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Double Bass monitor

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noelito

Jan 29, 2007
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#1
why not just mike up your db through a pa. and use an ear monitor maybe a shure psm 200 wired or wireless. Then you can hear yourself no problem and how your sounding out front!


No need to buy expensive amps and combinations of speaker cabs as a your backline

to good to be true!!

noelito
 
#2
"Backline" isn't a word I hear from a lot of upright players.
I know I've told this story before, but it's one of my favorites.

Quartet - tenor, baby grand, upright and drums - are playing a private function and somebody walks up and asks them to turn down. The leader says "Look, we'll be happy to play at a lower volume, but we're all playing acoustic instruments. there's nothing to "turn" down." So the moron who came up asks them if they can't mic all the instruments, put them through the PA and then turn that down.
 
#3
noelito said:
why not just mike up your db through a pa. and use an ear monitor maybe a shure psm 200 wired or wireless. Then you can hear yourself no problem and how your sounding out front!


No need to buy expensive amps and combinations of speaker cabs as a your backline

to good to be true!!

noelito
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Unfortunately, it seems like most of the bands that hire me, either use no PA at all, or have a small PA that is sufficient for vocals and maybe one or two horns at most. And it's unpredictable. Often, the bass is the only amplified instrument in otherwise acoustic gigs. On the other hand, for smaller venues, the MB150 combo isn't really such a burden, and it's paid for.
 
#6
noelito said:
why not just mike up your db through a pa. and use an ear monitor maybe a shure psm 200 wired or wireless. Then you can hear yourself no problem and how your sounding out front!


No need to buy expensive amps and combinations of speaker cabs as a your backline

to good to be true!!

noelito
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Noelito,
Althought it would be lovely to just walk in with my bass and DI into the P.A. it's not usually a possibility. Since I'm usually playing with players who book their own gigs in small venues, their isn't often the option of running througn the P.A. In an ideal world every club would have it's own sound system, but that's just not the case.
Even in the more upscale clubs that have house systems locally, it's usually the "assistant manager's" job to run the P.A.. Unfortunately MBA's don't usually make very good sound enginners for P.A.'s.
Some house systems have good enough systems to run the bass through but what they usually have is really not designed for that purpose.
I like your idea of using the Shure's but there is also a problem with
the incredible amount of isolation in ears provide. I know some engineers who add back some "ambient" noise to the mix just to make the player feel more comfortable. Since Jazz is such a interactive critical listening experience sometimes the in ears are "to good" for a particular situation, It kinda of depends on the qualifications and experience of the guy/gal running the board.

Ric
 
#7
Ed Fuqua said:
Quartet - tenor, baby grand, upright and drums - are playing a private function and somebody walks up and asks them to turn down. The leader says "Look, we'll be happy to play at a lower volume, but we're all playing acoustic instruments. there's nothing to "turn" down." So the moron who came up asks them if they can't mic all the instruments, put them through the PA and then turn that down.
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LMAO Ed , thats really a perfect description of showbiz :D
 

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