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Mini Rigs of Doom Four
- Thread starter Chef
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Not sure if it qualifies as "mini", but compared to my old SWR gear, it's very light and portable, and can bring the doom, if cranked. Fender Rumble 500 + 210 ext cab....
My Fender Rumble Mini Rig of Doom.
Fender Rumble V3 500 Head with two Fender Rumble V3 112’s.
Fender Rumble V3 500 Head with two Fender Rumble V3 112’s.
I'm not one for rear ported cabs, such as these Markbass, but I am intrigued by the Quilter Bass Block. Always have been, never tried one. Especially since it's the product from QSC's Pat Quilter and the QSC products stand for excellent bass rendition.
The Bass Block 800 and one Markbass 102P cab is surprisingly formidable. I have a 2nd 102P and with both, you can handle just about anything short of a full blown rock show. The Bass Block is the epitome of simple but it's very powerful! You'd never know to look at it.
I've been running a Quilter BB800 into a single Markbass NYC121 for the last 5 years or so and it handles anything that the bars/restaurants I play in can take. Yes, I can easily lose a volume war to drums or guitars - but by that point, EVERY customer would be driven out.
And this is without cranking the volume particularly high.
And this is without cranking the volume particularly high.
MB112 actually kills and 27 lbs ! just did an outdoor gig and needed no PA support.
Played a markbass 112 combo for ten years. Great amp but it died a slow death after 1000+ gigs. Here’s the rig now, usually only bring the one revsound cab so that’s mini right? I liked the markbass for awhile but running the Oracle into anything I’ve tried so far has been a game changer.
My new Schertler Bass Fidelity 15". 500 watts of very transparent Italo-Swiss ingenuity! Build quality is top notch, weighing only 23kg. Warm sounding if dialed in that way, yet retaining its clarity and definition always.
RevSound RS28, seems to defy the laws of physics with how much clear, rich volume it turns out. Plus, it really lets the character of the amp come thru - I don't hear as much difference btwn these amps with my other cabs. Ashdown OriginAL 300 sounds big and deep, the EA micro sounds super clean.
Cab is just under 20 lbs, Ashdown is ~5 lbs, EA is under 3 lbs.
Cab is just under 20 lbs, Ashdown is ~5 lbs, EA is under 3 lbs.
There is nothing in this picture except that awesome stack.
I am not surprised by that at all. I've often looked at the wiring on the inside of Reeves amps, and, it is, in my opinion, the absolute pinnacle of amp making. A piece of art in and of itself.
