wasRbts wrote:
No Bass Amp - just run through the board and monitors.
Does he use a Sans Amp? If not, then a good investment would be the Sans Amp Deluxe http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/bassdriverdlx.html.
It's about $70 more than the single channel Sans Amp, but it can be set up for two basses using the two inputs (each input corresponds to a Bank of effects, Bank A and Bank B) each getting 3 separate channels that are programmable, or with just one bass in input A you can have 6 programmable channels (3 on bank A, and 3 on Bank B (but keep in mind when setting up your effects, if you switch banks you'll switch patches). I have this unit, and I set it up where bank A has Finger, Pick and Slap settings for my Musicman Stingray, and bank B has Finger, Pick and Slap for my Ibanez Soundgear. I spent time making sure each channel had the same output level, but your bassist can make some different sounds and keep one preset as his Solo preset that has a bump in volume, or drive, or is EQed differently.
It's meant to be used as a DI, and can be powered with Phantom Power off the board. I don't use it as a DI myself, I usually have the sound guy take the direct out from my head as I EQ on there also. But this thing is perfect for someone who isn't using an amp at all, it's kind of like having 6 amps at your feet.
The only somewhat annoying thing is if you want to make changes on the fly, the knobs don't change when you change channels, so they won't necessarily be in the same spot as what you're hearing. When you move the knobs the channel LED flashes to let you know how far from the saved preset you are, slower means farther away, when it stops flashing you're on it. But if you take the time at home to set up all your presets you shouldn't need to do much tweaking at the gig.
I've been using a Sans Amp with my bass for about 12 years, and I was doing fine with the single channel stomp box, but when the button started giving me trouble I decided to get a new one, and as soon as I saw this one I knew it was a better investment for the way I play. This thing would have been useful when I was about 21 playing in a Pop-Punk band using a pick and a Metalcore band playing finger style with the single channel Sans Amp. I had marked my settings for each band in 2 different colors of chalk, and one night I had a gig with both bands across town. I got to the metal show just in time to load my amp on stage and play. The first few notes sounded like crap being played with the pop-punk settings so I just bypassed the sans amp and changed settings between songs. This Sans Amp Deluxe would have helped me out when I was a two band kind of guy.
Ed
I'm going to develop gear that moves itself to and from the van.
Who wouldn't buy something like that?
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