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[sub]Hiscox are the business.[/sub]

[quote name='BigBassBob' timestamp='1370450727' post='2101119'] John Hall is a pig. I prefer to think of the factory workers and CNC machines when I enjoy my 4003 and keep that arrogant asshat from my thoughts as much as possible. [/quote] Careful man, you may get accused of a personal attack on JH!

Try giving Bernie Goodfellow a shout at [url="http://www.gbguitars.co.uk"]GB Guitars[/url] (ex distributor for EBS) - he may have an original Fafner that he could give you a deal on... maybe he'll send you one on approval or whatever. I don't know. Give him a shout and see what the score is.

Got to love a Fafner Completely different beast to the RH750. Have you seen the HD350 profile for your Kemper? Can't comment on how good it is but I did notice that it had been profiled by somebody.

[quote name='paulmcnamara' timestamp='1369817648' post='2092956'] Our band suffers from getting a decent sound in the rehearsal room and a recent experience of recording ourselves has led us to consider setting up in a similar way for all rehearsals and gigs, using headphones initially in rehearsal and then perhaps using wired earphones for gigs (so we don't look totally disconnected from our audience). Looking at headphone amplifiers we realise that generally you get one mix, if being fed from a basic mixer, though with aux in's it is possible to personalise a mix a little. Plusses include the protection of hearing, getting a really good quality foldback, hearing everything that's going on, and getting a good recording too. Not sure about the disadvantages except the extra hassle of setting up. However it could mean rehearsing without needing to use PA which is a plus in terms of time spent setting up and adjusting. Our plan would, in time, be to move to an 'in ear monitor' wireless system, but at present that seems a bit of a jump and an expensive one. Would really appreciate your comments, ideas, or similar experiences. Cheers, Paul. [/quote] This thread that a few of us have been contributing to is probably worth a read - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/205633-in-ear-monitors-help-needed/"]http://basschat.co.u...rs-help-needed/[/url] Have to echo the points above though - I would guess you need to turn down at rehearsals.

[sup]Mark has always been OK with me too- just to clarify![/sup]

[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1369740304' post='2092107'] I had a horrible experience there. The shop is run by someone with the manner of an uptight prefect. He refused to let me try out basses because 'they were too expensive' said I was 'wasting my time' because I wanted to try out an amp but hadn't brought my bass. When I mentioned I was still using an old H/H amp he looked down his nose at me and obviously didn't consider me a proper customer. I was en route from Wales to London and diverted to pay a visit. Never again. [/quote] Yeah, put your cheapo Wal back in your case you!

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1369390388' post='2088608'] If I saved enough for a Rick I'd go custom build... [/quote] ...and build a Rickenbacker clone. It'd probably be better too!

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1369309563' post='2087547'] Doesn't seem to turn up on google searches [/quote] It won't immediately.

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1369308539' post='2087528'] Maybe I'm misunderstanding.. I can see Dave Vader's signature when I'm browsing but not logged in. Surely the robots would too? [/quote] Ooh, you are quite right. In that case... yeah, go for it. (It's usually the case when not logged onto a forum the signatures are hidden... I was convinced this was the case with BC. Obviously not or it has changed...?)

Changing your signature is futile - the robots indexing the sites are not logged in when they do so. You have to be logged in for the signatures to be visible...

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1369298022' post='2087357'] Well, option 1 is a no goer, neither Sennheiser or their UK spares folks have got capsules to replace mine with so that mic needs junking The upside is I get to do some mic shopping when I scrape some cash together! Heil here I come [/quote] Speak to the guys at [url="http://www.micsdirect.com/heil_sound.htm"]mics direct[/url] - they are great. Got me everything I needed by courier before 9am the next day. Top Gear. Top service. And the free XLR is actually a decent Proel one (so take that into account when looking at overall mic pricings)

Whats wrong with that? It's a Rickenbacker replacement bridge. I don't think they are pretending that it's a genuine made by Rickenbacker bridge (I'm guessing that RIC don't make it directly anyway) - it wouldn't be in Hipshot's interest to anyway, afterall, they want to build their own Hipshot brand. They even acknowledge the RIC trademark... You have to be a right thicko to think that is anyway a genuine Rickenbacker product. It doesn't even look like the original RIC bridge.

It's all about the slide guitar.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1369299764' post='2087374'] Did he?! What a *****. I have one of those Hipshot bridges on my home build, it's a great piece of design. [/quote] Shocking! The idea of making aftermarket replacements is not illegal is it? If so, the car industry and it's compatible spares market is foobarred. Who is buying Rics anyway?

Good stuff.

Just been looking through these... any more?

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1368625736' post='2079370'] 45p per mile is what HMRC allow as the cost of running a car (for the first 10,000 miles), so that would seem a reasonable starting point. Hard to argue with HMRC [url="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/travel.htm"]http://www.hmrc.gov....ates/travel.htm[/url] [/quote] Do that and watch how many booking you don't get...

When is Mark Phillips gonna start butchering Rickies?

[quote name='Hamster' timestamp='1369213927' post='2086261'] If we decide to allow Rickenbacker content, it might be wise to mark every for sale thread title along this kind of template: For Sale: Fender Jazz Bass (NOT A RICKENBACKER COPY) That way we are making our position very clear - and any Google search on our website would show that we are not selling a RICKENBACKER COPY and there would not be any confusion or waste of time by anyone. [/quote] I like your thinking....

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/208208-in-ear-monitoring/ Thread crossover alert. Interesting link to A&H ME-1 use featured.

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1369208020' post='2086175'] Fair enough. It's the only one I know/knew [/quote] Here you go... Check this out... http://www.allen-heath.com/uk/News/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsId=672 This is where the monitor break out systems come into their own... A set up like that would require 56 output busses... The sensible choice is therefore the monitoring systems... But even so, that's 14ks worth of gear on stage just for getting the audio to each player. On top of that is the cost of the desk of the master desk to send such audio and earphones for each player. Wowsers... They aren't the type of systems you'll find down the Dog and Duck :-p

[quote name='mike257' timestamp='1369172918' post='2085942'] Yeah, I'm made up! It's more than capable for our purposes (5 piece function band mixing own sound from stage) and although recording types will tell you the preamps are a weak spot I think they perform more than adequately in a live setting. I'd been looking at analogue options but was struggling to stretch our budget as far as an A&H MixWizard (which was my first choice). That probably would have had the edge in terms of mic pres and EQ but costs upwards of 500 quid on the s/h market. I can bodge together a phone/tablet remote by connecting the 01v to my laptop and sending midi over WiFi from an app on my phone so can nip out the front during soundchecks to mix too. The only problem will be teaching my resolutely non-techy bandmates how to drive it! [/quote] Perfect. The quality of preamps are of less importance in a live situation compared to recording. In fact you are more likely to hear the shortcomings in your in ear buds!

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1369173660' post='2085961'] Make sure[list] [*]you have a good means of providing your own tailored monitor mix with something like the Aviom units. I used to run a bit of bass, my b vox, kick & snare & the merest smidge of lead vox & guitrar [/list] [/quote] To people reading this - Aviom is by no means the only way of getting a good tailored monitor mix and its a pretty expensive option. It can be less versatile than running auxes from the desk as typically digital desks will have greater control over the output audio than the Aviom. Whilst these systems such as Aviom, ME-1 and say the Powerplay systems are great for a high number of discrete monitor mixes, for smaller groups, aux sends with control via say an iPad may work better for you. Don't be led into thinking that such systems are the only way of achieving great IEM mixes.