Charliebass212 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 This is my current setup. JR custom active bass, barefaced Big Twin ll and Markbass Little Mark 500 tube. Sounds amazing..... To me anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 4 hours ago, SpondonBassed said: That would be me, practising alone as usual. I don't get out much. By coincidence and just out of shot I have a fire blanket. Now I'm wondering what you've heard about them. What you got sitting under the red speaker. Looks like 2 of them. Just curious. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, SpondonBassed said: Now I'm wondering what you've heard about them. At one time Ashdown amps had a reputation for overheating and bursting into flames. Whether deserved or not, I don't know. I've certainly never had any such problems with Ashdown gear. It has become a bit of a running joke though, as has the contention that Ashdowns sound woolly, as though they have had a blanket thrown over them. Again, not true - imho, anyway. Edited July 3, 2018 by discreet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 This was my set up at a little Cornish festival t’other week 🌞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 There's no chance of fitting all of it into one pic. But this has been what I've used live about 90% of the time over the last year: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, Passinwind said: ...this has been what I've used live about 90% of the time over the last year... Wow! You have your own amp brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, discreet said: Wow! You have your own amp brand? Not exactly. I have my own casual engineering services brand, and I have built around half a dozen proof of concept amp builds to showcase my work, along with quite a few other things. That amp was in a luthier friend's NAMM booth in 2017, and a different version was there this year. The one in the pic does ~650 watts at 4 ohms and weighs about 9 lbs. or so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 17 minutes ago, Passinwind said: The one in the pic does ~650 watts at 4 ohms and weighs about 9 lbs. Nice! I like the idea of 'casual engineering'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 20 minutes ago, discreet said: Nice! I like the idea of 'casual engineering'. The branding is meant to be a little more casual than the engineering, but if the shoe fits... 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 This is what I am currently inflicting on the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, SpondonBassed said: 10 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: What you got sitting under the red speaker. Looks like 2 of them. Just curious. Dave Two of these: Carslbro Marlin PA 150 I have one on each of the headphone channels from my laptop. I am lucky enough to be able to practice at decent volumes most of the time so they're handy for the backing music. I just turn down the "Low" on the laptop channels and play over the recorded basslines. I also have a TR606 (hidden under Soul Fingers, a book about The Duck, sorry) plugged into one of them. I can run mics and if needed, I can add the pair of wedges (Celestion CR 102) to the home built (by another BC member) pair of red speakers. They could be applied to a small PA situation with eight channels between the pair if I could find anyone to accompany me on my own personal journey into music. In the meantime, I continue to cry into my pillow before I go to sleep to dream of lost opportunities with the band back in Dublin many years ago. If only I had been on the dole. Heeheehee. In truth, have no real regrets. My job stood me well and left me comfortable enough to enjoy my hobby today. Edited July 4, 2018 by SpondonBassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 1 hour ago, SpondonBassed said: Two of these: Carslbro Marlin PA 150 I have one on each of the headphone channels from my laptop. I am lucky enough to be able to practice at decent volumes most of the time so they're handy for the backing music. I just turn down the "Low" on the laptop channels and play over the recorded basslines. I also have a TR606 (hidden under Soul Fingers, a book about The Duck, sorry) plugged into one of them. I can run mics and if needed, I can add the pair of wedges (Celestion CR 102) to the home built (by another BC member) pair of red speakers. They could be applied to a small PA situation with eight channels between the pair if I could find anyone to accompany me on my own personal journey into music. In the meantime, I continue to cry into my pillow before I go to sleep to dream of lost opportunities with the band back in Dublin many years ago. If only I had been on the dole. Heeheehee. In truth, have no real regrets. My job stood me well and left me comfortable enough to enjoy my hobby today. Cheers and not a bad wee set up for your bass cave. Like you i gave up moving South on a "maybe" chance in a rock band in 80's because i had a well paid enjoyable (at that time) job and wouldn't give up for a slight chnace of a deal which all fell thru so it was the right decision for me too And again like you i can now enjoy bass mch more than ever before. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olipaulo Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) Status Empathy 5, Zoom B3, GK 1001RB & Greenboy F112. The only thing missing here is the Zoom B3. And yes, the glass has water. Edited July 4, 2018 by olipaulo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 15 hours ago, Charliebass212 said: This is my current setup. JR custom active bass, barefaced Big Twin ll and Markbass Little Mark 500 tube. Sounds amazing..... To me anyway. What's the case your amp is in? Looks very neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Different bands require different things so my setup varies massively. I'm not loyal to one type of manufacturer and regularly rotate basses. The rock 'n' roll band get this But a bigger show might get this and I'm picking from this (which is missing a Flying V, a uke bass & a fretless, purchased since I took this); 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozza Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Love that Ampeg bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 22 hours ago, nightsun said: Here you go, not the best pic but you get the idea That trap door (bottom left). Is that where you keep the Drummer between gigs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) This is my outdoor jazz rig, well it was last Sunday. A 1960 German blonde laminate, Barefaced OneTen under a Puma500. Then there’s a stool, an iPad stand and lots of wires and Diet Coke. Privet hedge courtesy of the management. Edited July 4, 2018 by Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 22 minutes ago, bassace said: This is my outdoor jazz rig, well it was last Sunday. A 1960 German blonde laminate, Barefaced OneTen under a Puma500. Then there’s a stool, an iPad stand and lots of wires and Diet Coke. Privet hedge courtesy of the management. When the Pianist pulls out 'Cherokee' at 300 bpm.....It's always a good time for the Bassist to wonder about and take photos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) It’s the interval but he never stops. Edited July 4, 2018 by Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Fozza said: Love that Ampeg bass. It's an Eastwood copy... I cheated! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalastar Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I officially have rig envy, this is mine.... I am firmly of the belief that size is not important 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 51 minutes ago, Zalastar said: I am firmly of the belief that size is not important... Just for a fleeting moment I thought that was a Rolf Harris Stylophone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalastar Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 19 minutes ago, discreet said: Just for a fleeting moment I thought that was a Rolf Harris Stylophone... No, that's definitely a Bass... 😉 To be honest if I accidentally touch the Gain control it doesn't sound a million miles away from a Stylophone ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightsun Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 4 hours ago, lowdown said: That trap door (bottom left). Is that where you keep the Drummer between gigs? We make the git-arist stand on that, there is a lever...oh yes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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