TimR

I listed an item on Reverb. Within 3 hours I'd had 3 messages from different people whose friend's 'App wasn't working', asking me to email them on a Gmail email. I ignored them.

The drummer has left one of the bands I'm in as he's moved away. I have had a drummer ready to replace him since December but we haven't practiced yet. We are all a bit busy at the moment. I might try and organise something in March. But I'm just the bass player...

You might be better using your PC on board soundboard an stereo line-in. You'll have problems using a mic input and a line input for the stereo signal. Assuming the Focus is a mono line in. If its a stereo then use that for both channels.

That would mean both of you inspecting the instrument with a magnifying glass and taking photos of any existing damage. I don't think I'd be interested in doing any work for a customer like that. It's down to anyone who has your property in their care to take good care of it and notify you if its been damaged in any way.

Or get B&Q to colour match it. And paint your music room to match...

We need photographs.

Operating voltage of a PP3 is 7.4 volts. Strange but true. If it drops below that it won't work. It's late and I could go into internal resitance and multimeters with infinite resistance. But if it measures 7.4v it's good. Some electronics will tolerate a 'dead' battery better than others.

Just here to add. The original Ibanez pickups are DXP and DXJ. Think they're Ibanez manufactured but very little information on them. So, yes, EMGs are mods.

I think with the Beatles, you had to be there to experience it. For me it's very much 'meh', but I was born the day they had one of their last number ones. A lot of my friends in their late 70s it was the sound track of their teenage years. They go mental when it comes on at discos (or weddings). Together with the Stones, Cliff Richard, Elvis, and a lots of other artists they were unique and sowed the seeds of modern pop.

I'd put that in the Quotes thread but would probably only end up with a warning. 🤣

Sounds like the drummer and guitarist have it worked out. 1 aux for their IEM mix, one for the monitors. I wouldn't overthink it. It's a step up from a 4 chanel mixer with one aux. And not much money.

Was it previously owned by Paul McCartney?

It's just a lead to the desk so they can hear the bass in their mix. Otherwise it would be a microphone with even more complications.

@Boodang yes. I mean expensive OR complicated. ie if you try and do it cheap it'll be complicated. I'm guessing by the time you've bought an XR and an iPad you're well into a £1000+, then there's the IEMs for each member of the band. Everyone will need them if there are no monitors. So that's 5 sets. Compare this to an analogue mixer and 2 powered monitors and you're not going to get anywhere near £1000. Then it gets complicated taking thrus to additional mixers.

I've got a bass in the loft. Only because I'd hate to chuck it in the skip. When I'm famous it'll be worth millions.

Sewms to be Barbara Dickson first call bassist. Fretless and other on Albums: Words Unspoken To Each and Everyone My Own Line Time is Going Faster My Own Adventure.

It's made of plywood and sat in a loft for 50 years? I'd be surprised any of it was flat.

Moving head lights for a pub band aren't the kind of moving heads you have in a theatre.

I would sort that out first. Keys through a backline amp. Then you will be able to lose the keys in the vocal monitor and the keys will hear themselves better.

What is the Keys using for monitoring? Does the monitor have keys and vocals in it or does keys have a combo amp?

If everyone wants their own personal sub mix that's going to either be expensive or complicated. The XR-12 and 18 will allow you to have several sub mixes. Fairly expensive, especially if you have to factor in a tablet. Else if your mixer has thru I/O (unlikely for a 4 chanel mixer) then each person will need their own mixer and a bunch of leads. Most bands have a mixer with 2 Aux outs and live with 2 slightly different mixes out to headphone amplifiers or monitor speakers. We just have one monitor 'mix' with vocals only (sometimes a touch of guitar) driving 2 powered speakers in series. Sounds to me like you just need more monitors but turn everything down. Which seems to be the main cause of all issues on this forum when it comes to stage volume and hearing yourself.

I don't think it does.

You can't take a single mixed signal and then de-mix it.

Just buy more monitors and connect them into the current monitor chain. Depending on whether its a passive or active monitor, and what connections it has will depend exactly how you do that.