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mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762
Post Number: 537 Registered: 1-2008
| Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 11:58 am: | |
I'm going to try and control my G.A.S. for the next several months (years?), so here is my current bass situation: I just finished putting my rack together. I have a F2-B to an ART Pro Channel to a QSC PLX 3402 to an AccuGroove El Whappo Jr. In a relatively compact rig I have more volume than I will ever need and the overall tone is very tight and focused. The ART Pro Channel was a nice surprise: it was just laying around doing nothing so I put it in to see if it would be useful. The answer is a resounding "YES". I lightly compressed the signal just to even things out and then used the EQ to add some "punch" at 200Hz and 400Hz. Cheap too... the Art Pro Channel, not the other stuff!!! Many thanks to Danno for hooking me up with the Whappo Jr and QSC. |
jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee
Post Number: 1944 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 12:47 pm: | |
You have a good collection of instruments there. How do you determine which one(s) you take on a gig? Is it based on what music you are playing, sound you want to achieve, type of venue or just a current favourite? Which one is the beater bass? :-) Jazzyvee |
artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99
Post Number: 1120 Registered: 7-2007
| Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 1:07 pm: | |
Very nice stable Mike! Play em Healthy! |
slammin
Junior Username: slammin
Post Number: 39 Registered: 10-2009
| Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 2:07 pm: | |
Will you adopt me? |
hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous
Post Number: 762 Registered: 1-2005
| Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 2:28 pm: | |
I get it - you want to cut down on your own GAS so you increase ours? ;) Great pic, great collection! |
dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso
Post Number: 1255 Registered: 3-2004
| Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 3:14 pm: | |
Great photo, great collection. Glad you like the amp and cab. Enjoy and play in good health. |
mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762
Post Number: 538 Registered: 1-2008
| Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 6:49 pm: | |
The "Beater Bass" is probably the Orion. The black MM w/the maple neck has the most "miles" on it, but it's a special bass to me (thus no beating allowed). Jazzy, my last gig was 18 years ago!!! However, some of my old band mates and I are doing a reunion/benefit show on July 31. I plan on taking the Series I and SC. I'm currently on the look-out for a "casual" situation/opportunity to start playing out again. |
sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus
Post Number: 934 Registered: 5-2009
| Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 8:55 pm: | |
Nice collection . Congratulations on your decision to play out again, I think that is great ! Good luck on your reunion. Sonic Regards _______ |
cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy
Post Number: 706 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 7:44 am: | |
That's a fairly serious bass arsenal; how about some porn for us skinny-string types? What's left out of the pic besides the pink paisley Tele? Peter |
mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762
Post Number: 539 Registered: 1-2008
| Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 1:22 pm: | |
Here is the rest of my "Play Room" (Message edited by mike1762 on May 15, 2010) |
crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins
Post Number: 605 Registered: 6-2004
| Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 1:36 pm: | |
Nice collection Mike. Cheers.. |
sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus
Post Number: 936 Registered: 5-2009
| Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 1:44 pm: | |
Nice " live room ", cosy vocal both . Very nice . What" DAW" ( digital audio work station ) / software recording programs do you like ? |
mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762
Post Number: 540 Registered: 1-2008
| Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 2:01 pm: | |
Wolf I've tried them all at some point, but I always go back to Sonar. I've been using Cakewalk software since the ProAudio versions (pre-Sonar), so I know all the tricks and traps. I just recently got the ProSonus FireStudio. I was using an analog mixer with a MOTU 24I, but the FireStudio allowed me to get rid of a BUNCH of outboard gear. I do all of my mixing on the computer, but the FireStudio gives me the capability of mixing on the board. I use WaveLab for mastering. |