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Double Bass New Double Bass Player

DBW

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Apr 17, 2015
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So I recently purchased my first Double Bass (long time EB player and limited DB playing in college and HS), granted maybe it wasn't the best decision on brand or what have you, but it's what I got now. I am more looking for advice on the amp/speaker end.

Bass: Engleheardt ES-1 brand new (I know..I just didn't want to sink 4-10k in a bass until I determined how much I enjoyed it)

I gig a lot and want to introduce this into my gigging as I get more familiar with technique, but amp and speaker is what I am looking at now.

I'll likely run through my LR Baggs Para Acoustic Pre, and currently have the following equipment:

Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 head
an Old heavy Peavey T-Max I break out sometimes with tube pre ss combine (with a decent PreAmp I love this old cheap heavy bastard)
Gk Backline 600
GK Fusion 550 Hybrid Bass Valve

Cabs:
410 Hartke XL
410 Neo 410 8
410 Aguilar GS 410

Combo:
couple old crappy ones
Ampeg BA 112

Anyways, I was thinking from what I've seen and experienced, I want something a little smaller on stage with me with this DB..maybe a 110, 112, or 210, 212..

I have thought about the Aguilar DB series 112 cabs

but I also have a Faital 10HP1020 sitting around in a box never opened doing nothing..so I was thinking about making a small box for it for an ultraportable 110 cab. Any thoughts from those with more experience with DB amps?
 
Oh and I was loving a bow on the thing, just really enjoying bowing..but yesterday I came home and my dog ate my rosin. Guess it smells sweet as it is basically pine sap..he ate the whole cake..goodbye pops rosin...He is big enough it doesn't seem to have affected him much at all..except he wanted more.
 
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