CEB Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I may play bass again. I play a stock 20+ year old passive Fender P-bass. If I take this gig I want to go ampless. What besides a decent DI would you recommend I use? Classic Rock / Country is the genre. Very straight forward material. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Are there monitors that you could be sent through? If there are you will be ok otherwise maybe a good in ear monitor setup or a powered DI you could run some headphones to. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 This has worked well for me. I use it at church with IEM's. We have a great PA so everyone is DI and IEM. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8509812611_d631870286_c.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 I have a pair of EV powered wedge monitors I would use for my personal stage monitoring. Then there is whatever will be provided by the sound system. I carry my own just in case. I have not played bass outside of sitting in occasionally with my kid's jazz band in years. This is going to hurt. I may need light gauge flats. LOL Thanks for the replies so far. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 With the wedge in case you need more, I think you'll be real happy. I've tried going totally ampless on stage but it works much better if you --instead of the sound person--have access to the "more me" knob. But to your original post, I've never been able to much discern the differences in D.I. boxes for stage use. Ground lift buttons are handy, though. Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Some DI's these days have a lot of tone shaping options. If you use your amp to help with your tone, then you should get one of those. I usually set everything flat, so I'm perfectly happy with a Countryman DI. Every studio and concert I have ever played has a large supply of these. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver , you can bypass the circuits and play with it as a plain ol' DI, or really set your tone as a stompbox, it's the one thing I always have in my gig bag. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I may go swimming again. If I take the plunge I want to go trunkless. What else do I need? "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 goggles. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imogene Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 In my opinion you don't need anything else. A good Pbass and Countryman DI for straight up classic rock and country is good stuff. With a suitable monitor and competent sound tech? You're good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Thanks for all the replies! "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 goggles. Ha. Good one! Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric VB Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Then there is whatever will be provided by the sound system. You need to know exactly what is available. Around here cover bands typically provide their own PA and a lot of them are vocals-only. If they're only driving 10s on sticks with 100W there's no room for your bass. If you have to add a crossover, amp and sub(s) then you may as well just buy a bass rig. Granted your band will theoretically sound better if everyone goes through a manned PA for FoH and everyone wears IEMs, but that can get expensive. Also, I've played a lot of small stages. I don't see having enough real estate for two wedge monitors. Isn't one enough? The only reason I can see for two is in case you need to use one as an emergency backline, standing vertical, to try to carry the room in case there is no FoH for you to go through. Is the reason you want to play ampless just to avoid buying new gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russkull Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver , you can bypass the circuits and play with it as a plain ol' DI, or really set your tone as a stompbox, it's the one thing I always have in my gig bag. I'll be a broken record (...record...record...) and agree that the Sansamp is the way to go. I'm ampless at church and it gives me control over the sound and volume that I wouldn't have otherwise. "Of all the world's bassists, I'm one of them!" - Lug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Having control of your volume on a DI box allows you to override the sound man. I don't think that's a good idea. If I were the sound man and the bassist kept turning himself up, I'd might just turn him off. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Generally, I set the volume during the sound check and leave it alone, but I like being able to use the drive, bass and treble to meet the tone shaping needs for the gig. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver , you can bypass the circuits and play with it as a plain ol' DI, or really set your tone as a stompbox, it's the one thing I always have in my gig bag. +1 I picked up the "programmable" bass driver DI. 3 channels + bypass. I mostly use1 channel that actually has the blend knob mostly to dry, so it's not doing much most ofthe time. But when needed I can switch to a bit of dirt, or a little of a hotter sound. It gives alot of possibilities, but the way I've got the channels set, it's pretty subtle. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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