You can't beat a lightweight head... I'm afraid!

[Clarky]

Well someone had to do it!

[chris_b]

I like the way you can just slip them into your back pocket. And don't ever tell me I'm wrong!!

[Clarky]

I played to 7 people last week and my Rebelhead TC450 was way loud!

[JTUK]

opps..I am on the wrong thread.

Where's Dave..?

[Clarky]

gone to the chiropracter

[Low End Bee]

Stick a Sansamp through the PA.

Amps are so 20th century.

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='942007' date='Sep 1 2010, 01:15 PM']Stick a Sansamp through the PA.

Amps are so 20th century.[/quote]


Having a PA = sellout.

[Clarky]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='942008' date='Sep 1 2010, 01:16 PM']Having a PA = sellout.[/quote]
My PA is lovely, she's called Marie

[Dood]

Considering most Bass Players these days are likely to have some sort of back problem, lightweight gear is certainly a very attractive option. The quality of equipment these days is so much better for the money - so unless you really dig the bottom of the barrel, most kit is fairly worthy of the road.

[Raggy]

Tee-Hee

[geoffbyrne]

OK, so I'm 63, have 5 stents in my heart, am diabetic, sarcoid & have back problems.

I have just replaced my UK redface MAG400 with a GB Shuttle 6, and, LET ME TELL YOU, I'm not complaining in the slightest.

I have a smallish cab with an Emminence 3015 in it which gives me plenty of lightweight power for small/medium gigs and a bigger 1x15 cab on big casters which I can add for bigger gigs - heavy, but easily moved.

The small cab/Shuttle combo means I can put the amp in my bass gig-bag over my shoulder & carry the cab in my hand.

SOOOOOOO much better for me than the other weighty gear.

Tone? Bags of it!! I never had a problem liking the tone from either the Ashdown or the GB. I get a lot of my tone from the bass pre-amp anyway.

Audience doesn't much care about what they hear anyway, providing they can either dance along, sing along or still be heard nattering over their pints.

May be parting with the MAG soon. We'll see.

G.

Edited September 1, 2010 by geoffbyrne

[EBS_freak]

Spin off thread frenzy!!

[Dood]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='942161' date='Sep 1 2010, 02:41 PM']Spin off thread frenzy!![/quote]


In a crazy 'Joanie Loves Chachi' sort of way lol.. tenuous eh!

[ezbass]

[quote name='dood' post='942174' date='Sep 1 2010, 02:45 PM']In a crazy 'Joanie Loves Chachi' sort of way lol.. tenuous eh![/quote]

Mork & Mindy, Shirley & Laverne....................

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='942008' date='Sep 1 2010, 01:16 PM']Having a PA = sellout.[/quote]

Just gig in your bedroom instead. And shout. And pluck extra hard.

[Marvin]

Why are we all still on about amps? Just use a POD

I haven't actually got one myself but........

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='942184' date='Sep 1 2010, 02:51 PM']Just gig in your bedroom instead. And shout. And pluck extra hard.[/quote]

Two of my gigs were clearly audible in my bedroom. Not the ones without a PA though.

[Linus27]

I've also gone lightweight recently. I cut down to this

[Clarky]

[quote name='Linus27' post='942275' date='Sep 1 2010, 03:54 PM']I've also gone lightweight recently. I cut down to this[/quote]
Wimp. I bet the 15,000 at the back could barely hear you

[Linus27]

[quote name='Clarky' post='942278' date='Sep 1 2010, 03:56 PM']Wimp. I bet the 15,000 at the back could barely hear you[/quote]

WHAT?? You mean people were actually listening to me ... the bass player. Oh bugger

[Low End Bee]

I'm not even going to gig now. I'm just going to implant subliminal memories in my virtual audience of me having played a blinder of a show with impeccable tone.

I don't need any gear anymore. Just mind control.

[Clarky]

[quote name='Low End Bee' post='942296' date='Sep 1 2010, 04:10 PM']I'm not even going to gig now. I'm just going to implant subliminal memories in my virtual audience of me having played a blinder of a show with impeccable tone.

I don't need any gear anymore. Just mind control.[/quote]
Your gig in Isleworth next Saturday was a blinder

[MythSte]

Come on now, You've got 15 watts, Just boost the mids. Its all in the mids!

[Bottle]

Ampeg......Schmampeg

Lightweight heads are for teh winnorz (there, I fed the troll)

Personally I like my GK head through the absurdly heavy EBS 4x10 - neatly placing my foot in [i]both[/i] camps. Maybe one day I'll have an 8x10 fridge and a roadie, but I'm happy enough with what I've got at the moment, thank-you very much, ta, g'night all.

Ian

[i]Troll-baiting since 2006[/i]

[fdavidso]

[quote name='Clarky' post='941992' date='Sep 1 2010, 01:08 PM']Well someone had to do it![/quote]

But to rag this back to reality.... are there any cheap lightweight options around - I hear a lot about MB and GB but for us mere mortals who have a couple of hundred max to spend on a top box, what would the recommendations be - Ashdown Little Giant 300? something similar?