Jack

I should have quoted the post, sorry all.

Quite, my first thought was a normal mixer but it doesn't really work in the requirement for one rack unit. Or if it does then it doesn't leave much room for your fingers at least.

You could use something like a Rolls PM351 or PM50 if you want wired. Rolls is nearly always the answer for this kind of audio routing thing. Otherwise I think you're looking at a mixer (either a normal one or a little line mixer like the Rolls MX54) which then runs into any normal wireless IEM system.

I think it depends how much you want to sit 'in' the mix vs being distinct. IME the pre-special Stingrays have a definite lack of subtlety, especially in what I hear as a very artificial top end. When people say "the active bass sound" I think of Rays whereas something like a Sadowsky sounds like a passive bass with more eq control.

That's a much harder question to answer I'm afraid, and it's much more dependent on other gear and members of the band as well. Are you in control of this mix? If not, who is? Do you have a spare aux mix or two on the mixer? Every mixer? How will the rest of the band hear your bass? To get you started I have a band member who uses and likes the Xvive system (which is a good budget option), I use a Sennheiser G4, something more mid-range in price.

Beat me to it.

"Tone is in the fingers" is great until you try adjusting your fingers to get the sound of an overdriven tube amp, a DOD meatbox or a reverse delay.

Then your setup sounds ideal. My backup board is kind of similar and works great.

Probably. Sorry the reason most people are either being vague or just recommending what they use is that we don't really have the information we need to properly answer your question. What's the situation? Band? Type of music? Volume requirements? Will this be going in to a pa (yours or supplied?) or backline? Do you also need some way of hearing yourself? Etc etc etc. Really the only thing you actually need is a DI box or something with an XLR output, and even that isn't actually necessary. Nothing to stop you just taking a normal guitar cable and plugging the bass straight into the mixer.

It really depends on what you need to do, specifically, do you just need to get yourself into the pa system? If so then that's comparatively easy. Or are you also responsible for hearing (monitoring) yourself?

If you care enough to have a nice suit then you should care enough to wear a belt. If it has belt loops there should be a belt in them. Debretts says so.

I quite like some of the YouTube videos so I signed up for the year. £200 for about an hour. Shame really, I need the lessons.

I thought these were all sold, or was that the carbon fibre ones? How's the neck dive if its so light? ...asking for a friend...

Normally such a boomer thing to see online but I think this thread has been thankfully free of wife jokes.

Thundercat, Tal Wilkenfeld, etc

Small but perfectly formed, your average quality is way higher than most.

You've got almost a thousand posts here, you should know by now that nine is nothing to some of these nutters. 😁 Basses here. Although that page of the new site is even less complete than the other two so no judging please. I don't have anything too wild, but by and large they do different things. The last bass I sold was a Spector because I had two Spectors and whenever I wanted to play a Spector I always picked one of them and not the other. Didn't make sense to keep the other one. They have to be a little bit different to keep it interesting, or at least that's what I'll tell myself when the OP's red Stingray goes for sale. 🫣 What are your three?

We have a tiny little country cottage but I make room. Priorities indeed. I've currently got 9 basses, which for example is 9 more basses than kids.

Welcome! I don't think there are any shape differences between the tribute and the USA models.

My favourite ever rig was a pair of FR800s which were essentially powered big babies. I think you'd be very happy with the two smaller cabs.

I got my (trans red, maple, beaten up, 4h) Ray for £450. Mental innit? Told you you should keep it, now you know.

Poor Fender. Hated for being stale, hated for doing something unique.

Well the same to you. The translucent red is a great colour for the Ray, although as you'll know I'm biased 😁. I still think you should keep it but I certainly wouldn't mind looking after that for you. 😍

For the record, I think you should keep it. I'm not a nostalgia inclined person and I'm not overly sentimental but if any inanimate objects have a 'soul' (no I don't know what that means, I'm not religious and I don't think I have a soul) then it's musical instruments and cars. If something has been with you whilst you've made good memories then I think that's important. What's it worth? I've always wanted a birth year bass and Stingrays are amongst my favourite basses. If you decide it's going then I'd be tempted to buy it, and you can buy it back for the same price whenever you want. Stingray porn, although you'll need to upload your face these days...

We're playing on Saturday, you'll love it.