Redundant Systems?

[prowla]

I'm a one for having standby systems...
If I buy one of something I have to have another as a backup; aside from instruments and amps I have: 3 cars, two broadband inernet connections to my house, a spare mobile phone, two of my favourite screwdriver, and so-on.
My excuse for doubling up on amps is I have a stereo bass, so I'm alright on that one!

 

[lomo]

If you're a hobbyist, there are only two questions to answer.


1) Can you afford to have that much money tied up in both?

2) Do they make you happy?

Nothing else matters.

….for the win/

 

[pbass2]

Nice. I thought that distinction might be relevant.

But we all certainly have plenty of variety! The more the merrier
I suppose if I was in U2 or something I'd have a rack full of duplicates of my signature bass waiting for my tech to hand me one in a different color.....

 

[Doctor Intrepid]

But we all certainly have plenty of variety! The more the merrier
I suppose if I was in U2 or something I'd have a rack full of duplicates of my signature bass waiting for my tech to hand me one in a different color.....

Ha! Indeed.

 

[BazzaBass]

I know, right! She let me set up a mini-rig in her living room months ago, so I suppose that won me over.

That’s called grooming Next it will be the puppy, the baby, selling the gear for a bigger room for the next baby. The white picket fence. And replacing the Stack for a set of Headphones

 

[chadds]

When I need a backup is not at that gig where it went down but the next day for the next gig. The show must go on is my mantra. I need to show up sounding like me. Excuses don't make music.

Only we know what we need. Even our honeys don't. As you grow together you will share these things so she can fight for them. She may be imparting wisdom not control. She may be wanting to be included. Showing interest. Enjoy your new life and congrats. Seriously.

 

[Wasnex]

My excuse for doubling up on amps is I have a stereo bass, so I'm alright on that one!

So does that mean you have four identical rigs: Two for the primary stereo rig, and two backups?

 

[chuck65]

They have both evolved , but are still identical. Just out of pure laziness. one at the studio ,one at home.

 

[el murdoque]

What you need is a plan B. No one expects a hobbyist to pull out another identical bass/amp/cab and continue to play the show when their bass/amp/cab breaks.
How your plan B looks is up to you.
Bring a U-Bass and a DI box.
Or exact duplicates of everything.
Or something in between.

On important gigs, I bring a second bass and a Sansamp pedal.

 

[jamro217]

Bunch of amateurs! Get a Rick and run it stereo through both at full volume. Keeps the mosquitoes away.

 

[Doctor Intrepid]

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They have both evolved , but are still identical. Just out of pure laziness. one at the studio ,one at home.

Wow! So jealous!

 

[micguy]

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- Four primarily raises the apparent height of the source of the sound. The sound appears to emanate from the center of the array.

This makes perfect sense if you study the Physics involved. For a player with ears 5.5 feet off the ground, you really want an 11 foot tall array to hear yourself well.

If you won’t commit to a vehicle that’ll carry that, an 810 raised 3 and a half feet off the ground is an acceptAble compromise.

Or you use in ears and go ampless.

 

[chadds]

This makes perfect sense if you study the Physics involved. For a player with ears 5.5 feet off the ground, you really want an 11 foot tall array to hear yourself well.

If you won’t commit to a vehicle that’ll carry that, an 810 raised 3 and a half feet off the ground is an acceptAble compromise.

Or you use in ears and go ampless.

Sit on a chair and angle two 8x10s toward you.

 

[micguy]

26532642[/URL], member: 827"]Sit on a chair and angle two 8x10s toward you.

Another option. One caveat to the 11 foot array - assuming you put it on a floor, you never really get what you want, as the floor reflection means there’s a virtual array below the floor. The solution is, whatever the height of the venue, to take the array to the ceiling - that way, the ceiling reflection virtual array helps raise the center of things. If someone objects to your rig, tell them it’s Science; you have to do it that way.

Or book your gig in a zero G environment, where you don’t need a floor to support things. SpaceX’s costs come down every year….

 

[2112]

I live by the Rule of 2 like a Sith lord... duplicates of everything. But I play out alot. I don't setup anything extra on-stage standing by, though.

I have found that the best way to make sure the cull call never comes is to use my basses to make Beautiful Wife happy... she loves watching me play live, and I have way more equipment than I need. Beautiful Wife seems to have figured this strategy out. She uses her shoes to make me happy... what proud husband doesn't love the sight of his wife dressed to the 9s when going out? So, I leave her alone with respect to her ever-expanding shoe collection.

 

[sawzalot]

I have one rig with many redundancies built in. If the amp dies I send a DI out of the preamp on the pedalboard. If the preamp dies I have a second DI out of the wireless pedal. If the wireless pedal goes down I carry two cables and two passive DI boxes. I always bring two basses to every gig. It would have to be a REALLY bad night to burn through all of those things.

 

[Doctor Intrepid]

I live by the Rule of 2 like a Sith lord... duplicates of everything. But I play out alot. I don't setup anything extra on-stage standing by, though.

I have found that the best way to make sure the cull call never comes is to use my basses to make Beautiful Wife happy... she loves watching me play live, and I have way more equipment than I need. Beautiful Wife seems to have figured this strategy out. She uses her shoes to make me happy... what proud husband doesn't love the sight of his wife dressed to the 9s when going out? So, I leave her alone with respect to her ever-expanding shoe collection.

Amen!

 

[pbass2]

Ha! Indeed.

If you won’t commit to a vehicle that’ll carry that, an 810 raised 3 and a half feet off the ground is an acceptAble compromise.
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OK, now, is there a separate thread about this? I think this is really a fascinating idea about why the venerable fridge became such a standard (and the big 'ol Acoustic 360 series to a lesser degree) before bass stacks really started showing up. It was about the height....

 

[PhatBottomBass1]

Q: Do you have two Learjets for the indoor airport?

But seriously, she sounds great to me. Open to it.

Personally, when chasing it, it was eight different Basses, a stage rig and a professional combo. I've never been one to do duplicate anything nor had real problems with keeping gear maintained and roadworthy.

Currently, I can't justify a combo and have a 4x10 only, a great rack preamp and bridgeable stereo power amp for any situation. I can schlep it in and out of my car and roll it. (Two Basses: P w/ flats & J w/ rounds) EFX as required/requested. No extra anything but strings.

Trim it out, stash the cash and thank her for asking.

 

[Ewo]

I'm a working pro, in the sense that people pay me money to turn electricity into noise they enjoy. I carry a small class D amp in my stage bag, along with a spare set of used strings. I had an amp go down at a festival show about four years ago, and broke a string onstage about four decades (yes!) ago. Hey--I like the security of having those backups with me.

If I was only playing at home, I'd prolly still have a spare amp lying around just in case my go-to had to visit the shop.