The Last Bass Outpost

Thanks for that link Dave! I know we are not supposed to get political here but this is major news. If there were ever an election to introduce a third party candidate , this is it. Bat Boy is the man and he has  got my vote. Leave it to Weekly World news to break the story. They're the only magazine that's not afraid to print the truth, the whole truth and anything but the truth. I lost the link, if you could post it here I think everyone would love it. It could change the outcome of the election, I hope this doesn't violate the no politics rule.
Rick

A great guitar player and a great guy passed at 75 years old. One of Chicagos best is gone . Son Seals died about a year ago and now Magic Slim. All my old Chicago buds are dying
Rick

I din't know if this is the right place to post this. If not , feel free to delete.
Thinking about some new PA gear . JBL has some new powered cabinets, the PRX 635, 1500 watt 3 way . I'm hearing real good things about them but I think they may be kind of an overkill. JBL PRX 615 is a 1000 watt 2 way, 15" speaker and horn cab that may fit my needs. All I'm running is vocals, a mic'd amp for harp , and a mic'd bass drum. I know the 2 way cabs a a bit less bottomy than the 3 ways, but bassed on what I'm using them for I'm not sure it will be a big deal. I'm currently using 3 of the 1st generation EONs for monitors(single 15/ little horn and 185 watts). I'm looking at matching it up with a Mackie 16 channel board.
Guitars are coming through 60 to 80 watt amps, bass is coming through a Genz Benz Shuttle with 600 watts and an Avatar 2 12" speaker w/ tweeter cab.
Anyone have any experience with JBL PRX 615 cabs in a similar situation?  Am I barking up the right tree? All opinions are welcome.
Rick

One of the most remarkable voices ever is gone. Now she gets to sing with the angels. I'm sure she will be center stage, where she belongs
Rick

Since picking up my Line 6 G30 wireless hookup up I'm on a quest for batteries for it, my Roland Microcube amp and my Olympia acoustic/electric bass.
I've been doing some internet research on what's best. Is anyone using Maha Powerex NiMh batteries on anything? For AA batteries they are looking pretty good. They are rated at 2700 mah and the independent test results show that they are delivering over 100% of that. A lot of batteries are advertising pretty substantial mah ratings but testing out to deliver far less than advertised ( imagine that)

I didn't come up with any test results for Duracell 2650 mah but their 2500 series looks pretty good. There is also another company with a 2900 mah bat but I couldn't find any test results on them. The tests are really pretty enlightening , some batteries are only deleviering 70-80% of what they advertise , while others are delivering over 100% of their advertised rating. So , you can buy a substatially lower rated battery and get more juice than the higher rated battery  .

I have not been able to find much good stuff on 9 volt NimH. Any suggestions?

 I have a cheapo slow charger that is only good for up 2650 mah on a AA and 175 mah on a 9 volt. The question I have is this. mif I run a 2700 mah battery on a charger that is rated at only 2650, am I going to damage anything?  I am thinking about picking up another charger, but if I don't have to do it right away, I won't . Also, what's a good charger?

Thanks,
Rick

Measuring at the 12th fret , where are you Precsion players setting your height?
I just started playing my  70 P again and it is sounding great , but last set up on it I had it set a bit too high. I tend to go for a bit on the high side anyway , but I went a little overboard . I've hit a point where it causes cramps and fatigue to my hand.
I was getting a little fret rattle and I took the action up to eliminate it. I think I need to negotiate with the fret rattle or take it in for some work.
Anyway , I'm very curious what you guys set your Ps at, particularly those of you who go to high side.
Thanks,
Rick

My guitarist  and long time friend has been on a life long quest for the holy grail in his sound. I have started a number of threads about the numerous new amps he has picked up over the last few years. A couple of weeks ago he picked up the top of the line Bose L System and the Stomp Box , an effects/emulation unit that is capable of 4000 patches( not a typo here, I said four thousand) and has a full Macintosh computer at the heart of the operation. We're still working the bugs out but this is an amazing set up.
I've never seen an electric player use a Bose set up like this. I know acoustic groups will run a couple of these things through a mixer and run everything through them as a PA.  Vocals, guitars, bass and whatever, with no need for monitors because of the unique way they disperse the sound in multiple directions. Acoustic players rave about them , but I've never seen anyone else use one as a guitar amp.
The capabilities of the Stomp Box are beyond anything I've seen, but this Bose L thing is a real piece of engineering right from concept. It really fills a room but the sound is non-directional. A conventional amp with a conventional speaker is very directional. You turn it up and stand in front of it and it blasts your pant legs and your ears off and the sound also pounds itself into the pickup zones of the vocal mics and creates feedback. This Bose thing just fills the room without that directional blast and it doesn't attack the pick up zones for the vocal mics. I was amazed to see/hear how much cleaner and louder the vocals got just by implementing this Bose L System as a guitar amp. And oh yeah , the guitar sounds great. Mega Power, unbelievably well dispersed sound and the Stomp Box delivers any sound you've ever heard come out of any guitar and amp combo.

Way too techy for a simpleton like me, but it's just right for him Like I said, we're still working the bugs out of it, but so far so good.
I'm not sure if this belongs here or in Guitars etc, but I would appreciate any feedback on the Bose L and the Stomp Box to help us get this set up tweaked in.
Rick

That's right folks.......Let's talk about Field Recorders
I'm seeing some pretty low prices on these things, and I've heard there are a lot of pretty good ones on the market, but I don't know anyone who has one.
GC has some good prices on Yamaha and Tascam stuff but I am clueless . Some have more features than others, but I'm not sure what features I'd want on a live recording unit. I know some have overdub capability, which sounds like it would be nice, if it gave you some ability to control the mix.
I'm very curious about the quality of vocal and bass reproduction too. Any words of wisdom for me???  All input is very much appreciated .

Rick