Recent content by MikePL

IME I've had to actually try and road-test gear before liking it. And then using it for a couple of months before really appreciating it.

I use a MicroKorg along with basses for reggae gigs, for about 300$ CA I don't really think I would have gotten a better bang for buck. After exploring it a bit I found that the funkier sounds were pretty awesome and fully editable, which I guess is a very cool + for a keyboard this cheap. If...

+1, but you still have to be prepared in the sense that if you sign the contract before going to that gig for the first time, you probably won't know it's a 'two star' place before actually asking those extra $ in the contract.. Am I making any sense here?

Having a crappy load-in sucks, but if you're prepared for it isn't it better?

I use a SUPER hot bass into an Ampeg B4R effect-looped with a SansAmp RBI set to heavy drive (fast-paced punk rock/ska that needs a very present and distinguishable bottom end while staying dirty, but clean enough for the ska parts.) The blend on the RBI is not 100% wet, to keep it from being...

I played about a year and a half/two years in my old school's big band, the director was a deaf and old freejazz drummer, hence instead of going from ppp to fff, this band went from p to fffff. I never had to use anything more than a crappy nemesis 100watt(I think) 2x12 combo cranked at MAX 3/4...

Haha I was about 12 at the time, happy I was not conscious of everything happening except thinking "ICE SKATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET IS AWESOME!!" :p

Thanks!

+10000 I live in the province of Quebec, in Canada and have a couple of touring francophone bands (so we don't go down to the not -20C USA). Been doing the same thing before every gig except in summer, and even then at night it can get preeeeetty cold up north.

Thanks iceboxbass, it sounds as good as it looks :)

I love the B4R and have been using it for almost 2years now, but not alone though, I effect loop it with a Sansamp RBI to get a tube feel because if not I find that it sounds a bit dead (maybe I just don't like transistors). The Sansamp isn't in the rack on the pic because it was out for...

I've used a Yorkville Bassmaster 200 combo (w/the 15inch) for about 10 years, punk rock gigs, prog rock gigs, reggae/hip-hop gigs... Never let me down, always got the tone I needed for the gig, volume was perfect except for on-stage at big gigs (I just don't like the sound of monitors for...

This is the rig I have right now, do I get a number?? :hyper: It's a B4R going through a 4x10HLF and a B-series 1x15

I have a similar setup for reggae gigs, bass and MicroKorg plugged into an A/B box, to amp, then to Sansamp RBI, to compressor, then back in amp to cabs. If the soundman doesn't want the keyboard post amp and sansamp he can DI it before the amp and turn the fader down when I play the...

Forgive me for the crappy quality, from the left is a Lakland Skyline 55-02 (sold recently), a 90's Korean Fender J (Squire Series whatever that means), and a 2008-2009 Fender P.