My Back Hurts!

[DieselKTM]

My ears hurt!

You need 1100 watts to keep with your band?!?!? For bar gigs (judging by your photo)?

There's a lot of excellent lightweight amp and speaker options out there that will definitely keep up with your band. I'd be more concerned about your hearing (or, lack thereof, at this point).

What I was getting at is if you can carrry the cab around, why couldn't you just lighten the rack instead of buying a new amp...

yep, got cash for a light amp now. I wouldn't rack it. Gotta sell a couple cabs first then get a light cab as well. I don't use all of that power, but certainly a lot of it. And yes far too loud. I wish I could just use the metro 2-10. I have other gigs and the metro works fine. This gig is steady, and pays well so, finding a balance.

 

[phillybass101]

Trickfish Bullhead 1K

 

[D.A.R.K.]

Will the Trickfish get the eden sound? That's why I was wondering if the Eden World Tour DI would cop the tone, then run it to a light weight amp of choice...

 

[DieselKTM]

What is the FOH like in this band? I dropped down from a 410 cab with hartke 500watt head to a single 12 markbass combo. For small stuff the combo is plenty, for big stuff the combo is just a stage monitor for the bass (I stick it next to the drummer with a kickback stand) and line out to FOH. I wonder if you could do the same with your Eden combo?

 

[DieselKTM]

What is the FOH like in this band? I dropped down from a 410 cab with hartke 500watt head to a single 12 markbass combo. For small stuff the combo is plenty, for big stuff the combo is just a stage monitor for the bass (I stick it next to the drummer with a kickback stand) and line out to FOH. I wonder if you could do the same with your Eden combo?

Worth a shot.

 

[DieselKTM]

Got hand truck?

 

[DieselKTM]

What's that bass? Looks awesome.

Thats a Franken bass built for Leon Wilkenson. I got it several years ago from a friend who built it for him. Had a another friend paint it. I play it a lot.

 

[DieselKTM]

Have you considered hiring someone to help you with your stuff?

Now that is funny!!!

 

[DieselKTM]

So, I'm 60, been playing for 45 years, been playing out at least once a month for all of that time....

I've had the Ampeg refrigerators, Acoustic 301 and 370, and a Peavey 2x10/18 cabinet back when I was strong enough to lift them.

Today I use a G&K MB212 - it's a 500 honest watt combo with 2x12" drivers, and weights about 35 lbs. If you need more than that, you should be playing through FOH, in my opinion.

Anyway, I roll into a gig with that G&K, and my 7.2 lb sadowsky NYC 5 string, and my super thick memory foam Gibson $100 guitar strap, and I'm a happy puppy on my way out...

I still have a number of those older, heavier cabinets including an Edens 410, which I have to agree sounds awesome, but which I'm not willing to lug around anymore, so it sits in the basement for rehearsals.

I love my current rig/setup, because I'm in and out in 1 trip, and my back is always happy.

Yep.... Im headed somewhere like that

 

[wysiwyg248]

Some of the comments about amp and rig sound make me laugh. Have any of you heard of such John Francis Pastorius? I got news for you pal, the sound is 85% in your hands, 10% in your bass/strings and 5% in your rig. Get worry about practicing more, not about your back hurting.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

TB'ers like to talk gear. And it's important especially when you have back problems. I think is is a great discussion. We can assume the player has already done most of the work and knows how to play already.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Some of the comments about amp and rig sound make me laugh. Have any of you heard of such John Francis Pastorius? I got news for you pal, the sound is 85% in your hands, 10% in your bass/strings and 5% in your rig. Get worry about practicing more, not about your back hurting.

That's not the TB way.

Plus, what alaskaleftybass said, more importantly.

 

[DieselKTM]

My back hurts also.. just got diagnosed with kidney stones.

 

[Stevorebob]

TL;DR: I say drop the rack. The case and other components add up. Great stuff, but do you need it?

 

[alaskaleftybass]

TL;DR: I say drop the rack. The case and other components add up. Great stuff, but do you need it?

Did my time with "state of the art" racks etc. Now I'm down to Class D and ultralight cabs. It's a no-brainer for me.

 

[slade]

snag a barefaced Big Twin or Supe Twin and a Mesa 800. I did and will never look back. As big and deep as you can handle on any stage and light as a feather. Life is good!