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I'm using the hybrid head:
I'm using the hybrid head:
And I would describe my tone with the Demeter head and Accugroove El Whappo as celestial bliss... with a back ache. My cabinet weights 88 lbs and the head in the rack isn't petite either, but once this rig is there, and that tone fills the room... I become the undisputed alpha male in the room.
So you write "rig." That means you have TecAmp amp and speakers?
Do you have the Combo 210?
Or the S210? Or the M210? Something else?
Hey guys.
I sold my Maple top BN5 to get the Cocobolo BN5 that was for sale a couple of weeks ago. Anyway, I got it yesterday and when I was testing it I noticed that the bridge pickups wasn't "working" but it had a center detent. Long story short the bass came with vol/bal instead of vol/vol, I'm not complaining, I actually prefer it like that but I just want to make sure it came like this from the factory... This bass is sweet!! I also picked up a VJ5 in black with a Badass bridge and a pickup cover, can you say Marcus?
Here's some pics, maybe one of you can tell me if it came like this from the factory or if someone modified it along the way.
Thanks!
I truly hate to steer any attention from that beautiful bass, but I've been thinking about the new Fbass cabinet.
I need a smaller, mid range rig really, so I'm willing to give the Fbass cabinet a try, but I'd want a light weight head to go with it as well.
I know a lot of guys here like the Tech Amp Puma 500,
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but the TC Electronic RH450 won some great awards and endorsements when it came out in 2009 as well.
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One reason I lean TC is the EQ presents. When you like to gig with several basses, it is really nice to be able to QUICKLY find the right settings for each bass. After all, you've kind of held things up a bit as it is with the fast change of basses, I really don't like to add to the wait by making do with fairly generic settings -- especially when I know a better tone is within reach of the gear.
Currently I use either a pedal with patches set for certain basses, or I use a small modeling amp (Roland) as a preamp and out it to the bigger rig or PA.
The pedal is huge and a pain though, and the Roland is far from perfect.
I'd love to have a preset for my acoustic sounding AC6 Classic, one for my ash bodied BN5, BN6 and Fodera, and then keep the third as always being tweaked for my BN6 LE replica or AC6 Signature.
With these blueties, I never have the blues
I'm using the Puma900 and a 4 ohm M212 cab. I did a review a little while back of the Tecamp gear and fell in love with it. The S212 killed, but was a little too tight down low for my tastes (coming from the the el whappo i used for years), and I don't like the particular need-set of a rear ported cab, so I opted for the larger, front ported M212 sight unseen. Nailed it. Perfectly fat and balanced tone top to bottom, just enough of the right type of coloration for me, beautifully made, loud as $#!T, 44lbs.
I originally bought a powersoft (older 2U version) puma500, then swapped it for the new puma900 and I couldnt be happier. I still have a rack rig with a Demeter HBP-1 (the top half of your HB600) and big QSC amp, an LMII and a pair of tri112's, but the tecamp gear is stunning beyond expectation, and gets 90% of my gig time. Now my only problem is that I'm jonesing for their 55lb L410
Today's roster update adds a BN6 to francoprof's BNF6.With these blueties, I never have the blues
