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What did you pay for your MAIN stage rig?

What did you pay for your MAIN stage rig

  • $0 - $250

    Votes: 8 2.1%

  • $251 - $500

    Votes: 26 6.8%

  • $501 - $750

    Votes: 33 8.6%

  • $751 - $1,000

    Votes: 50 13.0%

  • $1,001 - $1,500

    Votes: 90 23.4%

  • $1,501 +

    Votes: 177 46.1%
  • Total voters
    384
#81
OK, read through the whole thing. Love seeing the deals some of y'all got. I'm a huge fan of used gear, to the point I really can't imagine buying any new stuff. Not stuff that depreciates a lot, like gear, with so much of it out there.


FWIW, just a couple months ago, I sat down and figured out what it would cost me to replace every piece of gear I have, right down to every last stand, cable, etc. with brand new stuff. Not just bass gear but everything, which is quite a bit actually. Got some guitar stuff, a drumkit, PA stuff, etc. Enough I could gear up a whole band for a gig. Most of it would be considered sort of medium grade to good quality stuff but nothing really expensive or "boutique".

I figured buying the same exact model of everything possible, then for things that've been discontinued buying something new of very similair quality/features, from the same manufacturer if possible or a direct competitor if not, and for my DIY stuff, again buying something store-bought of very similair quality if possible and if not figuring having it built by someone like LowDownSound or other builder.


I couldn't believe it, I had to add it up twice. All this stuff around here came to a minimum of $15,000. Probably a little bit more. I somehow managed to accumilate all this stuff over the years for probably something around $3,000, certainly less than $4,000.


Yay me.:hyper:


To the guy with the $150 Peavey rig...you rock.:bassist:
I would jam that with great pride.
 
#83
Jack said:
I'll trade you for Geordie Shore.
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We had to suffer through Jersey Shore, which is the same thing as Geordie Shore. Don't understand our fascination with reveling in stupidity at all. But Devo warned in the 70's that de-evolution was real and we didn't listen. We're listening now, though it's too late.
 
#84
will33 said:
OK, read through the whole thing. Love seeing the deals some of y'all got. I'm a huge fan of used gear, to the point I really can't imagine buying any new stuff. Not stuff that depreciates a lot, like gear, with so much of it out there.


FWIW, just a couple months ago, I sat down and figured out what it would cost me to replace every piece of gear I have, right down to every last stand, cable, etc. with brand new stuff. Not just bass gear but everything, which is quite a bit actually. Got some guitar stuff, a drumkit, PA stuff, etc. Enough I could gear up a whole band for a gig. Most of it would be considered sort of medium grade to good quality stuff but nothing really expensive or "boutique".

I figured buying the same exact model of everything possible, then for things that've been discontinued buying something new of very similair quality/features, from the same manufacturer if possible or a direct competitor if not, and for my DIY stuff, again buying something store-bought of very similair quality if possible and if not figuring having it built by someone like LowDownSound or other builder.


I couldn't believe it, I had to add it up twice. All this stuff around here came to a minimum of $15,000. Probably a little bit more. I somehow managed to accumilate all this stuff over the years for probably something around $3,000, certainly less than $4,000.


Yay me.:hyper:


To the guy with the $150 Peavey rig...you rock.:bassist:
I would jam that with great pride.
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When I was a young guy and there were no computers, our local newspaper ran a fluff piece about local bands and what it took (money wise) for equipment to play shows each weekend.

In 1970, the figured that it took a successful band nearly $100,000 in equipment (amps, drums, instruments, keyboards, PA, cables, mics, transportation, etc) to put on a decent show every weekend.

Nowadays, the PA isn't as relevant to a local band as it once was - thank God!! Those Altec Lansings were a BITCH to move!! So that takes a good chunk of change out of the equation, but still...I can easily still see a band dropping $100,000 on gear.

It doesn't look (right) at first glance, but start adding your gear - from pedals, to cables, to strings, to instruments, to amps, etc etc....doesn't take long to add up quickly....then multiply that by the others on the band. You just might be shocked. ;)
 
#85
Buster Brown said:
When I was a young guy and there were no computers, our local newspaper ran a fluff piece about local bands and what it took (money wise) for equipment to play shows each weekend.

In 1970, the figured that it took a successful band nearly $100,000 in equipment (amps, drums, instruments, keyboards, PA, cables, mics, transportation, etc) to put on a decent show every weekend.

Nowadays, the PA isn't as relevant to a local band as it once was - thank God!! Those Altec Lansings were a BITCH to move!! So that takes a good chunk of change out of the equation, but still...I can easily still see a band dropping $100,000 on gear.

It doesn't look (right) at first glance, but start adding your gear - from pedals, to cables, to strings, to instruments, to amps, etc etc....doesn't take long to add up quickly....then multiply that by the others on the band. You just might be shocked. ;)
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Ya...expensive habit. :)

I knew there was enough it would be smart to get some renters & storage unit insurance, etc. but didn't know how much....now I do.
 
#86
I didn't figure in the transportation part.


I cram the bass rig and small PA in a 20 year old Corolla station wagon I got for $850 and am driving it 90 miles to a $100 gig tomorrow. :D

To move it all at once I'd need a U-Haul.
 
#87
until this thread i was aware only of my new stuff but i looked in my music cave and just a quick look mind and one case of pedals and effects( that i never use now) came to about a grand( thats new prices) i think i'm gonna have a clear out and try and recoupe a bit of wonga. i might get enough together to buy a new pair of socks. and maybe a bag o lentils
 
#88
Germanium-impregnated and gold-lined power cord -$850.
Custom power conditioner hand-built by a genius hermit electrical engineer who used to work for NASA and lives in a small village in the Siskyou (sp?) Mountains of Oregon - $1,000.

Behringer BLXPEDQ 90-watt bass combo amp purchased at garage sale for $35.

All together $1,885.




;)
 
#91
$775

Acoustic 320 amp - $400
Acoustic 402 cab - $225
A pair of the vintage white dust capped Eminence 15" drivers original to that model cab - $150

Just sold one of the Peavey Black Widows that the cab was loaded with when I bought it for $60. I suppose that brings the total down to $715.
 
#92
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$3,915.48

(sorry for the poor quality photo)
 
#93
Semi NIB, rented once American-made SLM era Ampeg SVT-CL, $1,000. For a bit I had a Peavey B115 and I liked it OK but after blowing that Black Widow for the second time, I had to make an emergency retail purchase of an Ampeg SVT-410-HLF (I had two previously and knew I liked them) for $800. Plus tax, cables and a snazzy case for the sundries....let's just call it $2,000. I could see MAYBE sneaking in under $1501 for a professional rig if you got a good deal used, so I would agree the range of this poll is shy.
 
#95
Genz-Benz ShuttleMAX 9.2 - $815
Genz-Benz Über 410 cab - $643
Road Cases USA rack case -$119
Korg DTR-1000 rack tuner - $110
Furman PL-8C power conditioner - $139
Estimated price of cables - $150

Grand Total of $1976

I got the ShuttleMAX 9.2 new from Musicians Friend during a 15% off sale. And I got the Über 410 cab new from a music store through eBay. The reason I got such a good price on it was because it was a floor display model, but had never been purchased or taken out of the store. Also, at the time I bought it, those cabs were going for $1100 brand new everywhere else, as opposed to the $1319 price it's selling for now. The Korg rack tuner and Furman power conditioner were both purchased used on eBay.
 
#97
GK 1001RBII $750
GK NEO412 $865 (floor model)
Rack Case $105
Power Conditioner $70

So it looks like about $1790

Obviously not counting pedals, accessories, etc...

No where near the amount of money some of you folks have spent :eek:, but it's my best & favorite rig to date. :bassist:
 
#99
TheRealKong said:
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
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Before that rig I had

Ampeg SVP Pro, used € 400,--
Poweramp TA 1400 MK-X, 2 x 700 W @ 4 Ohm from Thomann Germany, new € 300,--
2 Peavey TVX 410'', used € 320,--

The complete fullstack is € 1.020,-- , equals about USD 1.300,--.

The SVP Pro + poweramp is still in use, but today it fires up another Tecamp L 810''-cab.

Because I needet a third rig for a third band, a friend gave me for cheap a Peavey TMax and a SWR Workingman 212''-cab. This halfstack was exact € 400,--. About USD 530,--.

I still use the items, but in other combinations. The TMax for example fires up the two Peavey cabs for a third band. Nice sound, best "no-Ampeg - Ampeg-sound" I know. So everything I own gets a lots of love. ;)

It was a long way to get to the sound I love - until I noticed that I have a related sound on all three fullstacks. I stopped playing with a hifi-like sound when my SWR Redhead died. The last 5 or 6 years I prefer playing with a slightly preamp tube overdriven sound. So the only difference when playing the different stacks is the way more punch and clarity and better response of the GenzBenz GBE 1200, and the more tube-like sound of the Ampeg SVP Pro. But in the mix the three amps sound - alike each other.

Ciao

Uwe
 

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