switch but they love the tone of that silver bass, what do you like to hear in your in-ear mix on
it just sits really well. And because Toby’s gig the live stage?
really is more of a rock gig that was the sound
[WM] What is in your in-ear mix onstage?
[ToddeFunk!] I’m getting all of the drums
for that gig. The red bass is a bit different, its [ToddeFunk!] Just made the switch to JH and I get them set up the way that I would play
smoother and cuts differently than the silver Audio. I’m excited, I just turned in my artwork drums. I’ve got the hi-hat on the left side at
one. I also recorded with my silver signature today so I should have my in-ears by the time nine o’clock, snare drum at eleven, kick drum
bass on the newest album, The Elements on a we go into rehearsals in a couple weeks for the at twelve and toms at one, two, three, and four
song called, “Hello Future”. fall Canadian tour. They’re the JH 16 V2 pro with the cymbals spread around and the bass
model. I believe mine are equipped with 3 way, right up the middle. It’s like if I’ve got my eyes
10 balanced armatures with a dual-armature closed I’m looking at the drum set and looking
driver each for the treble and bass. My custom at the tone and where my bass would be with
ToddeFunk! afro logo will set off the design. the kick and just fooling around.
[WM] What did you go for in your in-ears? The drum and bass, that’s ground zero, then
[WM] Tell us about your bass amp?
[ToddeFunk!] I’m not using any amps live
right now (laughs). On Toby’s gig I’m just going
direct. My Pedaltrain pedal board consists of a
small set up of MXR stomp boxes. Compressor,
I look at everything else if you can imagine a
octave, distortion, and envelope which goes [ToddeFunk!] I told them I need the max graphic of all the other instruments being a
through an Avalon DI. I call it my “almost amount of drivers they have, man (laughs). sliding scale. I just move them around to where
Bootsy” set up! That’s what I need. Having ears in is a lot I feel I need to hear them. Dave’s keys on my
different than playing without ears, obviously. left, Keith’s keys on the right, Tim’s guitar on
But for my solo project I’m using David Sometimes if I’m in the ears things can get a the left, Keith’s guitar on the right. Samples and
Nordschow’s DNA gear, I’m using the 1350 little weird if I don’t hear the bass like I need loops I just kind of have them spread around
amp and then I’ve got two cabs the single 12” to hear it. The fit is severely important, the evenly. I typically don’t have any vocals in my
with tweeter and a 2 x10 cab with tweeter. ears have to fit well. I can’t have any seepage mix, all I need to hear is the music. I know
anywhere or it’s going to be a problem. where were going because we do the same
[WM] Tell us about your in-ear monitors and
show all the time, so I want my bass to just fit
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