Author Topic: The Stable (Read 130 times)

mike1762 · « **on:** May 14, 2010, 11:58:22 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 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2010, 12:47:07 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 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2010, 01:07:32 PM »

Very nice stable Mike! Play em Healthy!

slammin · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2010, 02:07:51 PM »

Will you adopt me?

hieronymous · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2010, 02:28:57 PM »

I get it - you want to cut down on your own GAS so you increase ours?

Great pic, great collection!

dannobasso · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2010, 03:14:31 PM »

Great photo, great collection. Glad you like the amp and cab. Enjoy and play in good health.

mike1762 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2010, 06:49:49 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 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 14, 2010, 08:55:12 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 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 15, 2010, 07:44:37 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 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 15, 2010, 01:22:07 PM »

Here is the rest of my "Play Room"

(Message edited by mike1762 on May 15, 2010)

crobbins · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2010, 01:36:00 PM »

Nice collection Mike. Cheers..

sonicus · « **Reply #11 on:** May 15, 2010, 01:44:24 PM »

Nice live room , cosy vocal both . Very nice .
What DAW ( digital audio work station ) / software recording programs do you like ?

mike1762 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 15, 2010, 02:01:36 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.