Hands up! who's in a 80's/90' pop/rock cover band

[zonular]

What's your rig, what's your go to bass.

[pete.young]

Our set is mostly 80s and 90s. Everything goes through front of house, I use a small combo for on stage monitoring. Bass is an SGC Nanyo Bass Collection SB465 with mods, backup a BBNE2.

Why do you ask?

Edited September 9, 2016 by pete.young

[DaytonaRik]

Thin Lizzy trib/cover band, Ashdown ABM 500 head/Ashdown 2x10 and 1x15 cabs, Limelight 70's Precision replica...job done!

[fleabag]

Lot of 80s & 90's here .. Robert Palmer / Radiohead / but venture into the 70's as well ( Doobies ) and one or 2 into the 2000's ( King King )

 Markbass 604 pair / Carvin BX1600 or Kustom Groove Bass 1200. Selling the Carvin so now only use the Kustom. FX board - Digitech BSW / Danelectro Chorus / EHX Micro Q / Rowin Flanger / Mooer Octave / Pitch Black

Edited March 18, 2018 by fleabag

[zonular]

The reason I ask, is I've been kicking around the Idea of starting a covers band and scoping out the gear other people use.

My own set up is really an atk400 and some headphones. Between seeing if many people find the benefit of a 5 string for pop covers and what sort of amps/di boxes are being used.

Long story short....just picking brains

[uk_lefty]

We're going more 80's with the new songs we're adding. I play a Hohner B2A (headless, naturally), and will be bringing out my fretless Kramer for some songs that need it and some that don't. Those are the 80's-ist basses I have. I use a Hartke VXL, Mooer thunderball, Jim Dunlop bass wah, need to add a chorus and an octaver. All goes in to either a Trace Elliot, an Ashdown or a Peavey depending.

Typically we play bluesy rock stuff and my P-Bass covers that. We did a shortened set for an event recently and played an hour of "stuff to dance to" and covered it all with my jazz bass for the versatility without wasting time changing instruments between songs.

[zonular]

Mmmmm headless honer savage stuff!

[lowhand_mike]

70s/80/s90s/00s ashdown RM800 into an ashdown mag 4x10, ibanez SR1805 NTF, all fits the sound nicely

[JTUK]

I don't define the music in that way so my style and sound fits the gig I want to do.

I wouldn't go for ska, reggae or punk bands tho or classic 80's

[Muppet]

Are you interested from an authentic look perspective or is there a particular 80s sound that you're trying to recreate?

[lojo]

We do an 80s tribute

I use a mark bass multi amp (various settings depending on song)

I've used various bass but currently use a stingray , with a Detuned B2A for a few songs

If I can't be bothered with 2 basses I take a Yamaha 5 string

[peted]

I'm in an 80s pop band but my setup is far from authentic. Shuker Singlecut fanned-fret 6 string into Hartke VXL Attack->Class D poweramp->BFM Omni 10

Ideally I'd have a Status or Wal going into a Trace Elliot

[Dad3353]

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Use whatever you want/have, there are no rules, and it's all good, ime.

We use a 'Douglas' 6-string fretless, straight into a Hiwatt DR205 driving an HH 2 x 15 horn-loaded cab. A varied '80s/'90s repertoire of pop/rock, including several Radiohead, Muse, RATM, Noir Désir, RHCP and much more. A simple, vox-only PA, so no DI or stuff like that. Any decent-sounding gear will do the job very well; no need to use anything special (unless you want to, of course...).

[zonular]

Not quite a 80's look, more looking for a do all instrument. Quite like the idea of a Yamaha bb425 in white. That or I've seen a good deal on a Godin freeway 5

[kusee pee]

We have 80s/90s but also plenty of 60s/70s and post-2000. Anything that gets people singing and dancing. Everything through FOH but with a markbass combo and extra amp on stage too. Gig a Dingwall ABI 5 mostly with another Dingwall as a spare.

[gafbass02]

I do a lot of that stuff. Fender jazz into a MoMark head and two bergantino 2x10's with a zoom B9.1 pedal. Perfect for me for any gig

[Merton]

I dep in an 80s hair metal tribute band. Status Retroactive J into Ashdown rig at the moment

Edited September 9, 2016 by Merton

[tauzero]

60s to current, Sei Original headless fretless and Esh Poseidon through Zoom MS-60B to Tecamp Puma 900 and two Bergantino AE112s. Have also happily used assorted other basses, amps, and cabs. Use what you want.

[KevB]

A lot of current band set is 80's AOR/melodic rock stuff. Use exactly same rig I've used with 60's/70's band, blues rock band, pop/rock/indie functions band etc - Fender J or P into TE 300W 1x15 combo with a 2x10 extension cab. Occasionally used a Ric with same rig too.