I guess pretty much everyone who runs their bass wired and uses IEMs does…I do, but I was thinking about it and wondered why alternatives aren't more readily available and popular.
Myself, I have a wireless unit for my bass but have never personally gotten in the swing of using it. I used it a few times after buying it, and it mostly just sits in my pedal board, unused. I don't run around stages or rooms, so as far as the bass goes, a cable suits me just fine…doesn't require batteries, doesn't have any real potential for interference, and unless there is a mechanical failure, it's never going to drop out.
At no-amp rehearsals, I don't use a wireless pack for my IEMs; I run a 1/8" extension cable to the headphone out of my transmitter in the IEM rack, loop that through the end of my bass strap and plug my ears into that.
In terms of playing out, I wouldn't see two cables as practical/convenient enough to give much consideration to, but since I am already limited in my range of movement by my bass cable, I was thinking that if there were an instrument cable that incorporated a 1/8" extension cable, that would be a tidy solution that would effectively leave me in the same position I am with wireless IEMs but with a completely robust/interference-free, wired IEM signal.
I googled, and sure enough, the cable that I envisioned does exist:
($26 on Amazon)
~$50
or
~$25
So, for ~$50 to $75, I can run my monitor send to my pedal board or head and be up and running (vs. a minimum of ~$500 for a wireless transmitter/receiver).
So that leaves me wondering, is this something that a lot of people do, and I just wasn't aware of it? The fact that only one available cable (that I could find) is exactly the thing I was thinking of seems to indicate that's not the case. There is another (more elaborate) setup, made by Jump Audio, but that's only a total of two solutions. That one costs almost 8 times as much as the simple dual cable, so I'm not very interested.
Does anyone know of other cables like the simple dual cable?
I'm looking at this from multiple perspectives and for multiple purposes. For me, there are clearly going to be situations for me where continuing to use wireless IEMs will simply be the practical, convenient thing to do, simply to not go against the grain and be a PITA. From the perspective of my "personal" PA (a Mackie setup I've been building for a basement practice space and use with one band when we don't hire PA), this is absolutely perfect (I think) and the least costly by far…I was just looking at adding a couple of wedges. In terms of overall effectiveness, keeping a smaller footprint, and cost, buying a few of these beats out powered wedges too.
Myself, I have a wireless unit for my bass but have never personally gotten in the swing of using it. I used it a few times after buying it, and it mostly just sits in my pedal board, unused. I don't run around stages or rooms, so as far as the bass goes, a cable suits me just fine…doesn't require batteries, doesn't have any real potential for interference, and unless there is a mechanical failure, it's never going to drop out.
At no-amp rehearsals, I don't use a wireless pack for my IEMs; I run a 1/8" extension cable to the headphone out of my transmitter in the IEM rack, loop that through the end of my bass strap and plug my ears into that.
In terms of playing out, I wouldn't see two cables as practical/convenient enough to give much consideration to, but since I am already limited in my range of movement by my bass cable, I was thinking that if there were an instrument cable that incorporated a 1/8" extension cable, that would be a tidy solution that would effectively leave me in the same position I am with wireless IEMs but with a completely robust/interference-free, wired IEM signal.
I googled, and sure enough, the cable that I envisioned does exist:
($26 on Amazon)
or
So, for ~$50 to $75, I can run my monitor send to my pedal board or head and be up and running (vs. a minimum of ~$500 for a wireless transmitter/receiver).
So that leaves me wondering, is this something that a lot of people do, and I just wasn't aware of it? The fact that only one available cable (that I could find) is exactly the thing I was thinking of seems to indicate that's not the case. There is another (more elaborate) setup, made by Jump Audio, but that's only a total of two solutions. That one costs almost 8 times as much as the simple dual cable, so I'm not very interested.
Does anyone know of other cables like the simple dual cable?
I'm looking at this from multiple perspectives and for multiple purposes. For me, there are clearly going to be situations for me where continuing to use wireless IEMs will simply be the practical, convenient thing to do, simply to not go against the grain and be a PITA. From the perspective of my "personal" PA (a Mackie setup I've been building for a basement practice space and use with one band when we don't hire PA), this is absolutely perfect (I think) and the least costly by far…I was just looking at adding a couple of wedges. In terms of overall effectiveness, keeping a smaller footprint, and cost, buying a few of these beats out powered wedges too.
