how heavy is your rack?

[JMX]

I did some rough figures. 60 kg = 132 lbs.

Damn.

That has to be a tube poweramp.

No, it's all solid state.

 

[Adam Barkley]

No, it's all solid state.

An eighty pound solid state amp? That is very heavy, what brand is it?

Looked in your profile, Green. Is that the same as the Matamp Green?

 

[Deleted member 5551]

I think in the 50-60ish range. I've got an Gator 6 space roller rack. It has a carvin DCM 2k [40 pounds], Sansamp RBI & RPM, [maybe 5 each??] and then the cables and cords.

That's all

 

[lowrez]

4 space = 72 pounds. I wish I had a rack with a decent handle for this, that little spring loaded thingy really digs into your fingers when you carry it.

 

[JMX]

An eighty pound solid state amp? That is very heavy, what brand is it?

Looked in your profile, Green. Is that the same as the Matamp Green?

No, the company was called Green Audio. Their power amp looks like they bought it elsewhere and relabeled it (late 80s/early 90s PA poweramp). It's 3U high and has a HUGE SOLID power-supply (2 fat transformers).

 

[craigb]

From memory:

current: 35 lbs
- 3-space Gator shallow rack
- GK 700RB-II
- Sennheiser 1092D wireless
- power strip velcroed into the back
- 15' extension cord, 3' speaker cable

previous: 45 lbs
- 4-space Gator rack bag
- Carvin DCM-1000 power amp
- BBE Bmax preamp
- Sennheiser 1092D wireless
- power strip
- 3' speaker cable

My cabs are Avatar B112s that run about 40lbs each so I'm fairly happy with the weight. But I'd like to someday replace the GK with a BBE Bmax and an AI Focus SA power amp. I thought about just carrying the GK in a bag but wanted the protection of the rack.

 

[philthygeezer]

50 pounds 4 space. I'm fixing that though.

 

[xshawnxearthx]

my old rack set up was bigger, so it felt like a lot of weight.

8 space road ready
furman
bbe sonic maximizer
dbx 266xl
korg 1000 tuner
svt 3 pro
2 space grill for air vents

so offcourse, that was a bigger case.

now

id say around 60lbs.
mesa400+
gator shock mount 4 space

my tool box is pretty heavy though....

 

[Audiophage]

I'm rocking about 90lbs, 75 for my cab and 15-18 for the amp.

 

[screamingdaisy]

I'd guess at somewhere between 60-80 pounds....probably closer to 80.

6U

Korg DTR-1000
Furman PL-Plus
Mesa Recto Preamp
Mesa 2:100 power amp


I haven't gotten around to buying a bass rig yet.....but I'm really surprised at how good it can sound. I'm tempted to skip getting a dedicated bass amp and get a Mesa Strategy 400/500 power amp instead.

 

[maxvalentino]

My "old" rack:
Demeter Preamp; Demeter Analog SpringReverb; Lexicon JamMan; Demeter VTHF300M all tube power amp; Furman PlPlus...about 90 lbs.

Shortly aftergoing to this rig (with BagEnd cabs) I herniated two discs in my back and had back surgery this June.

My curent rig:
Furman PL Plus; D-Tar Equinox; Lexicon JamMan, Lexicon mpx110= about 10-12 lbs
run into an Acoustic Image Contra (23lbs)

light


Max

 

[Dave Siff]

I think mine is a shade under 30 pounds. It's a 4-space Gator rack holding a Furman Power Conditioner, Sansamp RBI, and Stewart World 1.6.
My cabinet, on the other hand..

 

[7thbass]

Alembic F1-x
Stewart 2.1
Grundorf Mighty Lite Deep 4 space (@14 lbs)

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

I'm rocking about 90lbs, 75 for my cab and 15-18 for the amp.

please dont bring cabs into this! it makes it even more depressing!

 

[lsdn]

- head: 10 kg (2U)
- effects: between 45 and 50 kg (12U)

(note:my house is at 2nd floor and there's no elevator...)

 

[maxvalentino]

Well...I almost forgot...all the Demeter stuff went into two VERY heavy (about 40lbs unloaded) Anvil flight cases...which pushes my total up to close to 200 lbs. Then if you were to factor in the Bag Ends, also in Anvil Flight cases...well, I don't think it was coincidental I suffered some severe back problems (all is much better now..post successful surgery).

My "new" rig, which btw is a D-Tar Solstice, not Equinox (my mistake)and a newly aquired Boss VF1 replacing the Lexicon MPX110, all fits neatly into a shallow 3sp SKB rack...and the whole thing weighs in around12-15 lbs.
I use an AI Contra Combo with a Contra EX extension cab which pushes the output up in excess of 350 watts....both cabs come in under 25lbs each.

This makes for a very lightweight, yet sonically rich, rig.
I like the sound so much I have retired, and am considering parting with, the Demeter pre...
Max

 

[origami]

i have a 4-pace with a gk 1001-rbII in it. i mount the head in the middle so it ventilates better. the "II" seems to stay cooler than the original ones. i would say my rack is@40-50lbs. funny enough i got the GK head to save weight versus my old ampeg heads. silly me. wish those GK rsoft head carriers were not so $.

i may buy a 6 spacer and get a power conditioner and a rack tuner. my foot too often accidently steps on my boss tuner pedal (mutes the bass) while rocking on small stages. that's never fun.

mm

 

[vicenzajay]

Right at 50 lbs:

6-space rack (Grundorf light) - 12 lbs
PLX 2402 - 21 pounds
Demeter pre - 9 pounds
Power conditioner and EQ - 7 or 8 pounds.

Actually quite manageable,
Jay

 

[Maverick Blues]

Interesting thread. I'm at the office still, but when I get home I'll toss my rack on a scale and edit the weight into this post.

[EDIT: As promised: 6 space SKB roto-molded rack; custom preamp, multi-effects unit, power amp; 58 pounds.]

In the meantime, I notice at least a few of you have single-space tuners in your racks, and a discussion about rig weight is a good place to ask about those.

When I was putting my rig together I knew I wanted the convenience of an "always on" tuner rather than having to drag one out and plug it up whenever I wanted to tune or check things. But I just couldn't see devoting a whole rack space to it, plus the additional weight (of the tuner, but also of the larger rack if it forced me to size up).

Since I was designing/building my own preamp I implemented a tuner there, and the readout is three little multi-color LEDs: left is flat, right is sharp, and center is home. I set up the color combinations so I get quite a number of fine steps from just those three LEDS. Using flat as an example (sharp works the same way but on the right side rather than the left):

WHITE/GREEN/WHITE - Perfectly in tune
YELLOW/GREEN/WHITE - Ever-so-slightly flat
YELLOW/YELLOW/WHITE - A bit more flat
YELLOW/WHITE/WHITE - Flatter still
ORANGE/WHITE/WHITE - Pretty darned flat
RED/WHITE/WHITE - Dude, when was the last time you tuned?!

I can see where a huge arc like on the rack-mount tuners could be catchy eye candy for the crowd, and they'd also let you check your tuning from a distance. But I usually (re)check mine when I put on my bass, which means I'm standing right by my rig, so I don't need a huge display. And since the frosted overlay is white when the LEDs are off (and they're centered over the wet/dry effects loop mix), I can also tell what's going on from a pretty good distance away, as long as there's enough light to at least distinguish white from black or tell where the knobs are.

The only situation I can think of where the big tuners would be worth their weight in gold is an outdoor Summer gig where it's hot and humid, the tuning's going all over the place, and you have to quickly tweak between every song. (I'm hoping I never have to play one of those!) Or maybe if you have an aluminum-neck Kramer... heh...

Anyway, I haven't used this thing in a live stage situation yet -- just practice and casual jamming -- so I presume I'm missing something. Would some of you folks who have chosen to devote a rack space and committed to lug around the extra weight help me understand what advantages the big-display tuners have? I still have one rack space free, and you might be able to convince me to invest in a bit more eye candy.

Thanks,
'rick

P.S. Yes, I realize my approach wouldn't work too well for colorblind bassists.

 

[bassman314]

Interesting thread. I'm at the office still, but when I get home I'll toss my rack on a scale and edit the weight into this post.

In the meantime, I notice at least a few of you have single-space tuners in your racks, and a discussion about rig weight is a good place to ask about those.

When I was putting my rig together I knew I wanted the convenience of an "always on" tuner rather than having to drag one out and plug it up whenever I wanted to tune or check things. But I just couldn't see devoting a whole rack space to it, plus the additional weight (of the tuner, but also of the larger rack if it forced me to size up).

Since I was designing/building my own preamp I implemented a tuner there, and the readout is three little multi-color LEDs: left is flat, right is sharp, and center is home. I set up the color combinations so I get quite a number of fine steps from just those three LEDS. Using flat as an example (sharp works the same way but on the right side rather than the left):

WHITE/GREEN/WHITE - Perfectly in tune
YELLOW/GREEN/WHITE - Ever-so-slightly flat
YELLOW/YELLOW/WHITE - A bit more flat
YELLOW/WHITE/WHITE - Flatter still
ORANGE/WHITE/WHITE - Pretty darned flat
RED/WHITE/WHITE - Dude, when was the last time you tuned?!

Interesting... Is it just one string you tune and then tune the rest to it? or does it automatically detect the string and you hope that it's not picking up a severely flat E for a severely sharp D?