It's more about the one Bassist, to the stage, with one trip to load it in.
Robin
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Mini Rigs of Doom Four
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Robin
Maybe you should be considering a bass combo (In one hand and your guitar in the other)?
The Rumble combos get a lot of love here. I've played one in a store and thought it sounded pretty good. But I was shocked when I picked it up by the light weight. I didn't think it weighed more than about 25bs. I just looked it up and was surprised to see its 36lbs. It felt lighter to me.
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Cost-cutting. They use pounds that only contain about 13.5 ounces. 
Updated pic of my mini rig.
Love it!Updated pic of my mini rig.
I've heard those Portabass cabs are great!
Take care,
Brent
They are and I added a 4ohm cast frame Black Widow that makes it even better.
A combo is a possibility, but I like the mix and match ability of a head and cab. I do have a Sans Amp RPM and Ashley BP-41 pre amp.. and somewhere in the universe, there's a QSC single space 2X50 watt power amp I loaned some one years ago.. Maybe I should track that amp down and go that route. I used to use the RPM to get a little dirtier tone in a Rush Tribute Band. The Trace AH350 allowed me to plug the RPM into the power section, so I could A/B from the Trace amp, or bypass the trace pre and play through the RPM with the same amp/ speakers. The Ashley came with a power amp I bought for a PA, and I have taken it to a few studio sessions, It sounds pretty good as well. Or maybe I should look for a newer, more powerful amp that doesn't weigh much.. I'm liking this quest ;-)
Robin
Jeez Robin, I thought you wanted to make your life simpler!
I pull a fold-up cart with my fearless 112 on it. My Puma is velcro'd to the cab. My accessories case rides on top. And in my other hand is my bass case. Works well, unless there's steps:-(
I'm just exploring possibilities. I see a cab in one hand, possibly a 4 space rack in the other, and a Bass on my back. No cart needed.
Robin
I picked up a behringer NU1000 power amp today. In a perfect world, it's output is 1000 watts. I'll be taking it back, and get an NU3000. The flip side of the coin is it sounded pretty good with my RPM through the Ashdown 2X10.
The quest continues!
Robin
The quest continues!
Robin
Peavey used to make these: https://assets.peavey.com/literature/manuals/80301828.pdf
DPC1400X - 1 rackspace & bridgeable for 1400W @ 4 ohm.
They come up for sale once in awhile on the used marketplace.
Well that's good to know - I've been salivating over them every time I see one come up for sale.
Now I can save the saliva.
They are pretty cool as being the first reasonably priced mass produced class "D" power amp and work fine until they don't - but have a tendency to take your cabs with them when they blow
. If you can go with a 2U instead there are LOADS more choices including Peavey's IPR1600. I had two on monitor duty - sold one to a fellow TBer and still have a second looking for a home 
.OK, so only half-way mini (I have my eye on a MiniMega), but if it's smooth enough from truck to stage and all on one level, I can move it in one trip. And it's doom enough for me. 
My mini rig of doom. Mesa D800/(2) Barefaced One10's/Ernie Ball Sterling. One trip, with or without cart. Total weight for bass, amp, strap, cords, bass gig bag, amp gig bag, and cabinet covers? Under 50# my guess.
Well, this is my first flush at this, and it may stick. I ended up using an Ashly BP41 Pre amp instead of the RPM. It's a little more flexible and matched better with the NU3000. The Ashly had a bit more presence, and the RPM had a low level distortion. I never heard it when I was playing it through a Trace amp, so I'm guessing its a matching of pre amp to amp thing. I have the amp bridged and the cab is 8 OHM's. It's plenty loud enough, and just before the amp clips, the speakers are just starting to break up. The NU3000 has to prove it's self yet, but so far, so good. I'll be playing 2 gigs with it this weekend. I probably add a power conditioner to the rack as well. The up side of using a rack system is that rack case doubles as a gig bag ;-)
Robin
Robin
