Wally Malone Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 I took my Alembic six and my Kubicki Ex-Factor, my pedals and Accugroove 112 over to a friends house to try out amps & pre-amps. He had an Aguilar and a Peavey Max pre-amp along with a Stewart 1.2 and also a Carver amp. We both agreed after trying all the combinations that the Peavey Max and the Stewart sounded the best. He had two basses as well we that we used, a Music Man Stingray 5 and a Human, made in Germany, which is also a five-string. One thing I found out during the testing was that my Alembic needed a new battery, I was getting the weakest signal of the four basses. Of those of you using pre-amp and power amp combinations which ones do it for you? Wally I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 I believe this very topic was discussed fairly recently... but perhaps I'm wrong. My rig of choice is an Ashdown RPM1 preamp and a Mackie 1400i power amp. Tons of power and the Love which is the Ashdown sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 I'm playing combos right now, BUT I really dug a Kern pre thru a Peavey 1400X DPC power amp. I think the Kern pre is exceptional -- truly. You've gotta try one. spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 i love my peavey max, and i play it through a crown K2. i am hard-pressed to think of a better sounding power amp. of course, i'd love to use the 25 lb. 1U peavey DPC1400X instead. much lighter, and then i can get a rack tuner (mostly for convenience), and also keep my second preamp (ampeg billy sheehan pre) in there, too. no rack tuner right now. robb. because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.P. Non-Prod. Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Yay! That makes me pretty happy Wally! I picked up a used Peavey Max because it was there at my local store and because I had heard a few good reviews. And I really wanted a seperate preamp because I was using the preamp from a Fender BXR combo and that was more than I needed to lug around. I've had it almost a year running into a Mackie 1400i. Can't complain. Greenboy told me once about how he tricked out the tube side of his Peavey preamp. Sounded interesting but I'm not technical enough to attempt it. "Don't Ask Me I'm Just The Bassplayer" UBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 I really like the sound of my Stewart 1.2. Less "clinical" than the QSC PLX1602 that it replaced. I use an Avalon U5 as a preamp, and have a Sadowsky on-board preamp in my Lakland. Not a whole lot of different tone options, but enough for me, and more importantly to me very low levels of hiss and hum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 I use an SWR Grand Prix into a Mackie M1400i. The SWR sounds great and records beautifully (and they're so cheap used despite being discontinued) and the Mackie is very loud, clear and reliable. The downside is that both of them, in a rack, plus a tuner and cables etc adds up to a fairly heavy package - if I could afford it I'd buy a lightweight digital power amp just to save weight. However it looks like I'll end up going for the cheaper option of getting a folding cart to move the rig around. Alex Barefaced Ltd - ultra lightweight, high ouput, toneful bass cabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gollihur Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 The Kern IP777 and QSC2402 does it for me. Tone with a capital T, and all kinds of headroom. 1000 Upright Bass Links, Luthier Directory, Teacher Directory - http://www.gollihurmusic.com/links.cfm [highlight] - Life is too short for bad tone - [/highlight] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted January 2, 2003 Share Posted January 2, 2003 Repeat after me... Go play a Kern. Go play a Kern. Go play a Kern... spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebozzz Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 Originally posted by A.P. Prod.: I've had it almost a year running into a Mackie 1400i. Can't complain. Greenboy told me once about how he tricked out the tube side of his Peavey preamp. Sounded interesting but I'm not technical enough to attempt it.A.P., Do you remember what Greenboy did to his MAX? It is from Blues that all that may be called American music derives it's most distinctive characteristics. -James Weldon Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJR Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 While my main gigging rig is a NOT a Pre/power setup (MO-Bass>Goliath sr.) ....I do have , and like this setup : http://5centmary.com/Wal.jpg I use this primarily as my rehearsal rig...and it doesn't get moved. Alembic FX1 > Digitech dsp256 > Crown MA1200 > Eden 2-12xlt The bass pictured isn't too shabby either. PJR 5CentMary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KikkyMonk Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 That bass is awesome. Do you know what woods were used and what the body shape is? Boy you always have good toys Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJR Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 lol...thanks! '02 Wal Mach II custom : Mohagany core, American Black Walnut facing. You can 'see' more Here !! PJR 5CentMary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KikkyMonk Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 Wow! Whats the string spacing? The walnut on the back looks killer with the heart shaped grain pattern. MMmmm Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJR Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 Not sure of the exact measurments.....but definately a little wider than my MM SR5 , nut not as wide as my Lakland 55-94. Check out the Wal Details on the site Here PJR 5CentMary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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