im looking into getting a couple stacks. im looking for a apartment friendly practice rig and a couple stacks. i was looking at GK, Mark Bass, Warwick and eden amps and was wondering what everyone thought about them. im not concerned with money(but dont want to break the bank if possible), but i dont want excessive watts that i dont need. im looking for a couple stacks that would be alright with jamming with a drummer and a couple guitar players. weather its in the garage or at a local small venue. i am looking for two amp stacks a 2 4x10 and a 4x10 1x15. i plan on running my lows on one and the highs on the other and the mids between the two. its what im doing now but i have pawn shop cheap **** that cant carry a good tone. im def looking for quality and not stadium watts lol. as for the apartment fiendly practice rig, i was looking at the acoustic, ampeg, and ashdown mini stacks. just cause they look cool lol but im open to anything i can get that would be quiet and sound great tone wise. i tried other forums but they were manufacture forums and i couldnt get a honest response. so im new to talk bass and hope i can get some good advice on here.
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new and need some amp advice
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I'm not sure about splitting the signal into full-range cabs idea. Splitting the lows into woofers and mids into mid-drivers is more suitable. Unless you're looking to split the pickup signals - one amp/cab for the neck and another amp/cab for the bridge.
Two 410 cabs are not what I'd call "apartment friendly". My Shuttle 6.0 through a single 410 is already too loud in my room.
Anywho, more information about a specific budget, tone goals (bright n punchy? vintage-y warm?), preferences (SS/hybrid/all-tube) will produce more specific solutions
Two 410 cabs are not what I'd call "apartment friendly". My Shuttle 6.0 through a single 410 is already too loud in my room.
Anywho, more information about a specific budget, tone goals (bright n punchy? vintage-y warm?), preferences (SS/hybrid/all-tube) will produce more specific solutions
Not saying I have the best solution for you, but this works for me...
Markbass LMII head, light as a couple pound of feathers
2 2x10 lightweight neo cabs
I almost always just need one, but for larger places I stack them end-wise in a column. That seems to I've me more volume than a single 4x10.
Plenty of volume, and very very easy to load in and out.
Markbass LMII head, light as a couple pound of feathers
2 2x10 lightweight neo cabs
I almost always just need one, but for larger places I stack them end-wise in a column. That seems to I've me more volume than a single 4x10.
Plenty of volume, and very very easy to load in and out.
>sad kats.. lol that is what the small rig is for. if i played a 4x10 in the apartment i would be evicted for sure. im sure even using a low watt practice amp would still be pushing it in a apartment with thin walls. as far as the two amp idea. im already running the rig, i just have cheap fender and behringer heads and some cheap cabs. i can tell a dif. im not the only one who has done this. a few pro do this. sam rivers, dirk lance for example. the dude from ratm/audioslave does something simular with three amps but he runs dif amounts of gain on each one and layers them for a over driven bass tone. or atleast he did a couple years ago when i read his interview.
>foamy ... is there anything about the mark bass you dont like? i was looking at the randy jackson head. but i know nothing about mark bass. and i agree you dont always need that many speakers. but thats why im on here. looking for ideas. ill be the first to admit i dont know as much as i would like to. i was a guitar player for 18 years or so. if anyone needed advice on that i could give 18 years worth of experience but switching to bass in some ways is like starting over from scratch.
>foamy ... is there anything about the mark bass you dont like? i was looking at the randy jackson head. but i know nothing about mark bass. and i agree you dont always need that many speakers. but thats why im on here. looking for ideas. ill be the first to admit i dont know as much as i would like to. i was a guitar player for 18 years or so. if anyone needed advice on that i could give 18 years worth of experience but switching to bass in some ways is like starting over from scratch.
My Favourite is:
Gallien Krueger 700RB -Smaller Gigs, up to 2001RB For the Big 'uns-
With GK Neo Cabs
Second: Ashdown MAG 300, use it mainly in my house with a neo cab.
Gallien Krueger 700RB -Smaller Gigs, up to 2001RB For the Big 'uns-
With GK Neo Cabs
Second: Ashdown MAG 300, use it mainly in my house with a neo cab.
I'm interested in how you split the signal. Using a crossover or a A/B splitter box?
So you want two rigs: one for band practice (loud) and another for quiet solo practice?
I second the dual 210 cab idea. Use one for quiet/low volume and stack two vertically for louder uses. Vertical stack means it's higher than the usual 410 and you can hear it easier.
Markbass, Genz Benz NEO-X, GK NEO will serve you well, depending on your budget
i have a chorus pedal and run the stereo out to two amps. one with a 15 that i boost the lows on and the other 4x10 i boost the highs and mix the mids between the two amps. im not saying its the best thing to do. i just happend to have two amps and do it that way. i always wanted to see what would happend if i ran a ping pong delay threw the two amps and see if i can get a tone fluxuation effect like a wah or a tone knob being turned back and forth. but with a delay. if that makes sense. i also run a distortion on each line and a phaser on the low amp.
well lets talk about bass watts then. if i get a 500 watt bass head. for example the little mark tube. and i have two cabinets... um lets say two 4x10. what will it do to the volume of the amp running it with just one 4x10 compared to 2 4x10 cabs. and would 500 watts be plenty for a gig?
im def liking the mark bass line. it sounds pretty good on the videos i've seen. but i would still like suggestions if anyone has any.
im def liking the mark bass line. it sounds pretty good on the videos i've seen. but i would still like suggestions if anyone has any.
