...and Homer says "D'OOOHHHH!!!!"

[ric stave]

Yesterday my newest side project band played a local cruise night. We had to supply sound, so it was up to me, since I own a sound system. I haven't had the chance to pull it out and fire it up in probably over 2 years, since my other main band has a different system we use, so I spent the day checking and double checking just to make sure I had everything I needed.

Found out one of the mains power amps kept going into 'protect' mode, so I brought another amp to patch in, extra cables - check.

CD player and iPod for in-between music - check.

Monitors... Uh-oh - 2 of my passives of 4 were at our rehearsal spot - called guitar player to have him bring one. (needed 3...) -check. Hmmm, what if he forgets? OK, better bring the powered monitor just in case... -check. Ooops, more cables needed to patch in.

Drum mics, stands, clips, stand for guitar mic -check.

Hey, here's a floor mat - and what if my drummer forgets a drum rug? Ok, put that in too... -check.

Count and pack all mic, speaker, power and TRS patch cables -check.

OK, now load my gear (I play synths (board and midi pedals) and bass in this band). Hmmm... should I bring my bass rig, or go direct from the preamp to the board? The monitors and system can certainly handle it, less stuff to bring.... eh, but I love my Berg ministack, and there's room.... OK. Bring the cabs....


Get to the gig, unload, and as I'm setting up... uh.... oh C$%* ! ....

.....forgot the Bass rack with preamp, tuner and wireless. Hmmm - good thing I just picked up a Tone Hammer Preamp/DI.... oh, wait... yeah, that's at home too.....


So I ran my bass into a Rolls $20 DI, straight into the board.

Gig went awesome, and people came up to tell me how great my bass sounded. LOL.

At least the beer was comped....

[Tsfender]

That's intense man!

[kellyrojo]

whoa...cool G&Ls in your pic!

[ric stave]

Thanks! Actually, the green one is a Status, but the gold flake is a G&L L2500.


Here's a snip of the show....

YouTube - ‪What A Rush !‬‏

[Rick Auricchio]

Originally Posted by ric stave

So I ran my bass into a Rolls $20 DI, straight into the board.

Gig went awesome, and people came up to tell me how great my bass sounded. LOL.

Further proof that although a few listeners might actually know there's a bass part in the music, nobody hears the tone nuances we do.

And, as always, we never hear the same tone onstage as out in the house.

[bongomania]

Originally Posted by Rick Auricchio

Further proof that although a few listeners might actually know there's a bass part in the music, nobody hears the tone nuances we do.

And, as always, we never hear the same tone onstage as out in the house.

+ 1,000,000 More true than most people realize.

[ric stave]

Doing sound for my bands I've gotten very used to the differences between what I hear on stage near my rig and how my bass sounds in the mains - I've grown to not be as picky as I used to be, as long as the mix sounds decent.

[PMagers]

"Rush through the years... " Wow - nicely done, man! Great arrangement and execution. Do you get many fans at these gigs that can actually follow and appreciate this medley?

[ric stave]

Thankyou - and we actually have had many 'musicians' who know most of it. For those who DON'T, the rest of our song list is pretty much classics and 1 hit wonder type popular tunes.

Something for everyone!