Dummy Bass Cabs

[dannster]

Never saw them in use in any club. Maybe at the Coliseum or Arena, dunno. But never in any Seattle live music spot that I can recall.

Under the Rail
Lake Hills
Norse Club (or Viking) can't remember the exact name.
Polish Hall
Mad Dogs
Zacks
The Central
blah blah blah on and on and on..... If you weren't wearing spandex, capezio's and a metric ton of aqua net you probably weren't at the right shows.

 

[Loel]

Rust Never Sleeps ...

... AKA how BIG a show do ya wanna go?

Love the Mic not much harmony for that show!

 

[bluedyna]

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Dude, here's a link to a company that sells life size posters of speaker cabs. Marshalls, generics, whatever..enjoy!
Her'sa wall of Marshalls
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[JimmyM]

Too bad they're all sold out. Besides, I think anyone with two good eyes could tell the difference

 

[Mystic Michael]

The title of this thread should be:

"Dummy cabs for Dummies"

aka "Poser Chic"...

MM

 

[SlapHappyPappy]

aka "Poser Chic"...

MM

Poser Chic? Guys, what the heck is all this backlash about dummy cabs? I normally run 16x10's thru a Mesa Titan with a backup head as well....we have a 5 day stint coming up (not the norm anymore at least for me) but I'm just thinkin of the guys who have to hall all this stuff around for me. From Hollywood to Vegas to Phoenix and on and on.....it's gonna be a ball buster of a week and frankly I'd like minimize the gear that makes the trip. POSER??? How many record deals have you had in your life? Just a guess but I'd bet it's one less than me. For Pete's sake your killin me here!!! LOL!!! Anyway thanks for all the input and fun with the thread...I remember back in the day randall used to make these for guys as well but alas these are getting very hard to find....Again thanks for all the suggestions...I did contact Music Lord but haven't heard back yet....maybe buildin them myself is the way to go....but it sounds like WAY to much effort involved.. I'd rather go the easy route and just buy them.....Well if I find some I'll let you know.

 

[allexcosta]

Here's a funny dummy cab video. Forward to 2:32

 

[stefaniw80401]

Zombie thread resurrection.

I'm playing electric bass is a local theater production of "Rock of Ages". Since I cant have the real thing on stage, I have this wacky idea having a life size dummy of the iconic Ampeg SVT heritage fridge.

Here is a link to a representative photo. But I'll need to find a straight on frontal aspect in hi- rez for life-size enlargement
Google Image Result for https://ampeg.com/products/heritage/svt-50thAnniversary/images/you-asked-for-it.png

Then I'm going to have CardBoardCutOuts.com make it for me.

Can anybody point me to a hi-rez image?

 

[Dave TB Killer]

 

[pepj]

And do the gig via zoom whilst you're at it.

 

[stefaniw80401]

And do the gig via zoom whilst you're at it.

Well the the core band will be onstage, and in costume. The cast will provide the vocals. We're being asked to DI in and use IEMs, and the drummer is using his Roland Vdrum kit. So I think the life size cardboard amps will be functional in terms of FOH mix/volume control, onstage footprint/set changes, as well as visual entertainment value. We'll exaggerate these cardboard rigs -- like I'll have two SVT fridge rigs and the guitarist can have Marshall stacks. We can even install red power lights.

 

[Redbrangus]

Well the the core band will be onstage, and in costume. The cast will provide the vocals. We're being asked to DI in and use IEMs, and the drummer is using his Roland Vdrum kit. So I think the life size cardboard amps will be functional in terms of FOH mix/volume control, onstage footprint/set changes, as well as visual entertainment value. We'll exaggerate these cardboard rigs -- like I'll have two SVT fridge rigs and the guitarist can have Marshall stacks. We can even install red power lights.

It's theater -- hyper-realism isn't required, or even expected, IME. Will there be enough space on stage for these replica amps? My experience with theater is that there is seldom enough room to put as much up on stage as people would like. However, if there's plenty of room, I can definitely see how a big apparent backline setup could enhance the visual effect and help promote the all-important "suspension of disbelief". Could the set designer, scene shop or prop department help out in this endeavor? Usually they're the ones who know how to project the right theatrical impact.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

I'd rather go the easy route and just buy them.....Well if I find some I'll let you know.

How did this work out?
Got any pictures if you did get the extra big rig setup?