I Know Everybody Talks About Having Too Many Bass'! How About Bass Rigs?

[garmenteros]

Ampeg B15N magnavox era with black letters
Ampeg B15N Blueline era (needs the head to be rebuilt)
Mesa 1000 cab with acoustic 370
Ampeg Heritage 410 that will pair up with a tube head eventually (acoustic 370 for the meanwhile) for easier gigging than the mesa1000.

 

[iualum]

Power Amp:
* Crown XTi 4000

Preamps:
* Read Purity
* Epifani Quest II
* Phil Jones Bass Buddy

Combo:
* Phil Jones Suitcase w/4B extension cab

Solid State Amps:
* T.C. Electronics RH450 w/footswitch. x2.
* SWR Mo'Bass w/large footswitch
* Euphonic Audio iAmp800
* Thunderfunk 550B

Tube Heads:
* Trace Elliot V6
* Trace Elliot V4. x2. (1 carpet/1 tolex)
* Fender 300 Pro
* Mesa Boogie 400+. x7 (not a typo).

Cabs (not nearly as many):
* Bill Fitzmaurice Omni10 (misnomer, they're 210s). Loaded w/Eminence Delta Lite II 2510s & 8 piezos each. 4 ohm. x2.
* Schroeder BMF412. 4 ohm.
* LDS 215. Loaded w/Eminence Kappa Lite 3015s. 4 ohm. Being built now.

 

[geddyfan]

Tube Heads
Mesa 400+ Mesa 4x10 Deisel cabinet
Marshall VBA 400
Mesa 2x10 Buster combo

Solid State

Mesa Walkabout Scout 1x12
Orange Terror Bass w 2x12 Orange isoberic cabint
Ashdown ABM 500 2x10 combo

 

[Blake Bass]

Quality is more important than quantity...

I couldn't agree more!

Here's my current line up:

1. Walter Woods amber with a EA Wizzy 1x12

2. Mark Bass LMII with Epifani 3x10

3. A different combination of the stuff listed above.

 

[Clammy]

Between guitar and bass, I have 4.5 full Marshall stacks (5 heads, 9 cabs).

All the heads are bass amps:
1x VBA 400
3x Super Bass
1x 1986 (50W version of the Super Bass)

4 bass cabs:
2 4x12s (1x 1520, 1x 1984B)
2 2x15s (1x 1551, 1x 1552)

5 guitar 4x12 cabs:
2x 1960B
3x 1982B

Sick thing is I'm always on the lookout for more, hehehe...

Cheers!

Heheh... my GAS knows no bounds. I recently added a second VBA400 to my stable.

Cheers!

 

[Folmeister]

My turn, although I have been cutting back lately:

Heads:
DB750
DB359
SVT-CL
SWR Studio 220

Cabs:
HT115
HT118
Whappo

Combos:
Walkabout 15
TV Bassman 15

 

[thumpbass1]

I think after 45 years of bass playing and owning more gear than I can remember,I have come to this conclusion. I can put a speaker in a cardboard box,and power it with my Heathkit power amp(yes I built it when I was 16),and get a good sound. All the bass amps I currently own do the job well for me. Some just cost more to do that job.

I heartily agree with your observation based on your years of experience. My sentiments are the same, though I'd probably be playing through an old tube Bogen p.a. head instead of a Heathkit unit. I do remember wishing I could buy all the cool stuff that Heathkit had in their catalogs when I was a kid.

 

[JoeBattery]

more proof that TB =GAS

two 1/2 years ago before I stumbled onto TB I only had a Hartke 410XL cab , GK RB800 head and a Fender BXR 100 combo......

today with help from eBay and CraigsList-

Amps:
GK 800RB
Eden WT-300

Preamps:
Art Tube Channel
Demeter HBP-1
Aguilar DB 659

Power Amps:
Carvin HD 1500
Peavey IPR 1600

and two 3 space gator rack cases

Cabinets:
2- DYI fEARful 12/6/1
1- DYI fEARful 15/6/1

and still got the Fender BXR 100 combo for home practicing


also bought and /or sold in the last two years:
Hartke 410XL
3 Eden 210XLT cabs
Ampeg B2RE/furman/Korg DT1000/Art tube MP/ four space rack case
Eden WT-330

been a busy couple of years but I'm very happy with the outcome

now playing with tube rolling in the preamps - fun stuff!!

and now wondering how a Ampeg SVPCL would fit in(more GAS!)


thnks for reading-



jb

 

[mowburger]

I have a stage rig and a practice rig, they work well.

For the live rig I am using a pre/power setup with one or two cabs depending on venue.
I am considering going with a Bass Head and one cabinet, just for less to setup/hookup/carry. If I do then I might get rid of the practice amp, for a smallish backup micro head.

The LIVE RIG = Fender P & Maestro Ray both into> Korg Pitchblack+ into> Aguilar Tone Hammer into> Crown XLS2000 poweramp into> Carvin LS1503 and or a 118 sub.

The PRACTICE RIG = Acoustic B20

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[klejst]

Just one rig here as well (well two if you count the Fender Rumble 15 combo as a rig which I really don't), but it consists of the Peavey Tour 450 amp and the Mesa Powerhouse 6x10 cab. Simple yet oh so doom!

 

[majortoby]

This is my amp. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It's all I need. It's less than .00001% of what I want.

 

[soxhats]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOOO for this thread. Been feeling guilty that somehow in recent days, I've ended up with an additional rig. But after seeing these posts, I don't feel so bad. Mine:

-- Genz Benz Streamliner 900, Genz Benz Focus 210 LT, Focus 115 LT
-- GK MB Fusion, Genz Benz 410T-XB3 (This is my home practice rig. I was supposed to sell this cabinet when I got the Focus cabs, but I can't bring myself to do it.)
-- Markbass 121P combo, 121 extension cab (This was my small gig and home practice rig. Now I guess it's just the small gig rig.)
-- Not a rig, but I also have a Roland Microcube.

Feels like one rig too many.... but what the hell.

 

[mindwell]

This is my amp. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It's all I need. It's less than .00001% of what I want.

WIN!

 

[lowfreq33]

I guess I'm a minimalist compared to some of you guys.

Heads: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0
SWR Workingman 300
Gallien Krueger Goldline 500

Cab: Genz Benz NeoX 212T

Combo: Ampeg B-15T

I really only ever use the Genz rig, the other heads sit in the closet and take up space. The B-15 sounds great, but needs a trip to the amp doctor, and honestly weighs more than it's worth considering I've got a 54.6 lb rig that gives me twice the volume for about 30% more space in the truck. I think just the cab on the Ampeg weighs 60 lbs.

 

[mindwell]

Well, here goes nothin'.

Tube Gear

-Late 60's Blueline SVT head. Needs tubes and re-bias.
-Ampeg SB-12: needs cabinet restoration
-Ampeg B-15NA; plays, needs tune-up


Solid State

-SWR Electric Blue Head
-Yamaha PB-1 Preamp
-SWR Stereo 800 power amp

Cabinets

-Circa 1975 Ampeg 810 cabinet
-Euphonic Audio VL-208 (x2)
-Bergantino HT-322

Compression

-DBX 160X compressor
-Symetrix 501 compressor

And that's all. Last Euphonic cab showed up today, and with that, there is nothing more I need or want. Or that my wife would put up with.

 

[JimmyM]

This is my amp. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It's all I need. It's less than .00001% of what I want.

Hey man, the less you spend on gear, the more money you get to keep from your gigs

 

[Ylexot53]

Now I don't feel so bad. Been thinking about thinning the herd though.

Heads:
B-42X with the killer multi-setting vibrato ala Starship Trooper
B-25B
PB300

Cabs:
V4 small 4x12
early 70's SVT 8X10 refrigerator
(2) B-25 2x15

Combo:
66 B-15N in ragged glory. NOS JAN 6SN7GT's from when they were a dime a dozen and a pair of early Svetlana 6L6GT's. It's a beautiful thing.

And for guitar:
(2) 67 Reverbojet II Golden Glow series
67 Gemini II
72 V2 Head
72/3 G-12
73 VT-40

 

[dbase]

I'm definitely showing this thread to my wife. "See Honey, all the other guys have more than one rig.... can I buy another amp, please?"

 

[tdub0199]

Heads:
GK 1001RB II (Main)
GK 700RB II (Backup)

Cabs:
GK Neo 412 (Main)
GK RBH410 (Backup)

Combos:
GK MB115 (Practice amp)

Yeah I like Gallien Krueger..... alot....

 

[DaveDeVille]

Amp :
Streamliner 900
Pre- amps:
Aguilar DB659
Fender TBP-1
Power amps :
QSC PLX1602
Stewart World 2.1
cabs :
two - LDS 15/6 8ohm
and
DR BASS CS210 - use for practice
combo :
Carvin RedLine 2-10 cab
w/ Hartke HA4000 installed