Minor update on the Behemoth... I mean the Hurricane 100. I have discovered that they had serial numbers identifying date of manufacture up until the early 80s. Ours has no such marks, leading me to believe it's an 80s model.
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I have used a Rumble 200 and it puts out, I was impressed! Also pickup the matching 115 extension cab, then you will either be set, or having to use something like what I now use, a 3000 watt amp. : )
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Impressive set up, but where do things stand with all of us in an era of DIs and PAs? It has been a while since I needed an onstage amp for anything other than stage volume. My assortment of combo amps have rated wattages of 100w, 150w and 400w when run into 4 ohm. I can't imagine needing more playing anywhere there is a competent PA and tech. Around here, a venue needs to have those on hand if they expect to book a decent band. (Or even my band!
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That very much depends on what and where you play. Some small venues around the Austin area don't have PAs (or in a few cases, techs) adequate to handle bass along with everything else, and many small churches are in the same boat.Impressive set up, but where do things stand with all of us in an era of DIs and PAs? It has been a while since I needed an onstage amp for anything other than stage volume. My assortment of combo amps have rated wattages of 100w, 150w and 400w when run into 4 ohm. I can't imagine needing more playing anywhere there is a competent PA and tech. Around here, a venue needs to have those on hand if they expect to book a decent band. (Or even my band!
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Equally delighted to find, and apprehensive of, backlines.
The BL is a six-stringer, and says: pedalboard? We're chewing the fat briefly after his set when he tells me about an unadvertised weekly blues jam. Yeah we have a house bass player, but come on by!
Bring an amp?
We have one.
Bring a pedalboard?
I see his mental gears turn. Sure, he says.
What it means to me is my bass will sound (roughly) the same through any backline (assuming I know how to set the amp's EQ to flat ... flat-ish ... and assuming I am permitted to adjust the backline's EQ).
The backline I saw Sunday is a MarkBass head of indeterminate vintage, and a single 112 cab of indeterminate make. The PA was doing the heavy lifting. Good deal.
Ask myself in the morning, do I really know how to dial in a tone on an alien MarkBass? I know what the VLE knob does, but don't recall if "off" is fully clockwise or fully anti-clockwise. And kind of forget what the other V-something knob does.
The BL is a six-stringer, and says: pedalboard? We're chewing the fat briefly after his set when he tells me about an unadvertised weekly blues jam. Yeah we have a house bass player, but come on by!
Bring an amp?
We have one.
Bring a pedalboard?
I see his mental gears turn. Sure, he says.
What it means to me is my bass will sound (roughly) the same through any backline (assuming I know how to set the amp's EQ to flat ... flat-ish ... and assuming I am permitted to adjust the backline's EQ).
The backline I saw Sunday is a MarkBass head of indeterminate vintage, and a single 112 cab of indeterminate make. The PA was doing the heavy lifting. Good deal.
Ask myself in the morning, do I really know how to dial in a tone on an alien MarkBass? I know what the VLE knob does, but don't recall if "off" is fully clockwise or fully anti-clockwise. And kind of forget what the other V-something knob does.
My modest experience with my MarkBass and other MarkBasses:
All frequency bands at noon, is very flat.
For the VLE and the VPF, off is 7 o'clock. So fully counter clockwise.
VPF creates a big scoop. At the full, that's 5 o'clock, it looks like this:
Does your pedalboard have a preamp at the end? Does it have enough drive to replace a typical amp's preamp? If so, going in the effects return should be a reasonably safe bet.
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Very much do
Yes, the VT Bass can supply all the grunt required.
It may even be able to drive a power amp like a Crown. Haven't tried!
(picture or it isn't real. Not actual EQ settings)
Yes, the VT Bass can supply all the grunt required.
It may even be able to drive a power amp like a Crown. Haven't tried!(picture or it isn't real. Not actual EQ settings)
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Impressive set up, but where do things stand with all of us in an era of DIs and PAs? It has been a while since I needed an onstage amp for anything other than stage volume. My assortment of combo amps have rated wattages of 100w, 150w and 400w when run into 4 ohm. I can't imagine needing more playing anywhere there is a competent PA and tech. Around here, a venue needs to have those on hand if they expect to book a decent band. (Or even my band!
I, for one, am very much in favor of sending the PA, if I'm in it at all, my post-EQ "DI" signal. I craft my tones just like the guitarists do, and nobody asks them for a pre-EQ signal! So, don't ask me, either. And, if the PA tech screws up my signal I cut him off and up my stage volume to compensate (subtly if I can pull it off, but it's happening if needed).
And both my Rumble combos have very competent XLR Outs. In fact I prefer the multiple extremely variable tones (which can change song-to-song and within some songs) of my modeling Rumble Studio 40 with its built-in extensive pedalboard and amp & cab sims! And, if that's not enough stage volume, my Rumble 500 combo, at 350 watts alone or 500w with my Bassman 115 cab, can get my Studio sounds to the needed stage volume.
Backline provided? I might try it in a casual jam-like, open mic type situation. But, if it's a "real" gig that my band's rehearsed for then, no, thanks anyway! I'm using my rig to get my tones, at whatever 40, 390 or 540 watts level necessary. Combos all the way!
What's the Club motto here ... ... ...
How can you say NO to Combos?
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Given my complete lack of experience, and low confidence, I like sending my signal from my Darkglass Alpha Omega to the desk, and what they do with it is their problem. My combo is for us on stage.
That said, I'm counting down the four and a half hours left until I can go experiment with the old monster we found. I'm sure that's loud enough for the neighbours to hear!
That said, I'm counting down the four and a half hours left until I can go experiment with the old monster we found. I'm sure that's loud enough for the neighbours to hear!
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Seen some pretty good backlines, go figure. And some pretty ratty ones. Evens out.
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Backline provided? I might try it in a casual jam-like, open mic type situation. But, if it's a "real" gig that my band's rehearsed for then, no, thanks anyway! I'm using my rig to get my tones, at whatever 40, 390 or 540 watts level necessary. Combos all the way!
Just don't throw your back out moving their giant rig off the crowded stage! And back on!
Nah. Just put yer Rumble in front of their POS.
Impressive set up, but where do things stand with all of us in an era of DIs and PAs? It has been a while since I needed an onstage amp for anything other than stage volume. My assortment of combo amps have rated wattages of 100w, 150w and 400w when run into 4 ohm. I can't imagine needing more playing anywhere there is a competent PA and tech. Around here, a venue needs to have those on hand if they expect to book a decent band. (Or even my band!
The pic is of our dedicated rehearsal loft, so have to stand up next to these guys and match them. I started with the Rumble 200 they provided when I first showed up, and all was great! The next week I had to dime the Rumble 200 and became concerned, not wanting to damage someone else's amp, it made some strange noises... So the third week showed up with 180 tube watts and two 15" JBL's... Sounded awesome, but the cones were about to launch thru the grill cloth ; ) So a couple of weeks later showed up with the two full stacks with pair of heads putting out 210 watts each, one into upper cabs with 15" jbl e140-8s, and one into lower cabs with 18" JBL 2242H's which had to be dime'd, sounded great, till one head fried. So went with the nuclear option: as an experiment robbed my pa rack of the Sansamp rpm and the Peavey ipr2 3000 and gave it a try...
All I can say is do not do what I did unless you want a new addiction, it is that fun, lucky thing is, the day I showed up with the 3000 (less since running at 4 ohms) watts, I arrived to find the added drum riser, and it raised the drums volume so much that the channel handling the 18's is cranked, and the 15's are adjusted for tone, so not too much power, but still, this rig is being put thru it's paces.
Working on Subway 15" cabs for gigging, have no desire to attempt gigging those Peavey stacks at age 60. Aged Horse believes 3 Subway 15's will do it.
What I really need is a Mesa Engineering "Boogiemobile GTO" (40 pound/2000 watt/full-range/COMBO)
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Well, it was a bit of a disappointing evening as far as Behemoth is concerned. Playing with the EQ, I managed to eke out some sounds I didn’t mind, and growled quite a bit with the Darkglass. A relatively hard cut to low mids, a boost to high mids, and treble and bass both flat, and it sounded better than the Line 6. Compared to the baby Orange, it sounded like it had a heavy blanket draped over it though. A bit more time and I’m sure it would sound fine. The problem however is that it has a few too many pops and crackles. The pots are all fairly noisy, but that’s not too much of an issue, but whenever a string hits a fret, you’d get a disproportionately loud pop.
Oh well, at least it was fun to check it out. Maybe I should try to convince the church to get us an Orange Crush 50.
Oh well, at least it was fun to check it out. Maybe I should try to convince the church to get us an Orange Crush 50.
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If it were an ancient silversides Peavey, it would stiil work faultlessly.
(you just don't want to move it)
If it were an ancient silversides Peavey, it would stiil work faultlessly.
I remember helping friends move Peaveys around, back in the day. Back when I was young, fit, and strong from shifting large piles of timber from one side of the workshop to the other. Even back then I thought they were heavy! I suspect I’d break from just looking at one now…
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Sometimes I wish for my old Peavey TNT again. But I would have no actual use for it. Can't record with it unless mic'd. Maybe. Perhaps use the Line Out.
The question is why. It never sounded Great. Not even Good. It was serviceable, and loud. A working amp. When someone shows up with a Peavey, everyone knows we're going to rock tonight.
Mine served me well.
The question is why. It never sounded Great. Not even Good. It was serviceable, and loud. A working amp. When someone shows up with a Peavey, everyone knows we're going to rock tonight.
Mine served me well.
