My Fender rig

[Bill]

Hi guys - thought i would share this recent photo of my rig - am using a Fender Bassman 800 and 8x10 cab! its very smooth and punchy! anyone else using these or had any experience with them?

 

 

 

Edited December 20, 2017 by Bill

[Bill]

Another shot :-)

[Lozz196]

Great looking set-up there, Bill, and I`m sure it sounds even better than it looks - assuming that is possible of course.

[stu_g]

looks good wouldnt fancy lugging it around though.

[Bill]

19 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Great looking set-up there, Bill, and I`m sure it sounds even better than it looks - assuming that is possible of course.

Cheers! It does sound fantastic, will have to dig out a clip where it shows its tone on a live gig situation!

 

3 minutes ago, stu_g said:

looks good wouldnt fancy lugging it around though.

Haha! right? Thankfully i have a tech that sets up this beast, the amp i lug around at home on smaller local shows is an Aguilar SL410! lightest cab ever! :-) 

[stu_g]

yeah if i had a roadie i would have a big amp, i like to feel the breeze of the bass around my ankles.

[Bill]

3 minutes ago, stu_g said:

yeah if i had a roadie i would have a big amp, i like to feel the breeze of the bass around my ankles.

Ha! of course, this thing is usually on 3 and its a trouser shaker! 

[Pea Turgh]

16 hours ago, Bill said:

Hi guys - thought i would share this recent photo of my rig - am using a Fender Bassman 800 and 8x10 cab! its very smooth and punchy! anyone else using these or had any experience with them?

 

 

 

Woof! Get your tech to take it out of the box though, I know it’s for practical reasons but it’d look cooler naked!

[Gottastopbuyinggear]

Good grief - my whole band usually has to set up in a smaller space than that, and we're a five piece!

What's that between the stack and your pedal board - it's not a butt kicker type thing is it?!

[Bill]

5 hours ago, Gottastopbuyinggear said:

Good grief - my whole band usually has to set up in a smaller space than that, and we're a five piece!

What's that between the stack and your pedal board - it's not a butt kicker type thing is it?!

Yes its a Porter & Davies KT Platform, here is a better photo of it!

[Gottastopbuyinggear]

And I always thought those were to compensate when you didn’t have, say, a huge great 8x10 right behind you!

 

[Dan Dare]

Nice. Loved my Bassman 135 and 2x15 cab. Don't miss carting it about, mind.

[Bill]

4 minutes ago, Gottastopbuyinggear said:

And I always thought those were to compensate when you didn’t have, say, a huge great 8x10 right behind you!

 

To be honest its mainly to feel the drums! I have both snares and kick drum going through this thing, so when i'm far away from him on bigger stages i get a really good feel of what is going on!

[Gottastopbuyinggear]

1 hour ago, Bill said:

To be honest its mainly to feel the drums! I have both snares and kick drum going through this thing, so when i'm far away from him on bigger stages i get a really good feel of what is going on!

That’s a really logical, sensible, answer.  However I’m secretly disappointed that it’s not just bass player excess!

[thumperbob 2002]

Haha! Proper old school, well other than the techie platform. Quite curious about that for sure. 

[Bill]

11 minutes ago, thumperbob 2002 said:

Haha! Proper old school, well other than the techie platform. Quite curious about that for sure. 

Its a useful bit of gear in the right setting! the first time i tried it was just at a friends house, bass only and didn't really like it! but when you put it in a band situation, it feels great and keeps you locked in nicely with the drummer, aswell as feeling all the subtleties of your own playing right through your feet!

[Al Krow]

That's an amazing rig! How about sharing a clip of you playing through it with your band?

[Bill]

1 hour ago, Al Krow said:

That's an amazing rig! How about sharing a clip of you playing through it with your band?

Thanks - i have a few clips here from different points of view, but they won't do it full justice of course!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Steve Browning]

NIce set-up for sure but can you please ask Rory to get Matt Walker back on board because his mum is worried about him.

[scalpy]

Hey bill nice rig. Are you the guy who played bass for rag n bone mans Beyoncé cover for the live lounge? That’s a cracking bit of playing, that bassline. 

Edited December 22, 2017 by scalpy

[la bam]

Great stuff!!

[Mykesbass]

On 21/12/2017 at 08:36, Pea Turgh said:

Woof! Get your tech to take it out of the box though, I know it’s for practical reasons but it’d look cooler naked!

Beat me to it! Shame to hide it away! Completely understand though.

[Bill]

21 hours ago, scalpy said:

Hey bill nice rig. Are you the guy who played bass for rag n bone mans Beyoncé cover for the live lounge? That’s a cracking bit of playing, that bassline. 

 

Thanks! yes that was me - loved that arrangement! was super fun to play! :-)

[scalpy]

17 minutes ago, Bill said:

 

Thanks! yes that was me - loved that arrangement! was super fun to play! :-)

How cool is that! We do cover versions with our year 9s and I use that as an example- always turn that bit up.

[Steve Browning]

As well as making the case for Matt I was also going to ask what determined whether the pedal board went on the platform or not. Is it space or did it start off there but moved off. I wondered if the vibration did anything? Not heard of them for that use but love that idea.

Edited December 24, 2017 by Steve Browning
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