Used the Ray for Musical

[Duarte]

Used the Ray for Musical (show: 'Return to the Forbidden Planet')

Hey everyone. I have just finished performing the musical 'Return to the Forbidden Planet' at college. I was playing bass in the band (obviously) and it turned out to be a great show - we had a big band with brass, 2 pianos, 2 drummers, 2 guitarists, the whole cast singing...and me. What can I say? The stingray cut through so well I couldn't believe. After the show I had people complimenting my sound and playing, and I was only running through a Roland Jazz-Chorus 2X10 amp. (which is ancient, but does sound very nice with the bass, and pretty powerful). It is a flat EQ amp, so my EQ was completely on the bass, in which I dipped mids a bit, boosted bass a bit and kept treble flat.

I would be interested to see if there were any recordings I could show you, so I'll look into that.

As with everything that I take to school, it gets wrecked too. My Qtron ended up broken and my Ray got a nice big dent in the back. Not that bad really, but still annoying.

 

[the unrepentant]

woahh how did you manage to get the dent on the back? i'd kill someone if they so much as touched my sub without my permission!

 

[RobertB]

OUCH!!! I felt that! Still getting over the symbiotic relationship with that bass. But it's really good to hear that you're putting it to use like that. She deserves to be heard!

 

[Duarte]

Yeah I kinda lent it to some guy so he could use it in the studio...prick. But I can't pinpoint when it happened because I only noticed it today.

 

[RobertB]

It's such a testament to these basses that your SR4 cut through horns, pianos, drums and a vocal chorus, with mids CUT; not boosted, which is what is necessary for most basses to cut through in a situation like that. Amazing.

 

[jools11]

You let another man use your specialness? Oh deary me

 

[Duarte]

It was also kinda cool because the sparkles really fitted in with the sparkly set and costumes, and immense lighting!

 

[RocketRalf]

All that sounds very interesting... If you can't get recordings then try to find us some photos

 

[mathewsanchez]

I saw the musical.

I saw the musical. The band was awesome. Shame that lovely bass was hidden behind a 5ft screen.

Also saw those dents... nasty stuff. I'd go mental.

 

[T-bone]

We loved that musical! Highly recommend for those who haven't seen.

Congrats, ZakDuarte! I imagine playing in the band is better than being in the play.

 

[Jimmyb]

No way T-Bone, the band and the actors are an integral part. I directed a version of the show in 2006 and had the band on stage and interacting with the cast. It's a really great show and I'd recommend everyone catching a performance if you ever get the chance. I might see if I can dig out one of the recordings, there's balls a plenty (well, on the lead side there is anyway).

Zak, to get rid of the dent, have you tried Reversing Polarity? It's an old trick, but it might just work!

 

[Duarte]

Reversing polarity is too dangerous! It really was a great show. I'm still trying to find pics and that.