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So You Think IN-Ears Is The Answer??

#81
Sav'nBass said:
I hate them too but I have to use them because that's where we are now at my church. i tried the headphones thing a d it just didn't work right for me. I managed to get the WL to let me get a small something or othrr to use as a monitor so I got this nice Tech 21 Bass Power Wedge 60 to use as a monitor using by B3 as a preamp. Like my old friend Rosanne Rosannadanna used to say .... "It's always somethin .... Either ya gotta put dem little thingys in ur ear dere wit da wax and da grease a and da hair and they keep slippin out and fallin allover your shoulder or down your shirt or over your back or get all tangled up in ur bass n evrything like that there....... Or ya gotta schlep arount two big ol honkin 810 cabinets and the. Ya gotta go back to the front of the bar and out that teeny little front door and move alla dem tables and what not just to get the big stupid things past the batroooms there ...... "
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When I play on Sundays I bring a small practice amp for my own personal monitor, in addition to the other monitors.
 
#87
I just want to point out that sometimes you actually need to use IEMs, regardless of how you feel about them personally.

I've been doing session gigs, pit bands for musicals and Crusie Ship gigs for the last 2 years now and, sometimes, you need to use in-ear headphones and monitors for click, tracking or reference tracks. Not always do you get the freedom to use just amps, especially when you're onstage and being put through the house and the only amp you have available is a small 1x12 or 1x15 beside you.

I don't always like IEMs, but sometimes they're required for the gig. Also, when you've got a drunk drummer or someone who can't keep time, having a constant click during a tracked show can be the one thing that keeps you sane.
 
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#89
I can think of gigs where I wish I had used IEMs. Prime example: restaurants/receptions where you're hired to do background mood music, and the sound level of the drinker/talker/muncher/backslappers grows so loud that it dwarf's the band. In those situations we're not supposed to be the "main attractions" with volume, and turning up would trigger a pointless cycle of volume wars -- but it sure is hard to play when you can barely hear the other instruments - much less your own. You're basically playing from memory and hoping it doesn't sound like crap to someone who is paying attention. In cases like these, it's heaven to play in the isolation chamber of IEMs.
 
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#90
N. Kentucky Bass said:
I can think of gigs where I wish I had used IEMs. Prime example: restaurants/receptions where you're hired to do background mood music, and the sound level of the drinker/talker/muncher/backslappers grows so loud that it dwarf's the band. In those situations we're not supposed to be the "main attractions" with volume, and turning up would trigger a pointless cycle of volume wars -- but it sure is hard to play when you can barely hear the other instruments - much less your own. You're basically playing from memory and hoping it doesn't sound like crap to someone who is paying attention. In cases like these, it's heaven to play in the isolation chamber of IEMs.
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Yeah, this will kick this brain-dead thread to the top. but too bad...

Because I owe Ukiah Bass a big apology. I referred to him as "UBass" in mentioning some of his excellent posts. I'm sorry, Ukiah, I'll remember this from now. And thanx for your efforts, too!
 

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