BassAdder60

What a great posting ... I found that my first time playing in bands on guitar was the classic “ what are we all supposed to do” kind of vibe. Its when you realise you are there to entertain the penny drops and you are a collective “band” of musicians that create this final result called music instead of just an individual playing an instrument!! Always found it was more rewarding playing bass than guitar especially in bands with only a single guitarist

I’ve swung !! from bass to guitar and back to bass I’m a decent rhythm guitarist and acceptable lead guitarist sufficient to of fronted two or three covers bands. However my true love is the bass and I’ve sold off everything guitar related and have only bass gear today. When I listen to music I hear and feel the bass lines more so than the chords / melody lines so I find it more natural playing bass, also more relaxing and enjoyable I was always tone chasing with guitar with many amp and pedal changes etc I wish I had just focused on bass as I would of saved loads of money. So based on that I ticked ONE

But why do they appear on bass amps and not guitar amps typically ?? I know the benefits of having it but curious why guitar amps tend not to have it ?

Why is it most bass amps have a mute feature on them where as guitar amps seldom do ?

This is mine virtually flat but with shape button in 👍

If the top on the RM800 is black it’s first generation.. if it’s silver / grey it’s the current production EVO II

And headphone output 👍

Yep it’s the old version RM800 but still a decent price

My Ampeg BA110 40w is nearly loud enough to play with a drummer ! For large room home practice my volume is about 2 to 3 and it’s got a lot more in the tank Sounds odd that a 50w is quiet at home unless it’s not 50w RMS rated

I use my RM800 at home and works well

You could run a volume pedal ( low impedance ) in the FX loop Old guitarist trick for solo boost etc

Simple but effective rig

That’s sounds like it’s wrong / faulty My RM800 has the same input and Line Mix control and it works fine with my iPhone input via adaptor to 1/4” Jack

Ampeg BA110 superb combo or the smaller BA108 both great for home use

I agree my interpretation of small PA was really a decent vocal only PA yet loud enough to project over the band itself Singers also seldom know how to adjust a PA or add reverb etc etc Then you have fold back or the lack of it !!

I agree singers don’t feel like a small PA system for at least vocals should be something they invest in. We all expect musicians to own their own amps / drum kits etc etc

You definitely learn how to achieve a good on stage and out front band mix without using House PA systems Ok granted these are often smaller pub or hall venues but getting the right sound is often overlooked by many bands who are oblivious to what works etc etc When a band has discovered that it’s then a lot easier for venues with full PA to make a band sound as they normally do.

They scrapped them !

That’s been the method I’ve used in every band I’ve played in Typical venues with house PA would be 5 in 100 gigs .. typical for U.K. venues in East Anglia

Avoid using PC mikes they give problems As mentioned use both inputs of your Audio Interface for best results

Biggest problem I had at the start when using Jamkazam was what did my bass and voice chat sound like in volume and loudness. first attempt someone said my bass was only on the left side and not left and right and also level was low even though it appeared not to be according to the level meters Chat using PC microphone was not good very distorted so I changed to using input one on my AI to a Mike input and channel two for my bass straight in Popped into an open session asked if everyone could hear me ok which now they could Found myself playing along with various musicians spread from USA to Scandinavia and it worked fairly well Once you learn the etiquette for joining sessions it works well enough 👍 Agreeing on what to play of course is the thing and having chord charts etc helps to jam along ( I used Ultimate Guitar Tabs on my phone ) Its still not the same feel as a practice room but it’s better than jam tracks and you get to meet in a virtual sense some great folk ... they could even be famous musicians having a go !!!

I’ve been trying Jamkazam and it works fairly well considering I’ve jammed with musicians in the same session but in different countries!! The aim is to get my local music buddies on it to try remote practice etc I think you need a decent internet speed and defo a wired Ethernet connection The quality of the sound through headphones is very good