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Unlikely[unless the PCH Prize Patrol shows up]but, ya never know.....Don't look now but there seems to be a PJB surge currently here at the CC! I can see it now...GP's got a Session 100 in front of the garage, 'Doggie is rocking a BG-100 at church, and Giff is noodling with a Micro 7 out in his shanty. Look what ya started, M!
What? Doc unloads his gear and goes all-PBJ for his band gigs...whoah!
Ooo bass AND combo pron! Nice gear. Combo teaching seems to suit you.
With all these teachers on the thread, I'm starting to feel bad about my grammar. Which I cannot spell correctly without the computer suggestions.
Wow, is Kirby still in biz?
Yeah, but Kelsey(Grammer)screwed up the spelling of that word.
So long as there's a demand for combo pr0n
One way to imagine the BG-400 + C4 at right is if the Bass CUB went Hulk. This mini rig-o' doom is 2014 Phil Jones, and will likely serve me all my days. The combo alone will really cover most everything I'm likely to see here. By my reckoning, the combo and extension is going to cover any indoor gig I'm likely to see.
The Cab 27 at lower left is connected to the Elf. The primary reason for the Elf was practical. Or deemed practical. For the C4 and the BG-400 are in different places for a while (owing to "interesting" byways in life), so the amp stork brings the Elf for the C4. Turns out I really like the Elf and arrange a marriage to the Cab 27.
That 2x7 is useful in context of visualizing the approximate sizes of the Session 77 and the Micro 7. The first is the Cab 27 with a 100 watt amp, and the latter is half that.
These seven-inchers are a new look and I like it. There's no defeatable tweeter and I don't care. Because nothing above 5 khz reaches it on account of the cab sim in the VT Bass that is an effective LPF. Naturally thinking of a second Cab 27.
And yet
Easy to see where I'm plugged in for home volume.
Will you kindly give us a bit more about what you love most about it? Vintage tone? Options? We do actually like to read about all sorts of combos and what folks like about each one.
Hey @wraub Mine still works well all these years later...I use it when a very large gig requires a bit more oomph than what my Rumble Combo rig can't quite cover..which isnt often thankfully cause the Peavey rig weighs as much as a small town lollWell, I can't speak for every Basic 40 out there, but mine is apparently a fairly early one, dating from Jan '84 according to Peavey support, and it is an amazing thing. It is not especially light in weight, but the 12 inch speaker is my ideal bass speaker size and 40 (Peavey) watts is more than enough to rattle my space without rattling the neighbors.
My "main" amp is a 400 watt semi-beast, so this amp lets me play more often at home. Plus, I have it on a furniture dolly so it's easy to wheel to where I want to play, and the EQ has a very useful range imo. It can get nasal to nasty to never heard of treble, with no trouble.
Also, the "compressor" built in does this thing that I really like... I can't describe it, exactly, but I think it reminds me of a Peavey head I used a million years ago... Mk IV, maybe?
Whatever it is, it really bakes my cookies.
Also, also, it came to me clean (almost immaculate, in fact imo), I picked it up locally, and it cost me $50.
Well, I can't speak for every Basic 40 out there, but mine is apparently a fairly early one, dating from Jan '84 according to Peavey support, and it is an amazing thing. It is not especially light in weight, but the 12 inch speaker is my ideal bass speaker size and 40 (Peavey) watts is more than enough to rattle my space without rattling the neighbors.
My "main" amp is a 400 watt semi-beast, so this amp lets me play more often at home. Plus, I have it on a furniture dolly so it's easy to wheel to where I want to play, and the EQ has a very useful range imo. It can get nasal to nasty to never heard of treble, with no trouble.
Also, the "compressor" built in does this thing that I really like... I can't describe it, exactly, but I think it reminds me of a Peavey head I used a million years ago... Mk IV, maybe?
Whatever it is, it really bakes my cookies.
Also, also, it came to me clean (almost immaculate, in fact imo), I picked it up locally, and it cost me $50.
So long as there's a demand for combo pr0n
One way to imagine the BG-400 + C4 at right is if the Bass CUB went Hulk. This mini rig-o' doom is 2014 Phil Jones, and will likely serve me all my days. The combo alone will really cover most everything I'm likely to see here. By my reckoning, the combo and extension is going to cover any indoor gig I'm likely to see.
The Cab 27 at lower left is connected to the Elf. The primary reason for the Elf was practical. Or deemed practical. For the C4 and the BG-400 are in different places for a while (owing to "interesting" byways in life), so the amp stork brings the Elf for the C4. Turns out I really like the Elf and arrange a marriage to the Cab 27.
That 2x7 is useful in context of visualizing the approximate sizes of the Session 77 and the Micro 7. The first is the Cab 27 with a 100 watt amp, and the latter is half that.
These seven-inchers are a new look and I like it. There's no defeatable tweeter and I don't care. Because nothing above 5 khz reaches it on account of the cab sim in the VT Bass that is an effective LPF. Naturally thinking of a second Cab 27.
And yet
Easy to see where I'm plugged in for home volume.
I see the thread is taking postings s-l-o-w-l-y again.
