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Vickxxx	Date: May 7, 2004 @ 9:56 PM I'm currently using a Mesa Boogie 400+ with Mesa 4x10 and mesa 15.Nice warm and punchy sound. Real clean. Prior to this was Trace Eliot with 4x10 and 1x15..most favorite and dependable(even though it weighed a ton) was my SVT with 8x10 cab. So whatcha'll usin out there?
100thmonk	Date: May 8, 2004 @ 4:11 PM my favourite rig right now is my SWR California Blonde combo(1x12 w/horn) i used to run a trace elliot, but it developed a noise which became resident evil #1. this SWR amp is amazing, particularly for amplifying my upright bass. these amps are amazing, and i have yet to play something better. some say EDEN is the way to go. but i likes my SWr
Vickxxx	Date: May 9, 2004 @ 2:01 PM yea..that's the reason I cut the Trace loose. Swr's are nice rigs. I use one that came with the rehearsal space with the current band I'm with...
XentropyX	Date: May 10, 2004 @ 12:17 AM click on "images" http://dylan.dmusic.com/
bastardo23	Date: May 10, 2004 @ 11:56 AM Peavy piece-o-
payday2003	Date: May 13, 2004 @ 7:55 PM rh
payday2003	Date: May 13, 2004 @ 7:55 PM rh
starseven	Date: May 14, 2004 @ 10:42 AM My favorite bass rig is a nice ampeb head, and a good DI box... anytign else is pointless
XentropyX	Date: May 23, 2004 @ 5:37 PM so a cab is pointless?
starseven	Date: May 24, 2004 @ 2:25 PM yeah.... of course.. unless you find yourself playing some bar with no p.a. system.... for most clubs you are just goig to add to the stage volume, and make life a little harder for your sound guy.. it;s always beter to either run out the irect from the head... or just use a DI box
100thmonk	Date: May 25, 2004 @ 12:59 AM here, as a sound man as well, i kind of disagree with you starseven, but not totally. depending on if the monitoring system is good, a cab might not be necessary(or may even be a hindrance as you pointed out), but i myself would never trust a house p.a. to guarantee my stage sound for me(which for me is essential), unless i had played there before and knew the soundguy and the system. that's why i went with a combo with a small speaker and a good built in d.i.. that way i travel light, i can disconnect my cab if i need to, and i have i di to go straight to the board in case the sound-guy doesn't have one with his kit. my amp is small, yet powerful enough for a decent stage monitoring volume. this is where starsevens comment really counts, because too often in a live situation, guys feel like they must fill a room with there amp sound. when one or many of the members of a band start to do this "it goes to eleven" thing, the monitor and front of house sounds suffer greatly. in other words, the less stage volume there is the less conflict wiht both monitors and front of house sound.(drummers, please take note and spend tons of money on your cymbals)
Intergalacti...	Date: May 25, 2004 @ 4:54 PM Just using a 200watt marshall combined head and speaker its over 20years old still better than mnost new amps.
Emoceon	Date: May 26, 2004 @ 6:40 PM i use my sandwich
thedarkaeons	Date: May 27, 2004 @ 11:29 AM Nothing special about my rig - an old Peavy TKO 75, a Zoom 506 effect pedal and a 5 string Aria Pro II.
nicoli	Date: May 31, 2004 @ 4:16 PM Rack system (Ampeg SVP-Pro pre and QSC 850 power, compressor, tuner) with Sunn 4x10 and Peavey 1x15 cabs. May not need it all on stage but I do in rehearsals for those damn guitarists and their Marshalls.
100thmonk	Date: June 1, 2004 @ 2:59 AM "it goes to eleven"
Vickxxx	Date: June 9, 2004 @ 5:18 PM and I thought I was the only one with problems with guitarists and Marshalls..........
LordAndrew	Date: June 10, 2004 @ 9:03 PM Ampeg SVT Classic 4x10 Cab and Ampeg b2r head.
Intergalacti...	Date: June 11, 2004 @ 1:01 PM Yeah but why don't you make the volume 10 slightly higher? Well because these ones go to eleven The greatest thing to ever hit rock movie wise.
100thmonk	Date: June 13, 2004 @ 10:04 PM it's either the guitar amp or cheap cymbals..
Intergalacti...	Date: June 15, 2004 @ 10:45 AM Brokencord (a band I'm in) the drummer can't count. Most of the time we play each riff four times. Our durmmer continuously decides on entering the chorus on the third time. Although I must admit he's been gettin better recently. I think he's gone back to primary and learnt his ABC's and 1,2,3's like a big boy.
tplyons	Date: June 27, 2004 @ 3:32 PM Hehe, I like this... first day and I get to show off my rig. GK 400RB-III GK 410RBS 4x10 GK 115RBS 1x15
meisdead	Date: June 28, 2004 @ 5:44 PM ...Rather ashamed of my stuff...i got it all when i first started and haven't had the money to buy new so try not to laugh too hard... Crate15watt amp Dean 5string bass yep that's my shitty setup. someday i'll have money... i hope
bbranch	Date: July 28, 2004 @ 12:34 AM I use an SWR SM-500 and a Goliath Jr. 2x10. It is great for what I do, but I am sometimes afraid of pushing it too hard. I want to get an Epifani Ultra Light 4x10.
mbtec1320	Date: September 21, 2004 @ 12:11 AM I HAVE USED CARVIN,AMPEG,SWR,HARTKE,BUT THE ONLY THING THAT DOESNT GIVES ME ANY PROBLEMS IS MY PEAVEY T-MAX HEAD.ALSO I USE CARVIN 2X10 AND 1X15 CABS ,THOSE ARE HEAVY DUTY FOR EVERYDAY USE.FOR BASSES I USE A FENDER JAZZ BASS 5 50TH ANNIVERSARY,51 P BASS REISSUE,STEINBERGER XL2 AND IBANEZ SR405 FRETLESS.
imemine	Date: September 21, 2004 @ 12:22 AM Damn, any ever heard of a freaking cap lock key?
mbtec1320	Date: September 22, 2004 @ 12:19 AM Sorry!!!!!!it wont happen again!
imemine	Date: September 22, 2004 @ 12:35 AM
ska-alex	Date: May 26, 2005 @ 8:11 PM i have a genz benz gbe 400 going through a neo x cab, which sounds fuckin sweet. i also have a '72 traynor bass master im putting back together. for basses i have a modulus flea, hamer cruise w/ 2tek bridge, and a std. fender P. For effects i have 4 danelectro pedals (from when they were good). a fab tone, daddy o, dan-echo, and a cool cat.
JLOvinLife	Date: June 28, 2005 @ 8:17 PM Right now im Running through an SWR Black Beauty with an Ernie ball Stingray5 w/ piezo. i just bought one of those line 6 bass podxt live's. they are awesome!
hate9wicket	Date: September 13, 2005 @ 7:32 PM Carvin Pro Bass 500 with 2x10 cab and a 1x15 I never use since the 10's have all the tone I need and the 15 just muddies everything up. Line 6 Bass Pod(orginal kidney bean, no foot pedel) Ibanez Ergodyne 700, very light for it's scale and nice tone control options.
phillm47	Date: November 8, 2005 @ 1:13 PM GK 1001RB-II GK NEO 212 GK NEO 115 Modular, light and powerfull. Bought eveything from www.rmcaudio.com for about the same price as a 'boutique' amp head. Great pricing & service too. This rig kills !
TheOwl	Date: November 9, 2005 @ 2:19 PM Schecter Stiletto Custom 5-string 2 custom built Tony Island cabs, each housing a single 12" Carvin bass driver Looking for new head though.
GeneHilbert	Date: November 9, 2005 @ 3:18 PM '66 Fender Bass 5 '63 Fender Bass 6 Peavey Musician Head Hartke 2X10 top EV 2X15 Bottom
976	Date: November 11, 2005 @ 12:57 PM Fender Jazz Bass, marked fretless w/Fender flatwound strings Oliver PA100X head w/RCA & Mullard tubes/rectifier. Cerwin-Vega B119 1x18" I attribute most of the fatness and warmth in my tone to the dual 7027A (super 6550) output tubes. Hard to come by, but the good ones last and are well worth it.
waynesinthemist	Date: January 12, 2006 @ 3:32 PM Basses (all 4string): Warwick Thumb Di Pinto Belvedere Fender Jazz (Mexican) Amp: Ampeg SVT-5 Ampeg 4x10 Behringer 4x10 Sonic Guitar Cab 4x12 Rack: Furman power conditioner Korg rack tuner Shure PGX14 Wireless Effects: Boss Flanger Boss Bass Chorus Crybaby Wah Danelectro Phaser Digitech Bass Synth Filter Digitech Whammy MXR Dynacomp Ghs Boomers and Ernie Ball Strings Monster Cables I dont have money for shoes, clothes, food or gas and I still live at home. But at least I sound good.
Britmick	Date: January 15, 2006 @ 5:12 AM Warwick five string Corvette Pro line, active. Behringer 400 watt head. 4x10 and a single 15" Good sound but I loved the Trace I had in the UK. Best rig I ever had was: two bins with a 1x18 and 1X12 with a bass mid range horn Total handling power was 1600watts. Ran both with a 700watt Peavy firebass head. Not a lead guitarist I knew got over the top of me The Warwick though, will make any amp sound good, and good amp sound brilliant. It's all about the wood you play in my opinion.
976	Date: January 19, 2006 @ 10:23 PM I just recently upgraded to a brown base Amperex bugle boy gz34 & a pair of metal base RCA 7027s with black plates. Both the rectifier & output tubes each have dual top d-getters. With the addition of a lone, unknown aluminum 15" in a seperate ported box atop the C-V 18" I am able to hear any tones my 4 string can produce, and it has opened up a whole new range of sound styles with the pickup and tone levels on my bass alone. Now with the Oliver tone knobs at minimum and the volume at about 33%, I will either get kicked out of my building or cause a major stress fracture in the foundation; if I am not careful. The final step will be EMG J pickups. Roll tubes and rock!
Ilmarinen	Date: January 20, 2006 @ 6:25 PM Man, where do you all get the money? I run a no name p-bass through my Roland Cube 100. I'm waiting to get a 'Wick Corvette Rockbass, basically a cheaper version of the real 'vette, but it will do for me.

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