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Mottlefeeder

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  1. 'No, it would have to be 16 feet long to make the low notes.'
  2. I enjoyed BEAD on a kit-build headless bass until the band decided to add 'Crazy little thing called love' to the set list. I tried and failed to find a fretboard position that worked for me, and eventually retired the 4-string and returned to the versatility of 5 strings. David
  3. OK, thanks for posting. I may contact Thomann directly and ask if they have any more detail. David
  4. I'd be interested to hear more about the receiver EQ. Does it provide any boost around 3k-4k, which would counteract my hearing loss? Thanks David
  5. Medium pair still available. David
  6. Yours. PM me your address and I'll post them next week. David
  7. Hi folks, I've recently bought an 'assorted' pack of Comply tips, and now I know my size, the other two pairs are spare. If anyone wants them to try, or a particular pair to add to their stock, I'm happy to post them on. They are Comply 100 "Fits; Klipsch, Shure, Etymotic research, Westone, and more", and the small and medium pairs are available. David
  8. If you've played there before, then you know what the PA can do. If not, do you know for sure that it copes with bass, that the monitors can cope with bass, and/or that there is a monitor feed that is suitable for you, and not already assigned to another function/band member. David
  9. Hi folks, I've recently bought an 'assorted' pack of Comply tips, and now I know my size, the other two pairs are spare. If anyone wants them to try, or a particular pair to add to their stock, I'm happy to post them on. They are Comply 100 "Fits; Klipsch, Shure, Etymotic research, Westone, and more", and the small and medium pairs are available.. I'll leave this here for a day, then repost it in Freecycle. David
  10. I'm not a hearing expert, and I have only discussed two types of aids with my audiologist. The first was hearing aids that could be fitted to moulded inserts, which give good isolation - not necessary for day to day use in my case. The second was the "bean behind the ear" where the in-ear tube or transducer was fitted to a perforated flange, which centres it in the ear canal, but does nothing to keep noise out. If the latter, your phone app controls will not take the volume below ambient. David (Posted before I realised @DocTrucker had covered the same ground)
  11. Unless your hearing aid transducers are noise isolating, using them instead of earplugs will expose you to full on band volume. Turning them down will not help. David
  12. One point that might be worth considering. How do things sound without your hearing aids? I'm using "ambient mic > mixer > earphones" but I went for a mixer with 3-band EQ in order to boost the mids to give me back the clarity I lost when I took the hearing aids out. David
  13. You may need 30Hz for the kick drum, or a synth bass, but for normal low B 5-string work you will sound better if you filter out the bottom octave and just amplify 60Hz and upwards. The bottom octave just makes your sound muddy. David
  14. Interesting - thanks for sharing David
  15. I'd be up for a NW bass bash in May. Also happy to help with any bits of organising that can be delegated. David
  16. In the packing list at the bottom of the linked page, it says that the 32v psu is included. It looks better made than some evilbay alternatives, and there are amplifier chips that will deliver ~100-200W bridged with a supply voltage of that order, but I'd take the quoted power with a pinch of salt, and I'd be wary of running it at max power 'just to see what it is capable of'. I realise this is inconsistent - I don't believe it and I don't advise checking it out - but one of the limiting factors with single chip amplifiers is getting rid of the waste heat, and this one has a small heatsink and no fan. David
  17. I've been using a Draper 30w variable temperature station, and it worked well. However both the initial purchase and its warranty replacement lasted less than 12 months each. I'm going back to Antex. David
  18. I think the basic Behringer models will do that. About £22. David
  19. My benchmark is - 'Will the bass be undamaged if the gigbag slides out of the car boot and hits the ground?' Beginner/student bags fail, so I'm looking at 20mm firm foam as a minimum. My drive is on a slope... David
  20. I can't quite make out how the mode switch works - is it a broken slide switch? David
  21. I think I read a recommendation on here for an upgrade to the 'student quality' gig bag supplied with an Ibanez EHB1265MS, but I can't find it - my searches swing between no hits and hundreds of hits. Can anyone point me in the right direction, or make a recommendation of their own? Thanks David
  22. Almost certainly they will produce some sound at that frequency, but not at a volume comparable to 200Hz and up. For normal bass guitar use, that is no bad thing - the lowest octave often adds little to the bass sound, but adds lots to the general mush and boom. David
  23. If anyone closer to Manchester than Sussex would like to try one of these, I have one, and I'm just off the M6/M56 junction. Mine is not for sale. David
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