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But all that means is that they have 10 years of setting things up in a less than ideal manner. Low frequencies on stage leaking into the open mics, phasing isssues etc...

Its because they are all made to order. They work... and made well - but you could fashion your own up from bits down Wickes and some gaffa is you are that way inclined.

They work - there's only one problem. They look SHHHHHH1T! Guess it depends on your venue you - wedding photos immediately look rubbish if they are in shot.

Kemper user here - and I'm very pleased with it... - like with all multiamp type things, it's always a challenge to get a consistent sounding rig, especially when using lots of patches and effects. How do you get it right? well..... that's what rehearsals and lots of gigs are for... However, there are a few things to watch out for and may help you. EQ - for example cutting your mids is going to make you sound weaker in the mix. People also have a habit of whacking up the bass control... that bass control is generally not your friend if you want deep punchy bass... you'll soon end up with a load of mush, especially in a band situation. This leads on to... Compression - (especially multiband), can help you cut through and sit better in the mix than without Volume - getting your patch level consistent is imperative. You can check this by playing a loop back through your settings into a DAW and watch the meters. (Of course, the above two still need to be taken into account - just cos they meter the same doesn't meant they are the same!) Here's the secret... record your band with a multitrack capable desk. Playback the set with your dry bass sound going through your modeller. Then, you can tweak your setting on your modeller to your hearts content until it sits right with the rest of the band.

Subwoofer behind you on stage...in a pub? Sack the PA man.

And it's an excellent thing to have if the monitoring is amazing.

If it's anything as good as the Woojer, it's awesome. We been talking all that shaker sort of stuff over in the IEM thread.

Jim Cairnes bass down in Devon. Wow... that's quite far down south for a Jim bass.

I had a bass built by Bernie Goodfellow with the primary spec that it had to be light - it certainly meets that spec and balances perfectly. Sound wise, it's certainly in the more versatile camp when it comes to bass tones. If you want something a bit different then you could do a far worse!

Ooh - I like that feedback control.

Rock n Roll killer

"Nice to hear a guitarist at a sensible volume... they have got it just right - running it hard enough so they can get 'their' tone from the valves"

Solid drummer.

Ditto.

What's your PA? Go in ears and let the PA do all the grunt work. Then you won't need an amp - or go deaf.

Where's JTUK? Wonder what his band is currently going out for?

Just thought - you may want to investigate "electronic ear muffs" or "electronic ear defenders". They are usually the realm of machine operators or sports shooters. Can't say how useful they'd be in an onstage situation but probably worth some investigation. If you do decide to go down the inear route, you may want to investigate the ACS live system. Just make sure the onstage SPL is not too loud for that particular system.

Much improved! Nice work :-)

The bass is on a backing track. There's some singer type playing something that sounds like a stapler...?

In addition to the above - Lint roller and a bobbleoff machine are great for making rat fur cabs look cared for again.

I used to split the signal and blend in that in with the Digiwah. It was a good fun pedal - especially for the money - but it's usefulness for what I wanted was somewhat limited.

It's the same in the Kemper world too. Everybody trying to flog profiles... alot of them absolutely dire... and with no evidence of them actually being their own profiles, or even profiles of what they are reputably meant to be profiles of. The good thing about the Kemper though, is that there are the established folk out there that have the supporting evidence and great sounding profiles that back up their business. MBritt is probably top of the class for that... and in this country, theampfactory.

Yes - there's defo a hybrid Ibanez/Yamaha thing going on there for sure.

Just in case anybody is interested, I'll make you up a similar cable out of bell cable and a couple of crusty jacks and I'll even be charitable enough to charge half of what this guy is asking for. Hell, I'll even throw in free postage.

Paul Gilbert's are actually monitors - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Direct-Sound-Extreme-Isolation-Headphones/dp/B0002GZLY2