Janky-A Rigs of Doom - Page 3

Adam Bomb · #41 02-12-2011, 07:13 PM

Actually, I have a bit of Jank news. Had a breakthrough, I think, with my line-out-of-a-microhead- into-a-power-amp- into-two-mismatched-cabs Jankenstein (TM) rig.

I tried many different ways of routing the signal. I think that last night, biamping won!

It sounded great. I ran the highs (cutoff is 100Hz I think) to the Avatar 210 and the lows to the Acoustic 115). But for the record I did not split it that way because I think that the bigger speaker produces deeper lows. I did it because I am less worried about blowing the Acoustic. I was gonna try it both ways but it sounded so good like that, plus, like I said, I luv the Avatar more. And the Acoustic seems to be holding up like a champ. I've got all the knobs on the MB200 at noon and both channels of the QSC dimed. It's the bottom-of-the-line QSC, I think - the GX3. One reason I picked it was that it wouldn't be so easy to blow out either cab with it. (Main reason was that it was cheep. Jank!)

There is probably no scientific reason why this sounded so much better than running both cabs full range, but it did. With the highs up top they seemed to cut through really well, and the lows on the bottom seemed like an awesom fog of doom.

Doing it all even more wrongly, I turned that top cab 90 degrees to blast the drummer, and left the bottom cab facing me. For once he had no problem hearing me. (I do worry about his ears.) And I heard myself fine. I liked how the cabs were mixed, even with both just full-on dimed.

I loved it; my drummer (and only bandmate) loved it. I think the rehearsal setup is done. For now

--Bomb

Calaverasgrande · #42 02-12-2011, 08:34 PM

cripes I wish I had a picture of this but I will try and describe it.
A long time ago I was in a punk band called "smog" (no relation).
The original idea was to be a 2 bass band but I lost my bass (and my Ludwig Vistalites!) in a fire. So the next idea was to play guitar. Weird I know. My girlfriend gve me her Ibanez Roadstar Strat-a-like. I had to tune it like a 6 string bass to keep from getting lost.
Well for gear my rig was a Peavey 12" PA speaker minus the tweeter. The head was this abomination that was a bit smaller than a toaster. It was mostly made out of metal except for the sides which were covered by duct tape and cardboard. This weird no name pocket head had no brand name on it and just a few knobs for gain, volume and tone. A lot of other East Bay punk bands had used it at one point or another. It should probably be on a wall in some hard rock cafe or something.
It would get pretty loud and with its own distortion plus a DOD Overdrive (the yellow one whatever that model is) it could even sound mean. When it got too loud it would start complaining by getting quieter until you had to leave it alone for a while. Then it was fine. We played 3 shows, then broke up because the drummer didn't think you could make proper feisty punk rock with a "chick singer". That drummer you may know as Brett, from Rancid.

Adam Bomb · #43 02-12-2011, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Calaverasgrande

cripes I wish I had a picture of this but I will try and describe it.
A long time ago I was in a punk band called "smog" (no relation).
The original idea was to be a 2 bass band but I lost my bass (and my Ludwig Vistalites!) in a fire. So the next idea was to play guitar. Weird I know. My girlfriend gve me her Ibanez Roadstar Strat-a-like. I had to tune it like a 6 string bass to keep from getting lost.
Well for gear my rig was a Peavey 12" PA speaker minus the tweeter. The head was this abomination that was a bit smaller than a toaster. It was mostly made out of metal except for the sides which were covered by duct tape and cardboard. This weird no name pocket head had no brand name on it and just a few knobs for gain, volume and tone. A lot of other East Bay punk bands had used it at one point or another. It should probably be on a wall in some hard rock cafe or something.
It would get pretty loud and with its own distortion plus a DOD Overdrive (the yellow one whatever that model is) it could even sound mean. When it got too loud it would start complaining by getting quieter until you had to leave it alone for a while. Then it was fine. We played 3 shows, then broke up because the drummer didn't think you could make proper feisty punk rock with a "chick singer". That drummer you may know as Brett, from Rancid.

--Bomb

chi-town_mike · #44 02-12-2011, 09:55 PM

My best friend had his room like that all during grade and highschool.

Now he's bald.

Good luck.

Calaverasgrande · #45 02-12-2011, 10:03 PM

Some of these rigs are actually not that bad. I think "janky" and I imagine stuff thats half blown, abused and used wrong. Like big old home stereo speakers being run off of a car power amp fed by a OD box with the gain down and the volume up.

eastcoasteddie · #46 02-12-2011, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by chi-town_mike

My best friend had his room like that all during grade and highschool.

Now he's bald.

Good luck.

L.O.L!!!!

like Jeremy Piven's character in "Singles", the supermarket clerk who missed 'all that school' because of the other guy's radio show.

Tortloaf · #47 02-12-2011, 10:29 PM

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I, for one, welcome our new Janky overlord.

All hail, Mcsleazy!

fretno · #48 02-13-2011, 05:09 AM

KK Jale · #49 02-13-2011, 06:43 AM

Janky rehearsal room rig. Aka the Pikey Power Tower.

Personally, I think us English and Scots are WINNING.

s_mcsleazy · #50 02-13-2011, 06:55 AM

you all humble me

and the janky overlord thing is sig worthy

s_mcsleazy · #51 02-13-2011, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam Bomb

Bump for jank!

mcsleazy where you at?!

--Bomb

erm a busstop in bridgeton

s_mcsleazy · #52 02-13-2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by eastcoasteddie

L.O.L!!!!

like Jeremy Piven's character in "Singles", the supermarket clerk who missed 'all that school' because of the other guy's radio show.

i missed alot of school and funny enough im now actually balding

runs in my family. 19 and balding

Calaverasgrande · #53 02-13-2011, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by KK Jale

Janky rehearsal room rig. Aka the Pikey Power Tower.

Personally, I think us English and Scots are WINNING.

peavey is certainly on the border of Janktown and brokesville, but Trace? Thats a nice 2x10!
Come on some of you guys must have a 4x10 with two drivers replaced with car audio subs that_dont_fit_the_holes.
Or maybe a blown combo gutted andused as an extension cab for pa head with the knobs all broken off. Not that I have ever played through anything like that...

xoloder · #54 02-13-2011, 01:10 PM

ok then. this is my janky ass ghetto rig. unfortunately, it is lacking some serious doom. it's a garage sale 60's/70's era kit built mono power amp running into a garage sale 1x15 mystery cab which contains a horrible 15" car woofer. i run this setup straight out of my mxr m-80 and it sounds like vicious CRAP!!! however, with enough fuzz it actually sounds a bit sick. i will be upgrading things as i stumble upon them, but for now, it's sort of fun.

Kawai-chang · #55 02-13-2011, 01:49 PM

Them's some pretty bitchin' shoes you got there, McSleazy.

aquateen · #56 02-14-2011, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by xoloder

ok then. this is my janky ass ghetto rig. unfortunately, it is lacking some serious doom. it's a garage sale 60's/70's era kit built mono power amp running into a garage sale 1x15 mystery cab which contains a horrible 15" car woofer. i run this setup straight out of my mxr m-80 and it sounds like vicious CRAP!!! however, with enough fuzz it actually sounds a bit sick. i will be upgrading things as i stumble upon them, but for now, it's sort of fun.

I built one of those power amp kits with my dad. actually, I watched him build it. it was made by the southwest techincal products company. haven't seen anybody else using one. nice!

BillyB_from_LZ · #57 02-14-2011, 07:29 AM

Perhaps a bit off topic...but it's janky none the less. I returned to my Alma mater and visited my son during Michigan Tech's Winter Carnival last weekend. One of the highlights includes student built ice/snow sculptures... On that note, here's what a bunch of engineering students do when they have time on their hands...the round speakers are 15s. Had this been built during my time at Tech, I would have plugged my bass into it for sure!

Tortloaf · #58 02-14-2011, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by s_mcsleazy

you all humble me

and the janky overlord thing is sig worthy

I am truly honored, Your Jankiness.

Adam Bomb · #59 02-14-2011, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Calaverasgrande

peavey is certainly on the border of Janktown and brokesville, but Trace? Thats a nice 2x10!
Come on some of you guys must have a 4x10 with two drivers replaced with car audio subs that_dont_fit_the_holes.
Or maybe a blown combo gutted andused as an extension cab for pa head with the knobs all broken off. Not that I have ever played through anything like that...

One of my first bass rigs was bass => Behringer rack EQ => two ancient Crest p3500 lead sleds => two even more ancient Toa model 30-SD loudspeakers and two prehistoric Yamaha S2115H floor wedges. The power amps and speakers were old when I bought them in the mid-'90s; back then I fronted a rap-metal band. They held up like champs for me all through my frontman years but when I was reborn as a bass player 5 years ago I blew one of the Toas in like, a day.

--Bomb

Calaverasgrande · #60 02-14-2011, 11:18 PM

I used a pair of the yamaha 15" non wedge speakers for bass a long time ago. They were very heavy, had white woofers and could handle 100 watts each!
My band bought them from a motvational speaker guy that had about a dozen he was selling fro $50 each. The horns were very good. Must have been a JBL reverse engineer or something.
I found a pic of the same model.
http://cornwall-on.canadianlisted.co...rs_792107.html
My rig then was a dod preamp pedal (yellow one) Peavey PA head>these two cabs.
Man that was annoying!