the AER, I'd obviously not been hearing it to it's full potential. As @Bridgehouse says in his initial post Channel B can be set to Line or Instrument but on the Instrument setting it is whompingly loud so I just left it on the Line setting. With the Rob Allen's on board volume up to about 75% and the QSC's Gain set at three (it goes up to twenty) it was plenty for home use, I put it on to the Instrument setting and by the time I had the QSC's gain up to five the room started to shake! I hope I'm not doing anything wrong by leaving it on the Line setting? Anyway, then I tried Rob Allen > Fishman Platinum Pro > QSC, bliss. As I said before, just bass direct into the QSC is the best tone I've ever got from anything, with the Fishman I can then tweak the best tone I've ever had from anything. I spent hours pouring over @Bridgehouse's Interesting FRFR thread and was pretty much convinced by the (mostly) learned and eloquent explanations and arguments, having tried the QSC K12.2 in the shop I was convinced enough to buy one, now I've actually got it home turns out it is your actual bona fide revelation. I have posted this pic on the Show Us Your Rig thread but it belongs here too, RnR killer that it is...

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    Interesting FRFR story..

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted · Edited by Frank Blank

    I imagine a Rock 'n Roll fairy to look like an ethereal Steven Tyler but with large gossamer wings and, perhaps, his wand stuck in an elevator door. I think I may have killed such a RnR fairy this morning with the arrival at Chez Blank of a QSC K12.2...

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    ...suffice to say a day of titting about ahoy.

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    My love hate relationship with acoustic basses

    in General Discussion

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    1 hour ago, Brook_fan said:

    I think a good compromise at the moment are those very short scale acoustic basses along the lines of the Taylor.  There are versions now by Anuenue (a ukulele manufacturer) and Guild. I have  tried both, and both are very nice.  As others have said , ukulele basses can suffer from poor intonation, and the very short scale necks, shorter than many acoustic guitars, actually make them tricky to play for people like me with large hands.  These new generation of short basses though use strings that have nylon cores and feel nicer, and not as “bendy” as silicone use strings.

    Just to make it absolutely clear, I love playing acoustic basses, and weighing up the pros and cons, overall I am a big fan.  Many of the things I said I didn’t like are actually not that big a deal.  For instance, I just play them sat down rather than on a strap.  And having recently played a very cheap Sigma recently that I thoroughly enjoyed, as well as the Fender I am currently borrowing, there are some very good instruments out there for a reasonable price.  And yes, I think you have to accept them as acoustic bass guitars, rather than substitutes for double bass or electric bass.

    Robbie

    I agree, I had a Taylor GS Mini Bass that I’m actually beginning to rather regret having moved on! 

    Recording King Lap Steel Guitar comes with two tone bars - £75 ***SOLD***

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Frank Blank

    Recording King Lap Steel Guitar with two tone bars - £75 ***SOLD***

    From Thomann

    • Solid mahogany body
    • Pearloid fretboard
    • Pickups: EMG designed P-90
    • Volume & tone controls
    • Vintage style machine heads
    • String-thru body
    • Pearloid fret markers
    • Colour: Sunburst, high-gloss
    • String gauges: 015 - 017 - 024 - 032 - 045 - 056

    Under one year old, played once at home, never gigged or used at all really! Comes with 1 x bullet-style tone bar (£13.99 RRP) and 1 x Jim Dunlop Long Dawg tone bar (£35.00 RRP) both in cases (see pics). Perfect beginners lap steel set.

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    Binned the compressor

    in Effects

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, e40 said:

    Can you benefit from becoming familiar with and using a compressor ? It all depends  

    I’ve found the biggest problem with compressors is that their operation is often misunderstood and they’re frequently misused because of that. 

    A good resource for all things compressor along with reviews of dozens of specific models can be found here. A more current discussion of compressor pedals (with reviews) can be found here.

    Knowledge is power. 

    This is a great resource, cheers!

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