Micro Heads with Vintage Styled Cabs

[Salt on your Bass?]

Hi all,

I'm looking at putting a rig together sometime next year, comprising of a barefaced S12 or 15 with something like either an OTB, Streamliner or GK Fusion. Sold all my gear recently to free up some cash (OTB and compact).

Whilst its pretty vein, I'm not sure on the grille cover so wondered if anyone fancied showing off their vintage/vintage styled rig with a micro on top? Does this look weird?! Is a big cab and micro weird?!

Interested in anything form a Terror bass down! Plus Its always noce to see some rigs!!

[JTUK]

Yep...doesn't look right to me.

That is aside from the Class D micro thing as well.

My No 1 rig is a big block and cabs anyway...but that is because it sounds the beans.

[JapanAxe]

I don't think [url="https://www.dropbox.com/s/pyfmzxtmo7eqzwu/TC_BF.jpg"]this[/url] looks weird. Blurry yes, weird no.

EDIT: Pesky uploader! Linked image not working either.

Edited December 3, 2012 by JapanAxe

[Salt on your Bass?]

Hmm, yeah probably not the best time to chuck up a 'show me your rigs cause I'm curious!'. Yeah, that looks pretty tidy though!

JTUK, thats a mesa rig? I was toying with that idea for a while, but price point is a massive issue for me. I never really noticed much difference going between my ampeg SVT3 pro and genz shuttle 9 when I changed over.

[Ghost_Bass]

BF Midget T with GB Shuttle 9.0:


And with Mesa Walkabout:

[eude]

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BF Midget T with GB Shuttle 9.0:

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Now that is a really classy looking rig

[JTUK]

[quote name='Salt on your Bass?' timestamp='1354545032' post='1887172']
Hmm, yeah probably not the best time to chuck up a 'show me your rigs cause I'm curious!'. Yeah, that looks pretty tidy though!

JTUK, thats a mesa rig? I was toying with that idea for a while, but price point is a massive issue for me. I never really noticed much difference going between my ampeg SVT3 pro and genz shuttle 9 when I changed over.
[/quote]

Actually it isn't Mesa, sorry,
I used the term as the amp is big head but it is a DB750 thru 2 DB210's.
I think it is a more modern and usable take on the big Valve amps and weighs almost as much
due to the massive power stage.

It is part of my anti Class D/NEO thing

[MarkG3]

[IMG]http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r569/S9_S12_Bass/78D774C7-95D3-4C4A-856F-6FF8B08CE870-1499-000000CA201420E2.jpg[/IMG]

[chrismuzz]

Markbass F1 on top of an Ampeg stack is about as silly as you're gonna get looks wise. Didn't bother me having it behind me! Sounded immense too Added a bit more attack to the standard SVT hugeness

[Mr. Foxen]

I'd be tempted to velcro tiny head to the side of a big cab.

[Len_derby]

I use a LM III sitting atop a Barefaced Big One (with the vintage fabric front). It doesn't look 'traditional', but I'm not generally looking in that direction.

[Jimryan]

Does it look weird. Yes.
Do I care? Not really.

[IMG]http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii527/jimryan88/image-1.jpg[/IMG]

[JapanAxe]

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I like the way the speaker cone matches the front panel of the head.

[Jimryan]

Kinda does in that pic. Not in reality I'm afraid. The cone's a bright orange. Looks fantastic. Sounds monstrous.

[Salt on your Bass?]

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1354556790' post='1887336']
It is part of my anti Class D/NEO thing
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You know you can get an Anti-D injection - you just have to be rhesus negative blood group, a woman and preganant to qualify!

Some pretty nice looking rigs. Anyone rocking a GK or F1 then? I agree, thats probably as daft as its gonna look.....??

[scalpy]

See avatar!

Get loads of positive comments about the look. The sound depends how well I play!

[Conan]

Although I don't use a micro head myself, see this thread for a pic of my cab with a little cute amp on top... It's even [i]called[/i] a Vintage, so you can't get much more "vintage" than that!

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/191022-used-a-barefaced-vintage-last-night/page__p__1859523__hl__vintage__fromsearch__1#entry1859523

[Merton]

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1354650576' post='1888801']
Although I don't use a micro head myself, see this thread for a pic of my cab with a little cute amp on top... It's even [i]called[/i] a Vintage, so you can't get much more "vintage" than that!

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/191022-used-a-barefaced-vintage-last-night/page__p__1859523__hl__vintage__fromsearch__1#entry1859523
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I gigged a BFB Vintage with the GK MB200 a couple of times. That looked great IMO

[mike257]

No pics handy but I use a tiny Shuttle 6.0 on top of my enormous Ampeg SVT610HLF - looks daft, sounds awesome!

[thumperbob 2002]

How about this one- retro cab is a Hartke Hydrive with custom cover.

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Nowhere near as retro as this one -amazing amp.

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[chris_b]

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....Is a big cab and micro weird?!....
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When I was growing up anything other than a stack of 2 412 cabs looked pretty anaemic!

I don't think looks matter these days. I'm happy that gear is just small black boxes, as long as they sound great.

[Cat Burrito]

Micro head with a vintage style cab? Yep, that's pretty much me

[stinson]

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[Jimryan]

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That P needs a black ashtray cover instead of chrome.

[omikin]

I can only add my voice to those championing the OTB / Barefaced combo...

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