Best Rig You've EVER played through

[Etingi]

oh yes
I'm jealous of neptune's Sunn 4x15, talk about punch

 

[DaveDeVille]

oh yes
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friggin' sweet .

 

[lomo]

Ad200b -> two Orange 115s.

For me it's a tie:
AD200B with peach fuzz into Orange OBC15 cab (I suppose 2 would be even nicer).

or

AD200B cleanly into Phil Jones 9B. If I could have only 1 sound from a rig (and didn't have to carry it) this would be it.

 

[MarkAndHisBass]

I'm GAS'ing so bad for a Ampeg SVT-CL/VR and a Ampeg SVT-410HLF.

Just cant afford it

I'd say that would be my dream rig

 

[Pitbull Growl]

paganjack-

Must be nice. I'm sure I'd love it thru my Mesa 215 + 1516 I'm restoring/upgrading.
Soon I'll have a pair of 118 cabs to go w/it (gonna either build some TL-505's or TL-405's to house some incoming EVM-18B's [reconed to 8Ω Pro Line Spec]... prolly the 405's so I can rest either some EVM-12L or Eminence Neo loaded 8Ω 412's on each cab.... Then I'll either hunt down an M-2000 and slave the Carvin I currently have to it, or cheap out and get a 2Ω stereo poweramp and use it as a slave to the Carvin. Either way once I'm done I'm sure it'll end up posted in the Rigs Of Doom thread.... prolly part 19 by the time I get it all together*)


... Anyway, nice rig. May it bring you many years of tonal bliss.


*To those who'd ask why I'd want such a ridiculous rig as described above ... You can tell a guitard to turn down his Krank stack 30x and get the same response... NONE, but it only takes 1 time to rattle his head clean off his stack for him to get the picture.

 

[SteveC]

See, this 2x10 + 4x10 arrangement seems ideal to me - for small gigs, you don't schlep that much but you have the gear for the bigger gig.

Why did you think your gear was too big? Was the head to heavy?

It is a great stack if you need/use/want lots of stage volume. At the time I had it I was in a 10 piece band and the stage volume was unbearable, really. Two guitars, bass, keys drums, horns and everyone played loud.

We finally got everyone (except the horns) to go to wireless IEM's and life was good. I went to a DI with no stage rig. I miss those days. An Avalon U5, a 2 channel eq, my own mix and eq for my bass and monitor send, wireless bass and all in a 4 space rack. My load in was a breeze - except for the PA.

The groups I'm in now are 3-4 piece jazz and cover bands. I usually have PA support, and when I don't (background jazz gigs) the small combo I use is plenty. With PA, it is a great stage monitor and the DI sounds good, too. At 18 pounds, my load in/out is one trip and I love it. I doubt I would ever go back to a big rig like that. Maybe a 2x12 but I don't see it in my future.

 

[SAlcott]

MM Stingray 5 w/ Hipshot low A on the B string. Marshall Major into 1/18. Traynor YBA3 Custom into 2/15. It made glasses walk across the bar.

 

[smem]

my current rig best so far...

 

[Korladis]

Oh, we're supposed to post pictures?

Note, that is not me in the picture. I was the one taking the picture. The guitarist is playing through a Peavey rig off to the right side of the frame.

 

[Mr_Sore_Fingerz]

Orange AD200B into two OBC 410s...I was playing a Ric too, it was AWESOME!!

 

[twdavis13]

I bi-amped 2 old SVT's. One I had going through a 810 pushing the lows and the other running a 410 that I dialed in for the highs.
( I know, but we didn't worry too much about impedence back then). THAT was pure bliss.

WOW. YOu've officially GASSED me, but seriously, if you have the money, THAT sounds ideal. The only thing is, what if you want to mic into the P.A., would you just mic them separately and then combine them into one signal?? I'm saying this because I wouldn't want to go deaf from cranking an SVT up to 8 or 10

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

The best rig I've ever played is ALWAYS the one I play now. Check my profile - it's always up to date. Why would one ever want to play a rig that's not the best one played through? Life is too short.

 

[Pitbull Growl]

Why would one ever want to play a rig that's not the best one played through? Life is too short.

Sometimes things like affordability, availability, and other financial responsibilities get in the way.

 

[strke-fender]

my Mesa 400+ and 1516. i love it.

 

[John Wentzien]

Absolutely LOVE it!

 

[humpy thumb]

This is going to sound very predictable but the best bass amp I've tried since 1982 is the Warwick Jonas Hellborg amp system.JH preamp,500 watt mono power amp with the JH Hi cab & JH Club Cab.
It was designed to be the best bass amplifier ever designed & built & I honestly believe Jonas & Warwick achieved that.To cut a long story short,it's like having the sound of your bass(not the amp)plugged into a Neve console with studio grade speakers,with the highest possible headroom & lowest possible noise floor.
You really should check it out.Like test driving your ultimate fantasy car,it's worth doing just to experience it.
That's enough one sided Warwick worship from me.I'm gonna go grab my bassball bat necked piece of drift wood & try to find a solution for the neck dive now kiddies.

 

[flipper_gv]

I almost bought a RH450 the other day and then decided to go with a Markbass 2x10 combo. Both had the clarity I was seeking, but the markbass also had the warmth the other didn't. The best combo I've ever touched and hope to add a 4x10 under in the near future.

 

[UncleBalsamic]

Of what I've played, it would have to be one of the newer Trace Elliot 115 combos that I played a couple of years ago.

My planned Bareface/Markbass rig should destroy in a few months though

 

[CapnSev]

Orange MK head and two Orange 410 cabs.

That being said- I will never own one because there's no way I'm hauling that around.

 

[Govier966]

this is really cliche but i really enjoyed using a 8X10 through a stv classic. it was with a stingray, the pickup was way to high so it had this nice growl. same setup as lou barlow