What are we using? Rig Pics?

[Swinging Beef]

I was wondering what set ups you guys are all using for rockabilly or psychobilly or slap playing, and I would be stoked to see some pictures, too.

I will dredge up some pictures of mine, some time and return the favour, in the mean time all I have is this picture in the attachments.

Im using a 1990 Meinel Ply bass with K&K Bassmaster Pick Ups and Preamp into an Eden Nemesis 2x10

[BassGreaser]

here is me with my Strunal 5/20 all plain guts and Underwood pup straight into my current rig is a GK 400RB II/BE S12-D

[Geoff Firebaugh]

KDB zombie slap king into Nady stereo Wireless U-2000- Rane Ap-13 - Korg D-2000 tuner- Fender TB 1200 - and Fender 810 pro cabinet.

or KDB Tiger King into K&K rockabilly pre- Nocturne preamp- Fender TV one15 combo

or KDB Slappy into K&K pre into TC Electronics RH450- Ampeg 410-HLF

[Infamous Vandel]

No name plywood bass with a Ryan Hurley pick-up straight into a carvin r600 bridged to a Ampeg 6x10. looking to upgrade the pick up and head asap. But for now works great.

[Gearhead43]

I play an old Engelhardt C1 with a Schatten RB-1 or Underwood pickup, with Lambert Deluxe strings. (always used plain guts before I found these)

I use an HPF-Pre preamp, or sometimes use a VT Bass pedal if I am in the mood for a B15 fliptop tone.

I am using a GK MB115 combo now with the lower volume country bands I play in. For louder gigs I was using a GK head into two Avatar Neo 2-10s.

[Gearhead43]

Originally Posted by Geoff Firebaugh

KDB zombie slap king into Nady stereo Wireless U-2000- Rane Ap-13 - Korg D-2000 tuner- Fender TB 1200 - and Fender 810 pro cabinet.

or KDB Tiger King into K&K rockabilly pre- Nocturne preamp- Fender TV one15 combo

or KDB Slappy into K&K pre into TC Electronics RH450- Ampeg 410-HLF

We need some pictures, Geoff. - and not just yer glamour shots!

[swamprocker]

i have an Anton Schroetter bass
underwood pickup
ampeg svt350 head
ampeg svt 8x10 cab ( i practice through a 4x10 peavey cab)

[Les Fret]

Originally Posted by Infamous Vandel

No name plywood bass with a Ryan Hurley pick-up straight into a carvin r600 bridged to a Ampeg 6x10. looking to upgrade the pick up and head asap. But for now works great.

Great picture!
How do you guys do that? I am afraid to try this on my 4500$ bass.
But it looks cool.

[Infamous Vandel]

I can understand that worry. If I had a nice well crafted bass I'd probably wouldn't. One thing is if my leg go through the body or I crack a seam it's my fault that's one thing I know. Standing on it is not to hard. I play the my end pin all the way in so it's as low as it can be to the ground. I also made my own end pin rubber tip that is way wider and has more material so you don't wear it out as fast . I have also cut a flat spot on the rubber foot at an angel so that when I step up on the bass the the flat spot on the rubber foot grips the ground instead of being rounded witch can cause some wobble when you stand on it. I also have small square of grip tape too! when I step up I have grip now. Besides that just a matter of know where to keep your weight and foot placement.

[lucas vigor]

I still am unable to post pictures on this forum, so here is a vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okpSJ...eature=related


King Doublebass (RIP!) "slap king" with underwood pickup, through the house system if possible, and if not, an SWR redhead combo with an 18 cab underneath.

Plain gut E and A, weedwacker D and G.

[Dogghouse]

Not me, but my King Upright played the Hollywood House of Blues this Monday. Hopefully, I'm next.

[Doug R]

I've had this great old Kay bass since the '70s but with old steel-wrapped strings and no pickup. I've mostly played a Fender P-bass in bands and just used the Kay for fun and jamming.

I recently converted and upgraded it to use in a rockabilly trio. It is super easy to play now, looks great and sounds killer through an amp. What fun!

With the new set-up (I had to recut the bridge and nut slots for the fat strings) the action is low, easy to play and slaps like a dream. I should have done this years ago.

-1966 Kay S-9 (blond)
-K&K rockabilly system (2-mics & mini preamp/mixer)
-Blue Weed Wacker strings
-Peavey TNT 130w 15" combo amp

[antkiller]

my Engelhardt em1 w/ knk RAB pickup..Gk1001 rb head

[T-Bird]

Hi.

From the one and unfortunately only DB gig I've had:



Eastern block (?) ply.
"Home made" piezo bridge, made from the parts salvaged from an Art&Lutherie parlour guitar.
Fame BVH300
Laney410
HK115
+SVTDI to the desk.

Regards
Sam

[Gearhead43]

I just picked up a GK 410MBE ultralight cab to use with my GK head for louder shows, bigger rooms with no PA, etc and am really liking this cab. It's a super compact 410 that only weighs around 44lbs, and is so small the tens are all touching each other inside, it's not much bigger than many 2-10s I have had but just a different shape. Very nice cab so far.

Only 410 cab I've ever been able to carry in one hand. Plus it handles 800watts, more than I'll need. Sounds great too.

[bussmann]

Playing more loud blues than rockability with this rig, $107 ebay engelhardt 1/4 size body with homemade curly maple neck, kent armstrong mag pu on the end of fb into sadowsky preamp, into homemade poplar plywood antiqued tweed cab with 15" carvin and eden nc320 amp, 'fender bussman' faceplate. Can lift the amp with 1, yes, 1, finger. The official spiderman kids sneaker endpin shoe actually flashes red lights when you bounce the bass! Several hundred bucks tied up in the whole rig, but already made tens of dollars using it. The prayer flags prove I'm on the Dalai Lama's junkmail list.......

[Gearhead43]

Love that setup, Bussman!! Must be really fun to play some blues on a setup like that.

[h4ppyk]

I have a strunal 50/4 witha gut strings and a clamp pickup, not sure what the pickup i called but it sounds great.

i play both slap and swing on it.

i have a ashdown fivefifteen rehersal amp