Do you use a Combo amp when you Gig? If so, what is it?

[beaglesandbass]

When I use an amp it's usually the GK MB212-ii. If I have to go up stairs I'll bring the MB112-ii. Stage volume doesn't mean a whole lot to me as we use IEM. Typically now though, I don't use an amp at all. DI straight to the board via my MXR M80.

 

[Kukulkan61]

If I do it's this..Mesa 12

 

[Charlzm]

I used to subscribe to the theory that a real gigging musician uses a separate head and cab. Lately I've been noticing here around Vegas that a lot of bass players use combo amps on their gigs. What's your story?

I have one of these. Never been a problem being heard in any context I have played in and there is an impressive amount of sound tailoring that can be done with it.

 

[ou812]

Rumble 200 for small indoor stuff
GenzBenz Contour 500 medium, add extension cab for outdoors.
All have DI capability to FOH but I usually mic the GB because I don't like the pre-eq DI.

 

[Bim1959]

Mine's a Frankenstein. It was originally a Hartke combo with a 200 watt head and an aluminum coned 15. I sold the head and put in a Fender BXR300C head. I blew the speaker and put in a Carvin 800 watt 4 ohm speaker. Occasionally I'll push the speaker with an Ampeg PF800. Either way this combo kicks ass!!!

 

[elgecko]

I used to use separates but have only used a Markbass CMD121P for over a decade now. Sometimes I'll stack it on a matching 1x12 but there's always a PA.

 

[KohanMike]

I mostly use a Phil Jones Double Four, and for larger and outdoor gigs I use a Carvin MB15, also with an 115MBE ext. cab. when needed, and a Blackstar Fly3 Bass combo with ext. cab. when I roam hospital rooms.

 

[Daniel Piper]

Yes my friend, I like to combo.

Blackstar U500

 

[Strung_Low]

Dont own it, but ive gigged with a markbass jaff berlin sounded great

 

[bigswifty1]

I did several hundred gigs through a Markbass CMD151P Combo and was generally pretty happy with it. It was rarely perfect but always pretty damned good. If you are concerned with how much volume you can get for minimal weight, one handed carry, I still think this combo is hard to beat.

Smaller cafe type gigs I've done with a Markbass CDC121P Combo and it's been great.

Having said all that, I am currently using a head and cabs.

Mike

 

[brianrost]

What's your story?

I play both combos and head/cab rigs. I just close my eyes and listen. If I like it, then my only concerns are whether I can afford it and how difficult will it be to transport.

 

[dvs20]

I ran an older GK backline 210 for a while, it's heavy! my current Head/Cab set up is still a 2x10. and like someone else stated. all I have to do is change the head for a different sound!

 

[andysvec]

Hi Charles, this is what I was using with the rock trio when you came to my gig:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...rueger-mb212-ii-2x12-inch-500-watt-bass-combo
I brought this with me from Guam, I was a GK dealer for a long time with our store and have owned the gkneo 4x12, 4x10, 1x15, and the small MB150 combo w/extension cab (and owned the 2001RB head, mb500 and mb200 head). I found I could do all my small and medium club gigs with this mb212 no problem and took up less space on small stages, easier load, etc. The 412 and 2001rb was prob the best sounding rig I ever owned but only took it to larger venues (I sold to a sound company before I moved, along with my 410 and 115 gk cabs). I used to take the 410cab and mb500 head to my club gigs there but the 212 combo did just as well and was easier and I'm getting old and lazy
I did keep the MB500 head and bought one neo115 cab since I moved here but have mostly used the 212combo for gigs that I needed to bring an amp. We played TheSpace last week and I took the 115 and mb500 and think I'm going to buy another neo115 to stack for the bigger gigs like that as it really wasn't enough.

 

[Bass Man Dan]

I use a Rumble 500 in a rock cover band playing mostly small-medium bars. Two guitars. Usual volume settings are gain at 9 o'clock and master at 11 o'clock.

 

[Richard Martin]

I use a Ampeg BA210v2 with a 15" Celestion loaded extension cabinet. It'll blow out a match at 3 meters.

 

[dan1952]

Mostly an Ampeg B100R, 100 watts, 1x15, the most beautiful tone in the universe.
On smaller gigs, the B50R. 50 watts, 1x12. Ditto.

 

[hrodbert696]

Another vote for a GK MB210-ii, playing smallish bars and such. Run the DI into the PA as needed (or just to get it in the drummer's monitor, really). I had been using a half-stack, but switched back to combos when I started bi-amping. Stage spaces are often crowded and it's easier with the GK to stack my "guitar" amp (currently a Marshall Origin 20) right on top of it.

 

[garp]

Years ago, I bought a Fender Bassman 150 combo as a practice amp. The more I played it, the more I liked it: simple; good tone; decent EQ capabilities; XLR out. But I knew it didn't have enough horsepower for some of the gigs I play, and there's no option for an extension cab. So I bought a second one. This "combo combo" now gives me the extra "oomph" and redundancy I require. It will never completely replace my other rigs, but it works for many occasions.

 

[nilorius]

Till now i used combo TCelectronic BG250 112, but in a mounth will order Aguilar tone hammer 500 + sl112.

 

[BEADG63]

Here are my rigs:

I now use the Rumble 500 combo on the 210 ext. cab exclusively. 75 lbs. total - easy to move, easy to set up, and sounds amazing. The Hartke cab and rack stay at the guitarists house where we rehearse.