The most important 2 items in this video: 1. Bass DI 2. Most importantly, IN EAR MONITORS A QUALITY bass DI is the best way to get YOUR sound out of a rig easily. When you have a good set of in ears you can truly hear what is going on in your mix. it's worth it.
I’m a fan of the SansAmp! I used to bring my Fender Rumble Stage 800 to church to play through, but after I got a SansAmp, I just plug that into the PA and an old Fender 100 Watt amp that is my church’s house amp. The SansAmp makes everything sound better, to include my Fender Rumble 200.
Travis - technical point.. the GLXD16+ is dual band 2.4G (not 2.8 as shown at 2:24) and 5.8G. Yes, it matters because 2.4G is extremely cluttered in most venues. That it lets you chose either band or auto-select is the best part!
Here's a thing that many bass players will need at some point, a DAW on a good laptop. Protools is pretty standard, but other platforms are popular. At some point, someone you're working for will want to send you files of a tune they're working on and need you to put your bass on it. Just a matter of time. Appreciate you as always Travis. ✌
Great video and great recommendations. The only thing I would add is some form of compact tool. I have the one by Music Nomad (forever stored in my Mono case 😉) and it has saved me on several occasions!!
Hello Travis, I hope all is well with you and your family! I am 61 years old, and I’ve never owned a base… However, I am thinking about purchasing a used Jackson JS3 for under $250 (usd), or should I spend the money on a Sire V3 (new) instead of used JS3? I will upgrade to a better bass after I’ve progressed a bit. Thank you for your time and I enjoy your content!
Fully support the DI, honestly it's been the biggest game changer in my rig. I picked up a Darkglass B7K Ultra v2 a few years back, and have it set emulating an Orange cab and it's fantastic.
I've been looking at wireless in-ear monitors recently and saw the Phenyx, but the advertised Frequency Response for the PTM-10 is 60Hz to 16kHz, which seems like it wouldn't work for bass (especially drop tunings or 5-string). But it sounds like your experience is different?
For hard cases, I always go SKB. From personal experience I would say that they have the best warranty I have encountered (for life) and they should cost about the same as the Mono cases.
You get what you pay for! Xvive did not work for me! Too much interference! I finely ended up with Shure 300 system and left all problems behind! Have all the other stuff you have and love them! Also my direct box is the new Ampeg sgt-di! Love Ampeg!
Great! Subbed... I have the Aguilar AG - no "drive" function on it but it seems to work good. Having issues finding a compressor. Do you use them and/or what would you recommend?
Great vid... I'm fully wireless on IEM/Bass (UHF rack systems), use a great gigbag,, pedalboard Tube and preamp DI, and really good cables... I agree with everything in the vid, and own everything you recommend having, but the only thing that I actually own that you mentioned is the Mono gigbag... haha.
@@Lowkeybassist I would have agreed with you about five years ago but KZ brand in-ears have kind of changed the game. They are such great quality for only 50 bucks. I've had the same pair now for about three years with absolutely no issues. I don't tour but these see about 6-8 gigs a month with absolutely no issue. Don't get me wrong, I prefer my custom molded in-ears but you can find quality at that 50 range these days.
I had the Mono and a Reunion Blues gig bag. You should check out the RB bag. The only perk that Mono had over the RB is top loading. Much easier getting the bass and putting it up. As far as protection, RB all the way.
For the past almost 20 years i have never been asked if i had a wireless system for my bass, i have been instructed on many many occasions to NOT use a wireless system exactly for the reason that there are already a lot of wireless systems running in the venues, every thing fron the bands in ears to the lead mic to security's communication to the camera system or the crew operating the cameras and everything else, i have never needed a wireless system for my Basses and I've played everything from small local bars to some of the biggest festivals, the rest of the items in the video i agre on but you dont need a wireless system for your bass unless you are one of those people that just need to do a lap around the stage every song but unless your playing with your own band or you're the main ticket you're not doing that
All great recommendations! I'm constantly on the fence about going wireless or not, the Shure GLXD looks intriguing. I would like to put a plug in for Rattlesnake Cables, if want great cables, I think these are the best.
Wireless is great but I highly recommend avoiding the 2.4/5ghz band that the GLXD operates within. The audio on those mics are great but so many other things operate in that same frequency band. Both the band I'm in and the church I attend have ditched anything in those bands to move into the 450-590mhz world. So much less interference. The GLXD product is so great for so many reasons but I cannot continue using products in that band for the progressively worse interference issues.
Hey Travis Gyb...can you do video on good brand bass guitar? I'm having a hard time finding a good 5 string bass. I play bass at my church. Pls help..thx
