Adrenochrome Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 DI Box, and sometimes my Crate Powerblock, £49 for 150 watts, tiny and light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 [quote name='Adrenochrome' timestamp='1342448549' post='1735173'] DI Box, and sometimes my Crate Powerblock, £49 for 150 watts, tiny and light [/quote] Seen prices those are now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 My amp has a DI on it and there are 2 more on my pedalboard, so until I am rich enough to tick off everything on my GAS list, and then purchase a 2nd amp, that will have to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 It appears everyone else uses the pa as backup but as I said before that does not really help the OP as he stated he does not have that option! Oh well I have a DI on my amp but unlike the others I have a DI on my [i]spare amp [/i]too Get a nice little class D mate it solves all your problems and weighs nothing, you can still use it as an amp for practice etc too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1342465001' post='1735685'] It appears everyone else uses the pa as backup but as I said before that does not really help the OP as he stated he does not have that option! [/quote] That's what i get for jumping straight in to talk about what *I* do Well in that case, I would recommend finding a used Markbass head (usually found for £300 - £400) and chuck it in the gig bag... might end up preferring it to your main one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 [quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1342467233' post='1735737'] That's what i get for jumping straight in to talk about what *I* do Well in that case, I would recommend finding a used Markbass head (usually found for £300 - £400) and chuck it in the gig bag... might end up preferring it to your main one! [/quote] No one noticed after I posted the same thing on page one so you win a fiver! TBF the OP did say what do you guys do, use the PA it appears, maybe "what would you guys do?" would of been clearer. And 1+ on the amp thing, I actually prefer my backup shuttle to my bigger shuttle tone wise so there is something to be said about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buff Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I carry a MB 500 in my pedal/lead case, just in case my SVT lets me down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1342449319' post='1735197'] Seen prices those are now? [/quote] No, it's a right little beast - it's been an emergency bass amp, guitar amp and monitor amp so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassman Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Although i would rather have done the DI into PA solution as a back up, this is not possible for our current set up. I was also from the school of thought that modern electronics will not break down until recently. My mates Fender amp stopped working, mid set, last year and my 2 month old Mesa M6 also failed last week, luckily at a rehearsal. So i have no choice but to get a back up. I have finally taken the plunge and invested in an Orange Bass Terror/ Genz benz Streamliner 600, as soon as i make my mind up which one is more suited to my application. cheers thebassman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 [quote name='Adrenochrome' timestamp='1342478517' post='1736030'] No, it's a right little beast - it's been an emergency bass amp, guitar amp and monitor amp so far [/quote] Mine's been a monitor amp too - when they were being sold off at £50 it seemed too much of a bargain to pass up, it's so small that it can be tucked away in a corner of the car for emergency use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 My powerblock died a death quite quickly, and Foxen is now using it for spares. The only way I got it to sound half-decent as a bass amp was to use a pre-amp and go in through the effects return: the gain brings on distortion so quickly that it's essentiallly useless if you need a clean sound through the main input. I bought a markbass head to use as a backup for my unreliable valve head, and ended up using the markbass head as my main amp. Eventually I acquired a Puma 110 and now that goes everywhere as a backup/di/monitor just in case. I might actually now be in a position to run bass through the PA without using backline, but I'll still be carrying the Puma as a just-in-case measure for the forseeable future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) [quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1342822008' post='1741676'] My powerblock died a death quite quickly, and Foxen is now using it for spares. The only way I got it to sound half-decent as a bass amp was to use a pre-amp and go in through the effects return: the gain brings on distortion so quickly that it's essentiallly useless if you need a clean sound through the main input. [/quote] There's a "speaker emulation" bit that does that. You can bypass it by connecting the effects out to the CD in (you need to experiment to find which phono socket to use): Edited July 20, 2012 by tauzero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Thanks for the explanation Tauzero, hopefully someone else will find it useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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