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#764
HomesickBob said:
Ooh, another new Q, congratz! How does she do? Mine sounds kinda grand piano like... very amazing, never had a Woodberger before!
@Be_eM, Rosie is all about the Qs, the Ls range only second: I tend to follow her!
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Thanks! I played her live for the first time yesterday and she performed very well! Can't wait to do some studio work. I love the balance and the focused tone. There's nothing like it!
 
#765
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hey ya'll,... just stoppin' by to show some love! i have a few very nice basses, but nothing sounds as massive on a large sound system than my 89XL-2A! the younger crowd members are constantly trippin' on this thing,... i love it!
cheers

ps: she's tuned BEAD for that extra "DUB POWER"!!! :thumbsup:
 
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#767
A whole bunch of delicious Burgers posted here...
HomesickBob said:
Ooh, another new Q, congratz! How does she do? Mine sounds kinda grand piano like... very amazing, never had a Woodberger before!
@Be_eM, Rosie is all about the Qs, the Ls range only second: I tend to follow her!
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I'm not so sure, still have to try the Ls (and can't due to tendinitis). Don't they sound like the grand piano too? They should because of their stiff structure?
 
#768
Well, they're different, the L2/5 * goes like a hard punching Preci with very biting low mids and a accurate timbre on the 5th while the XL5W has a kinda less defined mids but punchy bottom end demanding a subtile hand on the controls.
Didn't test the XQ rehearsal/gigging yet but again the language is different; warm, wooden touch and sort of brute force on all the strings, i'll let you know more asap.


*from which i got the original 4-stringer parts meanwhile, she wasn't always a 5er and she wasn't always fretted and she wasn't always whole. The original owner did a whole lotta wild shows during 15 years, flipping the bass over his shoulder till strap-brake, she went back to NY-factory were she's been remolded and pimped to 5 strings, then she went fretless and then fretted again. During the drum-solo she got some burning lighter fuel on the neck and swirled over the pivot plate for show purposes... yes, this Demoiselle has a shaking past, looks battered but does very well, i like that!

That' 1989 when she's been a 4-stringer: ▶ The Gong Show The Sissy Boys - YouTube

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#769
Question: Are there any bass/amp settings that anyone favors for cutting through the mix without going crazy with the volume? I play in a big band class and the bass seems to sit in the mix too well - almost to a fault.

I'm playing through the school's old Acoustic head with a 210 SWR cab, sitting between a drummer and a guitarist and flanked by saxes, trumpets, trombones and a piano. The instructor plays trumpet and sits on the opposite side of the room, basically in front of my amp and and he said he couldn't hear me. I thought it was because he was surrounded by trumpets, but I recorded myself last night and my Q5 was pretty hard to hear. Admittedly, the strings I got on are not new (new ones are on order), but still, My MIJ Fernandes P-bass has old strings on it and I never had this problem. Any advice? Thanks.
 
#772
Bring the amp up to belly height, let the speakers blow right in the room (do not cover them by standing in front of). I never play loud but i want to be audible all through the mix though.
Guess this is a question of attitude and playing-style, right hand control into the room, left into the song; a Berger with 2x10" amp should easily do the thing.
Pic shows a small setup for a septet combo V-V-V/G-G-Key/V-DR-B (120W/12"/MXR D.I.-split)
 

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#773
Thanks, Bob, but I don't have the means to raise the amp. Besides, it does not belong to me, so I'd rather not futz with it too much. I'm just happy it works.

I should mention the amp is on a cart, so it does not make contact with the ground. Maybe that has something to do with it.
 
#774
Well, it depends on sort of "floor", concrete or other massive matter is no problem; caved theater-stages or stage elements do cause rumbling or unwanted co-waves, to diminish the cabs contact surface is indispensable (a chair or the cover of a flightcase or as you mention a cart).
 

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