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Peavey MiniMega 1000

#86
5StringPocket said:
An aux in on top of everything else this has to offer would seal it for me!
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Totally. Ditch the headphone out or note GK's line out/headphone out on the same jack with a switch.

Aux in all day long. I use it on gigs to run an aux out/monitor mix from the PA board into my bass rig. Becomes an onstage monitor for whatever I want it to be. Super useful.

Game changer. Dig it.
 
#88
I do. :)

Practice at home for me usually happens through a cab. Gotta keep tabs on little ones, wireless through cab makes that happen.

Def eyeballing this one as a backup amp. Maybe even bump the IPR out of my rack, most of the time I'm only using one cab/channel at once. Keep the IPR in the car for backup, and just swap it back in when I wanna run the big guns.
 
#89
makohund said:
I do. :)

Practice at home for me usually happens through a cab. Gotta keep tabs on little ones, wireless through cab makes that happen.

Def eyeballing this one as a backup amp. Maybe even bump the IPR out of my rack, most of the time I'm only using one cab/channel at once. Keep the IPR in the car for backup, and just swap it back in when I wanna run the big guns.
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Different worlds. No kids for me, and I don't ever keep any cabs at home. They're all stored in our secret remote rehearsal and gear facility, 10 miles away.
 
#91
I definitely would love to have both, as I typically learn new songs by headphone out from my computer to aux in to bass amp, using headphones. Very convenient, simple and easy.
 
#93
Reading these last few posts make me really appreciate how difficult it must be for manufactures to nail down features that will be appealing to us bassists.

I would have never considered running a signal into my aux in at live shows. That's actually a really cool idea.

Regarding home practice, yep, I do the same thing as far as running from my computer into an amp into my headphones, except since I leave my main rig(s) elsewhere I just use whatever amps I have laying about.
 
#95
DogBone said:
Reading these last few posts make me really appreciate how difficult it must be for manufactures to nail down features that will be appealing to us bassists.

I would have never considered running a signal into my aux in at live shows. That's actually a really cool idea.

Regarding home practice, yep, I do the same thing as far as running from my computer into an amp into my headphones, except since I leave my main rig(s) elsewhere I just use whatever amps I have laying about.
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Agreed! In some ways, the Internet and forums like TB must make it simultaneously easier and more difficult: immediate "focus group" like research, but everybody's got an opinion.

I've never used an amp to learn songs (but my available amps are pretty big, so maybe I'd change with a head the size of the MiniMega). I use a small $60 mixer and my DI box; this gives me lots of control over the audio for the cover tunes I am learning--mostly that's on my iPhone via YouTube. The mixer allows you to put more of your bass signal in one ear. You'd be surprised how much faster song learning goes if you can isolate/separate what you are playing from the source material and EQ it separately. The mixer/DI thing can go anywhere: I often use it on the couch.

I agree, though, that if you are going to have AUX in and headphone out, it would be best to have them separate.

I am still Mega excited for this release.

--Steve
 
#96
DogBone said:
Reading these last few posts make me really appreciate how difficult it must be for manufactures to nail down features that will be appealing to us bassists.

I would have never considered running a signal into my aux in at live shows. That's actually a really cool idea.

Regarding home practice, yep, I do the same thing as far as running from my computer into an amp into my headphones, except since I leave my main rig(s) elsewhere I just use whatever amps I have laying about.
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Yeah especially when stages are cramped and your bass rig also makes the best way to get either tracks or or instruments into the room. Often the bass rig is the best full range system in the room!
 
#98
Stev187 said:
Agreed! In some ways, the Internet and forums like TB must make it simultaneously easier and more difficult: immediate "focus group" like research, but everybody's got an opinion.

I've never used an amp to learn songs (but my available amps are pretty big, so maybe I'd change with a head the size of the MiniMega). I use a small $60 mixer and my DI box; this gives me lots of control over the audio for the cover tunes I am learning--mostly that's on my iPhone via YouTube. The mixer allows you to put more of your bass signal in one ear. You'd be surprised how much faster song learning goes if you can isolate/separate what you are playing from the source material and EQ it separately. The mixer/DI thing can go anywhere: I often use it on the couch.

I agree, though, that if you are going to have AUX in and headphone out, it would be best to have them separate.

I am still Mega excited for this release.

--Steve
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I've been using a Pandora PX4B since it came out nearly a decade ago for all my home practicing. As an apartment dweller who lives mostly in flats, even a quiet amp can annoy neighbors. Nice full sized high quality headphones and either a 160g ipod, or my MBP for a source. So I certainly don't NEED either a headphone out on an amp or an aux in, but if you're going to put the phone out, make it useful. ;) I'd prefer it on the back, personally so it retains the look of 'professional' gear, but maybe that's just me.
 

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