WinterMute

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1391951855' post='2362887']
Need some black strings for that Bogseat...
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I'd never be able to find it in the dark then….

Might have to install a tracker.

Not a great pic, but non-reflective black basses are buggers to photograph….

Bongo 5er in stealth, none more black, and my SR5 fretless.

 

I have the XLS1500 into a Big Twin T, it very, very loud and very clean, suits the dynamic of the Big Twin very well, I see no reason the 1000 won't suit the Big Baby.

I run in Bridged mode, 1500w into 4 ohms…. Yeah, baby!

[quote name='Grissle' timestamp='1388443785' post='2322157']
The secret magic when using the Bass Pods is to run them through full range cabs. The amp and cab sims were developed based on recorded samples of the various setups. So they basically recorded say an SVT/810 in a studio and went to work matching it up in a studio environment, with studio monitors etc. that's why if I run a Bass Pod "through" an SVT with say a VOX sim its not going to be accurate. But going from the Pod to a power amp to something like a nice PA cab or monitor will be much, much more accurate. I believe this is partly why people struggled with them.

For that matter you will get a more accurate result with even the VT Bass units running them the same way. Ask anyone who's had to use their VT straight to a DI or Board and they'll tell you.
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I run the Pod XT Pro rack into a Crown XLS1500 and barefaced Big Twin T for precisely this reason, no point in using modelled signals into a voiced cab, the BT is effectively a bass PA and handles any and all of the models I throw at it with ease, if you like the modelled approach (and I do) then its a perfect set up, huge amounts of tonal variation in a vey small package.

The XT pods do need a bit of time to understand the architecture, but I've been using them in studios for years and they are immensely flexible beasts.

Perfect line up of influences, 20 years too young by the look of you, good luck gents.

I have one of these and for £200 its a massive amount of bass…!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OLP-MM-Tony-Levin-5-string-signature-bass-guitar-/231097967560?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35ce8323c8

I have a Crown XLS1500 Drivecore, the XLS2500 is very close to your QSC in spec, well built, very light, very reliable.

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1381749399' post='2243039']
There will be a rear panel label on all the generation three cabs, with all the info printed on them, including the serial number, but we haven't had time to design them yet! They'll be self-adhesive and once they're done we'll be posting them to early customers to apply themselves.
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How would you identify a series 2 Big twin then, being as there are no serial numbers etc.? Are the drivers serialised and recorded or something of the like?

Bass Pod XT pro, always get great results from that either as player or engineer, slap a DI down too and you can always use the Pod to re-amp later, or even run a real amp.

To be fair, my guitarist and drummer already look somewhat worried when I fire up the Big Twin T, that rig does everything that I wanted a rig to do, if the BT2 is bigger and badder I fear I'll be playing by myself....!

I used to use an Ampeg 8x10 fridge, a TE 4x10 and a GK 800RB, bi-amped, sounded lovely, weighed slightly less than a small planet and needed the services of several beefy gentlemen to get it into the car or van...

I now use a BF Big Twin, which, despite being the biggest of the BF cabs, is still a 1 hand lift into the back of the car.

It's louder than the old rig, has much better dispersion, and is capable of producing a much wider range of tones.

I'd say that lightweight cabs are absolutely as good, and for my application, better than older designs.

I have the Pod XT pro, and it's a remarkable bit of kit but it not the easiest thing in the world to use, the factory presets are pretty useless and the sheer complexity of the unit will baffle anyone use to basic tone and gain controls on bass amps. If you spend a bit of time getting to grips with how the various modelling components work and how the EQ and effects sections are used then it becomes a bit of a monster... If you're looking for a pre-amp to dial one sound into and leave it, then it's probably not worth the effort...!

That said I've been using the XT in studios for a long time (am a pro engineer) and its a very very good unit for getting great bass tones from a single box.

I have mine running into a Crown XLS1500 and a Barefaced Big Twin, and this rig is capable of amplifying anything I throw at it from the pod, I use 5 string fretted and fretless and quite a lot of tonal variation so it's useful to have a cab that runs full range.

Usual power/impedance rules apply when choosing amp and cab however, and the XT has both balanced and unbalanced outputs so a wide range of amps are fine. Some people report that the output from the XT is a little on the low side, but it's never given me a moments problem into the XLS (and an XTi1000 before that).

You have the option of modelling amps and cabs, so a cab capable of being neutral is useful if you intend to get the best out of the modelling system.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1372503249' post='2126494']
It's true. So are BFM cabs. Is that MC Escher's eye in your avatar..? It reminds us of our mortality...
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Yes it is, most people miss the skull...

Never heard a BFM cab up close, but I hear very good reports....

Barefaced Big Twin T, Crown XLS1500, Pod XT pro...

It's a PA for the bass essentially.

Lots of Barefaced love for the non PA set, bloody loud cabs.

[quote name='intime-nick' timestamp='1369957612' post='2095065']
Little practice rig from band rehearsal last night. The rack is mine but the Ampeg isn't - still prefer my two Barefaced Compacts though (as does my back !)
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You've gone the same way I did, Pod XT Pro, XLS1500 and BF cabs, I have the Big Twin T though....

Great combination for changing tones and basses on the fly, very versatile and very powerful, it's the BF cabs that really make the Pod work as a live pre-amp I think.

...and I've just realised thats a shot from Quad in Leicester too, I've played through that 8x10 before the BF turned up!

I've got the Line 6 Bass Pod XT pro, coupled to a Crown XLS1500 and a Barefaced Big Twin T. It's effectively a bass orientated PA system it's loud enough for anywhere and competes with silly guitarist volume and big hitting drummers with ease.

A good power amp will always work, but the key is the quality of the Barefaced cab. Any tone I care to dial into the Pod is faithfully reproduced at any volume.

Can't recommend them enough.

[quote name='intime-nick' timestamp='1364386172' post='2025669']
shots of my new 'large' rig i've just put together....

Sansamp RBI (hopefully will have an RPM to add to the rack soon)
Crown Drivecore 1500
Barefaced Compact x 2

pedalboard with :

Line6 wireless
TC Polytune
Sansamp BDDI (not used with this setup - it's for my smaller rigs without the RBI)

Used with either my Vigier Passion IV or Shuker Jazz

It doesn't suffer from a lack of headroom......
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I've just added the XLS1500 to my Big Twin, replacing an XTi1000, can't believe how capable such a light amp is...!

Headroom FTW...

OLP 5 string, dirt cheap, if you can find the Tony Levin model it's a brilliant bass for the money, mine cost £200...

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This is my hybrid SR5 pretender, essentially its a OLP body with an SR5 neck thats been defretted, it's got Bartolini pups and pre's and a very tidy anonymous MM bridge...

Had a new scratchplate made and the whole thing tidied up and it's a beast, plays like a charm with a range of very usable tones.

I use a Line 6 Pod XT Pro as a pre-amp to a crown power amp and a Barefaced Big Twin T, it's a tool I use in the studio all the time and it's an excellent recording tool.

It's a bit of a bugger to use, but I always get great results out of it and the Barefaced makes it possible to deliver all the tonal variations that I use at massive volume. Programming it via the laptop is a lot easier, but you still need to be versed in EQ, compression and gain structures, and understand that the controls for each change as you change the model for the amp, cab or FX...

I see nothing wrong with modelling in a live situation these days, if the PA is good enough I'll go direct from the pod, if not, 1500 watts of Big Twin muscle will sort it out.

The ability to switch tones at the stomp of a footswitch is invaluable, song by song I can tailor my sound to suit the need. I'll never go back to one or two tones again.

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1363770622' post='2017165']
Here's mine, hard working little rig, at rehearsal and at a rainy festival last year. That's not me, it's the keyboard player of course, but was the only pic which included my little rig! I gambled on such a tiny set up for a large open air stage but it took it in its stride with ease. Plenty loud and fat enough.

Could have cropped the picture but wanted to show it's size in context. (Red flight case is not mine)
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Thats such a cute capable little rig, if I wasn't swapping tones so often I'd look at the GB amps, but BF cabs are just the business.

More power = headroom in my book, currently running 1400 watts into a BF Big Twin T, competing with a drummer who hits like Chuck Connors and a guitarist who is contributing to continental drift...

Effortless bass in a distortion crazed world...

OP, try turning the amp up a touch and the bass output down, you'll not affect your signal to noise ratio much as you're playing at such low volumes anyway. At least you can then control your onstage volume from the bass and not have to go to the amp every time.

The Squire VMJ is a decent and cheap bass to try your hand on, fretless takes time to get comfortable with, a coupe of hours on a friends bass won't give you the feel for it really.

The Jaco styled model is lovely too.

Mine has the bridge with the Allen keyed bolts into sleeves set in the body, just like real MM bridges, OLP standard bridges were simply screwed, I don't know if early TL models had the standard OLP Bridge.

I've had mine a year, I changed the pup and preamp for barts, but it's still a cracking bass. There wasn't a 4 string version, and the early ones were a bit suspect as i understand it.

If you can find one the are worth the money.

The neck is a little narrower, but is deeper tan the standard SR5 profile, more a D.