| Author | Message | ||
| glocke
Intermediate Member Username: glocke Post Number: 184 Registered: 9-2002 |
Does anyone have any recomendations for a headphone practice amp that can accept inputs (preferably RCA) from an ipod or CD player ? Or has an on deck CD player with an A-B repeat? Looking for something that sounds pretty good....Ive had a few in the past that left ALOT to be desired in sound qaulity... | ||
| alembic_doctor
Advanced Member Username: alembic_doctor Post Number: 263 Registered: 8-2002 |
The Tascam Bass Trainer dude. It is the Shinwiz. I've had one for a year now and it has been invaluable for learning new materail. It travels really well too. Check it out. http://www.tascam.com/Products/cdbt1mkii.html | ||
| glocke
Intermediate Member Username: glocke Post Number: 185 Registered: 9-2002 |
does that have an A-B repeat function? | ||
| alembic_doctor
Advanced Member Username: alembic_doctor Post Number: 266 Registered: 8-2002 |
I believe it does. Check out the link. I don't ever use that function myself. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 835 Registered: 6-2002 |
Yes It does. I have the guitar version. Jazzyvee | ||
| crgaston
Advanced Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 372 Registered: 11-2005 |
Another vote for the Bass Trainer. It's the whippet's dinkle. If by A-B repeat you mean you can pick a starting and ending point for a loop, then yes, it does. | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1171 Registered: 9-2002 |
I bought the TASCAM Bass Trainer and it's just not for me ( . . .just make me an offer!). I had one of the Raven headphone rigs . . . nope. The only thing I've been satisfied with is the rig I knew would work and put off buying for too long: Mackie VLZ1202 and A-T HD-40fs headphones. Gets mighty damn loud and never runs out of bass. No problem patching anything into it, and once I get a proper 2.1 monitor system for it, I won't need a practice amp, either. I was very slow to sink that much money into a 'headphone rig', but now I'm not sorry that I did. My neighbors are thrilled ! J o e y | ||
| jbybj
Member Username: jbybj Post Number: 70 Registered: 6-2006 |
Hello Gregory, I would suggest that the key link in any headphone rig is the headphones. I picked up a cheesey little Korg bass pandora in a lot sale, that sounded like, well, stinky cheese, when used with the supplied headphones. Hooking up my Bose noise cancelling phones was like a different universe. Find killer headphones first........ | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1173 Registered: 9-2002 |
JB, my experience was different: With both the Raven and the TASCAM, the internal amp to the headphones ran out of steam vis-a-vis matching levels with the recorded tunes I was playing along with. Dialing in more bass only aggravated this problem. I would certainly agree that you need fairly serious headphones to get any accurate presentation of your bass, though. J o e y | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1174 Registered: 9-2002 |
PS Headphones for the battery operated devices (pandoras, Bass Trainers, etc.) need to be in the 16 to 30-something-ohm impedance range. Like their IPod and Walkman brethren, you're not talking about a lot of output, so you can 'buy' more output by getting lower-impedance 'phones. Not a problem as more and more better headphones are being built for these devices in these impedance ranges. Typical 50, 60 ohm studio cans will suck the air right out of them. 240 AKG's need not apply ! One reason I also bought the Mackie: The VLZ inputs are virtually impossible to distort even with a slapped bass, and the 1-watt headphone output allowed me to use virtually any headphone out there. J o e y | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 529 Registered: 3-2004 |
I also applaud the Bose headphones. My Excel w/Europa guts must have a stereo jack beacuse I just plug em' straight in and play. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 839 Registered: 6-2002 |
I've never tried that dannobasso, I thought you could only do that with the series basses. Well next time I remember i will try it. I imagine powering the speakers in the headphone will drain the batteries in the bass faster though. Jazzyvee |
