List Your FAVORITE Bass System

[Taustin Powers]

The Atlas Compressor is the essential pedal. The other two are optional.

Also, my Line 6 G75 Wireless system, which is not pictured.

 

[Hnz]

My current 'system' that I use for my Southern Rock / Americana band is:
- 1978 Aria precision with DR HiBeams
- 2003 Fender precision with LaBella Low Tension flats
- XVive wireless system (not in the photo)
- Quilter BB 800 or V803 bass amp
- PhilJonesBass C8 and C4 cabs

 

[burgerdj]

This right here has served me very well. Eden WT-390 powering a Bag End S15-B and a S15X-B. I can get away with using a single cabinet for most rehearsals and gigs, but for outdoor and larger stages, having 215s behind me is rather satisfying.

 

[No such thing]

 

[Bassdirty]

This is my favorite "System".

SOUNDSYSTEM (by 311).

 

[Corbusier]

The only difference I've ever experienced from a cable was whether or not it worked. Works = good. Doesn't work = bad.

Maybe my Ernie Ball coiled cable was wearing out or stepped on one two many times. It still worked, but the power and sound loss was apparently gradual, so I hadn’t realized it. Or, maybe you get what you pay for.

 

[Pings Bass]

A bass that is well setup plugged into whatever is necessary to be heard by me, the band, and the audience

Thassit

 

[Plectrum72]

My favorite rig for playing rock & alternative:

1. USA Peavey Fury with stock pickup wired straight to output jack and strung with D'addario Chromes plucked aggressively with a Dunlop .73mm yellow tortex plectrum.
2. Line 6 G70 wireless system (built in tuner/boost capability) into a TC electronic Thunderstorm Flanger (I use other pedals, but that's the only essential).
3. Mesa Boogie Bass 800D into their Subway 210 paired with a Subway 115.

Glorious sound. Play fingerstyle, adjust technique, add/drop pedals as needed, and/or amp eq for other genres.

 

[logdrum]

Why do we have to limit our bass system to only 2 pedals? After all our choices whether 0 or 20 works for our particular situation Setup is the word I would use and is band or gig dependent.

 

[Corbusier]

This right here has served me very well. Eden WT-390 powering a Bag End S15-B and a S15X-B. I can get away with using a single cabinet for most rehearsals and gigs, but for outdoor and larger stages, having 215s behind me is rather satisfying.
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Bag End!

 

[KohanMike]

One of my 15 RondoMusic Hadean bass ukes, all modified the same way by Eric's Guitar Shop in Sound City (yes, THAT Sound City), with a high mass fully adjustable bridge, mini humbucker neck pickup that plugs into the existing active preamp, Kala/Galli flatwound nylon core bass uke strings that, to our surprise, works perfectly with the magnetic pups.

HipShot Ultralite tuning pegs, on/off battery switch so I can leave the Lekato WS-50 wireless pods plugged in between sets. The basses are distinguished by the finish done by Pat Wilkins. Amp is a Phil Jones Double Four Plus and 42Ah battery for most of the gigs my 35 member uke group does, or a Carvin MB15 combo 200w amp with neo 15", plus a matching 115MBE cabinet for 250w when needed. An iPad Pro 12.9" with about 300 song sheets using the MobileSheets app.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

A Pbass and an Ampeg...
Boom!

 

[Corbusier]

Why do we have to limit our bass system to only 2 pedals? After all our choices whether 0 or 20 works for our particular situation Setup is the word I would use and is band or gig dependent.

Again, it was a request.

 

[Corbusier]

One of my 15 RondoMusic Hadean bass ukes, all modified the same way by Eric's Guitar Shop in Sound City (yes, THAT Sound City), with a high mass fully adjustable bridge, mini humbucker neck pickup that plugs into the existing active preamp, Kala/Galli flatwound nylon core bass uke strings that, to our surprise, works perfectly with the magnetic pups.

HipShot Ultralite tuning pegs, on/off battery switch so I can leave the Lekato WS-50 wireless pods plugged in between sets. The basses are distinguished by the finish done by Pat Wilkins. Amp is a Phil Jones Double Four Plus and 42Ah battery for most of the gigs my 35 member uke group does, or a Carvin MB15 combo 200w amp with neo 15", plus a matching 115MBE cabinet for 250w when needed. An iPad Pro 12.9" with about 300 song sheets using the MobileSheets app.

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One of my 15 RondoMusic Hadean bass ukes, all modified the same way by Eric's Guitar Shop in Sound City (yes, THAT Sound City), with a high mass fully adjustable bridge, mini humbucker neck pickup that plugs into the existing active preamp, Kala/Galli flatwound nylon core bass uke strings that, to our surprise, works perfectly with the magnetic pups.

HipShot Ultralite tuning pegs, on/off battery switch so I can leave the Lekato WS-50 wireless pods plugged in between sets. The basses are distinguished by the finish done by Pat Wilkins. Amp is a Phil Jones Double Four Plus and 42Ah battery for most of the gigs my 35 member uke group does, or a Carvin MB15 combo 200w amp with neo 15", plus a matching 115MBE cabinet for 250w when needed. An iPad Pro 12.9" with about 300 song sheets using the MobileSheets app.

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Now, that’s a bass system. The bass ukes are very cool

 

[Miles_ONeal]

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This sounds like AI pseudo-science. “System” and “rig” are equally valid. Why focus on something negative? Just post your essential rig or don’t.

 

[DJ Bebop]

My only real good picture, this amp…

With various basses, Kay, Fender, Carvin, Cort, Essex, Brice, Harley Benton going through it.

Wearing different strings, Spirocore weich, Rotosound Swing bass 66, Dunlop Super Brights MM, Trace Elliot, La Bella 1954 flats, GHS Boomers, D'Addario.

With working cords of undetermined origins.

Sometimes assisted by a cat ...

 

[ryco]

too many to list.
Anything into Sunn or GK, I guess.
I am but a simple man

oh! Well if we're gonna add pictures! here:
quoting myself = gosh hope not too gauche

 

[gln1955]

If you look at a bunch of threads here, you see people use all kinds of things in various combinations to play all genres of music in various venues.

What is the point of this thread?

 

[Bar Band Bassman]

Tonight it's an MTD Kingston LK4 through a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 12T. BL's request. Probably no additional signal processing (maybe my FDeck HPF). Tomorrow night the Suttle rig w/ a 1x15 extension cab, Zoom B1X Four, aforementioned HPF, heavily modded Brubaker Brute, modded Kramer DS-1. My choice. Next week some other basses, same basic amp. NYE other basses, same amp. Variety is my spice of life!

BBB

 

[M-Mittlesteadt]

I consider a "system" something that is modular and can be easily reconfigured as needed/wanted. So, this is what my system entails...

Basses - 4 string Squier Precision (P/J) or my 6 string Ibanez GSR206 plugged into...
> Zoom B1X FOUR >Xenyx 4 channel USB mixer > USB to laptop (for recording) and/or one or two chained Rumble 100's (V3), and/or monitors, FOH, etc.

The key to my "system" was my Zoom and Xenyx mixer. My Zoom has "my" tones in programmed Patches and the mixer allows for patching this "system" board into anything after. A modular system that allows me to reconfigure it as the need arises, whether it's recording, practicing, jamming with others, gigs, through my own amps or other amps/mixers, etc.