Alexx

Thanks. I need to have a play around. I'm planning on DI'ing my bass into the mixer/PA. I'd like to try and get the two guitars to do similar, and adding a drum mic or two, then we can record tracks, as well as reducing volume a bit. I'd use my digital 8 track/DAW and try monitoring from one of those (although perhaps latency might be an issue?).

After deciding I need to do something about never hearing very much of myself or anything else except drums and one deafening guitar amp, and reading through the excellent IEM bible thread, I've ordered a pair of kz zs10 and a behringer p2. In the spirit of 'buy first, ask questions later' I'm now working out how to get noise into them from the desk. We use a rcf f 12xr (I believe), and the two aux outs feed the two monitor speakers used by guitar/vox. I'm guessing I could plug into the headphone out jack (the clue's in the name?) and get a post-fader/fx stereo output? Or using a 2 into 1 cable use the control room outputs and get the same thing? Or is there more to it than that? Is there a way to get a pre-fader signal?

That's as may be, but there's no way I'm taking this to bits again until I have to 😅 Although I am now looking at the slightly crap tuners. And maybe the bridge...

Curry's-PC World after a bad experience with a faulty telly a few years ago. I try not to use Amazon, partly because it seems increasingly hard to be confident about what you're buying and from where. Also recently had a laptop nicked/swapped out for a different parcel. If you can't treat/pay drivers well enough to get honest ones to work for you...

Finally managed to solder all the bits together after taking my Squier Affinity PJ to bits and upgrading the pickups and pots. Went for Tonerider after reading some good reviews, and didn't want to spend too much. After a few hours of frankly terrible soldering I eventually made the bits stick together, got it strung up and plugged in. The pickups are beasts. Mainly just using the P, I had to drop it back into the body slightly to calm it down. Really seems powerful, with a much more aggressive sound than the stock pups. I'm really impressed. Always nice to put things back together and find they work, eh?!

I've had very good results with a tascam dp008. Recorded, mixed and mastered songs with it. Pretty intuitive to use, decent quality. There are a few on eBay around £150-200.

Oh yes. I've developed a moderate pedal habit already. Working on a 'one in, one out' basis, except for the 'out' bit being hard to manage. Feels like you just never know when it will come in handy/change your life, so best keep it just in case... 😄

I have a Keeley Neutrino, the only EF I've used so far. It's pretty tweakable and seems quite sensitive to my playing, but I'm very happy with the sound now I've managed to dial it in. Switchable to pass up or down. Still getting used to it though and working out the best spot in the chain.

Hello bass chatters. Only recently found this forum but it's great. After a few years playing bass about 20 years ago I have been playing a bit more the last few years, and recently got set up in a band with a couple of mates. Played a Squier PJ, until splurging on a Cort which I fell in love with, and I've been playing it more and more. Now in the process of getting a 'proper' amp, which is how I found the forum, researching the options. I'm now eagerly awaiting delivery of a used Vanderkley 112MNT and a Hartke LH500. Medium term plan is probably to use the Hartke as a stopgap until I have the spondoolies for something fancier but it seems decent so we'll see! Anyway, thanks for the useful forum!