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25 minutes ago, Roger2611 said:

Part of the problem seems to be the quickness of a soundcheck, if you are lucky enough to get one, as a support act it's usually "bass" I hit two notes "thank you, Guitar" and that's my soundcheck!

Headlining a NYE gig at the major venue of my hometown. They had 3 hours to get it right

2 hours ago, stewblack said:

I've had some great experiences and some worryingly poor. Luckily enough being a recovering alcoholic I've learned the value of acceptance. Accept the things I cannot change, is the motto by which I have to live. I can't change a sound engineer or how they do their job any more than they can change how I play the bass. Of course it sucks if they get a crappy bass sound, but I have to accept it so I do.

The one rule I've always maintained is to shake them by the hand and thank them for what they've done for me. I never know when they will next be in charge of making my band sound as good as they can so I try to keep them on side as much as possible.

None of this in any way belittles the OP nor his disappointment which I entirely understand. I can only speak to my own experience.

Oh I do all that you mention, every where I play.   Always thank the soundman.

2 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

They get what they're given from me, which is always Post.

Yup next time Im going to have to insist this.

Played a venue last night, that Ive wanted to play for the last 20 years but never got the chance until now. Played far grander venues since but this one has always been on the bucket list since I was 14.  Ive seen bands at the venue in question and theyve had a great sound, so I know its possible. 

So after sound check I was very happy with the stage sound and my tone was exactly to my taste. Soundman requested Pre-EQ'd DI which I gave him.  The sound out front was just a messy drone of sub bass with no definition, dynamic or any good qualities..... How do Soundmen get it so wrong? 

After the gig people came up to me saying they went right to the front to see if my tone was as bad as the FOH mix and the shocked to find my stage sound was totally different and actually decent... So there we go, 20 year wait over only to have no one hear a single note of what I was actually playing yay!

Not playing that place again unless I bring my own soundman... How do I go about avoiding this without actually hiring our own soundman?

AVRI 63' and Precision Deluxe.

3 hours ago, Bigwan said:

Just been looking at the Mooer Radar cab sim pedal and it has built in and, according to the manual, adjustable HP and LP filters, as well as EQ, power amp and cab sims. No details as to what the available settings are for the filters or what slope the filters have though...

Very interesting little pedal nonetheless!

Edit:from a user on that other site, HPF is adjustable from 15Hz in 5Hz steps. 5 band eq has sweepable mid points. 

Nice! and so tiny, thanks! B3n looked good but the size was going to be a slight issue.

35 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Oh that's really interesting. That was a pedal I had thought about getting a while back, but then got distracted and ended up with a Markbass SS and then subsequently "upgraded" to a Panda FI.

I wasn't aware that it could churn out speaker crushing lows! 

And unlike the Meatbox, it will do a ton of stuff besides. Hmmm...maybe worth my re-visiting getting one of these. (Particularly as I've very recently got a Thumpinator too ) 

How are you using yours? Any clips of you using it?

Most of the demos online are using the FMeron with high FM settings and im not so much a fan of that sound. So I mostly use it with the FM control set all the way down or just before that. The other thing you will find if you get your hands on one is the triggering.  Its a little fussy, but when you've figured it out its spot on and very quick.  Unfortunately you have to feed it a signal devoid of highs and high mids if you want it to trigger reliably on a low E on a 4-string for example.  However playing a Low E or anything lower on a 5-string's B string and it appears to be much less fussy. Im using a P-Bass 4-string with thomastik infeld jazz flats with the tone rolled all the way back.

The band Im in probably wont be comfortable sharing out early material  I will try sort out some recordings into my soundcard soon!

10 hours ago, Al Krow said:

 

Sounds intriguing. Which pedal are you using that is kicking out subs to out do a Thumpinator?

A DOD Meatbox? 

Iron Ether FMeron, although I reckon the Thumpinator is still doing its job. Best guess is I need something to cut around 40-80hz if I am to utilise the FMeron without long term damage to speakers and really annoying sound engineers. 

10 hours ago, pete.young said:

A Micro Thumpinator would sort that out, they come up used in the For Sale forum from time to time. 

 I have one  unfortunately the 30hz hpf doesnt quite cut it. Even with the filter on my GK 1001rb engaged my Barefaced Big Twin 2 is still kicking out serious flappy lows

8 hours ago, itu said:

VFE pedals?

Forgot about these, cant remember why I was turned off them. Ill have another look thanks.

On 01/11/2018 at 16:13, jrixn1 said:

Depending on your exact scenario, perhaps a Zoom multi-effects unit like B1on, MS-60B, or B3n.  They have a few options for HPF (e.g. `AcBs Pre`), and one of the cab simulations could play the part of a LPF.

Which is the best for the cab sim and hpf? 

On 01/11/2018 at 15:25, Happy Jack said:

Do you actually need both?

Yeah im a Bit Crusher abuser and sometimes need to tame the crazy fuzz settings. The HPF is the must have however. One of my pedals kicks out serious subs that need to be completely cut out. 

Is forking out £200 for a Broughton HPF + LPF the only option I have for this type of pedal?

Time to find myself a set of SPB-3! Thanks all

Thanks! I was thinking along the lines of Seymour Duncan SPB. Not wanting to add another pedal to signal though. I would like to hear other alternatives just to see if there is anything out there like the SPB-3. 

So without resorting to active pickups and pre-amp, what combination of pickup and bass strings out there will give a naturally massive low end, big output yet also have bright highs on tap should I need them. We're talking Standard P bass spec and string gauge still around the 45-105 mark.

Awesome thank you chaps!

So trying to find these pickups anywhere in the UK is proving somewhat tedious.  Im guessing they were not very popular. Can anyone advise?

Ah man I miss my old VT2 a lot. If this is still here in a few weeks I might be tempted.

Is there anything else to the Old Smoothie pickup Ernie Ball use i.e. 5 string humbucker in a 4 string bass or is there something special about it? Im playing around with the idea of using the same thing in my Fender USA precision deluxe pre 2010 bass. Replacing the twin jazz with a 5 string Music Man style humbucker.

Awesome many thanks for all the recommendations!

2 minutes ago, ped said:

We always advise people to follow the safety advice posted in the marketplace. Did you report any of these con artists, because we deal with every single one and often act as a go between and resolve issues for people. 

Indeed I've always had stellar support from the admins here. I'm a bit harsh when I say con artist. Though at least one of them definitely deserves it, possibly another.   A few others have conveniently left details of flaws out of descriptions and claim they have never noticed, however obvious it was. Most instances I have sorted disputes with partial refunds.  Some of them I haven't noticed til further down the line such as truss rod defects so I put that down to my own mistake of not fully inspecting something over.   Some people have sent £200 pedals in nothing more than a jiffy bag.  I've been trading on here for a few years so I'm bound to see some deals go amiss.

1 minute ago, ped said:

Imgbb is the best imo. 

Thanks ill check it out.

2 minutes ago, CameronJ said:

Well the app seems to have circumvented the paid aspect of the service. I’ve had it for ages and not paid a penny! All my images are still working fine as far as I know!

Apologises I was referring to Photobucket

Imagine-shack cool thanks ill check it out