Im very happy with my Hartke rig for my main band but Im thinking I need another GK Neo 212 for my side project.
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The 'I am 100% Happy With My Rig Thread!
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I thought I could add a picture of the rig am so happy with - in my new music room!!
What is your Rig?
Jule Monique preamp with a Demeter Minnie poweramp and 2 x Bergantino AE210 cabs
How Long Have You Had It?
The Monique almost 2 years, the Minnie about a year and the Bergs over 2 years.
What Do You Love About It?
Light, reliable and sounds absolutely amazing for all music genres.
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Mainly a Fodera Monarch 5er but also a Rob Allen fretless 5er and 70's Fender P and J basses.
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Mainly classic rock but also metal, funk and original blues.
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Bars, clubs, outdoor festivals, corporate accounts and the odd private party.
Any Audio or Video Clips?
Not handy.
Jule Monique preamp with a Demeter Minnie poweramp and 2 x Bergantino AE210 cabs
How Long Have You Had It?
The Monique almost 2 years, the Minnie about a year and the Bergs over 2 years.
What Do You Love About It?
Light, reliable and sounds absolutely amazing for all music genres.
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Mainly a Fodera Monarch 5er but also a Rob Allen fretless 5er and 70's Fender P and J basses.
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Mainly classic rock but also metal, funk and original blues.
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Bars, clubs, outdoor festivals, corporate accounts and the odd private party.
Any Audio or Video Clips?
Not handy.
Mesa Boogie D180 with graphic EQ plus two old 1x15 Road Ready Mesa cabs with EV speakers.
I have no need for searching my sound since 3 years already.
I have no need for searching my sound since 3 years already.
As previously noted I have lots of gear I'm 100% happy with. Update: after a torrid affair with the SansAmp VT-RM (VT Bass rack preamp), I've fallen back in love with the combo of Reiner ("JGR") all-tube preamp plus SansAmp RBI preamp.
The Reiner is an all-tube preamp designed and built by TalkBasser JGR. It has Gain, Master, plus four bands of EQ. It's flat when flat, and can be run clean, but it's easy to dial in plenty of tube overdrive. I set this preamp for B-15 style tones: phat, with just a bit of tube warmth. I run it into the rear input of the SansAmp RBI. I kick in the RBI when I want highly aggressive modern rock tones. The Presence control on the RBI is especially magical with the tweeterless Berg NV610 cab: I can add gritty ice-pick-to-the-brain high end to the distortion, without the "buzzy bees" harshness you often get from a tweetered cab.
Note: as always, I keep Blend on the RBI set at noon or 1 o'clock max, which minimizes the mid scoop effect of the RBI (but the mid scoop can be a good thing, especially with passive P-basses).
The Reiner is an all-tube preamp designed and built by TalkBasser JGR. It has Gain, Master, plus four bands of EQ. It's flat when flat, and can be run clean, but it's easy to dial in plenty of tube overdrive. I set this preamp for B-15 style tones: phat, with just a bit of tube warmth. I run it into the rear input of the SansAmp RBI. I kick in the RBI when I want highly aggressive modern rock tones. The Presence control on the RBI is especially magical with the tweeterless Berg NV610 cab: I can add gritty ice-pick-to-the-brain high end to the distortion, without the "buzzy bees" harshness you often get from a tweetered cab.
Note: as always, I keep Blend on the RBI set at noon or 1 o'clock max, which minimizes the mid scoop effect of the RBI (but the mid scoop can be a good thing, especially with passive P-basses).
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Yes. Totally happy. For a good while now.
What is your Rig?
Jule Monique preamp with a Peavey IPR 3000 power amp with an FDeck HPF-3 in front of it.
Speakers are Greenboy's fEARful 15/6 and 15sub
How Long Have You Had It?
Oh jeez...
-The speakers I've had since summer of 2009 (5 years).
-The Peavey I've been using for 3 years.
-My Monique was one of the first rack-mounts, about 2.5 years.
-The FDeck was a proto and a wedding gift from Greenboy, 2 years.
What Do You Love About It?
Everything. Loud and super clear just this amazing rich beautiful tone. It's worked from coffee houses to festivals.
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Dingwall Voodoo-Zebra 1 five string.
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Reggae with a bit of classic soul vibe
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
We've done everything from coffee houses to theaters and festival stages.
Any Audio or Video Clips?
Sure, but you won't be able to really hear it well.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a37t7h66xzyfkfl/AAB6SI0SmvxunCPTGtxtxKyHa/MVI_2697.MOV
or in a smaller setting:
What is your Rig?
Jule Monique preamp with a Peavey IPR 3000 power amp with an FDeck HPF-3 in front of it.
Speakers are Greenboy's fEARful 15/6 and 15sub
How Long Have You Had It?
Oh jeez...
-The speakers I've had since summer of 2009 (5 years).
-The Peavey I've been using for 3 years.
-My Monique was one of the first rack-mounts, about 2.5 years.
-The FDeck was a proto and a wedding gift from Greenboy, 2 years.
What Do You Love About It?
Everything. Loud and super clear just this amazing rich beautiful tone. It's worked from coffee houses to festivals.
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Dingwall Voodoo-Zebra 1 five string.
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Reggae with a bit of classic soul vibe
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
We've done everything from coffee houses to theaters and festival stages.
Any Audio or Video Clips?
Sure, but you won't be able to really hear it well.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a37t7h66xzyfkfl/AAB6SI0SmvxunCPTGtxtxKyHa/MVI_2697.MOV
or in a smaller setting:
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What is your Rig?
Shuttlemax 9.2 with GK NEO 412
How Long Have You Had It?
2 years
What Do You Love About It?
Every tone possible
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Bongo 5HH or Sterling 5HH
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Disco & Top 40 covers
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Clubs Bars
Shuttlemax 9.2 with GK NEO 412
How Long Have You Had It?
2 years
What Do You Love About It?
Every tone possible
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Bongo 5HH or Sterling 5HH
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Disco & Top 40 covers
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Clubs Bars
What is your Rig?
Peavey Classic 400 with a greenboy fEARless F212 (or a DuallyT, or a '66).
How Long Have You Had It?
I have had the amp for a while, but picked up the F212 about 2 weeks ago.
What Do You Love About It?
Huge clear low end. Tube warmth, and dual channels.
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Dingwall Afterburner 1.
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Funk, rock, reggae, metal.
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Pretty much everywhere, bars, dedicated venues, outside. Generally with out PA support.
Peavey Classic 400 with a greenboy fEARless F212 (or a DuallyT, or a '66).
How Long Have You Had It?
I have had the amp for a while, but picked up the F212 about 2 weeks ago.
What Do You Love About It?
Huge clear low end. Tube warmth, and dual channels.
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Dingwall Afterburner 1.
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Funk, rock, reggae, metal.
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Pretty much everywhere, bars, dedicated venues, outside. Generally with out PA support.
Happy with my stuff. How could I not be? No, I don't have a flavor of the month bass cab. But happy, nonetheless. 
I've got other stuff but been having fun with these pieces recently (and not so recently).
M. M.
I've got other stuff but been having fun with these pieces recently (and not so recently).M. M.
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What is your Rig?
Trace Elliot AH500X head, Trace 1048 and 1528 cabs
How Long Have You Had It?
3 years
What Do You Love About It?
The absolute power, the way it effortlessly pushes as much low end as I could ever throw at it; the flexibility of the 12 band EQ for tone shaping, it's black, it's green, it's mean.
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Yamaha RBXJM2 John Myung Signature 2
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Progressive rock, prog metal
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Clubs
Any Audio or Video Clips?
No, we've never played anywhere (yet) so large that I needed both cabs. Got a pic, though, with my Roland PK-5 bass pedals and effects pedal board.
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Trace Elliot AH500X head, Trace 1048 and 1528 cabs
How Long Have You Had It?
3 years
What Do You Love About It?
The absolute power, the way it effortlessly pushes as much low end as I could ever throw at it; the flexibility of the 12 band EQ for tone shaping, it's black, it's green, it's mean.
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Yamaha RBXJM2 John Myung Signature 2
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Progressive rock, prog metal
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Clubs
Any Audio or Video Clips?
No, we've never played anywhere (yet) so large that I needed both cabs. Got a pic, though, with my Roland PK-5 bass pedals and effects pedal board.
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What is your Rig?
How Long Have You Had It?
The Rig:
GK MB-Fusion and two Eden 210XST cabinets.
How Long Have You Had It?
I've had MB-Fusion about 3 years and the cabinets about 5.
What Do You Love About It?
The GK does clean and dirty equally well, is really loud, and is so small that I have to be careful not to swallow it.
The Edens aren't the lightest 210s, but they are the smallest. I like how petite they are, and they have a nice lower midrange bump in the tone. I can hear them better at lower volumes than some other cabinets I've tried.
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?The Edens aren't the lightest 210s, but they are the smallest. I like how petite they are, and they have a nice lower midrange bump in the tone. I can hear them better at lower volumes than some other cabinets I've tried.
I have a Skjold Design 6-string and a Skjold Design 5-string, along with a Valenti 5-string, and I rotate them more or less equally. The one in the picture is the Skjold 5-string.
I also have an Ergo electric upright.
What Kind of Music Do You Play?I also have an Ergo electric upright.
Funk, R&B, occasionally jazz, and occasionally blues.
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
90% bar gigs, now and then an outdoor festival or a music hall for a big band gig.
Any Audio or Video Clips?
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The Valenti on a cover of "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Impressions" - bass solo at 6:20.
A video review of the Skjold 5-string from the Skjold Videos YouTube site:
The Valenti on a cover of "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Impressions" - bass solo at 6:20.
A video review of the Skjold 5-string from the Skjold Videos YouTube site:
The Rig:
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What is your Rig?
Hartke LH1000 - Warwick WCA 411 Neo
Gmajor 1 in the loop
Boss TU2 // Boss OC3 // Boss ODB3 & Artec BEQ7 in a rackshelf, in front of the input
Mandatory pic:
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How Long Have You Had It?
Less than 1 year
What Do You Love About It?
Portability, all midi controlled and the ease of setting up on stage
Of course, the sounds... Loud but clean
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Still settling because of back issues. Currently Ibanez BTB676; Modded Fender Modern Player Jazz V and 1 bass TBD
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Metal, everything that sounds good ranging from blues to Extreme metal. Main band is female fronted power metal.
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Bigger bar, small to medium venues
Any Audio or Video Clips?
Hartke LH1000 - Warwick WCA 411 Neo
Gmajor 1 in the loop
Boss TU2 // Boss OC3 // Boss ODB3 & Artec BEQ7 in a rackshelf, in front of the input
Mandatory pic:
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How Long Have You Had It?
Less than 1 year
What Do You Love About It?
Portability, all midi controlled and the ease of setting up on stage
Of course, the sounds... Loud but clean
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Still settling because of back issues. Currently Ibanez BTB676; Modded Fender Modern Player Jazz V and 1 bass TBD
What Kind of Music Do You Play?
Metal, everything that sounds good ranging from blues to Extreme metal. Main band is female fronted power metal.
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Bigger bar, small to medium venues
Any Audio or Video Clips?
Perfectly happy with my Bergantino rig, IP112ER+AE112.
1000 W of happiness within 60 pounds, always loud enough, best lows I've ever heard.
We've been gigging, practising and whatever together for almost 5 years.
I'm still looking for the perfect preamp though, I alternate between a Zoom B3 and Fishman Platinum.
1000 W of happiness within 60 pounds, always loud enough, best lows I've ever heard.
We've been gigging, practising and whatever together for almost 5 years.
I'm still looking for the perfect preamp though, I alternate between a Zoom B3 and Fishman Platinum.
What Is Your Rig?
Genz Benz Shuttle 9.2 + fEARful 12/6/1
How Long Have You Had It?
Built the cab 2 years ago to pair with a Shuttle 6.2, which I sold about nine months ago after picking up the Shuttle 9.2 in the Genz-Benz fire sale on TB.
What Do You Love About It?
Great tone, plenty of power for my needs, and exceedingly portable. Cab weighs maybe 45 lbs and I can carry all my stuff in one trip, with the head in the GB bag and two basses in my double gig bag w/shoulder straps.
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Mostly EBMM (Stingray 4H, Big Al 4H, fretless Sterling 4H) plus a P bass and a P/J
What Kind Of Music Do You Play?
rock, punk, blues
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Played a few bar gigs over the years but nothing recently, just started working on a new project that will hopefully create some gigging opportunities
Any Audio or Video Clips?
Thankfully, no.
Genz Benz Shuttle 9.2 + fEARful 12/6/1
How Long Have You Had It?
Built the cab 2 years ago to pair with a Shuttle 6.2, which I sold about nine months ago after picking up the Shuttle 9.2 in the Genz-Benz fire sale on TB.
What Do You Love About It?
Great tone, plenty of power for my needs, and exceedingly portable. Cab weighs maybe 45 lbs and I can carry all my stuff in one trip, with the head in the GB bag and two basses in my double gig bag w/shoulder straps.
What Kind Of Bass Do You Play?
Mostly EBMM (Stingray 4H, Big Al 4H, fretless Sterling 4H) plus a P bass and a P/J
What Kind Of Music Do You Play?
rock, punk, blues
What Kind Of Venues Do You Play?
Played a few bar gigs over the years but nothing recently, just started working on a new project that will hopefully create some gigging opportunities
Any Audio or Video Clips?
Thankfully, no.
100% Happy...I'm not 100% happy with anything I own. I rate my socks at 3 and they are allegedly top quality.
It took a while, but I'm finally settled on this and don't want or need anything else: Gallien Krueger 800RB head, Mesa Boogie Diesel 2x15 cab, Squier Affinity P/J bass with Dimarzio Model P and J pickups, Tech 21 VT Bass, Proco Vintage Rat, Electro Harmonix green Russian tall font Big Muff. Not pictured: Epiphone Elitist Thunderbird, which I break out from time to time.
