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Whats in your bass rack?

#21
Not much in mine - more of a "rackette" really.

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Channel strip: LA Audio MPX1 (mic/line/instrument preamp, noise reduction, compressor and EQ)
Power amp: Behringer EPQ900

and a BDI21 in front for a little dirt.
 
#22
My rack:

Joemeek SixQ (preamp/eq/comp)
Crown XTI 4002 (huge power, very light)
Tascam US 2000 (live/rehearsal recording)
Hartke 410 or custom 12"/8"/1" cab, depending on the music style. (coloured vs transparent sounding cab)

It's not just for bass, I use it with a custom 210 cab for acoustic and nylon guitar gigs.
 
#23
Recently downsized from a 16 space to an 8 space when I downsized from an 810 to a 410 rig

Furman power conditioner
Tech 21 sans amp RBI
Korg tuner
Pedal shelf
Custom made xlr panel(because I got tired of needing a flashlight)
Swr750x

I used to have all my effects on shelves in my rack. They are now all on the floor except the bbe sonic stomp. I also had mine and the vocalists wirelesses in the rack and switched to a line 6 pedal style wireless which is on the pedal board. I used to run a tech 21 gt2 parallel with the RBI mainly for studio purposes ( gt2 was getting signal from RBI dry out) the gt2 is now on the floor for live use. Korg tuner gets signal from dry RBI out and is separate from my signal chain so no tone suck.

My current signal chain is my bass>line6 wireless>boss LS2, I have a pod hd (for effects only) connected to the "A" loop and the gt2 connected to the "b" loop so I can isolate them from my signal chain and also use the ls2 as a blender with the gt2 and a dry pod patch. from the ls2 my signal goes to the bbe sonic stomp>sans amp RBI. My sans amp RBI sends a dry 1/4" to the korg tuner, a wet xlr to FOH, and a wet 1/4" to the swr. The sans amp actually is connected to the effects return on swr750x which allows me to use the limiter and power amp on the 750x. Swr powers an ampeg 410he now after using an 810e for a decade and I do also mic the cab along with running the xlr when possible.

I've been focused more on messing with basses and effects lately. I tried a few power amps to replace the swr but the swr ended up staying. I would like something lighter to replace the swr but don't want to sacrifice tone to just save wieght because I only lift my rack in and out of the car anyways. Other than that, its always on top of the 410 which has wheels.
 
#25
SBK 4U ATA rackcase, XDR-95 wireless receiver, DRT-2000 tuner, M-pulse 600 amp, with a Belkin surge strip in the back...

Lately, I've been using a Streamliner 900, XDS-PLUS wireless, and Pitchblack tuner - it all fits into a laptop bag that goes over my shoulder...


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- georgestrings
 
#26
Depends on the rack, my Boogies (Pulse 360, D-180) are stand alone in their own rack bags. My most "complex" rack is (from top to bottom) a Furman power conditioner, Korg tuner, Ampeg SVP, Crown XTi 2000. Depending on my mood I may swap out the Ampeg pre with a Tech 21 RBI or an ADA MB-1, but the Ampeg has been in there for years now.
 
#35
Really simple:

4-space SKB-type rack
Peavey Max tube/solid state preamp.
Behringer AutoCom Pro compressor on the PV's efx loop or patched in-line for biamping.

Output sent to a very old Peavey MKIII Bass head's 'power amp in'.

A quality power strip with all the protection of a Furman for a fraction of the price is secured solidly in the back.
Charger for my main phone and a dock for my spare running show-related apps and content.
 
#36
georgestrings said:
SBK 4U ATA rackcase, XDR-95 wireless receiver, DRT-2000 tuner, M-pulse 600 amp, with a Belkin surge strip in the back...

Lately, I've been using a Streamliner 900, XDS-PLUS wireless, and Pitchblack tuner - it all fits into a laptop bag that goes over my shoulder...


M-pulse600onPH610-2.jpg


M-pulse600rackback-1.jpg




- georgestrings
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Very sanitary, in the back section which says a lot about you, thanks for the plug bar idea!
 
#37
pedulla-2007 said:
Very sanitary, in the back section which says a lot about you, thanks for the plug bar idea!
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Thanks - if you look at the front, you'll see the black button above the "X2" on the wireless receiver - it's a mute button... I have the switch pedal that came with my M-p 600, but really prefer to have nothing on the ground... I've been using this setup for a few years - atleast a couple hundred gigs - and it's the best I've ever used - it really doesn't get much more plug and play than that, IMO... The Belkin surge strip in the back has an 12' power cable, and has worked out great - it's velcro'd in... I plug in the Belkin, a speaker cable, and I'm up and running...

I've been using the XDS-PLUS -> Pitchblack -> Streamliner 900 setup alot lately, and although it's lighter and smaller, it's still more hassle to setup and tear down than my racked Mesa setup - they both work great, though - and have great sounding DIs...



- georgestrings
 

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