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The Needlessly Oversized, Inconveniently Excessive Bass Amp Thread
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Off Topic,Ive got one of those 83 NJ Eagles also.Got it in 86 from this guy if anyone knows who is ? i worked his high school band and grew up 12 miles away.This was a few years ago when he stopped by for a visit,i finally had him sign it,it lives on the wall now.It had a couple chips in it and i worked as a painter in a body shop so of course i had to paint it,ill never let it go.
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My 1968 Sunn 200S was $375 brand new... should have bought 4 of them but no cashola.
My amp smelled like bar booze and cigarettes.
If I set up a beautiful rig like that in my living room , my wife would strangle me in my sleep...with the speaker cables.Doesn't seem all that excessive to me. If you are willing to do the work, it's all good.
My first biamp rig was similar in some ways, and probably significantly heavier. I started with a new MTI era SVT and 810. Did not like the sound, so I added an Orban 672A and a Fender Twin Reverb loaded with a pair of JBL E120s crossed over at 200hz. Sometimes I subbed a pair of cabs loaded with EVM18Bs for the 810. The pair of EVM cabs were about the same size as the 810, but much lighter.
This rig is probably bigger and dumberer in some ways
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The cabs are a quad of (3-way) Genz Benz 1288T Uber Quads. The amp in this particular configuration is an Epifani UL902C with 1800W on tap. I have several amps in my collection that can push all four cabs, including an Ampeg SVT 8Pro with 2500W.
This rig was obviously inspired by the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound. I bought the cabs primarily to satisfy my curiosity. I leave two of the cabs set up in my basement. I would stack all four but the ceiling is not high enough down there. So the other two cabs are just dust catchers for now.
As a touring pro I typically ran 200-250W through a decent 210 and let the PA do the heavy lifting. My last touring rig gave me the option of running an additional 410 with a second channel of 250W, but I did not feel the extra work to transport and set it up was justified....the 210 was plenty. I might have felt different if we had roadies. Everyone in the band pitched in with loading/unloading a 28' box truck and setting up all of the gear.
I'd buy that as a candle sent.
Don't have anything crazy big any more but my 2 15" cabs get pretty loud and look cool on stage . My fEarful rig fits this thread to a T except it doesn't weigh more than 150 pounds . 1500 watts through a couple fEarfuls is just overkill . I loved it !
Next time my wife tells my my speaker to too big,I will show her your setup. I have a little 810.
That’s what I say every time I fire up the reeves. There’s nothing like it.
My area’s local musicians are paying tribute to one of our area’s finest musicians, who passed away 10 years ago. I had to good fortune of being in his band for a few years. I first offered to supply the bass amp. Later, I was asked to play bass in the House Band, which I’m very honored to be part of.
We’ll be playing at a local club that my friend once owned, and later played regularly at. In fact, it was the very first bar that I played in, back in 1982, when I was 19.
So, I’m taking the rack that houses my Demeter HBP-1, Crest CA9, and my Mesa Powerhouse 610.
I can’t wait!!!
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So everyone is going to deaf by the end of that set LOL.View attachment 4934409 I’m posting picture of a portion of my disgustingly gargantuan amp setup (again) because I’m super excited that I’m actually going to get to put it into action a week from this Saturday!!!
My area’s local musicians are paying tribute to one of our area’s finest musicians, who passed away 10 years ago. I had to good fortune of being in his band for a few years. I first offered to supply the bass amp. Later, I was asked to play bass in the House Band, which I’m very honored to be part of.
We’ll be playing at a local club that my friend once owned, and later played regularly at. In fact, it was the very first bar that I played in, back in 1982, when I was 19.
So, I’m taking the rack that houses my Demeter HBP-1, Crest CA9, and my Mesa Powerhouse 610.
I can’t wait!!!
Oh, my Lord! I would SO love to own a Reeves setup like yours!!!!
I haven’t owned an all tube amp in over a decade. I SO miss the sound, feel, and even the smell of warm power tubes.
LOL!!!
No, I’ll be keeping the excessive volume in check, for sure.
I offered initially because we do a yearly tribute to him, and I played at one where a very low powered, barely audible combo bass amp was all that was on hand. And of course, every guitarist showed up with nice all-tube combo amps. We also have a guy who participates with a really nice set of conga drums. So, onstage there’s a drummer, a congas player, two guitarists, and me, playing through basically a bedroom practice amp. I bashed my poor plucking hand so bad -just trying to hear myself that my fingertips were like cherry tomatoes after a couple of songs.
I’ll be able to lay back, be nice to my hands, and enjoy the event. And I’ll also enjoy the smiles on the other bass player’s faces while they play through it. Clean headroom is such a wonderful thing!
The typical play-list is old Top-40 Rock, Country-Rock, and Old Classic Country, so it’s not going to need to be terribly loud. But it can(and will probably) sound nice and fat!
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Looking at the photo of the folded cab really takes me back! I remember a local bassist had the same exact model cabinet. And I believe he also had the matching Fender 400 head! He used it on an outdoor gig, and it was fantastic!
He later bought a brand new late 70’s Black Line SVT and its matching 810 cabinet. Then he added a V4B cabinet. That rig was absolutely glorious!!!
He was cool enough to let me borrow his SVT and 810 cabinet for my first two live gigs. I’ve been chasing the sound of that setup since about 1979!
Another local guy had an Acoustic 360/361 that I borrowed for a couple of large bar gigs when my amp was in the shop. That was a cool experience too!
View attachment 4934409 I’m posting picture of a portion of my disgustingly gargantuan amp setup (again) because I’m super excited that I’m actually going to get to put it into action a week from this Saturday!!!
My area’s local musicians are paying tribute to one of our area’s finest musicians, who passed away 10 years ago. I had to good fortune of being in his band for a few years. I first offered to supply the bass amp. Later, I was asked to play bass in the House Band, which I’m very honored to be part of.
We’ll be playing at a local club that my friend once owned, and later played regularly at. In fact, it was the very first bar that I played in, back in 1982, when I was 19.
So, I’m taking the rack that houses my Demeter HBP-1, Crest CA9, and my Mesa Powerhouse 610.
I can’t wait!!!
@willsellout
You’re definitely onto something here!
I did a test run with my Demeter/Crest/Mesa PH610 earlier today. I plugged my Spector Euro 6LT(EMG PX/JX EMG BTS) into the Demeter’s active input, and I turned the CA9 up to only about 9 O’clock. I only use one channel of the CA9 for the PH610.
Oh….My…..Goodness!!!……And I had the Demeter barely turned up.
I’m rethinking using it for the upcoming gig, because it’s simply too much amp. Granted, I did my test run in a small room in my house, but its sound is massive. Extremely clear and punchy.
I don’t remember this setup having this much impact. Maybe it’s my Spector. My main bass for years has Bartolini’s with an Aguilar OBP-3, which I run flat. It has kind of a retro 70’s sound. I’ll most likely be using it in place of my more aggressive sounding Spector, because the set list is going to contain a lot of Country/Country Rock material.
I’ll post a follow up after the gig……
