Owen

[quote name='terry k' post='210154' date='May 31 2008, 03:29 PM']sold Steve my berg IP310 . absolutely great guy to deal with,would trust him 100% involving any deal. feel like i,ve known him for years!! would not hesitate to deal with him again,although,Steve,you aint getting my Aguilar DB680!![/quote] Steve then sold it to me. I think (!) that he was having cold feet by the time I appeared at his front door, but he went through with the sale like a gent. Just fabulous.

[quote name='Dusty' post='298214' date='Oct 3 2008, 01:36 AM']Thanks Owen, The Behringer amp that I had in mind is identical to a Sansom one I've seen, except for a flashier case !! I always thought Behringer was pretty good for the price ?[/quote] I teach on a Music course. We bought a bunch of Behringer desks, big and small. About 6 of them. None of them work anymore. Price is only good if you don't have to shell out again. Just sharing my experience.

I have used the hard wired technique for a long time. It is great and much easier to carry than wedges I use a Samson headphone amp which has been rock solid. I have never used a piece of Behringer kit which has lasted. Just my 2p. [quote name='Dusty' post='295531' date='Sep 30 2008, 03:47 PM']Hi all, Hope you can help me with some advice on this subject.... Have just joined a Blues Brothers Show Band in the London area and whilst we have a massive PA system & desk, we are severely lacking in 'on stage Monitoring' The sound engineer is keen to get powered floor monitors, but the band members would prefer In Ear !! I know most of the pro's and cons regarding 'in ear' v 'floor' and having used 'In ear' before that’s the way I want to go. My plan is to have the band (who are static) kitted out with a 'wired In-ear' system via 2 x 4 channel Headphone pre-amps (Behringher???) fed from the mixer output with one each side of the drum kit for the band & horn sections. Jake & Elwood would use a wireless system (Trantec ???) . Have you had any experience with this type of set up ? and is there any specialist shops within a 50 mile radius of central London that you could recommend where we could try this type of system out. We have a number of prestigious gigs coming up and need to get this sorted straight away !! Cheers.. Dusty[/quote]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='296838' date='Oct 1 2008, 04:53 PM']£145 for £3000 of cover I have x6 that level of cover for my basses PLUS all of my assorted music amplification, a couple of guitars, 1 bass insured for £2200 away from the home AND all of my contents up to £40k for about the same premium... Liverpool Victoria through Frizzell. Maybe I'm missing something but my insurers seem happy to cover and all I had to do was get a music shop to give me a written quotation for my basses to be replaced new for old. However (touch wood), I've never made a claim in 20+ years of having insurance.[/quote] Is that covering you for professional use of kit? That is, actually taking money for the gig? If not then if something goes wrong and they find out you are taking £ for the gig they will not pay you. Is that whichever bass you happen to have out of the house at the time or one specific bass? I'm not asking aggressively here, I have not been insured for a long time and I really need to get it set up again. When I was insured I got pay outs for a stolen keyboard and a dropped double bass (don't ask) with no problems.

The pre-amp is SO important in getting a decent sound from a piezo pick-up. As for mics to FOH, try an Audio Technica ATM350. Not overly expensive and really great to my ears (obv ymmv).

Abe played on "Chips" the cop show from the 70's. Class beyond.

My friend has a TRB 5 and his pre amp is quite noisy. Is this par for the course?

[quote name='chris_b' post='287911' date='Sep 20 2008, 11:33 AM'][url="http://www.bassnw.com/Used%20Basses/rob_allen_mb2_fretless_4_st_curly_maple.htm"]http://www.bassnw.com/Used%20Basses/rob_al...curly_maple.htm[/url] Sorry.. my mistake, it's an MB2. It's been on the site for about 4 weeks and I'm surprised it's still there![/quote] Thanks, I had clocked that. I think the GAS is subsiding, but it was powerful last night!

[quote name='chris_b' post='287648' date='Sep 19 2008, 08:41 PM']A couple of years ago there was an MB2 at the Bass Gallery. Don't know if its still there. I tried it and was a bit disappointed. It had neck dive and didn't feel comfortable at all. The Deep 5 looks interesting though! There is a Mouse 30 on the Bass North West site. Rob Allen owners don't seem to part with their basses!![/quote] Cannot find the Mouse on BassNW. Where is it hiding? Ta!

Mmmmmm........... short scale goodness www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6oApthi3VQ 30"