EBS_freak

FAIL.

Perhaps the English version that followed was arguably more popular... but it shows how the song holds up regardless of language.

Banger. Good shout.

As the title says... what are people's faves? Start posting those YT links.

Can you not swing the investment into a XR18 into the mix?

This is true!

No disappointment here - it’s good to hear that things are coming together for you and you are getting to appreciate the massive difference IEMs make and why all bands should be heading in that direction. As far as your choice of IEMs, the key thing is that dynamic in the low. That should give you that all important headroom that a single balanced armature can’t do very well. The harsh/loudness is probably down to the tuning of the IEM and the fact that it’s not got a driver dedicated to the midrange. The BA may be a compromise between the highs and the mids or dedicated to the mids and not so good at delivering smooth highs. In reality, I don’t know - I’m just guessing... but the key thing is, you've got something that is closer to what you need out of the box and gives you a closer starting point to fine tune with the aux EQ. This is all good reading though - and as you say, when you factor the cost of what a monitor is and what you could achieve in ease of transport and quality of monitoring, it all starts to make total sense.

The xvive will do a great job - but remember it’s limitation of being mono and be aware of latency in a digital setup. Watch out for that cumulative latency!

Servisol only works as long as the pots aren't sealed. You'll need to have a little letter box on the pots to be able to get servisol (via a straw) inside. I'm not sure if the Markbass pots have - but hopefully they have. Just wanted to clear up some confusion as to where you may spray it! You'll want Servisol 10.

Sorry - yeah, it's a 9v feed on the EBS are requires a 3 core cable into your bass.

Because the current from typical phantom power units won't be enough. EBS use it from their amps so you can power a pedal. There's nothing stopping you from using a similar mechanism for powering your bass if you have a proper power source. I have such a unit for sending power to my LEDs through the jack on one of my basses.

Indeed. Thats what makes the world go round. My opinion is always wrong - and I'm not even married. I'm used to it.

I think that you've proven that it isn't! Black for me!

Soft start? Basically you are over thinking all of this. It’s no different to plugging a bass into an amp that’s already on. Turn the bass on before you power the amp. Jeez. It’s like I’ve stumbled onto a forum full of guitarists and drummers.

F1 cars aren't too hot in fields either.

Quite possibly. It rendered OK on my screen when I posted it so give it about zero attention... but hey, you still clicked on it!

Now that is what you call a whataboutism.

The fascination with watts always amuses me. What are we looking at? Soldering?

There’s nothing wrong with phantom. It isn’t gonna kill you.

I mean, pulling a jack out of a socket is pretty radical, right?

I can't help but think this thread is going end up making an appearance...

I've thought of quite a cool solution - sometimes the most obvious ones are the ones that are overlooked. How about changing a pot to a push pull pot to break the circuit to the battery. Done.

Guess it depends upon the bass in question - but if you have a rear cavity cover, a little flush slider switch would suit the bill quite nicely. (Assuming that you don't forget to slide it to turn it off!)