Members Thunderbroom Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 Awesome. We gigged with the new system last night for the first time (where were you bassman1956 and the Svi posse?!?). It took one quick soundcheck to get it pretty much tweaked and an occasional bump on the mixer for someone over the night (which they can do themselves). I'm sold. I was worried about being isolated, but we put a crowd mic on the stage when gave us some ambience as well as putting some mild reverb on the whole band mix. It took us quite a while to setup since it was a very different setup for us. We'll certainly get better at it. It was very cool playing without an amp. In fact, the old bass player for this band (prior to almost everyone else currently in the band) was there. After the gig he asked me where my amp was. I told him at home! I had a "whooshing" noise at our rehearsal last week. It was solved by putting a Radial Pro 48 DI between my Boss multieffects and the IEM mixer. I tried my EWI active box but it was noisy. I'm seriously considering buying a Bassbone and ditching the Boss multi all-together. I can put the Bassbone, my wireless, and my tuner in a compact case and be done with it. As an added bonus, our sound guy can get the Radial stuff for me at cost since he's a dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassred Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 Nice! I'm glad it's working out for you! I love my IEM rig and hate doing gigs with wedges anymore. I sing more clearly and tunefully now that I'm not stretching to hear myself on stage. I still use an amp, it's not ever loud, enough that when I'm singing I can feel my low end locked in with the kick drum and it fills the very front/dance floor area in smaller gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassment zombie Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 Awesome! No lugging an amp...no lugging a cab...no worrying about eq'ing for the room...plug in, tweak your own individual in-ear mix to taste...how cool is THAT!? Especially in a large'ish cover band who plays a lot of shows and multiple sets, this must feel like a dream come true! What's this Bassbone you mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted January 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 What's this Bassbone you mentioned? The Radial Tonebone Bassbone is a smart EQ/DI pedal that manages your bass signal with 2 separate channels and a powerful EQ that overrides the preamp's tone settings. The Tonebone allows switching between a traditional passive bass and a modern active bass during a gig without lengthy and awkward adjustments to the preamp, EQ, amp, and instrument level. This EQ and DI Box can also be used with a single bass to provide 2 separate signals finessed by its incredible enhancement capabilities. The integrated boost, variable gain, and effects loop can be used individually or together. A balanced XLR out sends the complete signal direct to the board for PA-only gigs and studio time. Added heft and punch to your tone is like a secret weapon. The Radial Tonebone Bassbone is powered by a 15VDC power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted January 18, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 18, 2009 Awesome. I had a "whooshing" noise at our rehearsal last week. It was solved by putting a Radial Pro 48 DI between my Boss multieffects and the IEM mixer. I tried my EWI active box but it was noisy. Now that you can REALLY hear what's going on, you can tell the difference between boxes and noise levels. Clean the signal chain up to your satisfaction and enjoy the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted January 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 Now that you can REALLY hear what's going on, you can tell the difference between boxes and noise levels. Clean the signal chain up to your satisfaction and enjoy the music. It's pretty spectacular being able to hear everything and also not be deaf at the end of the night. My goal is to now take my main gigging basses and ensure that they are QUIET. I'll need some guidance on this...determining if they are quiet and if not how to fix them. I'm also looking at ensuring ever component has a super clean signal. My goal is to also keep whatever I end up with very compact. I could have easily gigged with the Radial Pro 48 only though I do think a little bit of tone shaping would be nice. I'm also definitely going to get custom molds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassman1956 Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 Sorry Jeff. Sounds like you had a good gig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted January 18, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 18, 2009 My goal is to now take my main gigging basses and ensure that they are QUIET. I'll need some guidance on this...determining if they are quiet and if not how to fix them. I'm also looking at ensuring ever component has a super clean signal. My goal is to also keep whatever I end up with very compact. We can do all of that. The basses with single coils will never been dead quiet, but the others can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 L/\// Cables can make single coils so much clearer and louder that you can reduce the output to reduce the remaining noise to below the audible threshold. Glad you like the IEMs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members james on bass Posted January 18, 2009 Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 So, are the guitars & keys still using amps on stage? Every member of the band has their own monitor channel I assume and can have as much or little of each of the instruments and voices they want in their ear-buds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted January 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2009 So, are the guitars & keys still using amps on stage? Every member of the band has their own monitor channel I assume and can have as much or little of each of the instruments and voices they want in their ear-buds? As of now both guitarists are using amps; our keyboardist isn't. Our lead guitarist is going to jettison his tube amp(s) for a Line6 Pod Pro. He saw a band recently where the lead player was using one and was blown away. The way we have it set up, we created one band mix that is a pretty good overall mix of the band. Then each of us can dial in our own separate mix. There's a blend knob on the receiver that lets you mix between the overall band mix and your personal mix (I have the bass and drums boosted in this one). It is so cool hearing the kick so freakin' clear. It makes locking in so much easier. Since I move around the stage (and go out into the audience), I always hear the same thing at the same level no matter where I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted January 19, 2009 Members Share Posted January 19, 2009 This is the correct answer to your problem. Much love for these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted January 19, 2009 Members Share Posted January 19, 2009 I love IEMs SO damn much. I'm not terribly psyched about my new cover band and going back to wedges, but oh well. I'm not shelling out the cash for a whole IEM setup and it's hard to convince people to do so when it's so expensive and you like playing open air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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