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Janky-A Rigs of Doom

is that a aria pro xrb. if so then that makes 2 of us

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Janky boom in a janky room. Nice. :D
 
I thought there was already a "low budget rigs of doom" thread on here somewhere...guess they just weren't "janky-ass rigs of doom" (first time I've ever heard that word! LOL).
I tried searching budget and low-budget, as I too remember there being such a thread, but nothing came back.
Janky, as defined by the Urban Dictionary:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Janky
 
Practice space rig. It’s a little bit janky, I think, because I am using a head (GK MB200) as a preamp into a power amp (QSC GX3) into two mismatched cabs (Avatar B210 and Acoustic B115).

My pictures are also pretty janky.

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That's this:
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plus this powah amp:
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It's loud enough. Still working out tone, not blowing that Acoustic cab, etc. But I wanted a janky-A practice space rig, and, by gum, I got one.

--Bomb :bassist:
 
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top cab:
SWR WorkingMan's 12 combo amp...amp blew up, cut the amp section out of it, install an old Carvin crossover sitting in my garage (for the tweeter), and voila! a 1x12 cabinet.

Bottom cab:
Old, used Avatar Cube 1x12 bought on ebay. Came with an Eminence Neo 12" in it (bonus!!!)

Amp:
Carvin BX500.

This mini-stack is SOOOOOO loud....I can't raise the volume over 1 at home (given Drive is set to 7 and graphic EQ is enabled, but "Active -dB" switch is as well).
 
The more we learn about this mysterious mr mcsleazy from the city on the River Clyde, the more we like him.

You should stack that 2x10 and that bassman on their sides for some Jenga-jank.

There are so many things awesomely wrong (right) with this pic, I don't know where to begin.

Kudos.

Jenga Jank! Love it! If this board had a rep system you'd get +++ for that.
Honestly, McSleazy's room reminds me of my own way back when, though the room was the only thing janky about it (Trace rig>>jank).
 
Here's mine:

Yamaha G100-II head and a pair of Sonic T15 PA cabinets (with the horns turned off).

The Yamaha makes a great bass amp, the clean channel is very Fendery and the overdrive channel, while not really high gain, is very bass friendly. Plus there is a single band parametric EQ section that affects both channels.

The Sonic T15s were purchased for next to nothing on eBay. They were essentially unused (a local business bought them for playing music in their factory area but had to go a different route to keep OSHA happy). They came from the factory with EVM 15L proline woofers!!!

Sounds amazingly good (and cost less that $300 complete)!!!

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