Just thought I would share the current state of my evolving budget amplification that seems to be pleasing me quite a bit.
I already had the GK Backline 600 and the Marshall Jubilee 15" cabinet. I had been hunting for a 2x10, and was admittedly influenced by price quite a bit. Been buying a lot of equipment the past 3-4 months. I found a Genz Benz 210 STD at our local Austin bass shop for a very affordable price.
So, I set contour almost all the way up, set the EQ to flat, and boost to 3-4. Set the CR4M (strung with NS-branded helicore hybrids) to 80% piezo, and the piezo to 80% pizz, EQ flat. The countour on the Genz is set to 3, but I have not played with that yet. I couldn't get this sound out of the 15" alone, and I don't think I can get it with the 2x10 alone either. Playing low notes on the E string is deep and defined. The added arco pizz seems to add just a little bit of nice thumpy finger/string noise. I know it doesn't sound like a real upright, but it has just enough of the psychological cues to appeal to me in the same way. Also, I don't know if this sound will cut through well in a band. But for now this sound is rocking my boat, and encouraging me to practice even more.
Using the same settings with arco is good as well, but I am still working on developing that sound from all sides. Regarding portability, well... that is why I bought my own hand truck. (:
The next step (there is always a next step! gas does not heal.) will be to get a 4u rack for the GK, perhaps an FMR RNC, and a rack mounted tuner, etc.
