TecAmp amplification club.....is there such a thing yet - Page 36

phillybass101 · #**701** 12-05-2012, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by J.Wolf

I had the 900/m212 at the bass gtg alongside a few other great rigs, notably a TH500>TC115af. That's a nice sounding rig for sure, but the tecamp rig crushed it in terms of volume, low end fullness, and tone IMO, I'm sure others may disagree. when I crank my rig its amazing how quick the notes fly out of it, especially for being 12's. needless to say, folks were blown away by the tecamp gear, and that's even before i made them lift the m212 with one hand.

I'm not anti Aggie and they sound good for sure. They however do not sound like tecamps. Plus it seems everyone and their brother has one now. I've never been one to drink the cool aid. I've always been different as a person and a player and tecamp products suit me just fine. tecamp allows me to continue to be an indvidual even in the world of bassdom where it's so hard to sound different. Maybe I'm drinking the tecamp kool aid :-)

phillybass101 · #**702** 12-05-2012, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Virgil

Virgil, is that a lil rug for you to stand on? Funny thing I was thinking of getting a lil peice of red carpet to stand on when I gig. Sort of like a concentration booster. I transform once I step on the red carpet. LOL!!!!

Virgil · #**703** 12-05-2012, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by phillybass101

Virgil, is that a lil rug for you to stand on? Funny thing I was thinking of getting a lil peice of red carpet to stand on when I gig. Sort of like a concentration booster. I transform once I step on the red carpet. LOL!!!!

LOL Funny that you noticed my rug. Yep, I take it with me when I play. It is very soft. When I played 3 to 4 hour gigs, on hard surfaces, without my rug, my back and feet killed me. Since using the rug, I am far more comfortable. Now my keyboard player uses one.

phillybass101 · #**704** 12-05-2012, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Virgil

LOL Funny that you noticed my rug. Yep, I take it with me when I play. It is very soft. When I played 3 to 4 hour gigs, on hard surfaces, without my rug, my back and feet killed me. Since using the rug, I am far more comfortable. Now my keyboard player uses one.

For his rear end LOL!!! I know I know he probably stands up when he plays. Now back to tecamp stuff. How many people actually use the little rubber mat that came with their Puma head(s)???

monsterthompson · #**705** 12-05-2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by phillybass101

. How many people actually use the little rubber mat that came with their Puma head(s)???

I do. It fits tight in my kitchen drawer and keeps my silverware tray from banging around each time I open or close the drawer.

foderaman · #**706** 12-05-2012, 05:08 PM

I have been using the same stuff for years works great to keep amp from sliding around on top of your cab.If you have had a Beg AE cab with the painted finish you would know what I,m talking about.I also use a piece on the top of the amp to set switches or a tuner on top of amp and it keeps from scratching it!!

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Originally Posted by phillybass101

For his rear end LOL!!! I know I know he probably stands up when he plays. Now back to tecamp stuff. How many people actually use the little rubber mat that came with their Puma head(s)???

**Stephent28** · #**707** 12-06-2012, 12:37 AM

I use that little mat. Keeps the amp from moving around a bit when I sometimes play on a hollow stage and the cabs vibrate. I just started using a Aurex Gamma pad under my cabs and that has really helped.

Virgil · #**708** 12-06-2012, 02:55 AM

I don't use mine. It is still in the plastic it came in. I bought a TecAmp Rack bag, that I keep the amp in, and that keeps it from vibrating off of the cabinet.

phillybass101 · #**709** 12-06-2012, 06:53 AM

Mine is still in the plastic bag also. My cabs are older and have the rat fur. I'm presently running mine with an Eden 2x12. Even when I get my own Lil G it will still be carpeted. Still a good idea. I was just curious. It makes perfect sense for tecamp cabs and others with vinyl covering. I also sit my Puma on top of my Trusty backup head which has carpeting. It's an old made in England Trace Elliot GP7 SM 300. I'll never part with this head.

Virgil · #**710** 12-06-2012, 10:36 AM

Phillybass. Do you always take the back up head with you when you gig? I may leave one in the car, but I hate carrying extra gear into the gig. Unfortunately one night I was playing almost at the Jersey shore and a power surge melted my amp. I had to call my wife and ask her to drive an hour and a half, to bring me my back up. She did not speak to me for days after that evening. What about bringing a DI instead of an amp, so you can still be heard in the house, and through the monitors?

phillybass101 · #**711** 12-06-2012, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Virgil

Phillybass. Do you always take the back up head with you when you gig? I may leave one in the car, but I hate carrying extra gear into the gig. Unfortunately one night I was playing almost at the Jersey shore and a power surge melted my amp. I had to call my wife and ask her to drive an hour and a half, to bring me my back up. She did not speak to me for days after that evening. What about bringing a DI instead of an amp, so you can still be heard in the house, and through the monitors?

Always. I'm always doing small time gigs (bar/grill) with very poor PA support and I'm particular about my tone. I know many cats who may play better than me or know more than me or have a better rep than me but no one talks badly about my Tone :-) I keep a 2x10 speaker in my car at all times and normally have a head in the trunk as well. The 2nd backup is an old (rarley used swr workigmans 4004 with a BBE sonic maximizer. I never sound bad. LOL!!!! Far too many times when I was supposed to go through the house I sounded so good other folks got jealous and I get yanked just before we hit. I just laugh about it. This happened to me when I did my first gig with my puma500. The leader of the group said I was loud and just before our 1st song, the sound tech told me he was taking me out of the house. Marcus Miller had nothing on me that night, until they yanked me out. I was deflated for a song or two but I recovered and laughed it off. When I play I play with conviction and authority and an attitude. Some people just don't understand it and get nervous :-)

phillybass101 · #**712** 12-06-2012, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by phillybass101

Always. I'm always doing small time gigs (bar/grill) with very poor PA support and I'm particula about my tone. I know many cats who may play better than me or know more than me or have a better rep than me but no talks badly about my Tone :-) I keep a 2x10 speaker in my car at all times and normally have a head in the trunk as well. The 2nd backup is an old (rarley used swr workigmans 4004 with a BBE sonic maximizer. I never sound bad. LOL!!!!

All my heads have DI out so since I aways have a head with me I'll just use it. I was thinking about picking up one of those cheap eden DI's just for grins.

nostatic · #**713** 12-06-2012, 12:16 PM

I don't carry a backup cab (hopefully a low likelihood of failure) but always have two heads and multiple cables. One of the Puma heads stays in the car all the time (expensive backup - but I like the tone). I use the DI in the head for FOH. I've carried a DI but most of the places with FOH that I'd actually use have DIs as well. For some clubs we avoid FOH for everything except vox, sax, and kick drum so we control the sound a little better.

KJung · #**714** 12-06-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by nostatic

I don't carry a backup cab (hopefully a low likelihood of failure) but always have two heads and multiple cables. One of the Puma heads stays in the car all the time (expensive backup - but I like the tone). I use the DI in the head for FOH. I've carried a DI but most of the places with FOH that I'd actually use have DIs as well. For some clubs we avoid FOH for everything except vox, sax, and kick drum so we control the sound a little better.

Yeah, I don't expect a cab to go bad....never had that happen.

I do put a micro head on the backseat floor of my car if at all possible, and I have a little packet of small cables (power cable, speaker cable, instrument cable), plus a set of strings in my gig back. Don't bother with a spare DI since if my amp goes, the sound company would have a DI for me to use or would use my spare head.

Luckily, I've never had to use the spare, but I bailed out a monitor system (i.e., ran two monitors off of my spare amp) and a keyboard player before! Also, amazing how you can be a hero on rare occasions just having a spare A/C cable with you

phillybass101 · #**715** 12-06-2012, 01:08 PM

I keep the cab and head in my car in case I run into a jam session LOL!!! I don't use the cab as a backup. It just rides with me all the time :-). But for gigs yes I always have a backup amp. Hope to get to where I can have another Puma as a backup.

Virgil · #**716** 12-06-2012, 06:17 PM

I rarely carry a back up amp. From now on I will.

foderaman · #**717** 12-06-2012, 06:29 PM

With the size of the amps now a back up amp takes up very little room.I always bring a backup small and light weight MB F500,Shuttlemax9.2,Puma 900 or a WW Ultra.Any combination of 2 and take up less room than a extra bass and I bring two basses also.Plus my car is a small sports sedan and have plenty of room left!

Virgil · #**718** 12-07-2012, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by foderaman

With the size of the amps now a back up amp takes up very little room.I always bring a backup small and light weight MB F500,Shuttlemax9.2,Puma 900 or a WW Ultra.Any combination of 2 and take up less room than a extra bass and I bring two basses also.Plus my car is a small sports sedan and have plenty of room left!

It makes sense to do that, because anything can happen. A few years back, I had just purchased a brand new amp; hadn't taken it out of the box. While taking the rig into a venue, the amp slipped off of the cabinet that I was carrying it on, and slammed onto the pavement. When I opened the box, the volume pot had jammed into the amp, and couldn't be used. I had to use a DI for the gig. I am going to look for a Markbass micro head for a back up to keep in the car.

phillybass101 · #**719** 12-07-2012, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Virgil

It makes sense to do that, because anything can happen. A few years back, I had just purchased a brand new amp; hadn't taken it out of the box. While taking the rig into a venue, the amp slipped off of the cabinet that I was carrying it on, and slammed onto the pavement. When I opened the box, the volume pot had jammed into the amp, and couldn't be used. I had to use a DI for the gig. I am going to look for a Markbass micro head for a back up to keep in the car.

Virgil for a backup check out the Kustom micro head. Brad Johnson swears by his and it only costs between $300/$400 brand new and 500 watts. KXB500. I'm thinking about this one as well. How does $375 sound to ya?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KUSTOM-KXB50...-/200641942484

Virgil · #**720** 12-07-2012, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by phillybass101

Virgil for a backup check out the Kustom micro head. Brad Johnson swears by his and it only costs between $300/$400 brand new and 500 watts. KXB500. I'm thinking about this one as well. How does $375 sound to ya?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KUSTOM-KXB50...-/200641942484

That's an idea. Thanks