Going lightweight.....

[farmer61]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='938716' date='Aug 28 2010, 12:19 PM']And another one here exactly the same setup switched from an early UK era Ashdown ABM 300 rig and would never ever go back! And fits your budget to a tee if you go down the Bassdirect offer route I think its about £1299 including the man bag for the head.[/quote]

I got a great deal from Darren at Bass Merchant for my GB combo. So would recommend both them and Mark/Bass Direct.

[Meenie]

Hi,

I am also looking at going lightweight, well lighter weight anyway!

I'm after a 1x15 with a matching 2x10, i'm happy with my old Trace head so i'll be keeping that for the time bieng.

I play in a few bands with various styles so the rig will have to be capable of dealing with "normal" stuff aswell as A,D,A,D,G drop tuning in my ska/metal band.

Any suggestions would be muchly appreciated.

Ive been having a look about, i quite liked the look of the Mark Bass stuff but didnt know if there was a difference in the Traveller series to the 102h and 151hr equivalents?

Eden xlt/v8? anyone have any thoughts?

ive also had my head turned by some SWR,Gallien Kruger,Genz......its endless!!!!

Help is needed, i went to bed last night thinking about it and only got about three hours kip cos i couldnt stop!

[51m0n]

How many ways are there to skin this cat??

My advice is get down to [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Home.html"]bassdirect, Mark[/url] will happily spend a couple of hours or more going through masses of options, neo/non-neo ultra-lightweight/standard weight.

NB, take your credit card, and dont expect it to get out of there alive

Whilst neo drivers have a different sound to some old school drivers, its nothing that cant be sorted in the right cab, but they will not sound the same as old school drivers in the same cab. Its not an issue if they are in a cab designed or tweaked for them IMO.

Hence the Bergantino ae410, a one man lift that fits in the tiny boot of my car and will knock over walls with big fat booty-shakin' bass. Might be a bit beyond the budget though?

Edited September 8, 2010 by 51m0n

[JTUK]

[quote name='Meenie' post='949614' date='Sep 8 2010, 04:56 PM']Hi,

I am also looking at going lightweight, well lighter weight anyway!

I'm after a 1x15 with a matching 2x10, i'm happy with my old Trace head so i'll be keeping that for the time bieng.

I play in a few bands with various styles so the rig will have to be capable of dealing with "normal" stuff aswell as A,D,A,D,G drop tuning in my ska/metal band.

Any suggestions would be muchly appreciated.

Ive been having a look about, i quite liked the look of the Mark Bass stuff but didnt know if there was a difference in the Traveller series to the 102h and 151hr equivalents?

Eden xlt/v8? anyone have any thoughts?

ive also had my head turned by some SWR,Gallien Kruger,Genz......its endless!!!!

Help is needed, i went to bed last night thinking about it and only got about three hours kip cos i couldnt stop![/quote]

Curious as to why you stipulate a 15 and 2x10.

I used to run decent SWR cabs of that config Goliath jnr lll and SonofBertha 15" ....and I think they are outclassed by my GS112's I use now.
So not only do I get a better sound, but have much better carries as both fit in the boot of my car...whereas a 15 and 2x10 would be on back seats and all that rubbish. The lift and carry is so much simpler.

I think 2x1x12's is the new 15/2x10 stack.. certainly in terms of saving the back, and maybe for a better sound anyway.

If you still want a biggish lump the get a 2x12 cab and not the seperates....IMO.

I can not see anyone out running a 2x12 unless stupid loud and if you keep your amp, you'll never get near to pushing it hard anyway..

[Meenie]

[quote name='JTUK' post='949677' date='Sep 8 2010, 05:51 PM']Curious as to why you stipulate a 15 and 2x10.

I used to run decent SWR cabs of that config Goliath jnr lll and SonofBertha 15" ....and I think they are outclassed by my GS112's I use now.
So not only do I get a better sound, but have much better carries as both fit in the boot of my car...whereas a 15 and 2x10 would be on back seats and all that rubbish. The lift and carry is so much simpler.

I think 2x1x12's is the new 15/2x10 stack.. certainly in terms of saving the back, and maybe for a better sound anyway.

If you still want a biggish lump the get a 2x12 cab and not the seperates....IMO.

I can not see anyone out running a 2x12 unless stupid loud and if you keep your amp, you'll never get near to pushing it hard anyway..[/quote]


I am not set in stone with that config, it just seemed to make sense in my head thats all, getting the low metal lows whilst also the punchy high end ska bits can be a bit of an issue sometimes with the Beat the Red Light stuff,

I think i'm gonna have to go and have a mess about like 51m0n suggested, cheers for your advice guys, as a drummer turned bass player finding this place was an absolute godsend.