Who has a Bad Ass HOME only rig?

[Rockbobmel]

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This one stays at the practice pad. They were about $1,500 back in the day, I p/u at the local GC for $350. Everything works perfectly, it's very pro, & sounds amazing. I've always had a soft spot for Ashdown's pro-level stuff, so even though I wasn't in the market, I couldn't pass it up.

Funniest part was, when I asked the salesman at GC if there was anything wrong with it, he said no. So then I asked him if he knew what they had here, he starts giving me all the stats for it. I stopped him & said I knew exactly what it was, I just couldn't believe they had it priced so low. He asked if I thought they get could more $$ for it, to which I replied, "not anymore, I'm taking it home!" Ah, priceless...

Now to find an 8ohm extension cab...there's 255 extra watts just lazing away in there...

Ashdown ABM 115 1x15" Bass Cabinet New in the Box 663839002111 | eBay





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[petrus61]

Would be badass if it worked...

 

[Five String]

cool thread

 

[petrus61]

95% of this is gone now but it was fun back in the day...


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Almost looks like one of the Ultrasound NYC rehearsal spaces from back in the day.

 

[Keger Jupit]

Ashdown ABM 115 1x15" Bass Cabinet New in the Box 663839002111 | eBay





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And I thank you Sir! That looks very interesting...just don't tell the mismatched driver Nazis!!

 

[mat666]

The basses pic is reversed!

The pic would have more basses in it if I was reversed!! ;-)

 

[mobass55]

Have several, being a Ampeg collector, but this is my new ride at the moment.

 

[oldskoolskatedad]

If I was gigging these days this wouldn't be just for home.

These two won't be making it out of the basement anytime soon

 

[BasturdBlaster]

Although I have gigged these cabs, they've been "home only" for a few years, hehe.

 

[Five String]

I don't know if this rates but it doesn't leave the house.

 

[Nightman]

GK MBFusion800 atop a stack of Greenboy enclosures. No next door neighbors to complain!!

 

[basscooker]

This one stays in the living room, but doesn't really qualify as giggable being 20 watts. Sounds great, though.

Just a 20 watt "power amp" for reel to reel projectors. Apparently the projector outputs were approximately instrument level. There are no volume or tone controls on the unit, but it has a pre amp of some sort happening with its 12AX7. You can plug straight in.

 

[neckdive]

Here's another one that doesn't leave the house any more; a 1955 Ampeg Bassamp 815. It now lives where an electric fireplace was once installed.

 

[Passinwind]

If you have a dope home rig let's see it!

I have a pair of 115 cabs loaded with BMS 600 watt drivers that I built for a club install, but the club changed hands and I got stuck with them. I currently have 4 different top box styles built up, with one being a pair for when I want to scratch the stereo itch. My daily driver practice rig is a 15/6/1 with the 6 being horn loaded. I have a few different DIY heads that I run with, rated and measured at 500, 650, and 1000+ watts @ 4 ohms, but "only" around half that for the 8 ohm 15/6/1. But if I want to get dizzy and silly I go with a biamped rig like so, 1000 watts to lows and 250 to the top box.

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

This is my bad ass home-only amp. It's a B-18x connected to a custom speaker cabinet from an OMNIMAX Domed theater.

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It has two 10s and two 18s, all four JBL Professional Series. The hinged 'wings', which were bolted wide-open while hanging in the theater, also act like barn doors to protect the drivers when it's not being played.

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It's about 7.5 feet wide and weighs about 400 lbs. Here's a photo of it (with 4 others) in it's natural habitat hanging from the ceiling. I got it for free when the theater was completely renovated.

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What does your double bass sound like through that custom cab?

 

[neckdive]

What does your double bass sound like through that custom cab?

Amazingly well as you might expect. As it happens, I string the DB in BEAD and the 18s and giant cab have no trouble at all producing the fundamental of the B string at volume even with all of the other notes.

You would think a cab like this would shake the house off of the foundation and it might if I hooked it up to my SVT. But at 'normal' volumes it's a very warm bass that you feel in your bones more than you hear, so much so, that if closed your eyes, you might not know which direction the cabinet was in relation to where you were sitting.

Partially closing the doors also changes the tone and direction of the sound in interesting ways (all good, though).

 

[Bassndrums73]

That sounds like a lot of fun to me.

 

[Passinwind]

Here's another one of mine, a DIY 15/6/1 with one of my own amps on top:

 

[Sid Fang]

My 70's SVT and beveled fridge 810 are just too much trouble to move, so they never leave the house. I mostly actually *play* through a direct box and DAW, mind you, but as you phrased the question, it counts.

 

[Sid Fang]

Mt. Fearful... I have to climb the stairs to turn it up more!

I am not easily impressed by TB photos, but that is freaking *awesome*.