Loudest Bass Rig That You Have Heard or Know of.

[dhomer]

The loudest single-box rig I know.. fEARful 1515/66/1. The one I had here moved empty pop bottles across he floor, and shook every ounce of dust off the shop rafters.. Definitely overkill umless you had to shout down two full Marshall stacks.. and i wouldn't want to be in that band..

[oddgrowth]

Originally Posted by BBQV

A friend of mine plays through this. It's like being hit by a train!

Originally Posted by s_mcsleazy

can you tell me how it sounds to run 2 15's with a 2x10 cos i noticed peter hook does the same

sounds like heaven.



I got kudos for the sound of this after nearly every gig, from regular joes and touring acts alike.

[bobbybass85]

I can't believe nobody's posted a Grateful Dead pic yet...

[FreshTrooperXBL]

Originally Posted by brummiejon

I can't think of anything worse than an ELP tribute band.....

BJ

Trust me: I've paid for and seen worse cover bands. These guys played the parts and had the sound spot on ...keys player even had the huge Moog and the Hammond on stage. Seriously legit ELP cover show for $12 or whatever the ticket price was.

[CL400Peavey]

Originally Posted by dhomer

The loudest single-box rig I know.. fEARful 1515/66/1. The one I had here moved empty pop bottles across he floor, and shook every ounce of dust off the shop rafters.. Definitely overkill umless you had to shout down two full Marshall stacks.. and i wouldn't want to be in that band..

I would....

[MRDOOM]

Originally Posted by Passinwind

The Wall of Sound was actually made up of stand alone systems for each instrument (and another one for vocals), so nothing went through Phil's part of the Wall but Phil's bass. Not sure it was the loudest bass rig I've ever heard, but it was easily among the best sounding, especially outdoors.

In all honesty, I started this thread with the intention of hearing about rigs (amp + cab(s) combinations) that people had played through themselves or had seen played up close without PA support. When people started mentioning rigs played through sound systems I just let it go since it seemed like it could still be a fun thread.

[CL400Peavey]

Originally Posted by MRDOOM

In all honesty, I started this thread with the intention of hearing about rigs (amp + cab combinations) that people had played through themselves or had seen played up close without PA support.

In all seriousness my fEARful 1515/66/1 with my Aguilar TH/ART PCII pre combo into a bridged Peavey IPR 1600 is just stupid loud. I dont have to go full bore with it all the time, but I fear no venue.

[bryan gibson]

Originally Posted by ishkabibble

A thread about loud bass rigs and no mention of Brian Gibson of Lightning Bolt? For shame.

Anyways...
Don't have many other live music experiences to compare it to, but yeah, when I saw Lightning Bolt a while back they were bloody LOUD. Like, I-even-wore-fitting-earplugs-and-STILL-my-ears-were-ringing-for-a-week. Heck, I was even fatigued after the show because the bass was literally like a wall of sound crashing against my body every second.

According to the man himself, his rig is rated at 3000 watts.

I've just GOTTA meet this dude!!!!
And then tell him how to properly spell his name
OK, just had to do that, now back to your regularly scheduled programming...

[canadian*eh]

Originally Posted by CL400Peavey

In all seriousness my fEARful 1515/66/1 with my Aguilar TH/ART PCII pre combo into a bridged Peavey IPR 1600 is just stupid loud. I dont have to go full bore with it all the time, but I fear no venue.

I will Second That....My 66 Is crazy Stupid Loud with my Carvin B2000 Head...By Far the loudest Stand alone cab i have ever Herd or played through.....Just have to get Another speakon Cable so i can run both the 66 and the 15/6 together...... Still waiting for my Homeowners Insurance to get back to me about Earthquake Coverage Here in Alberta

[Foz]

My 66 is stupider than yours!

Currently driving it with an ART pro Channel II into one side of a Crown iTech 6000 [3,000 watts @ 4 ohms]. It gets louder than anything I care to stand 12' in front of even outdoors with me facing in the other direction.

[Calaverasgrande]

Can't find any pics, but when I first saw Primus Les Claypool was playing an ADA MP1 into some power amps, and had several of those EV 2x15 + mid driver cabs. Even outdoors it positively deafened with the midrangey bass, midrangey pre, and midrangey cabinets.

[Bmorefoozler]

Originally Posted by Calaverasgrande

Can't find any pics, but when I first saw Primus Les Claypool was playing an ADA MP1 into some power amps, and had several of those EV 2x15 + mid driver cabs. Even outdoors it positively deafened with the midrangey bass, midrangey pre, and midrangey cabinets.

I've seen him several times, and he was using Mesa Boogie 2x15's and 400+'s, still with the ADA. I think most times it was 2x(215+400+) and once it was 4 stacks.

[everogere]

What did he say ?????

[Arthur U. Poon]

Geezer Butler's rig at the Hammersmith Odeon in early 1982 on "The Mob Rules" tour is the loudest live rig I've heard. It was also very defined; I could hear every note he played. Awesome concert.

I saw Entwistle from the front row in 1980 at the Salt Palace; I lucked out and ended up with him directly in front of me before the stage lights came on, but I don't recall his sound being brutally loud. Townshend's was, -from across the stage.

The loudest rig I've owned was a G-K 2000RB in bridge/mono through an SWR Goliath Sr. 6-10" cab.

And my friend's mid 70's SVT head plugged into it's matching 8-10" cab in his band's cinderblock garage that was converted into a rehearsal room. That setup punched me in the chest so hard, it was hard to catch my breath.

[rtslinger]

Back in the day I was running two Svt 300 watt heads into 2 8*10 Ampeg Cabinets I have hearing loss in my left ear. Ear drum swelled to the size of a dime that was bad the Ear Nose and Throat Doc said talking loud hair blowing move your pant leg loud

[Jim Nazium]

Originally Posted by MikeBass

The loudest rig I ever heard was a BagEnd 410 co-ax cab on their 18 cab running their ELF system.
It was scary how loud, clean and LOW it would/can go.

What ever happened with that ELF system? I remember reading about it in Bass Player (back in the mid 90s), thinking it seemed like a great idea, and calling all over the country trying to buy it with no success. Did it ever make it into production?

[Arthur U. Poon]

I failed to mention that my current rig: 2 Mesa Powerhouse 212's powered by my Crest CA9/Demeter HBP-1 setup is pretty darned loud, but IMO it's no Rig of Doom.

I have toyed with the idea of powering my Berg HT210/HT115 cabs with one channel of my CA9 and the 212's with the other channel on an outdoor gig, but I haven't played one in quite a few years. Maybe someday.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by Arthur U. Poon

Geezer Butler's rig at the Hammersmith Odeon in early 1982 on "The Mob Rules" tour is the loudest live rig I've heard. It was also very defined; I could hear every note he played. Awesome concert.

That's the same tour they recorded Live Evil on.

Do you remember what was in his rig at all?

[Arthur U. Poon]

Originally Posted by Sartori

That's the same tour they recorded Live Evil on.

Do you remember what was in his rig at all?

Wow, I didn't know Live Evil was recorded during that tour!

This makes me realize how freakin' old I really am.! The stage had a Gothic/Castle backdrop or something. Neither Geezer's or Tony's amps were visible. I do remember Geezer was playing a B.C. Rich Eagle bass.

I saw them later that year in Salt Lake City, and their amps were still behind a backdrop IIRC. They were incredibly loud, but Tony was having feedback problems throughout the show.

Somewhere, I still have the Tour Program. I was hugely influenced by Geezer Butler at that time, and seeing the band live in London was a real event. I liked how his bass tone had grit, yet was distinct at the same time, and had massive punch.

[Steve Dallman]

I'm thinking Tim Bogert, with his wall of 4X15 cabinets.

In the mid 70's I was in a hard rock band in Minocqua, WI. I used an SVT with two cabinets. One was a 2X15 West cabinet, with two EV SRO 15's...the original coffee can types. The cabinet was made of inch thick particle board...very heavy. The other cabinet was a huge Carvin folded horn 2X15. Quite a loud rig, and I never needed PA support.