IMO to use either Mesa rig (WD with 2x115's?/TT with 212x112?) or even the Aggie rig, you need an airplane hanger not a condo..lol.. beautiful rigs, awesome basses btw.
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How to play bass in a condo? Please help!
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Funny thing is, my dream was to sell my house we had built on the lake, and retire in the woods in a town about an hour away far from everyone.
I put our house up for sale and sold it… and wife convinced me we need to live in the fancy condo in a resort.
…. that's life, but her and my teenage son are happier.
-ScottM
Yessir. I am in Texas and surrounded by 10 miles of cotton fields in any direction. Only the coyotes to complain about "too much bass"...btw, i have not read every reply to your post so it may have been covered already, but lots of folks recommending headphones. In my experience good "studio" headphones (meaning designed for a flatter EQ response) work well, but that much bass through any headphones can damage your hearing quite quickly. i no longer use them. Possibly if you have the disposable income to rent a shop space for a jam pad. kinda a hassle but you could use your rigs as they were meant to be used.
a small combo on a stand, in the middle of the room to avoid the freqs running down the walls, and play at condo-approved tv volume during the day. it's similar to NYC or other dense building situations- you don't wanna make your love of playing into a condo-board issue, but you should be able to play at least loud enough to practice quietly in your place during daytime hours.
& of course you won't get to be thunderous unless you go the headphones route.
& of course you won't get to be thunderous unless you go the headphones route.
ScottM.
I lived in an apartment for over ten years and I could rarely play my bass with an amp without someone either mentioning it, or just coming to the door to ask me to stop. I used a Yamaha AG06 attached to my computer so I could practice along with a playlist with headphones.
I have tried a wide variety of headphone solutions. I can't recommend any kind of ear buds as I find them bass - less. I can't recommend any kind of Bluetooth system, as I find the latency annoying. I had a Boss XT headphone practice device that at first I thought was great but eventually I realized it was for guitar players and I gave it away.
I recommend that you get a good set of over the ear head phones (like Beyer Dynamic DT990 PRO).
Your MESA WD800 already has a headphone jack, so there's your good tone:
I lived in an apartment for over ten years and I could rarely play my bass with an amp without someone either mentioning it, or just coming to the door to ask me to stop. I used a Yamaha AG06 attached to my computer so I could practice along with a playlist with headphones.
I have tried a wide variety of headphone solutions. I can't recommend any kind of ear buds as I find them bass - less. I can't recommend any kind of Bluetooth system, as I find the latency annoying. I had a Boss XT headphone practice device that at first I thought was great but eventually I realized it was for guitar players and I gave it away.
I recommend that you get a good set of over the ear head phones (like Beyer Dynamic DT990 PRO).
Your MESA WD800 already has a headphone jack, so there's your good tone:
Just use headphones. You don't know what angry neighbors might do.
If you're looking to use an amp, decoupling it from the floor is the way to go and this is a good pre fab solution.
If you're a bit handy, you can make a small platform out of plywood and Rockwool and place your amp on that. I did this with a drum kit and it worked wonders in taming the low frequency and kick pedal thumping transferring to the floor in that instrument
You don't want to use Bluetooth headphones off you can avoid it because you might experience problems with latency.
Wired headphones or earbuds will not suffer from this so even though they may be a bit inconvenient, they're by far the better choice. Often, they can also be had for much cheaper than their wireless counterparts!
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This is my pedalboard. I use the Two Notes Opus for practice. Headphone out, AUX in (pump music to play to through the AUX) I can pick my Amp/Cab tone. Get some quality headphones and your set.
Works and sounds great.
If you want to noodle while watching TV, just a small combo, pointed at you and off the floor. Shouldn't be a problem. And when you see the neighbours are out you can treat yourself 
Not sure if this has been mentioned because… 9 pages lol, but get an hx stomp and a good pair of headphones, it's the way, esp at night. Ftr I live in an apartment with neighbors everywhere… and thin walls
I saw someone use an SVT with a Two Notes Torpedo X.
Basically, you plug any amp you want into it (it's a cab simulator pedal) and you are good to go.
Any amp you want, no matter how stupidly over the top, and that box... Plus headphones.
How is this thread still going?
Just get headphones.
Basically, you plug any amp you want into it (it's a cab simulator pedal) and you are good to go.
Any amp you want, no matter how stupidly over the top, and that box... Plus headphones.
How is this thread still going?
Just get headphones.
Unfortunately Jamhub has shut its business down. Such a pity. I'd never heard of them but their products look fantastic.
THIS. Not expensive. I have eight cabinets, a Rumble 200 combo, A powered Alto 1-15 PA cab, and four heads. NONE of that gear gets used here indoors. I live in a very nice mobile home community. I DON'T WANT noisy neighbors. The homes are sensibly spaced, but they are constructed lightly, and you can hear people in the next home if they so much as walk heavy sometimes. The guy next to me, has a set of electronic drums, which you can't hear at all. But the pounding of his feet on the pedals is nearly the same as a kick drum being played. It bothered me, and I talked to him about it. He stopped... thankfully.
If I expect quiet, and respectful neighbors, I have to START WITH MYSELF. I knew I couldn't practice through an amp in here. I'm 72. I would hate it if someone decided they had every right to play music loud enough for it to be heard in my home. People can be real rectal openings.
I bought a used Behringer mixer for 50 bucks, had the tuner. I had to make the 'Y' cable to go from the stereo mini jack from the output of my computer, into two channels on the mixer. Bass goes into that incredibly good older but now kinda rare Fishman Platinum, which has a great EQ and a nice compressor circuit. Newer ones don't have the compressor- and that's a shame.. it's that good. I also have a Boss EQ and a Zoom B3.. but most of the time, my basses just go into the Fishman, and into the mixer. I'm currently using a set of AKG K 52 headphones. In the last 15 years, I have done a lot of in-ears only gigs using Avioms and Behringer Power play monitor mixers. To me, this sounds better. All you need to do, is adjust one of your saved EQ settings on your computer's playback device, that has reduced bass, and you can play along comfortably, in silence in the room. I use Pot Player- it's free... and better than Windows Media Player. It has all kinds of EQ options, and you can make your own.
It's a nice, clean sounding, incredibly effective way to practice. No- there is no vibration all around you like amps make, and that- is the entire goal. My 92 year old other neighbor says to me all the time "How come I never hear you playing?" That makes me happy.
If I expect quiet, and respectful neighbors, I have to START WITH MYSELF. I knew I couldn't practice through an amp in here. I'm 72. I would hate it if someone decided they had every right to play music loud enough for it to be heard in my home. People can be real rectal openings.
I bought a used Behringer mixer for 50 bucks, had the tuner. I had to make the 'Y' cable to go from the stereo mini jack from the output of my computer, into two channels on the mixer. Bass goes into that incredibly good older but now kinda rare Fishman Platinum, which has a great EQ and a nice compressor circuit. Newer ones don't have the compressor- and that's a shame.. it's that good. I also have a Boss EQ and a Zoom B3.. but most of the time, my basses just go into the Fishman, and into the mixer. I'm currently using a set of AKG K 52 headphones. In the last 15 years, I have done a lot of in-ears only gigs using Avioms and Behringer Power play monitor mixers. To me, this sounds better. All you need to do, is adjust one of your saved EQ settings on your computer's playback device, that has reduced bass, and you can play along comfortably, in silence in the room. I use Pot Player- it's free... and better than Windows Media Player. It has all kinds of EQ options, and you can make your own.
It's a nice, clean sounding, incredibly effective way to practice. No- there is no vibration all around you like amps make, and that- is the entire goal. My 92 year old other neighbor says to me all the time "How come I never hear you playing?" That makes me happy.
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