Recent content by JEDnOH

We've had the same trio of soundmen for a few years...it's a matter of training! I only figured it out because I spent 3 hours in the last two days adjusting my bass' pickups, adjusting my MXRM80, and then adjusting the digital mixer. Process of elimination...

And the answer to the question is: The sound guy at church had set our digital mixer to have an insane amount of compression on the bass guitar's channel. This is on top of the compressor I (lightly) use to provide a touch more sustain and warmth to my signal. When I cleared the compression...

As a young person who likes using an iPad, I vote for electronic PDF files which are easy to read. The direction the future of music will be uploading a PDF file into one’s music reader of choice, rendering loose pages obsolete. I prefer piaScore, but others use onSong. With a Bluetooth foot...

I will try changing my technique - that is a good suggestion I hadn't thought of. As for different amps/different spots, I'm limited in that regard because the DI box goes straight to the FOH in our church auditorium. Perhaps I can work with the sound guy to EQ it out of the main system...

Greetings all - I have enjoyed reading a lot of TalkBass material as a lurker, but have a question that needs answered so I decided to join. I have a Squier VM 70's jazz bass. It is my first bass; I learned to play guitar 15 years ago and switched to bass 6 months ago to better serve the...