Anyone else play one of these?

[FilCo]

So here is my new head I picked up last weekend. It consists of a Furman PQ-3 preamp/parametric eq and an original Acoustic model 361 power amp section. Yep, it is all housed in a milk crate.
I showed up just to buy the Furman, but the guy said the price included the entire rig, so I figured what the hell. When I got home and plugged it in I was pretty surprised to find out it all worked, and more surprised that it sounds great. It bumps pretty hard when it powers on, and there is a little bit of hum, but otherwise it is quiet, powerful, and full sounding. Now I just need to squeeze a compressor in to the empty "rack" space.

 

[Jim C]

You win!
That thing looks tough as nails; a little hack job, a little bit home made, an plenty of attitude.
If it sounds good I'd use it in a heartbeat.

 

[mac94]

That's awesome

 

[craig.p]

I had a close cousin to that Furman back in the mid-late '70s, and it's what I used to "fix" a lean-sounding amp and a lean-sounding folded horn. I think it had a green panel but I could be wrong on that point. Never had a problem with it. I recall it being very clean and somewhat "character-less," but back then it was volume at all costs and everything else came in a distant second.

 

[thumpbass1]

That is....so....BEAUTIFUL! Bless it's ugly little heart. I love seeing oddball home brew rigs that have the goods tonewise.

 

[FilCo]

That is....so....BEAUTIFUL! Bless it's ugly little heart. I love seeing oddball home brew rigs that have the goods tonewise.

Thanks, that is what I thought. I am having some trouble getting my wife to see it's inner beauty though. So far I think it is her least favorite piece of gear I have ever owned.

 

[Jim C]

Chicks; go figure...

 

[countrybass007]

The Furman PQ-3 is a great pre-amp. I got mine used at Makin' Music many, many years ago, and it's come in handy for dozens of things over the years. Best $100 bucks I ever spent for gear.

 

[FilCo]

The Furman PQ-3 is a great pre-amp. I got mine used at Makin' Music many, many years ago, and it's come in handy for dozens of things over the years. Best $100 bucks I ever spent for gear.

That's what I had to cough up for this. I have been amazed at the price of some of these preamp/eq units. I never paid much attention to them until recently, but there are a lot of options out there for very little money compared to bass specific preamps.

 

[tdogg]

thats awesome! your EBS cab is WAY too pretty in comparison though. maybe add some duct tape to make them match better?

 

[Basshappi]

Geurilla engineering at it's finest, love it!

 

[JoZac21]

Isn't that just a Crate amp?... get it... Crate?

Oy.

 

[fokof]

Love the rack !
Very good idea , I'll remember this one !

 

[derridiandrift]

I LOVE THIS AMP!!!

 

[tdogg]

he may be on to something here, look at all that ventilation!

 

[Number27]

wowwwie is that thing ugly!

 

[MonkeyBass]

A milk crate... well... hmmm.

Nice pre though.

 

[M0ses]

Wait a minute, are you telling us that we've been throwing gobs of money away on racks when all this time milk crates are the perfect size and free?!?!?

You're a genius!

 

[Matt Wilson]

Dude that milk crate idea is great! I'm measuring one at work next week.

 

[seedokebass]

Thanks, that is what I thought. I am having some trouble getting my wife to see it's inner beauty though

You didn't tell her to look through the holes?