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Mini Rigs of Doom Four

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himluis1 said:
i’m looking to do something similar to this !!! how much would you recommend this set up ?
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That's a really good question. Unfortunately, I don't have a definitive answer. It's a low-watt amp head and a 4 Ohm 112 cab. It makes a good pair as long as you are never going to need to use a second cab. In fact, it's very similar to my Hartke KB12 Kickback combo. It's 250w into a 4 Ohm 112, just like the above. Only I can carry it in with one hand and set up consists of just plugging it in. One thing the mini rig above has going for it over the combo is the fact that i can take that TC Electronic head and power two 8 Ohm cabs with it if I want to. That is, it could be a decent back up head for my big rig. The combo can't really. (Well, it could but you'd have to bypass the built in speaker and it would be less than optimal.)

To summarize: it's a neat little setup, but it could never be my only bass amp rig. Nor could my combo. So, considering they're both "secondary" amp setups, they each have an advantage and a drawback compared to one another. The combo is easy carry and setup, while the head/cab rig has the benefit of being a backup head to my main rig.

I should also add that I have never gigged the setup pictured above. I have not even used it at rehearsal, or even at rehearsal volume. I know that my Hartke 112 combo can do a small gig, and I assume the above rig could too, but I don't know for sure. If I ever get a gig maybe I can find out.
 
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scottfeldstein said:
That's a really good question. Unfortunately, I don't have a definitive answer. It's a low-watt amp head and a 4 Ohm 112 cab. It makes a good pair as long as you are never going to need to use a second cab. In fact, it's very similar to my Hartke KB12 Kickback combo. It's 250w into a 4 Ohm 112, just like the above. Only I can carry it in with one hand and set up consists of just plugging it in. One thing the mini rig above has going for it over the combo is the fact that i can take that TC Electronic head and power two 8 Ohm cabs with it if I want to. That is, it could be a decent back up head for my big rig. The combo can't really. (Well, it could but you'd have to bypass the built in speaker and it would be less than optimal.)

To summarize: it's a neat little setup, but it could never be my only bass amp rig. Nor could my combo. So, considering they're both "secondary" amp setups, they each have an advantage and a drawback compared to one another. The combo is easy carry and setup, while the head/cab rig has the benefit of being a backup head to my main rig.

I should also add that I have never gigged the setup pictured above. I have not even used it at rehearsal, or even at rehearsal volume. I know that my Hartke 112 combo can do a small gig, and I assume the above rig could too, but I don't know for sure. If I ever get a gig maybe I can find out.
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thanks for the feedback !!!
very informative !!!
as i’m looking for a rig i can use inside church with pa support and for outings too !!! thanks again !!! Gby
 
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himluis1 said:
i’m looking to do something similar to this !!! how much would you recommend this set up ?
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I used this exact set up (TC Bh250 + Eden 112 4 Ohm) for a while due to needing something small and light but also fairly loud. I used it for rehearsals and small gigs (with p.a support) in a band with drums and 2 guitars and it worked really well. YMMV but for me, it was a great solution. Only downside is that you're stuck to 1 cab.
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tgrant said:
This has worked for me over the past couple of months. The mb200 fits in my gig bag and I enjoy having the minimal amount of knobs to deal with. I bought a second neo112 but have been doing rehearsals with just one neo112 and it's been great. I have 4 gigs in October so we will see if it needs PA support.
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Great fretless
 
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Dbass35 said:
I used this exact set up (TC Bh250 + Eden 112 4 Ohm) for a while due to needing something small and light but also fairly loud. I used it for rehearsals and small gigs (with p.a support) in a band with drums and 2 guitars and it worked really well. YMMV but for me, it was a great solution. Only downside is that you're stuck to 1 cab. View attachment 4009428
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thank u !!
yeah i mean i could get this cab for now and later go on a different direction if needed ... thanks for the info !!!
 
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Dbass35 said:
I used this exact set up (TC Bh250 + Eden 112 4 Ohm) for a while due to needing something small and light but also fairly loud. I used it for rehearsals and small gigs (with p.a support) in a band with drums and 2 guitars and it worked really well. YMMV but for me, it was a great solution. Only downside is that you're stuck to 1 cab. View attachment 4009428
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Good to know! Have you had much luck beaming toneprints through your pickups? I'd say mine works one out of fifty tries. I have to plug my laptop into the USB to change them.
 
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Hello everybody
Can I join in with my contribution?
Here’s my tc bam 200 and ashdown mi10,light (I guess around 28 pounds in total) and portable
Bass on the shoulders with cables and head in the gig bag (no pedals or effects btw) and cab in one hand, the other hand free for opening doors or most likely holding a pint and i’m good to go!!
Adding the fact that i also play a mini bass,Greg bennett mcr1, 22,5 inch scale,and being 6,3 ft tall i guess it makes a funny picture!!!!
Enough volume for the small 50 people crowd bar shows i usually play and definetly maximum portability
Sorry for my bad English and....”bone sonate” (wich can be roughly translated as “enjoy the Music”)
Cheers from Italy
 
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Need4speed said:
View attachment 4018710 Hello everybody
Can I join in with my contribution?
Here’s my tc bam 200 and ashdown mi10,light (I guess around 28 pounds in total) and portable
Bass on the shoulders with cables and head in the gig bag (no pedals or effects btw) and cab in one hand, the other hand free for opening doors or most likely holding a pint and i’m good to go!!
Adding the fact that i also play a mini bass,Greg bennett mcr1, 22,5 inch scale,and being 6,3 ft tall i guess it makes a funny picture!!!!
Enough volume for the small 50 people crowd bar shows i usually play and definetly maximum portability
Sorry for my bad English and....”bone sonate” (wich can be roughly translated as “enjoy the Music”)
Cheers from Italy
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There's even a Nano rigs of doom thread for that one.
 
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KPJ said:
I'm not familiar with the Crazy 8. What does it sound like compared with the ELF?
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I think the elf is a copy of the Greenboy Crazy 88 - which is the same with same speakers, just the 88 has a horn. The 8 is a single 8" speaker usually with a horn also. But there were some Crazy 8's made without horns. This is one of them - a single 8 with no horn in about half the size of the ELF.

If you go to Barry's Audio Design online you can read his specs on the crazy 8 and 88. For me it is a smaller way to add another cabinet and get 4 ohms with 3 same 8 inch speakers.

The Crazy 8 has more bass response to my ears but go really well with the 2x8 and I can not stand horns so was a good match for me.

Lenny

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