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Let's see your Bass Rig
- Thread starter stevecaronna
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Yes it is, I have a couple rigs that never gig.
Well, I have TWO possible conclusions reading through this thread -
Dan
- I am lazy and don't want to carry much weight - OR-
- There are a bunch of people out there with a MUCH stronger back than mine!
Dan
Haha. I agree. My back is good with the Mesa D800+ and SW112 it has to lug every week. But man it's awesome to see what everyone plays through. So many of these I'd love to play through and tweak some knobs.
Yeah, I like my TH500 and my barefaced BTII. Lightest rig I have ever owned. I am going to look into another amp soon as I get the BF paid for because I want a little more power. I want to check out Demeter, Darkglass and Mesa. I will have to see prices and what is available once I get the cash.
JBL SRX 818SP 18" sub
JBL SRX 812P 12" top
Pod XT Live for Bass Synth sounds or chorus
Mostly use a late 90's ART Tube Comp Direct to FOH.
Small shows..... just the 12"
Big shows..... the stack!
Show's with my band..... IEM (in ear monitors) and I go direct to FOH.
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JBL SRX 812P 12" top
Pod XT Live for Bass Synth sounds or chorus
Mostly use a late 90's ART Tube Comp Direct to FOH.
Small shows..... just the 12"
Big shows..... the stack!
Show's with my band..... IEM (in ear monitors) and I go direct to FOH.
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Man, those basses... My keyboard gets drenched in drool every time.This is my big rig, mostly for outdoor festivals. Loud enough to leave bruises.
But 99% of my gigs are powered by this mini monster.
Thanks! Played them last night. I love 'em. Got lots of sweat equity in them, my dad made the bridges and control plates, and they have the added benefit of sounding amazing. The black bass [Keef], tuned 1/2 step down and sporting a vintage Gretsch ThunerTron, has a upper mid grind that cuts through any live situation. The semi hollow [Frank], with the TV Jones ThunderBlade, has a rounder bouncier low end that never gets muddy. They make the perfect duo when 2 basses are needed.
I checked out the Darkglass and the Mesa- Bass San Diego has both (actually, they have Demeter also but I was not interested). Mesa is just a tiny bit cheaper than the Darkglass but I liked the sound of the Darkglass better (YMMV!) and I love that you can switch the different sections in and out. I normally use it clean (I LOVE my Glockenklang sound and the Darkglass is close) and then will switch in a bit of hair on the sound with the footswitch. The VMT section normally does it for me but having the B3K section is REALLY nice! FYI - I am somewhat of a Darkglass fanboi and have the amp, the VMTD Limited Edition and the Super Symmetry (AMAZING compressor!) but I would not have bought them unless they sounded great and added something to my playing.
Dan
scottfeldstein
Roots and fifths and a little extra.
This is my Carvin BX1500 atop one of my two GK Neo 115 cabs. And the board.
It's not much size-wise but still haven't ever encountered a gigging situation where it wasn't more than enough. It blows my other bigger and much heavier stuff to smithereens! Markbass CMD121H combo. ( this is different than the more commonly seen CMD121P ) It's just SO nice to now arrive at a gig comfortably carrying everything I need in two hands! 
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Wow! If you bring both, would you be willing to give out free earplugs at the door?
Awesome, another bass rig thread. I have posted pictures on other threads of my rigs so I thought for a new thread I would take new pictures. Besides you have to admit that posting the same pictures on multiple threads is just plain boring. So here are mine:
