Bass amplification ideas...
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hotrodperlmutter
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hotrodperlmutter
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- Joined: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:29 pm
- Location: Overland Park, KS, USA
it has brought the bass with every one i've played through it. my thunderbird was wicked through it, my old p-bass sounded awesome only on it, and my sx shortscale jazz has soooooo much more versatility. you can just hear every single square inch of frequency.
even sounds great with guitar. it's extremely fucking loud anyways, but with a tubescreamer or muff, look teh fuck oot!
even sounds great with guitar. it's extremely fucking loud anyways, but with a tubescreamer or muff, look teh fuck oot!
(hotrod: That thing must be pretty rad to have been posted twice in three pages (:D :D), but probably too large for me to cart around.)
Since the original post, I went out and tried as many combos and head/cab setups as I could find while keeping an eye out on local CL ads for special deals. I wasn't really getting on with any of the new production stuff I was able to test out in person like the newer Ampeg and Acoustic (now a Guitar Center house brand, sharing only the name with the former ACC) combos, and everything else was either too expensive or unnecessarily complex. As noted earlier in this thread, there's no shortage of great CL deals on giant stuff that I have no practical use for -- like 8x10 cabs and 1000W heads -- but finding something that's powerful enough for my needs and able to be carted twice a week in a sedan proved to be a bit harder. Price was also a minor consideration, as I didn't want to drop a grand on a setup, only for this side project to fold in a month.
I ended up finding and buying a USA-made Ampeg B100R on CL -- in perfect shape, to boot -- for $200. After doing a bit of research, it seemed like a winner. I found some forum posts and other writeups on the web that compared it to the famed Ampeg B-15N, which is just the type of vintage sound I'm after. I had my heart set on at least 300 watts (as recommended by posts here) for some breathing room, but after using it at rehearsal, I'm quite happy with the decision. This group is sort of a folky bunch and consists of a drummer with a five-piece kit and some percussion stuffs, an electrified acoustic guitarist/singer, a violinist, a guy on an old reed chord organ and light electric guitar work, and me on bass. In that context, the B100R is a perfect fit and I can get my James Jamerson or even my Chris Squire on with plenty of headroom. I used the Jag bass -> Ruetz-mod Rat -> SansAmp for a little edge when needed, and it was a dream. The best part is that it weighs ~65 lbs (29.5 kg), which is considerably lighter than the ~85 lb (38.5 kg) Vibrosonic I lug around for guitar.
Our favorite venues all have PA support. I'm really only concerned with being able to be properly heard at rehearsal and at stage volume, as I'll be able to send the SansAmp out to the PA and use the B100R as a monitor. I also thought about trying to run it in tandem with my Vibrosonic (silverface 100W Twin with 1x15 instead of 2x12), sending it only ~800Hz and higher so as not to fuck the speaker. That might be neat.
So, another happy ending and stuff; thanks again to all. I'll put together a writeup with some photos sometime soon.
Since the original post, I went out and tried as many combos and head/cab setups as I could find while keeping an eye out on local CL ads for special deals. I wasn't really getting on with any of the new production stuff I was able to test out in person like the newer Ampeg and Acoustic (now a Guitar Center house brand, sharing only the name with the former ACC) combos, and everything else was either too expensive or unnecessarily complex. As noted earlier in this thread, there's no shortage of great CL deals on giant stuff that I have no practical use for -- like 8x10 cabs and 1000W heads -- but finding something that's powerful enough for my needs and able to be carted twice a week in a sedan proved to be a bit harder. Price was also a minor consideration, as I didn't want to drop a grand on a setup, only for this side project to fold in a month.
I ended up finding and buying a USA-made Ampeg B100R on CL -- in perfect shape, to boot -- for $200. After doing a bit of research, it seemed like a winner. I found some forum posts and other writeups on the web that compared it to the famed Ampeg B-15N, which is just the type of vintage sound I'm after. I had my heart set on at least 300 watts (as recommended by posts here) for some breathing room, but after using it at rehearsal, I'm quite happy with the decision. This group is sort of a folky bunch and consists of a drummer with a five-piece kit and some percussion stuffs, an electrified acoustic guitarist/singer, a violinist, a guy on an old reed chord organ and light electric guitar work, and me on bass. In that context, the B100R is a perfect fit and I can get my James Jamerson or even my Chris Squire on with plenty of headroom. I used the Jag bass -> Ruetz-mod Rat -> SansAmp for a little edge when needed, and it was a dream. The best part is that it weighs ~65 lbs (29.5 kg), which is considerably lighter than the ~85 lb (38.5 kg) Vibrosonic I lug around for guitar.
Our favorite venues all have PA support. I'm really only concerned with being able to be properly heard at rehearsal and at stage volume, as I'll be able to send the SansAmp out to the PA and use the B100R as a monitor. I also thought about trying to run it in tandem with my Vibrosonic (silverface 100W Twin with 1x15 instead of 2x12), sending it only ~800Hz and higher so as not to fuck the speaker. That might be neat.
So, another happy ending and stuff; thanks again to all. I'll put together a writeup with some photos sometime soon.