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I keep my gig gear completely separate. Everything is bagged and ready to go out the door. I know everything I need will be there. For years my practice amp was a classic GK MB150. Initially bought for my upright , it became my favourite practice , rehearsal , studio , and small gig rig. At one point I blew it up and loved it enough to do an expensive repair. Still a great little combo amp. And then several years back we began to look after my aging mother-in-law. I was going to be spending a lot of time at her house and didn’t want to be dragging amps back and forth , so I started the hunt for a new practice rig to leave in her house. First up was a Fender Rumble 15. It was small and cheap , I thought it would be fine. It totally sucked. And I realized that small and cheap wasn’t going to cut it. Found a tiny GK MB200 head on kijiji. Great little head! Initially picked up a Traynor 212 cab but went looking for something smaller and picked up an Ampeg 210AV. Traded the Traynor. This turned into a great little combination. Both were bought used , good prices. Great little practice rig. I was looking at Phil Jones C2 cabs , and I suppose the inevitable was inevitable. Probably paid too much but it’s only the size of a shoebox , and sounds good at low volume. My wife liked it because it was red. It became the in-law cab. I use it every day. No regrets. And then picked up a SWR Headlite on kijiji for a price I couldn’t pass up. And the Ampeg cab with the SWR became my new home practice rig and the MB150 was semi retired. And then I made another kijiji score and picked up a Darkglass e500, and it stayed at the in-law’s with the C2. And recently picked up an an Aguilar SL112 for home. So the Ampeg 210 was retired. The SWR seems to bounce between the two places. So I wound up buying a surprising amount of stuff trying to set up a nice little practice rig. … and I’d probably scoop up an Aguilar Tonehammer 350 if I found a local one at a good price.

I love Danos so the original had some appeal.

Looks like a gorgeous venue!

The pic above was done this morning , this was just done now. Late day light.

Darkglass e500 and PhilJones C2 !

I just recently picked up an SL 112 after looking at them for a while now. The two DB 112 rig is legend. My usual gig rig is Bergantino with a mixed set , a 112 and 210. Designed to be used together. There’s some magic that happens with that pairing. Much of the time I just require one cab.

Therein lies the joy! I hope things will pan out.

Dragged it out to my favourite dive downtown for the Sunday jam , so I also got to hear it out front. I usually run a single Bergantino 112 in that room. I was hoping it would sound gorgeous , and it certainly did. I was using a Forte with a Monique pre. So I was after a classic old school thump. Delivered! Nice cab. I’ll probably keep it for home use and go back to the Bergs for gigs. But it is a nice sounding thing , full , rich . With authority.

Great post! I still have my old Pbass I bought in the mid 70’s , looks like it went through the Boer War.

A Ric through Eden and Aguilar sounds like the ticket. Welcome.

Brought a HiFlier and. Longhorn to the gig. Hadn’t touched the HiFlier since I played it at a gig last week. It’s that time of year , the relief had shifted and the first two frets were buzzing out. I didn’t have my trusty Allen keys with me. Thankfully the Longhorn doesn’t have much of a seasonal shift. Slightly loosened the truss rod this morning and all is once again good. I’m going to be checking neck relief before I head out the door for the next while. Keep an eye on your stuff , it’s that time of year again.

Hi Flier with Monique into a Forte and the new Aguilar cab.

Great excuse to dust off some old amps. New cab getting the workout.

We’re pretty much off the beaten path out on the East Coast. And the population density is pretty sparse.

Just Halifax to Toronto on the Trans Can is 1793 km !

Phase 2 UniVox HiFlier , it was made in the Matsumoku plant in Japan around 72/3. A copy of the Mosrite model the Ventures made famous. The original Mosrite has some design oddities so many feel the UniVox copy is actually a better bass. I can’t say , but my Flier is very light , and is a great sounding bass. It’s fun to play. 30 in shortscale.

Longhorn

Hi Flier

It hasn’t seen much use , and I have turned it up for a quick check. No concerns. It’s not a real loud gig by any means , but I’m not in the PA so my stage sound has to fill the room.

It’s 3500 km each way.

After looking around for what seemed like ages an Aguilar SL112 popped up in our local market , so I immediately snagged it. It will be mostly for home use but I’ll take it downtown this weekend to hear it at room volume.

There are fake Epiphones going around. It’s not just high end vintage that’s being copied these days.

It’s still hard to believe someone would go on that kind of rampage in rural Nova Scotia. I’m a bit nerdy about gear and do enough gigs to justify buying good stuff. I use it. I usually just play mid sized bars and am frequently not in the PA so my stage sound is the room sound. I put it in the car , drive downtown , set it up play , and drive it home. So I like modern cab design that’s smaller , lighter , and can pack a good wallop. This cab checks all those boxes , but I’ll keep this mostly for home use , although I’m tempted to try it out downtown this weekend. I would love to hear it at room levels…

As long as Kinga Glyk pops up I’m ok… I’ve got a bit of a bass crush on her. Great player !