Very cool!!! Whew... 12 years old and already that good! Mindblowing. And your other son was shredding it good!
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Thunderbird Club
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Very cool!!! Whew... 12 years old and already that good! Mindblowing. And your other son was shredding it good!
Man, I know that feeling. Have a great gig!Gotta a gig tonight:
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According to Philadelphia Magazine, we are a "fun as hell rock trio"....
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it would be nice to actually play to someone other than our spouses and the 2 friends that usually come out!
Gotta a gig tonight:
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According to Philadelphia Magazine, we are a "fun as hell rock trio"....
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it would be nice to actually play to someone other than our spouses and the 2 friends that usually come out!
What a great town to be in this weekend! Go Eagles! Have a great show!
Alright, can of worms... opened!
I could go over to the Amps side, but I trust you guys. So here we go. I'm a bedroom player with a Fender Rumble. The thing shakes the entire house, but I know it's a 25 watt combo amp for practicing at home. But, what if I'm starting to think about taking it to the next level and trying to find a local band to play small gigs. What rigs can I start looking at and what price range would be for respectable small venue gigging but not too crazy? I have no clue about heads, amps, whatever, except what I've been reading about so I want to get edu-macated and have the proper gear if and when I choose to take the plunge.
Thanks!
I could go over to the Amps side, but I trust you guys. So here we go. I'm a bedroom player with a Fender Rumble. The thing shakes the entire house, but I know it's a 25 watt combo amp for practicing at home. But, what if I'm starting to think about taking it to the next level and trying to find a local band to play small gigs. What rigs can I start looking at and what price range would be for respectable small venue gigging but not too crazy? I have no clue about heads, amps, whatever, except what I've been reading about so I want to get edu-macated and have the proper gear if and when I choose to take the plunge.
Thanks!
Get out of bed, walk into the bathroom. The cat tray is pushed out into the middle of the floor -- it's like some alien intelligence is trying to communicate with me. What is it trying to say?
First of all... any band that tells you what kinda gear to use, isn't a "band" at all... it's a job.
Second... anybody that would say something like THAT... is neither worthy of, nor capable of handling the raw, uncontrollable awesomeness that radiates from the Thunderbird. Some simply aren't ready. Others never will be. It's sad really...
A million options. My suggestion, get a GK 400rb, (cheap, great power, small a tank and sounds away. Get a 115 cab. GK sbx are about $200 and are great. Ampeg 115 are great too. You can get the lighter neo/micro stuff but it's not cheap. That stuff is cheap BUT I could use that rig myself.
I was going to say Ampeg 15” Combo amp. Should be good enough to do any small bar type venue.
I’ve played through one and they sound great!
I’ve played through one and they sound great!
Yeah, I agree but not cheap ones
A 500W (into 4 Ω) class D head would see you right, and you will be able to pick one up for cheap.
Cabs are also available cheap as all the old codgers sell off their perfectly good kit in the quest for ever smaller/lighter 408 or 405 speakery. Cabs tend to be 8Ω, therefore you only get about 350W out of these '500W' amps. The most important thing to bear in mind is speaker diameter does not equal frequency response -- a 10 can have more bottom end than a 15, but the 15, by virtue of the conical volume, excursion etc will move more air.
I have a thing for 212s, so you should deffo go for one.
210s are popular, but they can lack heft, so ideally you would get 2 x 210.
Or ... you could buck the trend and start with a 115, then another if you need more/want your full 500W.
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I did mention around 1000 pages ago that they were a pack of see you next tuesdays, vile human beings with whom I wanted nothing whatsoever to do, even all these years later.
Thanks for the info! I appreciate it! 
Just don't get crap equipment. Buy good stuff from the jump or you'll be doing it again.Thanks for the info! I appreciate it!
Another option, if you play in places that have a PA and monitors, you can get a DI (ampeg scrdi, GK Plex, sansamp) and just plug right into the PA, no amp needed.
+1 on this, Get the best you can for the dollars you have, it'll pay off in the long run. And try before you buy, If possible.
Yeah... BIG ol' can o' worms here! I shall attempt to tread carefully...
It definitely depends on the kinda music you wanna play, and your choice of basses, playing style, etc. Also, on my personal list of requirements, is the need to be able to transport it easily by myself (and my back's messed up pretty bad). Gallien Krueger caught my ear years ago. I find that they generally do a great job of reproducing whatever you put into them, and they produce a lot of high quality, low weight gear. The 700RB has been referred to was "a great rock amp" (and is our Queen's amp of choice). The 1001RB has been referred to as "bullet proof" (and will likely be my amp of choice when I'm ready for a bigger rig). There are those (myself included) who believe the "best" tone comes from tube amps... but going tube is expensive, large, and heavy. There is much to consider...
Nope... don't want to buy crap, be unhappy, and then have to sell the crap and start over.
That's why I wanted to ask you guys.
