Bassman68

Is it April already? 😄😄

I’ve tried a few bug type transmitters since 2020, including Lekato,Smoothhound & a couple of cheap Amazon ‘no brand’ systems, And was almost put off of them entirely due to the 2.4G operating bandwidth. I even went back to my Sennheiser UHF system for a while before Investing in a Shure GLXD+ for my main gigging purposes I still wanted a back-up for my fly-rig & have settled on the Xvive A58 (5G) I gigged it for the first time at the weekend & was mightily impressed I switched it on at 5:00pm for soundcheck, swept for the best channel in the venue (2) & left it switched on until I finished the second set encore at 10:00pm.. It didn’t miss a beat, no drop outs, nothing I had it on the active setting because my Stingray I was using, has quite a Hot output.. No complaints here & thoroughly recommended 👍👍

To my ears, That sounds like a P-bass (or neck pickup at least?) Roundwound strings A healthy dose of Compression And I think I detect a pinch of Pitch modulation i.e Flanging or Chorus just to give it all a bit of ‘3D’ shimmer? That should get you in the ballpark…

My main pedalboard requirements are.. Pre-amp for D.I ( IEM’s with no backline, so quite important, EQ is generally taken care of with the East preamp in my bass) Compression Overdrive Chorus Octaver

I’ve just got one myself, fancied a change from my Gator’s? Very impressed with it so far, just wish Thomann could sell the accessory bag separately? Have started to think of options for the small bag in various situations… Pity I can’t fit my current pedal board in it, might have to experiment..

All I know is that all the sets I’ve ordered from Amazon with this offer, have all had legit codes for D’addario’s players circle…boosting my points up spectacularly?

Had a Mexican Fender Jazz (The one with 5 in a line headstock) for a couple of years around 2000. The neck felt ok(ish) but the B string wasn’t the best? It lacked a lot of definition, only really working with a tapered B string but could never get a low enough action, even when I got a Badass bridge. I was using it for mostly Pub-work to give my Warwick Thumb 5 a rest…Was night/day comparing the two.. Ended up trading it in for a Stingray 5, which is now my ‘workhorse’ 5 string.

I’m pretty sure that the Affinity series come with Ceramic pick-ups, my white PJ certainly does… They’re a bit of an acquired taste, being quite bright, but get the height right & they can sing. I found the maple neck quite bulky but I swapped the neck out for a 70’sCV which is somewhere between a Jazz & a P-bass width, but lovely & slim in depth. As others have suggested, get a good set-up done & see how you get on before shelling out on too many upgrades? Otherwise you might be better off saving for a better quality instrument in the long run…

I’ve been on a search myself over the last year for a compact, sturdy stand for when I fly with my bass. The best I have found, that doesn’t wobble is the Hercules Travelite. It folds flat & I can fit it in the front pocket of my Gator Pro gig bag, I’ve used it at a couple of festivals & it impressed me that much that it now lives in the bottom of my Pelicase as a spare emergency stand on most of my regular gigs or if I’m travelling light.. It even supports Jazz bass bodies as there is enough back/body support, if you move the bass ‘off centre’?

The Bass Centre Wapping, coz that was just haloed ground in the 80/90’s but also my two favourite local music stores that actually catered for bass players .. Monkey Business in both Southend & Romford, also honourable mention to Honkytonk music Southend, where I bought my first two basses..

I went through a stage of ‘always on’ but so subtle a setting, you’d only really notice on bass only moments. It’s more to give the bass tone a 3D effect, I’ve done it in the past with subtle flanging effects, only really noticing the effect when chugging 8’s or 16’s? I only stopped using the effect due to limited space on my pedal board but that will be resolved very soon…

Hi Julian I’ve got a few pedals knocking about (Behringer) Limiter/enhancer,Chorus & a BDI if they’re of any use? Steve