Greg Clinkingbeard
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I’m on my third one. There always seemed to be something better, until there wasn’t. Tough to beat those things.
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Double Bass Most Schlepp-able Combo ...
- Thread starter Jason Hollar
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Not really a combo per se, but I really like the combination of a G-K MB 200 head (2 lbs!) and a G-K 112 MBX cab (16 lbs!) Definitely schlepp-able!
Dan
Dan
True, my suggestion is not a "combo". All the listed combos' speaker systems don't come close to the MAS-1,8. And, the AI Clarus is exceptional. Alas, the perfect "combo".
Velcro 'em together if that fixes it.
There's something disconcerting about yellow speakers.
Again, not a combo solution per se, but you can't go wrong with Arnopol's cabs. I have the Grace Designs Alix preamp, and I'd love to try it into a powered version of the MAS18 mentioned above. I've used several other MAS cabs with various heads and they are all killer. The Alix would fit in your gig bag, so almost like a combo!
I have the 12" edition with a 6.0 head and have to 'second' the Shuttle to the list.
I'm happy with my Ibanez Promethean P3110. Used it on everything from stringswing to big band gigs.
Amplifiers Promethean - P3110 | Ibanez guitars
Amplifiers Promethean - P3110 | Ibanez guitars
I have the 6.2 with two 12". Been looking for the 10" for years, but no luck.
I forgot about the promethian - thought they were discontinued? I checked the manual but no info on input impedance.
No, they're still making them, and they are solid, weigh only 22-23 lbs, and are reasonably priced (350-400$?). I have no idea on input impedance, I use either a Headway or a Shadow SH RB-PRO with it.
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They've actually had it for a couple o
Jason,
They definitely still build them, they discontinued the really nice Promethian with the removable head. From my experince they don't sound as good as I'd hoped. The input impedance on the P20 that I own is 470 K ohms. I've dug through all the manuals
but I can't find a input impediance for the 3110 or the 5110 that they discontinued.
Jason,
They definitely still build them, they discontinued the really nice Promethian with the removable head. From my experince they don't sound as good as I'd hoped. The input impedance on the P20 that I own is 470 K ohms. I've dug through all the manuals
but I can't find a input impediance for the 3110 or the 5110 that they discontinued.
FYI - my CMD combo weighs in at ~31lbs on the bathroom scale with the cover on. I guess 29lbs looks better in the marketing specs. That said, not sure how accurate my scale is ... it says I’m heavier than I actually am! 
... it says I’m heavier than I actually am!
Interestingly mine does that also. That also looks better in the marketing specs.
I've just been practicing with the new bass cube that I mentioned that I had ordered...
Just musing -- it strikes me that just like specifically practicing slap, pizz and arco, if a person is going to use any amp, it's appropriate to also specifically practice whatever techniques will be used with that amp -- and that's after getting that amp dialed in for a particular bass.
I'm seeing so many playing techniques that I want to tweak when using the amp -- and I'm speaking about in a good way, playing is much more relaxed.
After spending a day with my amp, I don't think I would want to go to an amped gig without having practiced with it... Too many surprises.
Just musing -- it strikes me that just like specifically practicing slap, pizz and arco, if a person is going to use any amp, it's appropriate to also specifically practice whatever techniques will be used with that amp -- and that's after getting that amp dialed in for a particular bass.
I'm seeing so many playing techniques that I want to tweak when using the amp -- and I'm speaking about in a good way, playing is much more relaxed.
After spending a day with my amp, I don't think I would want to go to an amped gig without having practiced with it... Too many surprises.
Just one quick additional discovery, after another day of practicing with a shlepp-able amp...
I'm finding that for me, there is nothing like practicing with an amp to reveal the arco techniques that need work. After a few hours of bowed terror, turning off the amp reveals arco polish that I had never heard coming from my bow and bass before.
I'm finding that for me, there is nothing like practicing with an amp to reveal the arco techniques that need work. After a few hours of bowed terror, turning off the amp reveals arco polish that I had never heard coming from my bow and bass before.
I have the powered MAS 1-8 and felix preamp. They work great and I had a custom bag with shoulder strap made to hold the two. I think in total, it's about 25 lbs. This summer, my gigs have been outdoors and usually with a PA and sound guy so my amp gets used more as a stage monitor for me and the band.
Maple,
Would you be kind enough to post a couple of pictures of the custom bag you had made for your
Felix/MAS 18 combo. I sent my specs of to Le Cover and I'd like to see what you had done to get the
components into one bag. Thanks in advance.
Ric
It didn’t turn out quite the way I wanted. The pocket was supposed to be on the side and be bigger. But this still fits my Felix and cables
