What’s your home practice setup?

[ProjeKtWEREWOLF]

Living room sofa noodling - whatever bass is close through a zoom B10n multi FX and some cheap headphones. 

 

Proper practice - bass through my pedal board, into a Behringer audio interface, into a Mac, with Amplitube 4. Output is usually some Shure monitoring headphones, but I also have studio monitors, but prefer the headphones. 

 

I rarely practice with my amp at home; crappy terraced house. 

[madshadows]

Bass > Hotone Ampero One > headphones and it's great for bass and six string guitar  

 

John 😎 

[WalMan]

TwoNotes BassRevolt and headphones with whichever bass comes to hand and a feed from my iPad to play along.

[Rosie C]

2 hours ago, SimonK said:

Second hand TE kit is so cheap at the moment now is a good time before it gets a lot older and crankier. I've been posting bargain finds on:

 

 

Thanks Simon! I might need friends to help lift it into my practice space, but once it's there it can stay there. I've always fancied a Marshall stack, but lately Trace Elliot has the edge for me I think.

 

[JapanAxe]

I have options:

(1) DIY Ampeg B15 clone into BF One 10;

(2) Two Notes Torpedo CAB into my studio monitors; or

(3) Origin Effects Cali76 Compact & ‘64 Black Panel into studio monitors.

 

I can report that none of the above sound terrible!

[Stub Mandrel]

7 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

I use my live rig just turned down quiet.

 

I would but the tiny distance between inaudible and rehearsal volume on my amp makes it so hard to set a sensible volume.

[Stub Mandrel]

7 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

I use my live rig just turned down quiet.

 

I would but the tiny distance between inaudible and rehearsal volume on my amp makes it so hard to set a sensible volume.

[PainInTheBass]

For silent practice, iPad Bluetooth into Spark Go with headphones for playing along to stuff, especially the garage band drummers. 

 

Otherwise a PJB BG75 for low volume, or an RM 800 Evo ii into 2 x 112T if the wife and neighbours are out.

Edited Sunday at 21:26 by PainInTheBass
Added a new cab, so now even louder and more ridiculous for home use.

[SimonK]

13 hours ago, Rosie C said:

 

Thanks Simon! I might need friends to help lift it into my practice space, but once it's there it can stay there. I've always fancied a Marshall stack, but lately Trace Elliot has the edge for me I think.

 

 

For many years I could only afford a single amp/cab and as a consequence was always lugging it around so weight mattered. But the recent proliferation of cabs that are cheap because they are so heavy has meant that for less money than a single Barefaced cab I have got six (yes six!) TE cabs that I simply leave in places where I play - so as of this week the 4x10 in the picture above will now live permanently at home next to the piano, I have another 4x10 (TE GP7 combo in my thumbnail) that lives next to the drums at church that I share with the other bass players (and indoctrinate the teenagers on the merits of 80/90s gear), then a totally impractical 2x10 and 1x10/1x18 stack loaned to a friend with a big house in the country where we can practice (he also makes amps so we use it to test his latest creations), and then a second 2x10 & 1x15 stack that is currently under a stairwell at church but is the most "portable".

 

I'm not sure if mine is a unique approach, but I get a distinct level of satisfaction scattering heavy TE cabs around the neighbourhood. My only fear is if people ask me to move them.

[tauzero]

4 hours ago, SimonK said:

I'm not sure if mine is a unique approach, but I get a distinct level of satisfaction scattering heavy TE cabs around the neighbourhood. My only fear is if people ask me to move them.

 

I think it might not be appreciated if I left a TE cab in every pub I play in.

[nilorius]

The same as live - Aguilar th500 with 2 x sl112.

[Bluewine]

Sitting on the edge of my bed with my 2000 MIJ Fender P. No amp.

 

Daryl

[MM Stingray 62]

For me it depends on what bass I’m using. My fender and Stingray basses I use my ampeg b-100. My Status and Overwater bass I like the PJB amp.

 

[Lozz196]

On 30/12/2024 at 08:48, SimonK said:

 

For many years I could only afford a single amp/cab and as a consequence was always lugging it around so weight mattered. But the recent proliferation of cabs that are cheap because they are so heavy has meant that for less money than a single Barefaced cab I have got six (yes six!) TE cabs that I simply leave in places where I play - so as of this week the 4x10 in the picture above will now live permanently at home next to the piano, I have another 4x10 (TE GP7 combo in my thumbnail) that lives next to the drums at church that I share with the other bass players (and indoctrinate the teenagers on the merits of 80/90s gear), then a totally impractical 2x10 and 1x10/1x18 stack loaned to a friend with a big house in the country where we can practice (he also makes amps so we use it to test his latest creations), and then a second 2x10 & 1x15 stack that is currently under a stairwell at church but is the most "portable".

 

I'm not sure if mine is a unique approach, but I get a distinct level of satisfaction scattering heavy TE cabs around the neighbourhood. My only fear is if people ask me to move them.

A bit like a cat marking its territory @SimonK

[dmccombe7]

Possibly my fav rig of all time, just a bit old and heavy these days but it sounds so good.

Depending on how i feel will decide what bass i use but usually its my Geddy Jazz or Godin PJ with occasional Warwick Thumb when i fancy something special.

Dave

[Stub Mandrel]

I've been using my Blackstar Amplug 2 recently.  With headphones on you can still hear a recording and play along. Sounds surprisingly good, (especially for slap so I think it may have some compression built in).

[Geek99]

Bass into zoom b2 into bc250 into phones 

[neepheid]

An update to my practice gear.  I don't have anything set up, I already monopolise enough space with a dozen basses!  So, because I don't have a permanently set up practice rig, this is me in order of laziness:

 

1) Epiphone Jack Casady acoustically with laptop speakers - this actually works better than you might think.

2) Yamaha Sessioncake headphone amp + aux in from laptop/phone + whatever bass

3) TC Electronic BH250 (toneprint for FX) + bluetooth receiver for aux in + whatever bass

4) TC Electronic BH250 + Pedalboard + bluetooth receiver for aux in + whatever bass

5) TC Electronic BH250 (toneprint for FX) + Markbass NY121 cab + bluetooth receiver for aux in + whatever bass

6) 5) TC Electronic BH250 + Markbass NY121 cab + pedalboard + bluetooth receiver for aux in + whatever bass

 

I rarely venture above 3...