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What's your rig of choice for this weekend? Part 2.
- Thread starter Thor
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- Feb 12, 2006
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- Development Engineer-Mesa Boogie, Development Engineer-Genzler (pedals), Product Support-Genz Benz
CWNYC backline 410 w my D-350. Always a good time here.
Katy, TX last night.
Loving my STL900 / HDN212 rig. Had the Pork Loin on quite a bit too. Adjusting the drive control up and down with my foot.
I’ve had a lot of fun playing the last couple of gigs.
Loving my STL900 / HDN212 rig. Had the Pork Loin on quite a bit too. Adjusting the drive control up and down with my foot.
I’ve had a lot of fun playing the last couple of gigs.
Gigged tonight with my loud hard rock band, and that meant the Bergantino NV610, my favorite cab bar none.
Darkglass amp was run clean, got tons of clang and growl from the Tech21 DP3X... my ears were happy and my pants were flappin'! 
Best pic I could get with our underpowered light show.
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Gigged tonight with my loud hard rock band, and that meant the Bergantino NV610, my favorite cab bar none.
Best pic I could get with our underpowered light show.
A custom Zon Sonus. Very happy with it.
After I extolled the advantages of headless to a bassist friend, he went out and got himself a headless Kiesel fiver, perhaps the same model as yours. It became his #1 bass. It's gorgeous and sounds great, but he's lefty and I'm not so I can't comment on playability.
The band got a last-minute call for a moose lodge turkey dinner shin dig gala. The usual. Warmth 32" and TV12.
Somehow I forgot to grab a shot of my rig last night! But the same as of late. I had the volume pumped to 9 and the BL still wanted me louder… I was afraid of overloading the speaker!
We’ll here’s one of the crowd…
We’ll here’s one of the crowd…
Played my first gig at Hard Rock Café Pretoria, it was a great venue with great management! I used a backline Orange OBC 115 and was very impressed. I had always thought of Orange as catering predominantly for guitarists - I now regret my prior stance.
I found the cab to be quite sensitive, as I had the master volume of my little 200W Warwick Gnome set to less than a quarter full, standing right next to the drum kit. It also had great midrange - at least to my ear, without knowing what it sounds like in other rooms. It may have been a little close to the wall, but it was the best that the space could allow and it didn't sound muddy. Please forgive the untidy cables
I found the cab to be quite sensitive, as I had the master volume of my little 200W Warwick Gnome set to less than a quarter full, standing right next to the drum kit. It also had great midrange - at least to my ear, without knowing what it sounds like in other rooms. It may have been a little close to the wall, but it was the best that the space could allow and it didn't sound muddy. Please forgive the untidy cables
Last night at a place that is trying to book us once a month although it is hard as I am trying to balance out several venues.
My rig for the night was a Genz Benz Streamliner into an UBER QUAD and UBER 115t. For basses I used a Spector NS Dimension 4 and ESP/LTD F-414fm.
My rig for the night was a Genz Benz Streamliner into an UBER QUAD and UBER 115t. For basses I used a Spector NS Dimension 4 and ESP/LTD F-414fm.
Was at a nice Irish Pub in Richardson, TX last night. My usual Mesa WD-800, LDS 2 x 10 cab and boring Fender bass. Accordion player was outta town & we had a fiddle player sit in for the show. She; Linda Relph did really well for us. Her melodic sense was uncanny. Linda plays in a George Starit tribute band. Lucky them.
We let her saw away all night. She also helped w/backing vocals.
This pics is from St. Patrick week, earlier this year. Just posted for gear pr0n.
We let her saw away all night. She also helped w/backing vocals.
This pics is from St. Patrick week, earlier this year. Just posted for gear pr0n.
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I had no gigs last weekend so our guitarist and I went out n checked out a popular venue, to see the band etc...
Although at least 2 of the 4 piece band members are damn good musicians, they were pretty awful, sadly. Poor mix and playing with no enthusiasm nor life.
Going thru the motions, at best.
The crowd seemed a li'l like the band too..... sorta enjoying it, but, again, were just going through the motions, it seemed.
I'm not really trying to be negative here, and I suppose I'm just hoping that none of MY bands sound like this.
And if we do, I hope someone will let me know.
Passion. It's one of the most important aspects in life imo
Although at least 2 of the 4 piece band members are damn good musicians, they were pretty awful, sadly. Poor mix and playing with no enthusiasm nor life.
Going thru the motions, at best.
The crowd seemed a li'l like the band too..... sorta enjoying it, but, again, were just going through the motions, it seemed.
I'm not really trying to be negative here, and I suppose I'm just hoping that none of MY bands sound like this.
And if we do, I hope someone will let me know.
Passion. It's one of the most important aspects in life imo
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blues gig last night .
same rig as last gig , same bass ...
same rig as last gig , same bass ...
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Just got home from a 4 hour(!) acoustic jazz gig in a new chic restaurant on the south shore of Long Island. The trio was on a strip next to a staircase next to dinner tables on one side and which overlooked the bar on the other side.
Other than my upright bass and bow, there was no other gear used. No amp at all, which I love — I love the natural sound of my bass, especially when juxtaposed with an acoustic piano and a super musical drummer. That said—the diners got loud (this is downstate NY—people are loud here)… so for the next time I play this joint, I will bring my DPA mic as they do have a house system I and the pianist (it’s mic’ed) can use. Super fun gig, and I learned a lot about projecting unamplified bass over loud background chatter. Pianist had the same issue as me—projecting over the noise. I made it kind of a zen exercise where I would choose less notes in favor of more weight and projection.
Other than my upright bass and bow, there was no other gear used. No amp at all, which I love — I love the natural sound of my bass, especially when juxtaposed with an acoustic piano and a super musical drummer. That said—the diners got loud (this is downstate NY—people are loud here)… so for the next time I play this joint, I will bring my DPA mic as they do have a house system I and the pianist (it’s mic’ed) can use. Super fun gig, and I learned a lot about projecting unamplified bass over loud background chatter. Pianist had the same issue as me—projecting over the noise. I made it kind of a zen exercise where I would choose less notes in favor of more weight and projection.
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Turkey day eve, we were stuffed into the corner so the headless Zon got the call. I've played this place before, the single Reiner 12" is more than enough. Really nice turnout... would have been nice if they tipped a little better, but whatever, it was a fun gig.
Curious what venue this was?Just got home from a 4 hour(!) acoustic jazz gig in a new chic restaurant on the south shore of Long Island. The trio was on a strip next to a staircase next to dinner tables on one side and which overlooked the bar on the other side.
Other than my upright bass and bow, there was no other gear used. No amp at all, which I love — I love the natural sound of my bass, especially when juxtaposed with an acoustic piano and a super musical drummer. That said—the diners got loud (this is downstate NY—people are loud here)… so for the next time I play this joint, I will bring my DPA mic as they do have a house system I and the pianist (it’s mic’ed) can use. Super fun gig, and I learned a lot about projecting unamplified bass over loud background chatter. Pianist had the same issue as me—projecting over the noise. I made it kind of a zen exercise where I would choose less notes in favor of more weight and projection.
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