Favourite bass + rig combinations?

[georgestrings]

These(in series):

this:

...or this:

...into this:

Kills it every time, at every venue I've ever played them at...


- georgestrings

 

[funkingroovin]

Fen MIA Jazz with rounds and Fralin singles wired in series run straight to an SWR Super Redhead combo with an SWR Son of Bertha 15 ext. cab = porn for the ears!

 

[Davbassdude]

The best setups I experienced were my Ric 4003 through my Peavey Mark III head over the (1970's) SVT cabinet. For the smaller amp, I would go with any Ric, Fender Jazz or Precision through my early 60's Ampeg B-18. It may be simple and not very powerful, but it is still the best sounding Bass amp I've had. If I were to fulfill my dream setup, I would have to go with any bass through the Ampeg V-4B head over cabinet... if I were just able to transport the damn folded-horn monstrosity!

 

[Catbuster]

No question my favorite rig is the GK 700RB/GK NEO 212/Aerodyne Jazz Bass.

It's just... Perfect.

 

[sarcastro83]

Super simple:

Fender Precision into a late 60's Traynor YBA-1A mkII head into a late 60's YS15 cabinet.

Best tone I can remember having, hands down.

 

[JMacBass65]

'83 AVRI Jazz Bass w/TI Jazz Flats, into 76 SVT & it's matching 810.

 

[dedpool1052]

basically anything through a mesa m3 carbine + mesa 2x12" cab with eq flat. dont own it but have played a few basses through it at GC and it makes anything sound killer.

 

[Beatlejuice53]

G & L SB-2 into a Musicman65/MesaBoogie 1-15. Small, easy to move. Sounds incredible.

 

[ThaCoast]

Precision bass/stingray bass through orange terror head and ashdown cab or complete fender bassman head and cab. OR gibson ripper/rickenbacker + dirt pedal/hagstrom viking bass through svt and ampeg cab. Great tones.

 

[Madlokie]

Ovation magnum 2 w/ flats into a eden cxc solo head on a eden 410 xlt cab

 

[bassmanrocke]

The best setups I experienced were my Ric 4003 through my Peavey Mark III head over the (1970's) SVT cabinet. For the smaller amp, I would go with any Ric, Fender Jazz or Precision through my early 60's Ampeg B-18. It may be simple and not very powerful, but it is still the best sounding Bass amp I've had. If I were to fulfill my dream setup, I would have to go with any bass through the Ampeg V-4B head over cabinet... if I were just able to transport the damn folded-horn monstrosity!

I had the v-4B with the folded horn cab. It did sound great, about 15 feet away from it. Up close it always sounded like a mud-fest. Transported it once in the back of an old Ford Fiesta. I couldn't close the hatch, and it made the poor car look like a low-rider. Of course that was a whole lot better than lifting it into the back of my buddy's jacked up jeep. It took my back a week to get over that one.

 

[Ewoe21]

SWR Super RedHead.

 

[Zentner]

Currently I'm liking my '65 Jazz -> '70 SVT /w 2 squareback 810's

Tonight I can finally check my Hiwatt 400 /w these cabs... I think I'll play my '73 ric and see what happens. It should go boom pretty well.

 

[Afc70]

Status graphite empathy into line 6 pod xt, into Ea iAmp 350 combo... Planning on a Jule Monique pre into my setup.

 

[D.M.N.]

Thus far, nothing has come to beat my AVRI 62 Precision plugged straight into a Sunn 2000s running into two matching JBL K140 loaded cabs. Strung with Roto 66s, it's gut wrenching.

Actually, any bass through that rig, really. I'm favoring my AVRI 62 Jazz currently, and my Thunderbird sounds giant through it as well.

 

[sanderic]

Currently I'm liking my '65 Jazz -> '70 SVT /w 2 squareback 810's

Tonight I can finally check my Hiwatt 400 /w these cabs... I think I'll play my '73 ric and see what happens. It should go boom pretty well.

I think I can hear you from here. Would you please turn it down some? My wife likes the china cabinet arranged the way it is.

 

[stingraysvt]

Anything into an Ampeg SVT/810 or B-15. And by anything, I mean from a vintage hollowbody to an active neck-thru slap machine.

Yeah pretty much anything into an old SVT/810 for me as well.