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true giant monster rigs

the rigs of doom are great, and the mini doom rigs too. this is the thread to post only the true giants rarely seen. this is my frankenstein creation, the faces on other pro bassists when they check out my rig is worth the 16,000$ price tag.,lol. you might have sold more records than my band, but u dont have a badder bass rig, havent seen it yet. im sure there is one somewhere... and i have two complete rigs, one for the usa, and one for overseas. steve d, bigwig at ampeg, always comes out to see it when we play st louis. and i ask if he has seen a badder rig. the answer is still no. there are for 18 inch evx subs, run full range. they are suprisingly clear up to about 900 hz. the jbl horns are crossed 6db slope at 1000hz with mundorf capacitors from germany. the 8x10 are the older svt pro cabs, they dont make em anymore. the handle 1500w rms, and the cabinet is the same svt size, only about 6 inches deeper. it adds a few cubic feet to the cab. honestly the older svt cabs have better tone, the cones are lighter, and they are clearer. fortunatly the horns make up for that. the 18" cabs were custom made for me by ampeg. check out all the pimpy chrome logos. i requested those. i can hear the people getting ready to post 'overkill',lol. unless somtimes you sing at the mic up to 35 feet from your amp on a headlining gig, (yeah, i have to feel the bass to sing the right note) and you are battling four double stacks , and a double stack from two guitarpayers with thier chainsaw rigs, you kinda respectfully are not in the league to comment,lmao. i refuse to put my instrument thru a sidefill that does not sound as good as my rig, period. heres a few pics and maybe a little more description. i hesitated to post this rig. i looked at all your rigs of doom and they are wonderful, and hard earned. i would have killed to have one of those 15 years ago. i never even thought id even be able to afford an svt, i just got lucky. check it out. ;) johnny a. staind.
 
another angle of the speakers. speaking of speakers, those horns in the 8x10 cabs are terrible,and disconnected. they remind me of the sound a potatoe chip bag makes when you squeeze it.crinkly treble. i think its the same foster tweeter used in most rigs with thelightbulb protection. a high quality tweeter lets you hear the zing of the string, i can almost count the string winds the pick scrapes across during the gig. you know that zippy zing when you put on new strings, and play with a pick and no amp in a quiet room? i hear that during the show. and the treble is flat on the amp too. its normally flat, if anything i roll off some low end if its a boomy place to get the mids up where i can hear them i relation to the lows.
 
someone asked for power ? ok, here ya go. two 1500w rms crown micro techs (pro touring pa amps) and a 1500w ampeg for backup in case all else fails. 4500w rms. the preamp is an avalon 737 recording studio qualitypreamp. i replaced the sovtek tubes with vintage 60's brimars. the crossover is no longer in use. i am trying to work in an orange tiny terror tube amplifier for grungymids to one or both 8x10 cabs. johnny a
 
i cant remember the exact #of the drivers. jbl just stopped making that style of fiberglass horns, i got the last 3 to add to the one i had. im pretty sure its a 2 inch driver with a 1 inch throat. any pa horn will destroy the tweeters that come with normal bass speakers. this system would cause tiny hairline cracks in the sheetrock in a house because of the walls flexing.. johnny a
 
I'm impressed with BIG rigs as much as the next guy. But there is a catch. It's kind of like the 'no pics, no gear' rule. No matter how big a rig is, if you can't load it in, set it up, load it out, and haul it all by yourself...it doesn't count. Sorry. :eyebrow:;):)

M. M.