Show us your rig of choice for the weekend ** Basschat edition**

[Franticsmurf]

8 hours ago, JPJ said:

I’d forgotten about the 45 minute break between sets!

And the bingo? 😃

[JPJ]

36 minutes ago, Franticsmurf said:

And the bingo? 😃

45 mins to play one ‘flyer’ - we can do nine or ten songs in that time 😂

[Stub Mandrel]

On 17/12/2022 at 01:03, BillyBass said:

Fine looking bass that, and a nice strap to go with it.  I have the Lake Placid blue P arriving on Monday.

 

I have a specially selected strap for eac bass 🙂

[Franticsmurf]

6 hours ago, JPJ said:

45 mins to play one ‘flyer’ - we can do nine or ten songs in that time 😂

Early on in my social club ciruit 'career', I made the mistake of buying a book and winning. It didn't go down well.

[Aliwobble]

Merry Christmas, everyone.  My rig from last Friday's gig. 

[Wonky2]

My trustee old TC rs450 combo…

can’t understand for the life of me why TC stopped making this amp. 

[Thor]

Mine from NYE, I was giving the MarkBass a shakedown as I use that as my back up amp to my DB750, the MB has been super reliable but a couple of months back it stopped working mid gig, I finished that gig by DI'ing from my Darkglass Alpha Omega straight to the PA (it sounded pretty good tbh), hence the Trace Elliott on standby.

 

I'd had the MB amp checked by a tech who could find nothing wrong, so that got me to thinking that maybe the power strip on the back of the rack case was faulty, swapped that out for a new one and thankfully problem solved.

[Skin Lewis]

I shall try this new to me PF-50t tonight, trusty Elf in back pocket in case it doesn't work out:

 

 

[W1_Pro]

On 12/10/2022 at 00:32, DGBass said:

Same as it ever is... at the last gig and the next gig. A long chassis ABM, a P-Bass and a big high power folded horn cab for venue shaking bass 😁 

I used to have one of those Musicman boxes. Wonderful device.  Got it from the Bass Centre in the late eighties. Came in a flightcase, ex Entwhistle apparently. Due to lack of space after a subsequernt flat move  I had to sell both that and my 810 Trace box (made in Essex). Sorriest move I ever made. regret it to this day....

 

[DGBass]

21 minutes ago, W1_Pro said:

I used to have one of those Musicman boxes. Wonderful device. 

 

I've owned two of these over the years. First one was given to me for free by a retired player back in the late eighties/early nineties and was gigged for over a decade until I sold it on. The second current one in the pic was also donated by an old guitarist aquaintance of mine who rescued it from a skip around 2013. It was fully restored a year later and been my go-to cab since.  Just makes a wonderful deep bass sound and currently at 23kg its not bad considering its size. The originals were 75 watt 8 ohm cabs ( RH115-75) and this one is pimped slightly with an 18mm baffle instead of the original thin fenderish spec 12mm one, a modern high performance 400 watt Neo driver and combi speakons to bring it up to date. I would agree, wonderful and fairly scarce devices these days with plenty life in them yet. 

[W1_Pro]

1 hour ago, DGBass said:

I've owned two of these over the years. First one was given to me for free by a retired player back in the late eighties/early nineties and was gigged for over a decade until I sold it on. The second current one in the pic was also donated by an old guitarist aquaintance of mine who rescued it from a skip around 2013. It was fully restored a year later and been my go-to cab since.  Just makes a wonderful deep bass sound and currently at 23kg its not bad considering its size. The originals were 75 watt 8 ohm cabs ( RH115-75) and this one is pimped slightly with an 18mm baffle instead of the original thin fenderish spec 12mm one, a modern high performance 400 watt Neo driver and combi speakons to bring it up to date. I would agree, wonderful and fairly scarce devices these days with plenty life in them yet. 

So thats a single 15? Mine was the 2 12 version. I was never sure that it wasn't actually a guitar cab funnily enough, but it certainly did the business in terms of sound. 

It had electrovoice 12's in it iirc. Made in Buchanan, MI. They were the days.....😃

[casapete]

36 minutes ago, W1_Pro said:

So thats a single 15? Mine was the 2 12 version. I was never sure that it wasn't actually a guitar cab funnily enough, but it certainly did the business in terms of sound. 

It had electrovoice 12's in it iirc. Made in Buchanan, MI. They were the days.....😃

I seem to remember the MM cabs were marketed for either bass or guitar. 

Got an old catalogue somewhere - Clapton’s band all used them in the late 70’s.

Either standard MM drivers (Eminence maybe?) or EV as an option. As you

say, 1x15 or 2x12 configurations available.

[Thor]

I’m considering giving this a run out on Friday night, not sure about the cab, it’s a monster to move around and have heard conflicting reports regarding performance.

[bassace97]

On 18/01/2023 at 21:09, Thor said:

I’m considering giving this a run out on Friday night, not sure about the cab, it’s a monster to move around and have heard conflicting reports regarding performance.

How do you find the VBA400? Did it get it's run out ?

[Thor]

30 minutes ago, bassace97 said:

How do you find the VBA400? Did it get it's run out ?

Absolutely awesome, really pleased with it, I used the GS412 with it as the Bassman cab pretty much fills the load area of my car.  I’d been mulling over getting a valve amp for a while and almost pulled the trigger on a SVT - this thing goes into overdrive and just sounds like I was hoping and wanting it to, yes it’s super heavy at 76lbs, almost double the weight of my DB750 (and that’s pretty heavy at 46lbs) but totally worth the effort😊👍🏻🤘

[Merton]

Pub gig, wheeled out the big guns.

 

[bassace97]

18 hours ago, Thor said:

Absolutely awesome, really pleased with it, I used the GS412 with it as the Bassman cab pretty much fills the load area of my car.  I’d been mulling over getting a valve amp for a while and almost pulled the trigger on a SVT - this thing goes into overdrive and just sounds like I was hoping and wanting it to, yes it’s super heavy at 76lbs, almost double the weight of my DB750 (and that’s pretty heavy at 46lbs) but totally worth the effort😊👍🏻🤘

What is the tone like compared to an SVT? I see these come up from time to time and I've always been intrigued by them.  Don't see many big bands using these, the only one I can think of off the top of my head is Doves.

[Thor]

I’d say it’s not as dark as an SVT (although that could be to do with the cab) - I’ve heard folks say the EQ on these can seem a bit limited, I did have the deep switch and bright switch engaged, left the table and bass controls at noon and boosted the mids a touch - to my ears it sounded quite articulate for a valve amp, despite plenty of overdriven tones, I was digging in hard during a couple of Nirvana covers and you could clearly hear the difference.

 

 Really pleased with it👍🏻😊

[Lozz196]

Bruce Foxton used to use one, with two of the matching VBC412 cabs, sounded immense but really captured his sound.

[MrDinsdale]

On 21/01/2023 at 21:12, Thor said:

Absolutely awesome, really pleased with it, I used the GS412 with it as the Bassman cab pretty much fills the load area of my car.  I’d been mulling over getting a valve amp for a while and almost pulled the trigger on a SVT - this thing goes into overdrive and just sounds like I was hoping and wanting it to, yes it’s super heavy at 76lbs, almost double the weight of my DB750 (and that’s pretty heavy at 46lbs) but totally worth the effort😊👍🏻🤘

I just had a go with a VBA400 at band practice and it was a monster! A big change from my GK Fusion S head!

[bassace97]

 

Tonights practice setup - used a Fender Mustang Bass on its debut with the band - cab wasn’t that great imo

[msb]

Practice rig for tomorrow and gig Sunday.

[fretmeister]

Big band rehearsal this morning.

Used my Sandberg TT4 with La Bella Copper White Nylons.

 

Tone was excellent, shame I played like a donkey today!

[bassace97]

1 hour ago, fretmeister said:

Big band rehearsal this morning.

Used my Sandberg TT4 with La Bella Copper White Nylons.

 

Tone was excellent, shame I played like a donkey today!

How do you find the Rm800 II ? considering getting one as a backup head.

[fretmeister]

It’s pretty good. It’s normally my 2nd choice head but with built in compression and drive it cuts down the stuff I have to carry. It’s plenty loud enough and the basic tone is good.