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Lightweight giggable rig

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d3nzi0

Oct 21, 2013
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Sydney, Australia
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Any suggestions for a lightweight giggable rig? I play with two guitarists and a drummer who can control his hits. We play a mixture of pop, rock and a bit of funk. Currently I only have a Hartke A70 for jams/rehearsals. Not averse to another combo - just as long as I don't need castors to haul it. Oh and I don't have much funds either at the moment so preferably less than $1k would be ideal.
 
#4
I just put together a light, giggable rig on a very tight budget. I bought a used Markbass F1 with bag for $450 and bought a used GK NEO 212-II/ 4 ohm for $350. The cab is 50 lbs. and the head w/ bag is 5 lbs. 500 watts into 4 ohms, moving 2 12s at $1K. It's all I'll need for most gigs that I see myself doing. I just had to be patient to find the right deals.
 
#7
I picked up a used GK mb212 a few months ago. Very affordable and powerful with great tone and features. It weighs about 40 lbs. It is basically the mb500 head and the 212 cab, but 4ohms so you get the full output. I absolutely love it. Goes great with all basses I have tried with it. My fav was a passive P/J.
 
#8
basslifter said:
I picked up a used GK mb212 a few months ago. Very affordable and powerful with great tone and features. It weighs about 40 lbs. It is basically the mb500 head and the 212 cab, but 4ohms so you get the full output. I absolutely love it. Goes great with all basses I have tried with it. My fav was a passive P/J.
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I’ve got that combination in separates, and I agree it’s a great sound.

If you want a combo that sounds good, find a TC Electronic BG500 115 combo, sounds great, plenty loud, and many good features. ~74-lbs, though...
 
#10
My fave combo of all time is the Mesa Walkabout. Not cheap, but, great.
Moderately loud, but not crushingly so. A second cab fixes that, but, more $.

My lightweight go to is a GK MBFusion500, and one, or, two of the Neo112's.
 
#16
I use a Markbass LM2 and Markbass 2x10 Traveller cab. 4oms 500w. Really light and compact (use for rehearsal and most of my gigs). Great sound and surprisingly loud.
Have a 4x10 too, but i am using the 2x10 a lot more. Very happy.
 
#17
I've been using a Markbass LMII head and 1x12 traveller cab for a number of year now, and it still amazes me that I can get such a loud and room filling sound out of a cab that I can carry in one hand.

As venerable as the LMII head is though, I am thinking about getting something else and keeping the LMII as a backup. It met with some damage after a slight drop this year and cost me a fortune to get it fixed - something worth bearing in mind with these lightweight heads. However, I will still likely get another lightweight head - possibly a Carvin BX500 - much more flexible eq than the markbass and still just as light.
 
#18
The only piece of Markbass gear I've seen new for under $1k here in Australia is the LM250. And almost all Markbass cabs are $1k+ over here. When it comes to discussions of affordable rigs in Oz, Markbass is never a contender. Or Carvin. A TC Electronics rig, or maybe GK, is probably your best shot here. You might throw together a used rig for under $1000, too.
 
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punkjazzben said:
The only piece of Markbass gear I've seen new for under $1k here in Australia is the LM250. And almost all Markbass cabs are $1k+ over here. When it comes to discussions of affordable rigs in Oz, Markbass is never a contender. Or Carvin. A TC Electronics rig, or maybe GK, is probably your best shot here. You might throw together a used rig for under $1000, too.
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As much as I love some of the MB amps, the cabs ain't worth the dough, IMO. I'd take certain GK neos over them any day for a light low budget rig
 

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