Scrappy Home Practice Rigs of the Apocalypse

[NoiseNinja]

Post your scrappy home practice rig of the apocalypse.

So here's mine after I ruined my organ amp trying to extract it from the actual organ:

Edit: Made a correction on the signal path. The current signal path listed is the correct one even if it diverge slightly from the one pictured.

Ibanez Mikro (with a pair of P/J EMG Geezer Butler pickups)>> Boss LS-2 [A+B>>Bypass]>
-LS-2 [Loop A]> EHX Black Finger (run as tube preamp)
-LS-2 [Loop B]> Monarch MFL-22 (flanger)> Joyo Orange Juice> Behringer Ultragain Mic100 (microphone preamp equipped with an EHX 12AX7 preamp tube)
-LS-2 [Output] M-Audio Fast Track (sound interface run on direct monitoring via wall outlet/USB adapter)

The headphones I use is a pair of Sennheiser HD 380 Pro

Loop A loudest and set to a very tuby warm deep tone with a bit of tube overdrive when digging in, Loop B a bit more dialed back and brighter as well as more aggressive with a light overdrive.

Together it sounds really nice actually:

Punchy and raw with a bit hair as well without for that reason getting muddy or loosing definition.

 

[JimmyM]

We'll have power during the Apocalypse?

 

[Al Kraft]

We'll have power during the Apocalypse?

...along that train of thought I was sort of expecting to see home made URB's with para-cord, 2x4's and inverted washtubs...

 

[Downunderwonder]

There's a massive stack of scrappy rigs in the Janky thread

Janky-A Rigs of Doom

All Heil the ChodeHammer!

 

[Al Kraft]

Oh yeah, and what post apocalyptic thread could possibly be more than just a wild guess without a picture of an old Peavey combo with live cockroaches (the only other universally accepted survivor of Armageddon) running around it.

 

[Russell L]

I hsve a stethoscope I can just tape to my bass or guitar during the Apocalypse.

 

[NoiseNinja]

We'll have power during the Apocalypse?

Now I have this from reliable sources:

By the time the apocalypse happens we all will have wireless nano neuro electrical current transmitters implanted in our brains with mind driven user interfaces that'll allow us to parallel process multiple outlets after wish at any given voltage. ampere and wattage, so wouldn't worry about getting my rig powered, by then I literally will only have to think about it.

There's a massive stack of scrappy rigs in the Janky thread

Janky-A Rigs of Doom

All Heil the ChodeHammer!

I am aware of that, but only discovered after I already made this thread.

 

[ThuzzleFump]

Oh yeah, and what post apocalyptic thread could possibly be more than just a wild guess without a picture of an old Peavey combo with live cockroaches (the only other universally accepted survivor of Armageddon) running around it.

Pretty sure those cockroaches are a feature, not a...well, you know.

 

[Spidey2112]

We'll have power during the Apocalypse?

 

[Al Kraft]

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If only the English language were more precise...

 

[Spidey2112]

If only the English language were more precise...

I knew I should have went with the Beavis and Butthead quote...

 

[NoiseNinja]

Here's a sound test for those interested in how my rig sound, with the sound interface run directly into the DAW via the computer and with no further editing done:

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[Spectrum]

We'll have power during the Apocalypse?

As long as you're in Bartertown and Master Blaster hasn't imposed an embargo you should have enough.

And even after a nuclear war your old 80s Peavey amps will still work, so you're all set.

 

[Skeptismo]

 

[mexicanyella]

I posted this photo in the Janky-A thread too, but hey, why not increase its exposure? Squier Affinity P-bass, Ibanez CP-5 "Soundtank" guitar compression pedal, guts from a Dean Markley K-20 guitar practice amp, Peavey M-3000 mono power amp ($40 Craigslist item from a church that was upgrading its sound system), driving a Peave SP-5ti PA speaker with a 15" Scorpion speaker and a blown horn.

The pedal and K-20 have been re-archived in my basement for backup use because I have since bought a used Zoom B2 pedal that can get the same sound with added tuner, noise reduction and more flexible EQ. I use the Zoom's Marshall Superbass model with a touch of compression and noise reduction, no speaker emulation and the gain set pretty low so the dirt is pretty subtle...the added benefit of the Zoom's EQ is that I can get the same slight dirtyness but dial out more of the clankiness I dislike. The K-20 could achieve a similar tonal character but its guitar-optimized passive 3-band EQ was trickier to dial in and I could never manage the "clank" as well as I can with the Zoom EQ, plus the pictured rig was pretty noisy. The Zoom method is dead quiet when I'm not playing while not adding any objectionable noise-reduction artifacts to the sound. The plastic CP-5 pedal actually worked more to my liking as far as the compression goes, but the Zoom's internal compression works well enough for what I do and I like having everything in one battery-powered box because it's less clutter and quicker to set up.

Even though I kind of feel like I've wussed out by going over to the digital modeling dark side.

 

[chadds]

If only the English language were more precise...

It should read AC or DC?

 

[lug]

 

[bassliner50]

There is nothing like a little moderation.

 

[Wfrance3]

Mine's pretty good I think: Bass - Zoom B1XON (ZNR and 160 Comp to increase punchiness a little - EHX 360 Looper - CH1 on a Mackie VLZ4 Series 402VLZ4 4-Channel Ultra Compact Mixer.
CH2 is a Beatbuddy Drum Pedal
Headphones out also 1/4" out to my little PV Minx 10" practice amp.
Does everything I need it to do...

 

[Ajapses]

In a time of desperation, and no rig, I put quarter inch plugs on each end of a piece of telephone wire. One end in a P-bass. One end in the mic input of a 20W JC Penny combo stereo. The 12" woofers in the speakers gave a nice sizzle because the cones were torn. The nearby TV created a lot of buzzing in the sound, but it was only an issue when I stood in front of it, waiting for Sponge Bob to come on. I needed to make sure I was tight on the theme song bass line.

No pics... so I guess it didn't happen.