Double Bass Which rig now? (DB forum thread)

[Dr. Jake]

Which rig are you using these days? If you use more than one, which gets the call most often?

 

[tornadobass]

I use a Clarus series 3 amp with Wizzy 10 or Wizzy 12 cabs.

I used a GK MB150E combo for about a year, but prefer the Clarus/Wizzy 10 rig now for its better clarity and punch.

 

[robgrow]

GK 200MB for low volume gigs. Walter Woods amp with Schroeder Mini 12+L or EA Wizzy M for louder gigs.

 

[JtheJazzMan]

Markbass 121P.

I have a big big outdoor concert coming up in a months time so Ill see how a 4x10 extension cab with the markbass goes.

 

[John Wentzien]

TC Electronic RH450 with an RS212 & RS210.

 

[Standalone]

old 800 RB into a likewise old GK210T. not sure why there's a T in the name... no tweeter in the cab. That 800RB sure takes a piezo well and of course covers electric. good poor man's rig.

And just the other day, I saw the Levon Helm Band. Awesome set. His DB player? 2 800 RB's in the rack, playing for a festival of 15,000 (vibes).

 

[fdeck]

EA Micro300 into DIY speaker

 

[Marc Piane]

MB150s for small stuff

AI Clarus and EA Wizzy 12 M-Line for bigger things

 

[SAlcott]

AI Focus/WZ110 (uprite/EUB/quiet BG); GK MB 150 (mostly BG); DrBass 112&112LF/Traynor YBA3 Custom (BG only). GK once in a while w/ DrBass 112 (EUB/BG). Gonna try AI w/DrBass stack if the right gig comes up.My goal has been to have a rig for any occasion with no one piece too big to easily get out of the trunk of a taxi. The Traynor pushes the envelope, but doesn't get called to serve very often.

 

[tdurden]

EDEN

 

[tornadobass]

This looks like a case where the poll doesn't give us a true answer, since many of us are using at least a couple of rigs, one for really small gigs and another one (or more) for bigger stuff. Even the "more often" doesn't seem to do the job, since it's less a matter of preference and more depending on gig size.

 

[Uncletoad]

AI Focus 2R III, EA VL208. I stopped looking.

 

[Greg Clinkingbeard]

Focus 2R III and one or two DIY 12's.
Everytime I am tempted by EA or whatever, I remember that the AI always works and normally sounds really good. The lifetime warranty doesn't hurt.

 

[Dr. Jake]

This looks like a case where the poll doesn't give us a true answer, since many of us are using at least a couple of rigs, one for really small gigs and another one (or more) for bigger stuff. Even the "more often" doesn't seem to do the job, since it's less a matter of preference and more depending on gig size.

You're right, of course. Consider my version a first draft. Want to have a go at designing a better amp poll (big venue, small venue, more brands represented)?

 

[anonymous02282011]

EA Iamp800 and one or two EA VL-208s.

 

[tornadobass]

You're right, of course. Consider my version a first draft. Want to have a go at designing a better amp poll (big venue, small venue, more brands represented)?

I actually think your current version is plenty telling of what double bass players are up to: we play multiple venue sizes and tailor multiple rigs to fit the challenge of playing a sonically awkward instrument in sonically uncooperative performance spaces. That comes through more clearly than I can imagine a poll could.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

AI Focus 2R (III) + EZ Wizzy 10

or

Phil Jones Super Flightcase 300

The Phil Jones is one channel only, but I've been using it almost exclusively for the past few months. When I need to blend, I use the AI/EA rig.

 

[Matt Power]

AI Contra for small to medium sized gigs.
Markbass LM II and a custom 2X8 Furlinetto cab (4 ohm, 500 watts) for larger stuff.

 

[AMJBASS]

Acoustic Image Clarus SII, and an Aguilar GS112 cabinet. I am looking into a Phil Jones Flightcase though...

 

[Nagrom]

Flightcase 300