bass rigs

Hi hi- II just got the Mesa/Boogie Subway D-800+ on a sale at guitar center (available in-store through sometime in August btw!!! Doesn't say on their website for some reason, but this is a rare deal lol). I have an Ampeg pf-500 and pf-115he, but the head faults out when I use any drive pedals...

A common situation for me and I suspect some others as well: hopping up on a bandstand or popping into a rehearsal studio, (sometimes with musicians I know and have rehearsed with, and sometimes not). Often these situations are with backlined amps and cabinet. I find I can usually make a few...

This is my first post here, so I hope I put this issue in the correct forum. I have been playing bass since I was 14 years old (I am 42 now). Until this past December, I have always just used combo amps. I am now playing through a Gallien-Kreuger 700RB-II and a GK Neo 4x10 cab. I think my...

I was thinking to when I was young and broke and had to kludge together bass amp rigs out of random acquired pieces. This was long before I had a cell phone to take photos of everything. First rig was a homemade particle board cabinet with a well used (but free) CTS 1x15 driver. Just roughly...

(Quick version) I have been playing my Ibanez SW100 for the past 15+yrs and it has done very very well. The newest band I am in has started playing bigger venues and we recently obtained a prime spot at sunfest. I am a broke school teacher on a budget and have had great success with ZZounds so...