rate my rig guys!

[elplatanazo87]

Just got my avatar cab. no ones said anything on the avatar thread, just want some opinions on what to do next?

i love the sound i'm getting out of this simple setup. anyone know anything i can do for distortion and delay?

 

[JimmyM]

Love the head, but is that an 8 ohm cab? If so, you should consider getting a second 8 ohm cab or replace it with a 4 ohm cab. SVT-CL's are meant to run at 4 or 2 ohms and can eventually suffer damage from running at 8 ohms. Doesn't always happen, but it can, so better safe than sorry.

 

[rodl2005]

Fr distortion Humphrey Audio make a Badder Bass Monkey-A Modded Digitech Bad Minkey Tube OD, DAMN good for bass. Or the Russian(green/black) Big Muff(EHX) is great for bass too!!! dELAY- DUNNO DON'T USE IT MESELF! Yeah & make sure yr cab IS 4 ohms or U HAVE to add another 8 ohm cab to NOT stuff up yr SVT!!!!! FAST!!!

 

[tapp01]

^^Good advice on the OD already. Played thru a SVT-CL this weekend and fell in love. Nice rig, although I do agree with the others about another cab. How much money do want to spend on a delay and what tone are you going for: crisp or warm?

 

[perogato02]

Add another (8 ohm - 4 x 10inchers) cab and rock the place!!

 

[Geezerman]

Add another (8 ohm - 4 x 10inchers) cab and rock the place!!

and then re-cover the ampeg in white tolex and then you have yourself a sexy rig

 

[elplatanazo87]

thanks for all the input guys! My cab is 4 ohms just lettin u guys know. This cab handles 1000 watts. And I'll def be looking into the distortion info you guys gave me.

 

[Jazzman]

I am digging it!

As for distortion, may I suggest the Barber LTD? It is subtle (not in your face) but works pretty well with the SVT-CL for extra edge.

 

[Webtroll]

and then re-cover the ampeg in white tolex and then you have yourself a sexy rig

Was thinking the same thing, +1

The orange straplock has got to go tho, sorry

 

[elplatanazo87]

haha, it's actually red. It comes off as orange in the pic though. I got it as a gift so I'm not complaining lol

 

[llacnayr]

I love Ampeg, but I'm not a huge fan of epiphone basses. I'd give the amp rig an 8 because the cab probably doesn't put out a lot. But hey, its a hell of a lot better then mine :]

 

[elplatanazo87]

You have no idea how much this cab puts out man lol.

You should do some research on it. puts out way more than an Ampeg 410hlf. and it sounds like pure sex.

It's a 4 ohm cab, RMS is 1000 watts. I'm not too big a fan of epiphone basses either. But the T-bird bass is an exception to me. I really like it, can't wait till I save up and get me a stingray or a P bass

 

[JimmyM]

Since the cab's 4 ohms, I give your rig two thumbs up. Avatar makes a really nice cab for the money. Gotta get a second one, though, and REALLY rock the SVT-CL! In time, of course

 

[Willy2911]

Nice Rig Man!!

 

[ishouldbeking]

Yeah, that's a sweet rig. I'd like to get a white avatar but knowing me I'd scuff the hell out of it in a week. Probably safer getting black...

As far as OD / distortion goes, I've been done this path on that mythical tone quest... went through a modded tubescreamer, DOD 250 overdrive, Pro co Turbo Rat, GK 2001RB's distortion channel, and tried a few more at stores... Ultimately, for a really nice overdrive sound, I settled on a Fulltone Bass-drive Mosfet. Very adjustable, very pleasing overall overdrive. However, it's not an insane distortion pedal. More or less based on a tubescreamer type of OD with a whole lot more flexibility. A lot of people also really like the EHX English Muff'n. If you really want a powerfully distorted tone I'd check out Gallien Krueger's Diesel Dawg (which is the same circuit as the 2001RB's second channel, with the addition of a very useful mid knob) or the Tech 21 XXL bass edition, which I haven't tried but people seem to like for heavy distortion. Also the AMT communist / capitalist pig series look awfully promising... Fuzz is another story, I won't even touch on that.

 

[elplatanazo87]

Nice. Thanks for all this info! This board has really helped me out so much!

 

[stflbn]

Was thinking the same thing, +1

The orange straplock has got to go tho, sorry

I kinda like the touch of color that the orange brings.

 

[stflbn]

There should be an ongoing 'Rate My Rig' megathread...

 

[Bass_masta16]

That Ampeg on top of the Avatar looks terrible.. I'm sure it sounds great, but it looks like death

 

[JimmyM]

That Ampeg on top of the Avatar looks terrible.. I'm sure it sounds great, but it looks like death

How dare you!!! The only thing that looks better on top of any cab than an SVT head is a B-15 head!