Headphones Playing Quietly.

[Roxbororob]

Right now Im using my KOSS PROAA big can clunkers with the amPlug 2 and it suits me (and my family) fine. The adjustable drum tempos are a nice touch.
But lately it seems I have GAS all the time (love the look of that Tascam trainer).

 

[Big Hoss]

My Rumble 500 combo does exactly that, Rumbles the house even at very low settings, so I have been using the headphone out jack on the amp. HOWEVER I am giving serious consideration to an Amplug so that I am not tethered to my music room / office to practice...

 

[gfour]

Thin walls and late-night practice = passive bass -> active DI (Waves GTR/PRS interface) -> AKG K240 Studio headphones. Sound quality is fine. A small drawback is that I don't get an extra aux in to jam along songs...

 

[EMoneySC2]

I play with headphones 99% of the time. Bass to effects to Avalon U5 to Focusrite 2i2 with Superlux HD668B headphones.

This setup gives me great DI sound and the ability to easily play along with stiff from my computer.

I've got an Amplug as well, for when I don't want to turn my PC on.

 

[Lovep]

Bass and iPod/iPhone into Ampeg SCR-DI into a pair of AKG M80 MkII headphones.

Same here. I use the SCR-Di with my iPad (if I want to play along to tracks) and use HD-280 headphones.

 

[Bodhammer]

Zoom B1/B1Xon works well for me with Senns 280 Pros plus you get a whole bunch of effects, drums, looper, and a tuner for $50-70.

 

[BurningSkies]

I use a Korg Pandora and a set of JVC HA-RX500's they were cheap phones and had better bass than my expensive Senheiser phones.

 

[dgrizzly]

Your Setup & Ideas:

1. What headphones do you use.
2. Do you use headphones in your amp.
3. Have you used a headphone amp. What are your opinions on these.
4. Anything else you would like to add.

1. Sennheiser HD 280 Pro (affordable studio headphones - I dig 'em)
   
2. No, but my amp does have a "headphone out" jack
3. I have not. I am happy with my setup (see below), otherwise, I would consider one as long as it had an AUX-in. Extra points for a metronome.
4. I live in an apartment building with neighbors on all sides. For practice, I use the bassics in my little home studio. It goes something like this:

Bass > Interface > Laptop.

I prefer this because of a few reasons:

• Bass signal, song I'm learning and / or metronome all in my headphones with separate levels for each, nice and easy
• Song I'm working on can be from anywhere.. YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, local file, etc
• If I'm working on scales or something, I can throw in a quick keyboard backtrack and drum loop
• If I get inspired during practice, I can record the idea immediately

 

[Scootbass1]

I use a pair of Phil Jones Bass H850 over ear headphones along with a Tascam GB-10 with my SansAmp BDDI or VTDI and whatever effect pedals I may be using with the SansAmp last in line before the trainer. The headphones have flat response and work very well with bass guitar. I use this 100% of the time I practice. The GB-10 has onboard fx tailored more for guitar so I don't use them. However the transpose function has proven invaluable since a great many vocalists I work with will change the key of a song to fit their range. Also it has a recording feature for self critique if one desires. Both the cans and trainer were well worth the investment for me. I have been practicing through cans since the 1980's, and it was quite the adventure coming up with ways to get that done in those days.

 

[Cowboy in Latvia]

I have both versions of the amplug for bass and a couple pairs of Marley on ear headphones. I leave one set at home and use one at work. It's not the most high-dollar setup but it let's me get in my daily practice and doesn't sound too bad.

 

[rujulian]

I plug my bass into line in of a 2007 iMac ..through IK multimedia software set to Orange ad200 amp into Krk headphones..

 

[thebassguy86]

I use an amplug2 bass version into a set of Beyer dynamic dt770 pro. I love that these are 80ohm headphones. Built in click tracks are okay, but use my phone and play with music that I like.

I love that I can strap up and walk around the yard playing my bass, if I please. Its also great for out of town gigs - I can play in the van! Great $40 investment for any player.

 

[joshuasanders]

I use the Phil Jones Bighead, which allows me to play into my headphones as well as plug directly into my laptop to record on Garageband.

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[ThePez]

my practice rig, except now I use Shure 215 headphones, although the cheap Sonys worked great too.

 

[F peyton]

Plug the bass into a GK amp, not connected to speakers, the DI from the amp is connected to a mixer, an mp3 player, a microphone and headphoens are also connected to the mixer.

 

[Pyrat]

I tend to focus a little more using headphones AND we live in an apartment...those VOX thingys...it's not bad!

 

[neckdive]

I practice with:
Ampeg SCR DI
Vox bass
Sennheiser HD 280 headphones
iPhone or iPad to play along with music or videos respectively
Low volume practice through an SVT with music or tracks through RCA jacks on an Ampeg BA 108

 

[walldaja]

if it's late and I don't want to bother anyone I will use headphones. However I am often the only one home or wife wants to listen so headphones stay on the shelf.

 

[thebassguy86]

if it's late and I don't want to bother anyone I will use headphones. However I am often the only one home or wife wants to listen so headphones stay on the shelf.

My wife tends to like my music, until I start slapping. She says no atter what, it always sounds like Jerry Seinfeld. She hated that show... Until it came on Netflix. Thanks Netflix! Lol

 

[CrashGordon]

Yes, I use headphones most of the time at home. Rumble 150 even at low volume tends to be too loud (and doesn't sound as good at real low volume anyways) for the wife.
So I use a dummy plug in the amp to mute the speaker, Line out>Interface Box>Computer>AKG K99.