Portable EUB combo

[ficelles]

Second topic in one night! Just looking for folks' recommendations for an ultra-portable EUB combo.

I'm currently using an Ashdown Acoustic Radiatior, have also made use of an AER Alpha (surprisingly good). Last big gig relied on a good engineer and foldback. What's around that you can sling over one shoulder with your EUB in the other hand?

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[Mr Bassman]

I've tried / had a few different amps & combo's

My main amp at the moment is the GK MB200 which is tiny and sounds great with any cab, there's one for sale on here. Sounds great with upright or fender.

for a one handed carry I've got a Genz Benz Shuttle 3 8T which is amazing for it's size, or with an ext cab.

both of these amps have aux inputs so if you have a pre amp for your upright, plug that into the aux and put your fender in the front.

[derrenleepoole]

Ibanez Promethean is a very good combo to consider. Don't be put off by the Ibanez brand name. It's a 10" combo with a 500 watt detachable head with a gig bag option. Very good quality, very portable and very well priced. Depending on the EUB model you may need a preamp to match the impedence of the input.

[wateroftyne]

I did a couple of EUB gigs with my Promethean, and it was great. Clear, no mud, and a little kick-stand so I could angle it toward me.

[ficelles]

These are great suggestions and I think I may have to try a Promethean, but what about the budget end of the scale, anything in the Harley-Benton price range that's portable and usable for EUB?

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[derrenleepoole]

I've seen upright players using the Gallien Krueger 10/12" Backline combo's successfully, and they're quite cheap, especially second hand if you can find one. You won't get masses of volume though, but enough to fill out a small venue.

[thisnameistaken]

I know a guy who uses one of those - I think it's a 150w combo with a 10" in it, has a couple of parametric mid controls on it. He's also got an extension cab for it, similarly compact.

GK gear always looks very expensive to me, but that rig certainly seems to work very well on DB. I've used it myself with my Bassmax-equipped old ply bass and it worked well for me too.

[High5bass]

I sometimes use one of these [url="http://line6.com/lowdownstudio110/"]http://line6.com/lowdownstudio110/[/url]

Works fine on EUB or DB.

[derrenleepoole]

Stagg do an upright bass combo. There was one on eBay recently brand new for £50 as a factory second. Might be worth a look if your budget is tight. Also, look out for second-hand SWR gear. You can pickup the pre Fender Workingman combo's quite cheap now.

[zero9]

I've played an EUB through allsorts in the past. Usually a combo suitable for bass or keyboards works well. The other thing to consider is a powered monitor or PA speaker. If portability is high on the list and money no object, Acoustic Image do some fantastic little units.

Good luck with your search.

[rockabillybob1]

fender rumble 150w 15 inch speaker sounds great with a double bass loads of punch and power borrowed one couldnt beleive how loud it is and they do a 2x10 model aswell

[JPJ]

I'm fairly new to the whole db thing, but my Stagg EUB sounds great (to my ears anyway) through my PJB Briefcase. I know that the Briefcase might be a bit out of your price range but I'd certainly recommend you give one a go before you part with any money

[ficelles]

Actually I heard a PJB Briefcase recently and was well impressed, but not by the price! In the meantime have decided to try an EBS 60 combo, which is full range and also tiltback so ideal for personal monitoring at bigger gigs. Not exactly budget but not expensive either...

So now I've ordered and paid for it, anyone tried and like or dislike them?

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Edited December 17, 2011 by ficelles

[derrenleepoole]

Phil Jones stuff has a really nice input stage that really suits piezo instruments. Very well matched on the impedance. The PJB Cub is also a cracking little amp and a little cheaper than the Briefcase.

[ficelles]

The PJB stuff is nice for sure and I may acquire something from the range at some point... one of my requirements for this combo though is that it lives in the boot of the car, out of sight and probably quite safe but still would rather not risk too much as I don't have private parking.

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[derrenleepoole]

I would certainly look at a secondhand SWR combo. The prices of the combos are low at the moment, but their gear is fantastic. You can get the Workingman 12 combo for very little these days, and a lot of upright players use them.

[ficelles]

Actually my main amp is an SWR Electric Blue head (the original - apparently now "collectible" if Ebay is to be believed - model) through either a 1x12 or a 1x10+1x12 cab.

But anyway have now ordered the EBS combo so hopefully the portable leave-in-the-car need is sorted.

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[bassvid75]

does anyone tryed the Markbass AC101?
I have one and its the best natural sounding i ever heard,and ive Gallien's included the MB200.
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