Bassists - Good and simple rig

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I was gonna suggest a Fender Rumble 150 head with a 4x12 cab, but I'm not sure how that will be received. I'm using a a Rumble 75 for a practice/ small gig amp, and the Rumble 350 head and a 2 4x12 cabs for larger gigs, and they both sound amazing.
 
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ErikH said:
Last evening I played through an Acoustic combo while A/Bing some basses at GC just to answer a few of my own questions I had in my head: 4 or 5-string, Fender, Ibanez or Sterling, active or passive, etc.. I have to say, the Acoustic amp is very impressive. I didn't fiddle with the knobs too much but it sounded really good where it was set. Might have to add that brand to the list of possibilities.

One thing I found out, even though I like P-Basses, I favor the Ibanez Soundgear basses more.
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One good thing about the Acoustic combos is that the EQ is basically string oriented...i.e. if you need to hear your G string louder, you turn the 350 up...if you want more of your A and D strings you hit the 150, and for the low E or B, turn up the 63. 800 and above for clarity and detail, and the frequency notch for either a thinnish jazz tone, or a fat thick tone.
 
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Typical response range... :rolleyes:

Bass and guitar are totally different worlds, more so than you can imagine.

First classic...CLASSIC error is to think because you play guitar you can play bass. That's OK, untold thousands of people have made that mistake, including me. Guitar is play; bass is a freakin' JOB. :( Anyway, you've been warned.

Using the same defective thinking, I switched to bass twelve years ago, nearly blew my hand off the summer before last and pretty much ended my playing. I never got comfortable with bass in those intervening ten-plus years, but I got the gear issue down.

Choices:

Precision -- Yes, but which one?

Quarter-pounder -- No thanks. It's the novice swap and a kid-stuff choice, but more experienced players go for something else that offers more than increased output (so what?). The current Fender 61276/7 and Custom Shop Vintage pickups that come stock on 2012 MIAs are fine, leave 'em alone. An MIM Standard could benefit from an upgrade.

Amp -- I'd go with a good micro head of some kind. Micro heads are the new standard, but get one with good, pro balanced outputs for FOH. I always used matched, top-of-the-line SWR conventional gear, but it was too big, heavy and expensive for what you're looking for and is now last-generation gear. A lot of it's discontinued now and SWR is a fading brand. Tack a good, used 4x10" on a micro head and you should be OK and you'll save your back. Relying on a non-amp into the FOH is suicide if you're playing different venues with unpredictable speakers and monitors.

Good luck!
 
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Bezmotivnik said:
Typical response range... :rolleyes:

Bass and guitar are totally different worlds, more so than you can imagine.

First classic...CLASSIC error is to think because you play guitar you can play bass. That's OK, untold thousands of people have made that mistake, including me. Guitar is play; bass is a freakin' JOB. :( Anyway, you've been warned.

Using the same defective thinking, I switched to bass twelve years ago, nearly blew my hand off the summer before last and pretty much ended my playing. I never got comfortable with bass in those intervening ten-plus years, but I got the gear issue down.


Good luck!
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Your big mistake is in thinking that the people in this thread don't know the difference in how to play guitar and how to play bass.

Oh yeah, if you decided that you aren't a bass player, then why would the OP take your advice?
 
Bassists - Good and simple rig

Well, in response to Mr Bez above, I've played bass before in a band so it's not new territory for me. I believe I mentioned that. I sold my bass several years back but want to get back in to it. So yes, I know the difference.

As for basses, I'd be looking at a Standard Precision. Nothing fancy. But, I've come to find that I like the Ibanez Soundgear basses more. Just more comfortable to play. And, even though I don't like active electronics in guitars, I do like them more in basses.

I like the small heads. Those are cool and may see about finding one used. Being able to just put it in a backpack with everything else seems like a sweet deal.
 
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guitfiddle said:
One good thing about the Acoustic combos is that the EQ is basically string oriented...i.e. if you need to hear your G string louder, you turn the 350 up...if you want more of your A and D strings you hit the 150, and for the low E or B, turn up the 63. 800 and above for clarity and detail, and the frequency notch for either a thinnish jazz tone, or a fat thick tone.
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I have also tried this amp, and agree strongly with this. Great bass amp, and I highly recommend it for these reasons.
 
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Myaccount876 said:
Would this suit you?

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BA115/
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meh

I am entitled to my own opinion; after being bassist in a band where the guitarist with only a 5 watt epiphone valve junior into a half stack drowns me out mercilessly and I am stuck with that rig or even the peavey tko 300 watt 15"er which was waaayyy too quiet and always hitting the red clipping button killing the amp, I vote nay for these types of combos; but I have seen others use such combos just fine and know that they exist for a reason.

get at least 400 watts and no less than a 210 cab imho
 
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One more thing I thought I'd mention is that you have to be careful with the wattage ratings on both combos and certain heads...they call them, say, 200 watts, but when you look a bit closer the manual will say 200 watts at 4 ohms…and they come with an 8 ohm speaker, so you're only making 150 or so watts. The Acoustic combos give up their full wattage rating into the internal speaker.
 
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