Mini Rigs of Doom Four

[scottfeldstein]

I stand by my comments about 110 cabs. Sure, there's the odd acoustic, coffee house, open mic night or whatever where you might still be heard with a quality 110 cab. But really, if your drummer is using actual sticks made of wood to play their kit, I wouldn't count on a 110 to cut it.

I think the 110 cab falls just on the "no" side of the question "is this going to cut it with a drum kit and sticks?" and the 112 cab falls just on the "yes" side of that question. Generally speaking.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I stand by my comments about 110 cabs. Sure, there's the odd acoustic, coffee house, open mic night or whatever where you might still be heard with a quality 110 cab. But really, if your drummer is using actual sticks made of wood to play their kit, I wouldn't count on a 110 to cut it.

I think the 110 cab falls just on the "no" side of the question "is this going to cut it with a drum kit and sticks?" and the 112 cab falls just on the "yes" side of that question. Generally speaking.

I can count on mine do do so.

 

[DWBass]

A 1x10 may be pushing it but it depends on the cab and type of band and how loud the band is. I regularly do gigs with a single 12.

 

[kesslari]

The 1x8 above cuts it fully (with massive low end) with a drummer "with wooden sticks". And the various flavors of MAS 10 cabs do so in spades - did some majorly loud gigs with that cab.
Of course, they're insanely loud for their size due to the design.

 

[gregbackstrom]

I stand by my comments about 110 cabs. Sure, there's the odd acoustic, coffee house, open mic night or whatever where you might still be heard with a quality 110 cab. But really, if your drummer is using actual sticks made of wood to play their kit, I wouldn't count on a 110 to cut it.

I think the 110 cab falls just on the "no" side of the question "is this going to cut it with a drum kit and sticks?" and the 112 cab falls just on the "yes" side of that question. Generally speaking.

It really depends on the music, the room and the cab. My Epifani UL110 is pretty loud—even on a B string—in certain clubs playing certain music (in this case, Jazz/Fusion). Fully keeps up with drummer w/ sticks. With my loud rock band on a bigger stage and with blaring guitars and other assorted noisemakers, it take a pair of 12’s to keep up. YMMV, of course ....

 

[KPJ]

Sounds like the problem would be with the drummer and not the bass player and amp. Whatever. I'm gigging with that set up, with drummers using wooden sticks and having no issues being heard. YMMV

 

[dabis]

Hi everyone! Great thread, from I learn a lot about these mini rigs. Most important thing I learned from you is "why broke your back if the market is plenty of light and loud material nowdays?"

So I started saving kgs. First, unracking my Aguilar TH 350 (yes, I racked it 3 years ago) and putting it in the same case as the pedals. Second step, swapping my SWR Goliath III for a Jr. Total weight saved= more than 23kgs. What I lost ? Maybe some good lows from the cabinet, but the tone it's exactly the same. Also, EVERY soundguy this year ask me to turn down the volume during soundchecks, so no extra reason to haul anymore the 4x10's.

Don' t know if I will achieve the most important step: in & out of the venue in one trip without help.

 

[scottfeldstein]

First, unracking my Aguilar TH 350 (yes, I racked it 3 years ago) and putting it in the same case as the pedals. Second step, swapping my SWR Goliath III for a Jr.

Reminds me of a rig I gigged a lot a couple of years back. It was a GK MB500 atop a GK BLX 210. Only now that I think of it, that 210 cab weighed like 55 pounds. Ouch.

 

[dabis]

Reminds me of a rig I gigged a lot a couple of years back. It was a GK MB500 atop a GK BLX 210. Only now that I think of it, that 210 cab weighed like 55 pounds. Ouch.

Yes. Goliath jr. is 55lbs, Goliath 4x10 it's 89. I had to start somewhere.
The guy who sold me the cab (a pro player and bass teacher) thinks that is the best cab he owned. Actually he's gigging with an Aguilar 1x12 (don't know the model) and hasn't enough when playing medium to large stages, so he eventually brought the SWR instead of the Aguilar. Not anymore

 

[Bob_Ross]

Probably not the mini-est in terms of size, but I've got $10 sez this is the lightest ~3-foot-tall bass rig within a 55 mile radius of New York City

(I actually don't know what it weighs. But I've carried the entire rig to gigs that involved a one mile walk from the nearest subway station: Bass in a gig bag strapped to my back, amp strapped to the outside of the gig bag, and one cabinet in each hand. Those Flite cabs are stupid light.)

 

[LennyJ]

Here is a Mini rig I just played at church. Really nice, but I am on the fence about keep it.

I like the KYDD, but play my Rob Allen more often.

Enjoy.

 

[dave64o]

That whole rig is pretty cool. Even the bass is minimalist.


Not that this has anything to do with anything, but I see you're in Acworth. My brother lives there.

 

[MTN.bass72]

That whole rig is pretty cool. Even the bass is minimalist.


Not that this has anything to do with anything, but I see you're in Acworth. My brother lives there.

I'm just North of there.. about an hour

 

[Stan_da_man]

I stand by my comments about 110 cabs. Sure, there's the odd acoustic, coffee house, open mic night or whatever where you might still be heard with a quality 110 cab. But really, if your drummer is using actual sticks made of wood to play their kit, I wouldn't count on a 110 to cut it.

I think the 110 cab falls just on the "no" side of the question "is this going to cut it with a drum kit and sticks?" and the 112 cab falls just on the "yes" side of that question. Generally speaking.

I use a CMD121P at rehearsal and it just cuts it (1x12 300w).

I end up using the 300w 4x10 rig they have instead and it's much more manageable.

Small rigs are okay if you have monitors at the venue but if not, forget about it.

(Power trio, rock, drummer has a full kit with sticks).

 

[ianangus]

This week's teeny tiny practice rig.

 

[Hnz]

The MINI RIG is on the left

 

[Steve Dallman]

Just did a coffeehouse gig. Fishman Loudbox Mini, with a powered subwoofer, a DIY 6 string Tele bass (30” scale), Hotone octave up (for chord playing) and a couple other tricks. [/ATTACH]

 

[jblock]

Same rig as @LennyJ...

 

[LennyJ]

Changed the cabinet from the 2x8 to the 1x10"s (2).

I have a mesa and a mark bass amp. The Mark Bass kinda sounds better with the Rob Allen.

 

[dave64o]

That Rob Allen is pretty!