Recent content by Panhandle Paul

Thank you! In time this technology will be available at affordable prices if consumers desire it.

It would be convenient to have a wireless transmitter/receiver that would send your instrument signal to FOH and also receive monitor mix for IEM. This may already exist, and I am unaware. Currently, I have two units on my strap which makes this happen, but with twice the batteries and gear. Any...

I'm using an Audio Technica 3000 In-Ear system with 64 Audio custom earphones. I'm having occasional problems synching wi-fi between my Mac Air Tablet (2024) and some digital mixers. I download the appropriate software, get the correct ip address and password, but the tablet and console refuse...

Thank you! Lots of good information. My experience in getting in contact with the FOH engineer, before the gig, hasn't usually been fruitful. From Me, to Band Leader, Band Manager, Agent, Venue person, et al to FOH is like asking to speak to God.

Wedge monitors tend to be mid heavy to reproduce vocals. If they are too loud onstage, that mid sound will leak to the audience, and the vocals will start to sound like cheap radio. Side fills are better but if too loud vocals get muddy out front. Cooperation and technology will help if your...

What's the best option here for me and FOH? My bass to wireless, to wireless receiver, to pre-amp, out of pre-amp to FOH, FOH sends FOH mix and my bass to my IEM transmitter, IEM transmitter to IEM receiver. OR Bass to wireless, to wireless receiver, to pre-amp, pre-amp out to FOH and into IEM...

I really want to try the in-ear situation; here are my issues, almost everywhere I play there is a new FOH and Monitor person, almost all have different digital mixers, sound checks are usually allotted about an hour, there are 8-10 people in the band (on stage), and I am a bass player. I can...

Communication is essential; "Please help me out you all!, How about some backup?, Play the chorus, quietly, please...".

I feel your pain. String tension gets too loose, even on extended scale basses. I have two long scale basses I use with bands that tune down. It helps, but only a little. My worse peeves; keyboard player's left hands, and musicians who don't understand inversions.

Is the low E of a Fender Bass VI, the same octave as a low E on a Precision Bass. (If tuned correctly?). The ads say, "one octave below a regular six string guitar." Thanks.

Played a gig at a private residence that had only one 15 amp power supply. The power was sagging and the class D amps powered down but the AB amps stayed on. My only negative result with class D. I will opine, however, there is a different sound with all power amps. Perhaps future designs will...

Sounds like good evidence that rehearsals should be "band only" situations. Distractions of any kind waste time and energy. My wife likes some of my projects and not others, her prerogative. But she knows this is a business and keeps her comments (and vibes) exclusive to our relationship.

I sold a motorcycle to a man whose son then took it for a joyride and totaled it, injuring himself in the process. There was no mechanical failure, only dangerous driving. The man asked me to refund the money. I told him, "No.", without guilt. Wanted to ask if he was mentally stable.

I sold my SVT 3. It was fine for blues and country but wouldn't clean up for pop and funk, and couldn't keep up in a loud rock band. I was using a 4 ohm, 4x10 Nemesis cabinet and got many compliments from FOH engineers, but finally went with a Fender 800 that I adore. I do have an Ampeg direct...

If the BL is also the sound guy, I can understand the difficulty of constantly having to change levels to accommodate your different gear. I can also empathize with the inconsistency of wildly different bass tones and volume. If you want to keep the gig, and be cooperative, get their suggestion...