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Hi all. Can anyone help?

I want to experiment with using a Behringer PK108A active monitor for my bass sound when gigging.

Do I need to connect the monitor to the mixer, and then the mixer to my bass amp?

My bass amp has an XLR out put on the back. Would this be used as an option for DI connectivity and for going into the mixer.

Total thicko with tech. Please go easy on me.

Thanks in advance 

Hi all, any advice please.

I have a 700w black star amp head and a Hartke 1000w 4 x 10 8 ohm cabinet.

I'd like to add an additional 1 x 15 or 1 x 12 ( 250 or 500w ) cabinet for increased low end.

Anyone know of a way to do the safely without affecting the impedance? 

Is there a gadget available to split the wattage across both cabs without blowing up the amp head?

Any advice would be amazing, thank you all.

Thanks guys!

Hi all!

Any advice if poss? I'm getting to grips with the whole impedance / resistance thing when considering matching amps & cabinets together. 

But just when I thought i was beginning to understand it all, I discovered an amp head that I wanted to buy but its rated resistance is '2.67 min' OHMS

In my recent experience most amp heads that I've come across are rated at 4 OHMS. 

I want the option to run 2 x 8 OHMS cabinets together for larger gigs and 1 x 8 OHMS cab for smaller pub gigs.

I know I'd be ok doing this with a 4 OHM head but whats the deal with a 2.67 OHM head??

The head I was looking at is a Blackstar Unity Elite 700W.

Is this head suitable for 8 OHMS cabs?

https://www.andertons.co.uk/blackstar-unity-700h-elite-700w-bass-head

Thanks in advance everyone 

31 minutes ago, abarson said:

The MAG 600H has two Speakon speaker outputs and will operate with a minimum load of 4 ohms: do not go below 4 ohms. You can connect either one or two cabinets to this head.

Here are valid combinations that you can safely connect to this amp:

• 1 x 8 ohms cabinet, total 8 ohms load. Use one Speakon cable between the amp and cabinet.
• 1 x 4 ohms cabinet, total 4 ohms load. Use one Speakon cable between the amp and cabinet.
• 2 x 8 ohms cabinets, total 4 ohms load. Use one Speakon cable between the amp and each cabinet.

NEVER CONNECT TWO CABLES BETWEEN YOUR AMPLIFER AND ONE CABINET!

All other combinations (4 ohms + 8 ohms, etc.) may cause damage to your amp.

Are you saying that by connecting 2 x 8 ohms cabs with a total load of 4 ohms is a result of splitting the load between 2 cabs to the amp? 

Am i correct to asert that the load rating is carried from the cab to the head given that the ohms rating ( capacity) is greater on the cab, likewise the load rating ( capacity) is lower on the head? 

Thanks again 👍 

Top bloke, thanks for your advice 👍 

Thanks guys, 👍

What's best cable to use to power cab from amp? 

Standard 1/4 double ended jack, or jack to speakon? 

26 minutes ago, BassBunny said:

You can use a 250w can, just don't overdrive it. It's unlikely you would be in a situation where you are driving the amp to max. Just trust your ears.

Regarding connecting your amp to cabs. There are 2 speaker out jacks on the back of your amp?

A cable from each output to each cab. Nothing else needed.

When you say don't overdrive it, do you mean lay off the input gain? 

Or keep input gain to a minimum? But I could still max out the volume though? 

This is my cab... 

7 minutes ago, Killed_by_Death said:

 

If it's a solid-state power-section, the 4 Ohms is the minimum Impedance, so 4 Ohms or greater is fine.

If the amp doesn't have two speaker outputs, you'll have to daisy-chain speaker cables from one cab to the next for two cabs & it's best to have two identical cabs:

if your cabinets only have 1 input jack, you can either install a 2nd jack in either or both or make up a speaker cable to daisy-chain

 

Ok cool, I'd need to get a tech to install that then or could I get an adaptor to "T" off from the first cab input? 

Thanks lozz196 really great advice, so I wouldn't be able to use a second cab with a lower amp rating than 300 Watts then? Could I get away with say 250 Watts? 👍👍👍

Hi all, can you'll help? 

I'm a complete retard when it comes to tech so I need some clear advice that a total novice like me will understand.... 

I have an old 600w (4 ohm) bass amp head ( ashdown 600 Mag) and I'd like to run a 4 x 10 450amp 8ohm cab. 

Are the impedance values compatible and can i drive the hell out of the speakers?? 

Also, can i stack an additional passive cab using the same amp to boost the volume output?? 

If so, do I need some kinda splitter / adapter from the amp? 

Yep, you're prob thinking I'm a complete moron but I really am clueless. I would really value anyone's help tho. 

Thanks so much 👍

Hi all! 

Looking for some advice if any of you may be able to help. 

I'm a bit of tech novice and I wondered where I could get any tutorials on how to set up my pedals and whether or not I should or shouldn't put the signal through a std amp input or effects loop? 

I have a tuner, boss distortion, synth wah, octaver and delay / reverb. 

I'm clueless how to put them in right order and more importantly "why" also, should I use the effects loop on an amp and "why" I should do that. 

My experience / understanding of using this gear is limited, could use some sound advice. 

Thanks all, appreciate your guidance in advance 👍

Hi all. 

Can anyone recommend a mid range or budget range sustain pedal and maybe give option on whether or not they can help ringing out notes. 

Thanks any advice would be brilliant 👍 

Thank you for this very detailed reply. Going back to where you refer to the root, 3rd and 5th are these also known as the perfect 3rd and 5th and the root unison? 

Thanks dad3353, I will surely check out that link. 

I guess I was thinking rather than try to learn a whole bunch I scales in one lump, I could take smaller bites and try playing along to some jam scales as ii was actually learning them. Actually guys all of you are correct in reminding me that I need to learn more than just scales and a whole lot of music theory. 

Thanks again 👍🎶

3 minutes ago, Japhet said:

I found learning about the modes very useful at this stage. It shows how a different chord fits over each individual note in the major scale.

54 minutes ago, ambient said:

What he’s done with the chords is something called harmonisation. Maybe just concentrate on the scale itself for now?

Ok thanks for that advice, 👍

1 hour ago, PJ-Bassist said:

I'd recommend checking out some basic theory material, Joe Hubbard and Scott Devine have some great stuff if you don't mind paying to access it but there's a ton of free stuff on the web too. 

Very simply each degree of the scale has an associated chord to it, these are major, minor or diminished (ignoring the 7 for now).

For the C major scale this is how the chords line up, the chord number to major / minor relationship is true for any key, only the note values change.

I Chord - C - is major

Ii Chord - D - is minor

III Chord - E - is minor

IV Chord - F - is Major

V Chord - G - is Major

Vi Chord A - is minor

ViI Chord B - is diminished 

You could play the C major scale over these chords and it will (mostly) sound fine, but in the same way a rhythm guitarist or keyboardist plays chords as bass players we need to do the same.  As the bridge between harmony and rhythm our job is to outline the chord progression by playing the chord tones / arpeggios - this is especially true with jazz where you could well be asked to play walking bass lines.  

Do.some research on intervals and chord tones, those concrpts should really help you understand this.  Also since you seem to be into Jazz Learning Walking Bass is a great way to really understand this and where it all sits on the fretboard, or so I'm told.  I'm still trying to perfect it myself.

Thanks PJ Bassist for your post and very useful advice, really kind of you to go into so much detail. 

I never thought about those intervals and associated chords, i just thought of the intervals (numbered 1 to 7) as eg: major 7 or perfect 3rd etc. 

I still cant wrap my head around why you would use the term 'minor' to describe the 2nd and 3rd notes ( D & E) within a MAJOR scale. 

Also, are you saying that wherever and in whatever scale ( minor / major etc) you would find for example: a note D, this would ALWAYS be a D minor? Regardless of its numerical position ( chord position) and similarly, chord 6 note A would always be A minor? 

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Hi all, could anyone help? 

I'm trying to learn and really understand scales. Without rushing into trying to learn every scale known to man, i thought it be good idea first to look up a few online bass major jam scales to play along to ( just to get used to the patterns) 

I looked up c major thinking that id be creating / jamming along to a 7 note major pattern, but in the link the uploader has quoted references to chord patterns to go along with the scale..  i dont understand this? 

Where to the 4 chord patterns come into the scale and what do they refer to? Am confused 😕 

Thanks for help everyone 

Thanks guys for all your advice and replys etc, really kind of you. 

I will try rearranging my pedal board and use shorter jack cable incase of signal problems. 

Thanks again

Hi folks, is it just me or is it generally troublesome to tune a bass guitar versus a 6 string electric using various gadgets? 

I allways experience issues with any chromatic tuner picking up a signal especially the bottom E, Ie: my tuner doesn't even register a letter on the tuner display, but strangley the longer i percist with twidling tuner knobs and unplugging and replugging jack cables, like a miracle everything starts to work. 

I've tried various gadgets and im currently using a boss tu3 tuner. I use a clip on tuner and ive used a behringer tu300 too, i even sent thi back to claim a fault with it! 

I use mains supply for the boss so i can rule out issues with batteries and i have 2 other basses, no difference. 

Basically as soon as i plug my bass in, the tuner doesn't pick up anything straight away, until i spend half hour pissing around stomping on the pedal repeatedly and re powering up and down. 

Sooo frustrating, anyone have any tips? 

Thanks all. 

Thanks guys, more good advice. Very useful. This is some of the line in /out spec for this combo... 

•  
• Effect Send and Return
• Line Out
• Phones out
• Tuner out
• XLR DI out
• Switches for ground lift, Sub Sonic, DI Pre/Post

Aww cheers for the advice lemmywinks, think my combo has got a speaker out so i probs consider that option. Thanks again 👍