Cat Burrito Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I plan on doing this a lot with a new band I'm getting off the ground and wondered how others work switching between electric and double bass. I've seen the fantastic Al Gare play with KatMen twice this week and he seems to run two rigs starting off on the upright bass, moving onto bass guitar before returning to the upright to end the set. Works well for him. In the past I ran the upright through the PA and played my bass guitar through the rig but think I've done both through my one rig in the past too (just adjusting the volume on the amp - assume they didn't have enough inputs on the PA that night). What are you guys doing? Any genre, EUB players too - I'm genuinely interested in top tips here. As much as I like Al Gare two amps just makes me think it's one more thing to pack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) I just use a Boss LS 2 to switch between basses & balance the levels and send a line to my MarkBass combo. It works fine for me as neither instrument needs much eq'ing to sound good. If you need very different eq for one, I'd simply add something between the instrument & the LS2. If going into the PA, I also take separate D.I.'s before the LS2. Edited September 11, 2013 by PTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) If I had to do it, I'd use my little 8 track mixer. It happens to have bucketloads of gain, and is great for level matching. I'd then feed it into a head or power amp. No switches as such, I'd just switch the channel off on the mixer whilst using the other instrument. I'd use its DI out to feed the house, as that's nice and clean. Edited September 11, 2013 by Lfalex v1.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I use an AB switch and set my amp EQ flat. I rely on the active electronics on my basses to give me the bass sound I want and the tone controls on my Fishman pre amp (on the EUB channel) to give me the EUB sound I want. Dead simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) I use my BSX EUB for about 25% of an average gig, with songs spread through the sets. I use a Radial Bigshot i/o to switch between that and my fretless, using the trim pot to balance the output and mute for tuning. I try to get a "core" tone from the amp eq and then use the active eq on each bass to taste. Edited September 11, 2013 by walbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddymick Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 +1 for using an A/B switch. EB runs in via my SansAmp and DB via a Fishman ProPlat. I use the pre's to balance out the levels. Amp eq is flat or thereabouts depending on the stage/room. Keep meaning to try the DB/Fishman in via the fx loop, but haven't got round to it yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I run my DB through a fishman pro plat straight into the effects return on my amp & plug the bass guitar into the front of the amp. Just have to remeber to unplug the bass guitar when using the DB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) Not something I've had to do often, but I use an EA Doubler, which is ideal. Separate EQ for each of the two channels. Also the mid EQ is centred differently on each channel, one suiting upright and the other electric. A pricey enough amp but hassle free, powerful and tiny. Edited September 12, 2013 by fatback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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