I haven't had a rig or a gig in quite some time, but when it was on I used GK 1001RBII with a SBX410 and SBX115. Now I am building up a slightly more modest Mesa rig. 
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What did you pay for your MAIN stage rig?
- Thread starter Warpeg
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around $2500 back in 1998.
ampeg svt classic head - $1500
ampeg 8x10 cab - $1000
if you include tuner and such then add:
pedal tuner - $25 to $50...i forget
monster bass cable 21ft - $50
fender lake placid blue california clear heavy picks - $5
don't have wireless yet but always wanted it. also wanted a korg rack mount tuner which i still haven't gotten yet.
i had a mesa boogie bass 400+ with a mesa 2x15 cab at one point but i sold it. the ampeg is just simpler to use. i like to keep things simple as possible. basically just plug in and play. i don't use any pedals or effects. i did use a distortion pedal once for a song but that is out of the norm.
i'd like to get the orange tube bass amp head with orange 8 x10 cab. cost is around $4500 for that setup. lol
ampeg svt classic head - $1500
ampeg 8x10 cab - $1000
if you include tuner and such then add:
pedal tuner - $25 to $50...i forget
monster bass cable 21ft - $50
fender lake placid blue california clear heavy picks - $5
don't have wireless yet but always wanted it. also wanted a korg rack mount tuner which i still haven't gotten yet.
i had a mesa boogie bass 400+ with a mesa 2x15 cab at one point but i sold it. the ampeg is just simpler to use. i like to keep things simple as possible. basically just plug in and play. i don't use any pedals or effects. i did use a distortion pedal once for a song but that is out of the norm.
i'd like to get the orange tube bass amp head with orange 8 x10 cab. cost is around $4500 for that setup. lol
$300 for a beat up Sunn concert bass with a borrowed LBS cab. Not even close to some of you guys but then again I play in a punk band.
Truthfully, I wouldn't bother with a racked tuner unless you're also using a racked amp - when I use my Streamliner 900, I use an XDS-PLUS and Pitchblack tuner, and they work really well together...
If I were gigging an SVT-CL, I'd probably set up a mini pedalboard with a G50 wireless, and either a Pitchblack, Turbotuner, or Polytune, depending on which one you prefer... I've borrowed a Polytune a few times to see if I'd prefer it over my Pitchblack, and ended up sticking with the Pitchblack - I don't really need polyphonic tuning for my basses, the Pitchblack is plenty accurate, tracks really well, and *I* prefer it's display over the Polytune's display...
- georgestrings
PS - Shure's new GLXD6 wireless looks very promising...
yeah the rack thing doesn't really work with an svt head. lol
hey don't worry about it man. it's not what you play that matters it's the songs you play that do. when i started i had a GTX p-bass that was $50 and a dean markley head with a 15" speaker peavey cab. it cost like $250.
it may be better that way. if something breaks just trash it and buy something new. lol
hey don't worry about it man. it's not what you play that matters it's the songs you play that do. when i started i had a GTX p-bass that was $50 and a dean markley head with a 15" speaker peavey cab. it cost like $250.
it may be better that way. if something breaks just trash it and buy something new. lol
More simple now:
Monster Conditioner $200 New
Korg DTR 2000 $210 New
Shure Wireless $240 New
Head GK 2001rb $1300 New
CAB -GK NEO 4x12 $929 New w/Special promotion
TOTAL: $2879
STILL LOOKING FOR A BAND TO PLAY WITH: PRICELESS!!!
Monster Conditioner $200 New
Korg DTR 2000 $210 New
Shure Wireless $240 New
Head GK 2001rb $1300 New
CAB -GK NEO 4x12 $929 New w/Special promotion
TOTAL: $2879
STILL LOOKING FOR A BAND TO PLAY WITH: PRICELESS!!!
Fat Steve
The poodle bites, the poodle chews it.
Upright Rig:
Shen SB80 - $1,500
Pickups and preamp - $100
Amp - $300 used (American Audio DLS 15P)
Guitard Rig:
Mesa Triple Rec and Marshal 1960A Cab - $2,000
Pedal board and effects: ~$800
Guitars (all cheap): ~ $100 per guitar, which I strip down and rebuild when I acquire them .
Shen SB80 - $1,500
Pickups and preamp - $100
Amp - $300 used (American Audio DLS 15P)
Guitard Rig:
Mesa Triple Rec and Marshal 1960A Cab - $2,000
Pedal board and effects: ~$800
Guitars (all cheap): ~ $100 per guitar, which I strip down and rebuild when I acquire them .
$2200ish for amp/cabs, and another $1000-$2000 on my pedal board (more depending on what I "need" for the gig/jam). Heck, two of my pedals combined are worth more than my MM Stingray. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
However, to me, my fingers are worth a billion dollars. Seriously. I would turn down a billion dollars if it meant losing the ability to play. Anyone out there who would take that offer?
However, to me, my fingers are worth a billion dollars. Seriously. I would turn down a billion dollars if it meant losing the ability to play. Anyone out there who would take that offer?
hmmm...estimates, don't really remember
QSC PLX amp - $400
Sansamp RBI - $200
Furman PC - $50
rack case - $50
Schroeder 412R cab - $700
so I guess about $1400 in total.
QSC PLX amp - $400
Sansamp RBI - $200
Furman PC - $50
rack case - $50
Schroeder 412R cab - $700
so I guess about $1400 in total.
Ballpark figures, might be off a bit.
Fearful 1212/6/1 about $1400 built & shipped.
Monique rackmount about $1200.
Carvin BX1500 around $600.
Custom ATA 5U case about $200
Furman rack strip $100
fDeck $100
Dang, $3600 or so. All new, and spread out over a few years though.
Fearful 1212/6/1 about $1400 built & shipped.
Monique rackmount about $1200.
Carvin BX1500 around $600.
Custom ATA 5U case about $200
Furman rack strip $100
fDeck $100
Dang, $3600 or so. All new, and spread out over a few years though.
My dream tone cost me 3K. Actually probably about 5K by the time the dust settles as I run multiple cabs for different venues or reasons.
Most used. BNA Audio Greenboy Dually 215, Reiner Amplification 6SL7 Tube pre, and a Carvin DCM3000L.
You probably should have added a 2000 or 2500 plus so it doesn't looked so stacked. Too many big rigs and custom heads/cabs north of 2K.
Most used. BNA Audio Greenboy Dually 215, Reiner Amplification 6SL7 Tube pre, and a Carvin DCM3000L.
You probably should have added a 2000 or 2500 plus so it doesn't looked so stacked. Too many big rigs and custom heads/cabs north of 2K.
Oh, and my shabby backup rig is an eden navigator with stewart amp with an eden 4x10. I'm a lucky man. Only took me a decade or two to scrape the cash up. Still... more cash in effects, probably more than both combined. I'm a gear slut for sure. It's an addiction I don't want to kick.
Carvin BX1500 - $500 used
2x Avatar B212 - $900 new w/ custom tolex
6 space rack - $190 new w/ custom tolex
DBX 166a compressor - $200 new years ago
BBE 462 - $150 used
That's $1940 plus I've got $125 budgeted for a used rack tuner and eventually I'll be ponying up a few ($449) hundred for a G55 wireless... And then I'll probably want a new 8 space rack to accommodate a 2 space drawer...
You see how this may never end! And that was going for some sort of "budget gear"
2x Avatar B212 - $900 new w/ custom tolex
6 space rack - $190 new w/ custom tolex
DBX 166a compressor - $200 new years ago
BBE 462 - $150 used
That's $1940 plus I've got $125 budgeted for a used rack tuner and eventually I'll be ponying up a few ($449) hundred for a G55 wireless... And then I'll probably want a new 8 space rack to accommodate a 2 space drawer...
You see how this may never end! And that was going for some sort of "budget gear"
Two years ago I purchased a brand new Genzbenz GBE 1200 and a Tecamp L 810''-cab.
I had to pay about € 2.200,--, that'll be about USD 2.880,--. This american stuff is quite expensive in Germany. So is the cab, although it is made in Germany. But it is cheaper than a comparable Ampeg cab.
Still use my old wireless and tuner - and no pedals.
Ciao
Uwe
I had to pay about € 2.200,--, that'll be about USD 2.880,--. This american stuff is quite expensive in Germany. So is the cab, although it is made in Germany. But it is cheaper than a comparable Ampeg cab.
Still use my old wireless and tuner - and no pedals.
Ciao
Uwe
My main stage rig, until recently, was a pair of Markbass 4 x 10 cabs and an F1 head....$4500 AUD
I sold the F1 and one of the cabs and bought (second hand) an Ashdown 8x10 and an ABM900III (both of which were bought dirt cheap from a retailer who closed down and sold everything off for a song)....$1000 AUD!!!
I sold the F1 and one of the cabs and bought (second hand) an Ashdown 8x10 and an ABM900III (both of which were bought dirt cheap from a retailer who closed down and sold everything off for a song)....$1000 AUD!!!
Ampeg svt3 pro head250$ used
ampeg 410 cab 150$ used (I know)
G50 wireless. 150$ used
Custom made cable for said wireless 34$
Zoom AU2 acoustic guitar multi pedal (use it mostly for tuner, but get some sweeet tones)75$ used.21 foot monster bass cable(backup) 35$new
SIB 2 unit shock case.90$new.pretty basic stuff, but I have found the tone I have been searching a life time for.this ampeg stuff, plain Jane, its where it's at for me
ampeg 410 cab 150$ used (I know)
G50 wireless. 150$ used
Custom made cable for said wireless 34$
Zoom AU2 acoustic guitar multi pedal (use it mostly for tuner, but get some sweeet tones)75$ used.21 foot monster bass cable(backup) 35$new
SIB 2 unit shock case.90$new.pretty basic stuff, but I have found the tone I have been searching a life time for.this ampeg stuff, plain Jane, its where it's at for me
Not at liberty to say what I paid for my Heritage SVT-CL/810e, but it was well over $1501 and costs about $3700 new.
However, yesterday I used my BA110, which I'm also not at liberty to say how much I paid for it, but it costs $180 new.
However, yesterday I used my BA110, which I'm also not at liberty to say how much I paid for it, but it costs $180 new.
