Amp: Tech21 RPM into Crown XLS2002
Cab: Fender Rumble 15 x 2
Bunch of pedals being switched by a Rocktron MIDI setup.
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What rig are you using at most gigs?
- Thread starter Admiral Akbar
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Amp: Tech21 RPM into Crown XLS2002
Cab: Fender Rumble 15 x 2
Bunch of pedals being switched by a Rocktron MIDI setup.
Below is the setup I use mostly for Gospel music these days:
- Bass: Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 5 H (DR Fat Beam Strings)
- Head: Carvin B1000
- Cabinets: two Carvin BRX10.2
- Gate/Compressor/Limiter: dbx 166
- Sonic Maximizer: BBE 882i
- Tuner: Korg Pitchblack PRO
- Power Unit: LiveWire 9-Outlet Power Distributor
- Cab Mic: Sennheiser e 602-II
- Case: SKB Roto-Molded 6U Shallow Rack
- Keyboard: Dave Smith Instruments Mopho SE (44-keys)
- A/B Box: Boss AB-2
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With my 80s cover band, I use a Thunderfunk 550B and a 4x10 cabinet, either a Bag End Q10X-D or an Eden D410T, depending on whether I load out from home or the whole band loads out from our storage unit (usually for out of town gigs). Bass varies. No effects; only pedal is a Boss tuner.
If I come across something I like, I might look into going with a 2x12 instead of the 4x10, but I'm happy with how the rig sounds and so far I can still handle the weight and bulk of the bigger cab.
If I come across something I like, I might look into going with a 2x12 instead of the 4x10, but I'm happy with how the rig sounds and so far I can still handle the weight and bulk of the bigger cab.
'08 Fender CS '59 P, and a '08 Fender American Standard P for backup.
Shaw Audio B150 head. Aguilar th500 for back up
Shaw Audio 115 cab for small/med engagements. Ampeg Heritage 810 for larger ones.
For our blues jam that we host, a gk400rb (first series) and a couple of gk neo 112's (series 1).
For pedals, it's usually a pitch black tuner and a Aguilar Octave.
Shaw Audio B150 head. Aguilar th500 for back up
Shaw Audio 115 cab for small/med engagements. Ampeg Heritage 810 for larger ones.
For our blues jam that we host, a gk400rb (first series) and a couple of gk neo 112's (series 1).
For pedals, it's usually a pitch black tuner and a Aguilar Octave.
These days its either a Sadowsky Ultra Vintage 5 or Alleva Coppolo LG5 to a pedalboard with Tuner, MXR Bass Compressor, Aguilar Octaver and Sadowsky DI pedal to the board. Monitoring through 64 Audio A12s.
I'm in two Bands. I play a G&L 1505 5 String Bass with both bands. For my main band I play through an SVT and 8X10 cabinet. Also play keys so I use a Yamaha MOX8 for piano (ish), MOX6 for organ (ish), Novation for synth/bass, McMillan 12 step for chords, Studio Logic MP-117 to play bass parts while playing keys. My other band I travel light - Ampeg PF800 and PF115 cabinet.
Reimer pro 5 with sadowsky NYC jj5 as back up
Small gigs Markbass LMK into a hathor 1203 add a thunderchild 1 x 12 for bigger stages
Larger may move me to the trace V. Type preamp with rad ice power 1000 or pope preamp into qsc plx 2402.
Small gigs Markbass LMK into a hathor 1203 add a thunderchild 1 x 12 for bigger stages
Larger may move me to the trace V. Type preamp with rad ice power 1000 or pope preamp into qsc plx 2402.
Mesa Boogie Subway D800 112/115 stack.
The Basses rotate but one of these two makes every show.
G&L L2500
Squier vintage modified precision V
The Basses rotate but one of these two makes every show.
G&L L2500
Squier vintage modified precision V
Lately I've been using my old genz benz gbe 400 through either a pair of ampeg 210av's, or a gk neo 212. I've been considering picking up a genz benz shuttle to use instead. The gbe weighs more than the 212.
As for basses, my new to me sarzo cirrus has been my main player lately. I should have an audere pre to put in it as soon as it arrives.
As for basses, my new to me sarzo cirrus has been my main player lately. I should have an audere pre to put in it as soon as it arrives.
Varies acc to the size of the venue and which band, but most commonly it's this... TECAP Puma into 2 Markbass 102P's:
For smaller venues I use a Markbass 151P Combo raised off the floor. For big venues with the PA doing the heavy lifting I use the same combo angled up with one of those Markbass amp angle thingies just as a stage monitor.
Mike
For smaller venues I use a Markbass 151P Combo raised off the floor. For big venues with the PA doing the heavy lifting I use the same combo angled up with one of those Markbass amp angle thingies just as a stage monitor.
Mike
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I've never been disappointed by my HBP-1 and Crown XTI-2002 paired with an F212, but unlike my Puma it doesn't fit in the pouch of my gig bag.
Of late my most common gig setup is an American Standard Jazz and/or a fretless Pbass Lyte Deluxe, a Paradriver DI, Sennheiser IEM receiver and Westone IEMS.
If it's not an IEM gig, then a Puma 900 and F110 is most likely to come out, but there are times that just call for lugging out the rack and F212.
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Pretty much the same thing all the time. A Squier Affinity P, an SX Ursa 2 J, six Boss pedals, and either one or two GK MB115 combos, depending on the size of the room and whether or not I can DI my amp through the PA. Works well for what we do.
99% of my gigs...
Warwick Corvette 5
Line6 g30> polytune mini> joyo Tai chi overdrive> mxr m81 preamp/di>
Genzbenz countour 500 1x15combo.
I go through the PA if the house is big....I bring a 15 ext cab if I'm playing in a field or something.
Warwick Corvette 5
Line6 g30> polytune mini> joyo Tai chi overdrive> mxr m81 preamp/di>
Genzbenz countour 500 1x15combo.
I go through the PA if the house is big....I bring a 15 ext cab if I'm playing in a field or something.
Hallelujah!
Another fellow bass player who saw the light and went low budget sub short scale with a modded Ibanez Mikro.
Praise the Mikro, brother!
Amen!
I apologies in beforehand for the wall of text mini essay to follow:
Well, I haven't gigged for while since I just came back from a 4 years hiatus without playing in a regular band, mostly focusing on an electronic music duo and solo projects.
Last I gigged though I used the Ampeg B-15S (1969 model) 60W tube amp I owned at that point, but was stupid enough to sell, with the original cabinet, a single 15", though with replaced speaker unit, which origin I honestly can't seem to recall.
I played in a hardcore/math/noise rock band that included another bass player in the lineup, and as he covered the lows I had a more midrangy tone with a lot of the lows cut that prevented the relatively low wattage amp going into fart mode as I pushed it extremely hard.
However the 60W tube amp was more than capable cutting through the mix at rehearsal level and even in smaller venues without PA support bar for the vocals, and that even with an exstremely hard hitting drummer, another bass player with a 100W tube amp, and a guitarist/singer (or should I said screamer) that played through a 100W tube amp as well, though cut down to run at only 50W but with a 4 12" cab to go with.
Before that I played with the same guys, just without the additional bass player, in a more traditional noise rock band where I used a Dynacord Bass King II 50W amp, with something as unusual as a solid state preamp stage and a tube powered poweramp stage.
Then I used two cabinets a 115 and a 215, but again I honestly can't remember what speaker units where installed in them.
When playing in smaller venues it just managed to keep up without PA support, though at larger venues such as the few open air festivals we played at, my bass was additionally either run through a regular DI or miked up, and further more I had stage monitor support.
Back then my main bass was my Aria Pro II Laser Electric Classic, bar a few gigs with the noise rock trio where I played the Rickenbacker 4003 I owned for a short while.
Anyway my current rig and the one I plan to use for gigging as well once the two original bands I play in now got enough material we find worthwhile for gigging with, is a 2 amp setup:
A Dynacord Bass King 50W all tube amp with a homemade 15" cabinet with a speaker unit of unknown origin run slightly dirty by a Joyo Orange Juice followed by a Behringer BEQ700 and all driven by the tuner output (preamp pre EQ at instrument level and impedance) of the second amp in my setup a solid state Trace Elliot GP75SM 130W 15".
So basically my current rehearsal setup which I expect also to become my future gigging rig looks like this:
Ibanez Mikro Bass (with EMG Geezer Butler P/J pickups installed)>> EHX Black Finger (always on)> various effects>> Trace Elliot GP75SM 130W 15" (via Tuner Out)>> Joyo Orange Juice (always on)> Behringer BEQ700 (always on)>> Dynacord Bass King 50W with 15" cab
To prevent my hard work going to waste I also plan on investing in 2 AKG Perception Live P2 microphones in case we get to play somewhere were PA backup will be required, so I can get my rig miked up, instead of going through a DI, which probably also would be the wisest otherwise since it looks like I am going to use a lot of effects on my bass in at least one of the two bands.
Here's a photographic representation of my full rig:
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A man after my own heart,
Fender Precision and Ampeg SVT, for small rooms I use either 1 or 2 Ampeg B-15T cabs with an SVT head.
