building a rack setup suggestions?

[bassking511]

im creating a rack setup with either a kustom groovebass 1200
or a GK 700/1001 RB-II
what gear sould i absolutely have in your opionion..or could greatly use

i already have a chro. tuner on my digitech pedal

 

[MarkMyWordsXx]

use the search, theres only about a million of these threads started every day

 

[dominic54321]

Don't forget the power rack. I also just added a compressor to my rack setup, but I wouldn't say it's a "must have"...it's just for a slight bit of compression, but I primarily use it to control the peaks.

 

[Nick Ioannucci]

check out a BBE sonic maximizer, maybe a compressor or something, something you think will actually help your sound. right now in my rack sits my bass 350, and i plan to put a sliding shelf in to hold a pedal tuner and later possibly a DTAR solstice for my upright. ill probably put a furman in or make my own power distributor with stuff i have laying around(lame i know, i have the parts) but im not goin to fancy with it. search for the show your rack thread maybe youll get some ideas from that.

 

[mjwessel]

I play metal and I have a pretty decent size rack setup and it really gives me the sound that I am going for with little to no problems or complaints on my end. Here is my set up (In Rack Order):

Furman RP-8 Power Conditioner
Korg DT1000 Digital Rack Tuner
Carvin UHF Wireless Guitar System
DBX 166XL Compressor/Limiter/Gate
Tech 21 Sansamp RBI
Peavey Tour 700
Peavey Tour 700

I only use the other Tour 700 when I need two cabs and run a few A/B boxes in there to make it work for multiple cabs as well. I use only Peavey Tour 8x10 cabinets.

Hope this helps.

 

[georgestrings]

ATM, my gigging rack consists of a 700rb-II with a DTR-2000 tuner on top of that, and an XDR-95 receiver on top of that - with a surge strip in the back hooked up to a 14/3 15' extension cable... I also have a speaker cable already hooked up to the G-K amp, and my X2 trans stored back there - all that in an SKB ATA 4 space rack case... I can literally be up and running in well under a minute after hitting the stage - and my rack doesn't weigh alot, nor take up a ton of space... I've probably got over 50 gigs on this setup, and it works very well...


My main recommendation is not to waste your money on a power "conditioner" of ANY sort, nor any other useless crap you don't need - get a decent outlet strip for distribution and surge protection, and call it good...



- georgestrings

 

[georgestrings]

They say a picture's worth a thousand words - here's a couple of crappy ones I just took:

 

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[EricF]

My rack is similar to the one georgestrings posted - simple and efficient. In my 4U rolling Gator rack, I have a Aguilar DB750 head and Korg DTR1000 tuner mounted on the front. The back rails hold a Tripp-Lite rack-mount power strip (cheaper than a Furman "power condidioner", but does the same job) located opposite the tuner. Setup and break-down is easy and fast.

EDIT: Photos added

 

[cannonballjames]

My main recommendation is not to waste your money on a power "conditioner" of ANY sort, nor any other useless crap you don't need - get a decent outlet strip for distribution and surge protection, and call it good...

- georgestrings

Wow... I actually did a double take when I read that. A power conditioner is useless crap? That is the FIRST thing I would recommend getting! A surge protector will protect against exactly that... power surges. A power conditioner will regulate and meter the voltage, because you will get voltage drops as more things are plugged in. You will still have power, which wouldn't trip a surge protector, but if your voltage, which is usually 120-125 drops too low, you'll burn out all your gear. Especially if you play in older places where the wiring might not be up to modern codes, or outdoor gigs with generators, this is ESSENTIAL equipment! You can pick up a good power conditioner for $50, maybe less. Never skimp on protection.

 

[MuzikMan]

Wow... I actually did a double take when I read that. A power conditioner is useless crap? That is the FIRST thing I would recommend getting! A surge protector will protect against exactly that... power surges. A power conditioner will regulate and meter the voltage, because you will get voltage drops as more things are plugged in. You will still have power, which wouldn't trip a surge protector, but if your voltage, which is usually 120-125 drops too low, you'll burn out all your gear. Especially if you play in older places where the wiring might not be up to modern codes, or outdoor gigs with generators, this is ESSENTIAL equipment! You can pick up a good power conditioner for $50, maybe less. Never skimp on protection.

You're kidding yourself if you think that $50 units offer any type of real power conditioning.

 

[Electricblue]

The basic setup I was going to for is:

31-band EQ
Head (Obviously)
Compression

I personally don't believe in power conditioners, but there we go.

 

[Balog]

I have (and love) a 5 band para-metric EQ (older Rane PE-15). I think it was a great investment, and am glad I have it.

 

[georgestrings]

You're kidding yourself if you think that $50 units offer any type of real power conditioning.

Yeah, gotta love it when some noob necro posts from a couple of years ago to demonstrate how little they actually know about electronics and electricity...


- georgestrings