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Had the farty sound last night at a pretty loud gig. Noticed toward the end of the night. More noticeably Bb on the E string. Running Ampeg PF500 (gain at 2 o’clock and not clipping), Hartke 2x10, Gibson Midtown. I just removed the grille and checked the speakers. All looks good. Voice coils move smoothly. Was it just my settings? Gain a bit too high? Have I damaged my cab?

I gig regularly. We have maybe 100 or so songs on rotation. Out of these songs I think I use my G string maybe twice. Tops. That skinny one just isn’t my thing. On the other hand there’s plenty of times I’d like a low D I’ve tried a 5 string before and it was messy. Too many strings to keep quiet. So anyway you know where this is going. I’m thinking of tuning my basses to BEAD. I realise the nut will have to be modded. I have a US Fender P and a 1980 Fernandes BO50 which is actually my favourite. Is there any reason I shouldn’t do this?

Thanks for this. All good now. I took your advice and bought a set of KZ AS10s. What a game changer. Here I was thinking I had to spend big to get a good bass sound. My IEM bass is now clear. I’m playing lighter. I’m playing better. Also there’s an added bonus. I can now hear the kick drum. Thanks again for the advice and all the info you’ve put into this thread.

Big apologies for not having read all 84 pages. Some great info here. 5 piece band here. Based in Australia. My issue is, and always has been, not hearing a clear bass tone through my IEMs. We run a QSC Touchmix 16 desk. I run a wired Behringer PM1 mini amp from an aux then to my in ears. Have used Shure SE215s. They were ok but not great. Currently use Westone UM Pro 30s. Slightly better but nothing like what I expect. I’ve tried mono. I’ve tried stereo. Panning vocals and instrument left and right. Tried every combination of ear buds. Big. Small. Foam. Rubber. Nothing gives me a bass I can hear clearly. All band members have our own personal in ear mix. I can have my bass turned up to a squillion and still can’t hear it over everything else. What works best for me is running all vocals and instruments through my right ear and leaving the left bud out and relying on my cab volume to hear the bass. Not ideal right? Do I invest in a 6 driver IEM? Current Westone IEMs are 3 driver. Or am I doing something completely wrong?