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| OT: cable surprise [message #67606] |
Wed, 03 May 2006 16:19  |
Aaron Allen
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OK, let me preface this with I don't usually buy 'til I hear it. Right then.
Today I 'heard' it. Let me elaborate some.
I bought a 5 string bass and it came in today. Nothing special, active
electronics and what not, not passive (worth a mention in light of what I'm
about to say). So the salesman, a friend of mine for years tells me that I
really need to check out the Monster Bass Cable (that is the model/name). I
tell him yeah, ok.. sure dude - I've heard this one before. He reiterates.
So now, I'm interested to learn something or prove it wrong. We A/B compare
against a run of the mill Rapco, my live rig is filled with this kind of
cable and it's always been reliable over the years. Open mouth, place jaw on
floor, insert foot.
With the cRapCo cable (as they will now be referred to) the low B just
tapered off and out of existence by a good 3 -4.5 dB by the time I hit it
open. Same amp, same speakers, same bass only through the MBC... let's just
say that Johnny 5 is alive. Wow. Smooth, no taper, no fooling on the top end
and plenty of meat all the way down. This is an active bass girls and
boys - that's not supposed to happen to my knowledge/experience.... I am
going to test out with a passive bass asap, and if I find what I think I
might, my wallet is about to empty in favor of tone toys. I've tried the
monster stuff before, it didn't do this to my brain or ears.
Anyone else had this experience??
AA
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| Re: OT: cable surprise [message #67609 is a reply to message #67606] |
Wed, 03 May 2006 17:20  |
Mark Fasbender
Messages: 9
Registered: May 2006
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Try George L , Cheaper and better for bass imo. Cable makes a huge difference
to my ears
"Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>OK, let me preface this with I don't usually buy 'til I hear it. Right then.
>Today I 'heard' it. Let me elaborate some.
>
>I bought a 5 string bass and it came in today. Nothing special, active
>electronics and what not, not passive (worth a mention in light of what
I'm
>about to say). So the salesman, a friend of mine for years tells me that
I
>really need to check out the Monster Bass Cable (that is the model/name).
I
>tell him yeah, ok.. sure dude - I've heard this one before. He reiterates.
>So now, I'm interested to learn something or prove it wrong. We A/B compare
>against a run of the mill Rapco, my live rig is filled with this kind of
>cable and it's always been reliable over the years. Open mouth, place jaw
on
>floor, insert foot.
>
>With the cRapCo cable (as they will now be referred to) the low B just
>tapered off and out of existence by a good 3 -4.5 dB by the time I hit it
>open. Same amp, same speakers, same bass only through the MBC... let's
just
>say that Johnny 5 is alive. Wow. Smooth, no taper, no fooling on the top
end
>and plenty of meat all the way down. This is an active bass girls and
>boys - that's not supposed to happen to my knowledge/experience.... I am
>going to test out with a passive bass asap, and if I find what I think I
>might, my wallet is about to empty in favor of tone toys. I've tried the
>monster stuff before, it didn't do this to my brain or ears.
>
>Anyone else had this experience??
>
>AA
>
>
>I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
>http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
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>
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| Re: cable surprise [message #67611 is a reply to message #67606] |
Wed, 03 May 2006 17:48 |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
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Well.....I have totally recabled my studio with Mogami over the last 12
months. I had been using lots of Horizon and Rapco in the signal chain
before this.
The Mogami made a big difference. I'm still using a 100' Whirlwind Medusa
snake from my tracking area to my preamps though. I got it out of a club
install in NYC. It's an old one too.....made sometime in the 70's, but I
swear it sounds better to my ears than running Mogami mic cable directly
from the preamp, approximately 40' to the tracking area. I have heard that
these old Medusa's used high quality Belden cable. Whatever it is, it's a
nice sounding signal path, but maybe I like it just because it's old and
discontinued, like me and half the stuff I use in the studio.
Go figure,
Deej
"Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote in message
news:445939c2$1@linux...
> OK, let me preface this with I don't usually buy 'til I hear it. Right
then.
> Today I 'heard' it. Let me elaborate some.
>
> I bought a 5 string bass and it came in today. Nothing special, active
> electronics and what not, not passive (worth a mention in light of what
I'm
> about to say). So the salesman, a friend of mine for years tells me that
I
> really need to check out the Monster Bass Cable (that is the model/name).
I
> tell him yeah, ok.. sure dude - I've heard this one before. He reiterates.
> So now, I'm interested to learn something or prove it wrong. We A/B
compare
> against a run of the mill Rapco, my live rig is filled with this kind of
> cable and it's always been reliable over the years. Open mouth, place jaw
on
> floor, insert foot.
>
> With the cRapCo cable (as they will now be referred to) the low B just
> tapered off and out of existence by a good 3 -4.5 dB by the time I hit it
> open. Same amp, same speakers, same bass only through the MBC... let's
just
> say that Johnny 5 is alive. Wow. Smooth, no taper, no fooling on the top
end
> and plenty of meat all the way down. This is an active bass girls and
> boys - that's not supposed to happen to my knowledge/experience.... I am
> going to test out with a passive bass asap, and if I find what I think I
> might, my wallet is about to empty in favor of tone toys. I've tried the
> monster stuff before, it didn't do this to my brain or ears.
>
> Anyone else had this experience??
>
> AA
>
>
> I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
> http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
>
>
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| Re: cable surprise [message #67619 is a reply to message #67611] |
Wed, 03 May 2006 19:29 |
uptown jimmy
Messages: 441
Registered: September 2005
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Rapco is very nasty, precious.
Gollum
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
news:445950f9@linux...
> Well.....I have totally recabled my studio with Mogami over the last 12
> months. I had been using lots of Horizon and Rapco in the signal chain
> before this.
> The Mogami made a big difference. I'm still using a 100' Whirlwind Medusa
> snake from my tracking area to my preamps though. I got it out of a club
> install in NYC. It's an old one too.....made sometime in the 70's, but I
> swear it sounds better to my ears than running Mogami mic cable directly
> from the preamp, approximately 40' to the tracking area. I have heard that
> these old Medusa's used high quality Belden cable. Whatever it is, it's a
> nice sounding signal path, but maybe I like it just because it's old and
> discontinued, like me and half the stuff I use in the studio.
>
> Go figure,
>
> Deej
>
> "Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote in message
> news:445939c2$1@linux...
> > OK, let me preface this with I don't usually buy 'til I hear it. Right
> then.
> > Today I 'heard' it. Let me elaborate some.
> >
> > I bought a 5 string bass and it came in today. Nothing special, active
> > electronics and what not, not passive (worth a mention in light of what
> I'm
> > about to say). So the salesman, a friend of mine for years tells me
that
> I
> > really need to check out the Monster Bass Cable (that is the
model/name).
> I
> > tell him yeah, ok.. sure dude - I've heard this one before. He
reiterates.
> > So now, I'm interested to learn something or prove it wrong. We A/B
> compare
> > against a run of the mill Rapco, my live rig is filled with this kind of
> > cable and it's always been reliable over the years. Open mouth, place
jaw
> on
> > floor, insert foot.
> >
> > With the cRapCo cable (as they will now be referred to) the low B just
> > tapered off and out of existence by a good 3 -4.5 dB by the time I hit
it
> > open. Same amp, same speakers, same bass only through the MBC... let's
> just
> > say that Johnny 5 is alive. Wow. Smooth, no taper, no fooling on the top
> end
> > and plenty of meat all the way down. This is an active bass girls and
> > boys - that's not supposed to happen to my knowledge/experience.... I am
> > going to test out with a passive bass asap, and if I find what I think I
> > might, my wallet is about to empty in favor of tone toys. I've tried the
> > monster stuff before, it didn't do this to my brain or ears.
> >
> > Anyone else had this experience??
> >
> > AA
> >
> >
> > I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
> > http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
> >
> >
>
>
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| Re: OT: cable surprise [message #67626 is a reply to message #67606] |
Wed, 03 May 2006 21:49 |
dc[4]
Messages: 62
Registered: September 2005
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I play guitar, but I can tell you that I have a Klotz, a Zaolla, a
VERY expensive Requisite, and a Monster Rock, and while they
are all different, the Monster is right up there. It's a very good
cable indeed.
DC
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