dudi8 Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) Hi! I'm thinking of a new combo that's good both for upright and electric bass I'm thinking between acoustic image or Barabass or Phil jones suitcase Any opinions? Cheers! Edited October 13, 2014 by dudi8 Quote
Clarky Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) Haven't you got a Tecamp Puma head? Just add a Crazy 8 cab and buy a padded cajon bag and you will have a small neat modular, highly transportable rig. Get.a bigger cab for when playing electric bass only. If you have to go combo route I prefer Acoustic Image to Phil Jones as AI has the useful extra features for DB including the high pass filter and phase switch. Both are good though. Not tried Barabass but it looks retro cool! If you don't end up with a head or combo with high pass and phase, I highly recommend getting an fdeck pedal to put in front Edited October 11, 2014 by Clarky Quote
dudi8 Posted October 11, 2014 Author Posted October 11, 2014 I'm looking to change to a combo and selling my puma head Yeah the barabass looks very cool but not too many ppl have it... :/ Quote
Clarky Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 In which case I would recommend an Acoustic Image Ten 2 combo as best sounding with DB and very clean with electric bass (you may need to put a Sansamp type pedal in front if you want a warmer, more overdriven sound). Not cheap though. A decent 'budget' option is a MarkBass cmd121p with a good preamp in front when using for DB An alternative that I haven't tried but suspect may be quite good for 'doubling' is AER Amp One Quote
ezbass Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 I use Phil Jones gear, it sounds great with my P bass, active Ibanezes and my Rob Allen; a good 'honest' reproduction of the instruments' inherent tones. Quote
xgsjx Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 I know a DB player who uses an AER, sounds superb. Put his DB through my MarkBass 2x10 combo & sounded equally as good. Just so happens my combo is back up for sale too. Quote
Lozz196 Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 I`ve not used a DB through the Markbass amps, but have heard Clarkys through a CMD121P and it sounded very nice. Quote
zero9 Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 The current acoustic image combo's have removable heads, which makes them very versatile. I use both an older AI combo and an AI head. The AI combo with single 10 inch woofer is great, but it's not what I would call loud. Good for smaller gigs, but won't keep up with drummers. I prefer the sound of my AI head through PJB cabs for a tighter bottom end. If you're not fussed about the notch and cut filters, I'd lean towards a PJB combo. Quote
dudi8 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 Thanks for the help! What's the difference btw the acoustic image coda s4 and ten2? Worth the price difference? Quote
Clarky Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 [quote name='dudi8' timestamp='1413243055' post='2576374'] Thanks for the help! What's the difference btw the acoustic image coda s4 and ten2? Worth the price difference? [/quote] The Ten 2 has two 10" speakers whereas the Coda has a 5" speaker and a downfiring 10" speaker - so its really about volume and 'carry' of the sound. The Ten 2 is appreciablty louder and as zero9 says the smaller combo struggles against a drummer Quote
dudi8 Posted October 16, 2014 Author Posted October 16, 2014 eventually i went on the Barabass, due to price and coolness, i will update when i get it! Thanks for the help!! Quote
dudi8 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Posted October 27, 2014 just got it and it is amazing!! for both channels, the electric and the acoustic Quote
chrismuzz Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Wow that's a really classy looking box. Suits your basses perfectly! Quote
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