Gear Update - What are you using

[tnb]

All I know is that in my next life, I'm coming back as Maury.

[Max Valentino]

Ok...I'll play, too....

 

I have simplified things of late:

 

Rick Turner Renaissance RB4 fretted 4 string

Rick Turner Renaissance RB5 fretless 5 string

 

Low End True Voice Tube Preamp

Custom Red Iron Amps all-tube buffer preamp

Barge Concepts VFB2 Bypass Loop

Custom Modified Lexicon JamMan (or Gibson Echoplex EDP) for loops

Demeter RV1 Analog Spring Reverb

Demeter VTDB2 Tube Direct

Acoustic Image SA or Contra combo w/ Contra Ex extnsion cab

Bag End 2x10 or 1x12

 

For regular, "steady" gig as house bassist at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace I only bring the Turner basses and use their amp setup which is one of those big 1000w Carvin amps with a 4x10 + 1x15....perhaps not the worst amp in the world, but certainly in contention.

 

Recording setups vary with the Turner basses, Godin A5-SA fretless, Zon Sonus5, Modulus VJ or 65 Fender P Bass.

preamps and such include:

Demeter 201s; Kern Ip77; Maley VoxBox; UA LA610; Chandler Ltd. Germanium, Chandler Ltd. TGmkII(EMI); Demeter VTDB2; ADL1000;

JoeMeek SC2...but the "weapons of choice" are the Germanium and/or Demeter VTDB2.

 

Max

[rizzo9247]

I was not even going to bother to post after seeing some of the previous rigs, but I've decided just to do it out of the spirit of sharing. Due to my monetary status (in college) my pseudo-rig fits into the "best for the budget" motif. Here goes nothing:

 

-Piece of Wood-

Fender Jazz V Standard (MIM) w/ noiseless pups

 

-Strings-

Rotosound RS 665LDN .045-.125

 

-Where the sound comes from-

Line 6 LowDown 150 combo (150 watts, 5 amp models, 3-built in effects plus a compressor...awesome package)

 

-Thing to change the sound-

Zoom 607 Bass Multi-effects pedal

 

-Sound Box-

I've also got a very cumbersome Gemini PA speaker (1x15 and 3 horns). It currently does not work very well, I will look into replacing/fixing as soon as I can.

 

New editions will come...hopefully....

 

 

[craigb]

I'm bummed I didn't participate the first time around, so I'm going to make sure I have my list in here this time so I can check it out in 4 more years to see where I was.

 

basses:

G&L SB-2 x4 (fretted/flats, fretted/rounds, fretless, beater/import model)

Reverend Rumblefish PJ

 

strings: SIT Power Flats, SIT Silencers, D'Addario XLs, TI Powerbass

 

amps:

Carvin BRX112Neo combo

Carvin B800 head

BBE Bmax/Carvin DCM-1000 rack

 

cabs:

Avatar B112 8-ohm

Avatar SB112 Delta 8-ohm

Avatar B210Neo 8-ohm line-x

 

misc:

Sennheiser 1092D digital wireless

pedalboard (Boss TU-2, Zoom BFX-708, Boss LS-2, MXR M-80)

rock'n'roller cart

Cafe Walter headphone amp

 

I've got other misc gear for PA, recording and sax playing as well.

[JBFLA]

Shecter 5

'78 Stingray

Fretless MIJ Jazz/Moses/Bartolini/{soon to be added} OBP-3

Carvin PB 200 {soon to be retired to practice amp, as soon as I can make up my mind on the replacement! - soooo many choices}

Peavey 2x10"

(2) 15" cabs with EV 15Bs

JBFLA

 

Except for the '78 'Ray, all of this is gone; and more of what I bought since is going (narrowing my focus, yeah, right.)

What's staying:

 

Rig:

Demeter VTBP 201

QSC PLX 1602

ACME Low B-2 (x2)

GK 800RB

 

Basses:

Roscoe LG3000

Lull M4

Hoyt 5 Fretless

'78 Ray

'97 Ray

Fender Geddy Lee

Skyline JO5

 

And, coming this Thursday:

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Simpler is good.

Jim

 

[getz out]

All I know is that in my next life, I'm coming back as Maury.

I'll trade my gear for your talent.

[Lenny B]

Ok then;

 

Fender 75 Jazz MIJ reissue

Warwick Streamer I 5 string

Fender Precision Lyte fretless

Vantage Acoustic bass

 

Hartke 2000 200W head

Trace Elliot 1x15 (small cab)

Trace Elliot 2x10 (small cab)

 

Sansamp DI driver

E-H Q-tron

E-H Big Muff

Boss OC-2

Demeter Compulator

Demeter Tremulator

Boss ME-8B

 

Don't start me on current GAS

[Kramer Ferrington III.]

I'm feeling rather underdressed here!

 

In my current band I'm using...

 

Hughes & Kettner BK 300 (1x15) amp

Greg Benett Regency bass (ABG)

 

And that's (ahem!) it. I have a few FX pedals at home, but I don't use them in the band.

[crusie]

Finally I got myself together to take some pictures of what seems to be my final rig - only thing I need now is a back-up bass. I got an old passive bass that needs some new soapbars and electronics ( too cheap for my taste - but the neck and body are awesome ) so I might make that active too like my läkland

 

well here's my gear

Läkland skyline 55-01

Markbass Little Mark II

Boss GT-10B

Barefaced Bass Big one

 

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still haven't tamed the gt-10b as I only had it for a week. hoping to do some more knob tweaking next week - but I'm impressed so far

[rizzo9247]

New additions will come...hopefully....

[davio]

Then:

 

My fab gear:

 

Mike Lull M5

Mike Lull M4V fretless

 

X-Wire

Digitech BNX3

Korg rack tuner

Ashdown RPM-1 preamp

Mackie 1400i power amp

 

2 Bag End S15-D cabs (soon to be replaced by 2 SWR Goliath III cabs... still waiting on that stupid tax return)

 

1 super-bad-ass home security system to keep said fab gear safe and sound when I'm not at home.

 

Now:

 

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L to R:

 

Mike Lull M5

Mike Lull P4

Mike Lull M4V fretless

Musicman Stingray 5

Magic Johnson

Alembic JPJ Custom

Modulus Q4 fretless

Jackson Dinky (one of those guitar thingies)

Washburn 7-string (another guitar thingie)

2x4 bass (leaning against the wall)

Hamer 12-string

 

Amps and whatnot:

 

Ampeg BA115T

Ampeg SVP-CL preamp

SWR Mini Mo preamp

Sansamp BDDI

Stewart World 1.6 power amp

(x2) SWR Goliath III cabs

 

X2 Wireless

Z.Vex Woolly Mammoth

Hughes & Kettner Tube Factor

EH Big Muff Pi

EH Bass Balls

Akai Deep Impact

Moog MF-101 Low Pass Filter

TC Electronics chorus

EBS Octabass

Digitech digital delay

Digitech BNX-3

 

+some other guitar and keyboard stuff that you probably don't care about.

 

Brinks is still keepin' it real on the security tip.

Just one more reason to hate you, Bri-man...

 

Where the heck is he anyway???

[Phil W]

Same as last time. I can't afford gear.

 

Maybe I should get the forum to pull together on that fender Jazz project?

 

There is a rumour I might be getting an NS WAV electric upright for my birthday though.

[davio]

My monster rig:

 

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GK MB2-500

AccuGroove Tri-112L

 

Basses:

MIM Fender Jazz V

Ibanez BTB400

Epiphone Rock Bass (defretted)

American Standard URB

 

Pedals and other things with various degrees of use:

Boss BCB-60 pedal board

Boss TU-2

Fulltone Bass Drive

Boss CEB-3

Samson AirLine Guitar Wireless (haven't used it in years)

Korg ToneWorks Pandora PX4D

Sony MDR-7506

(most of this stuff rarely gets used but I live and die by the Korg and Sony for practicing and the Korg doubles as my tuner at rehearsals and gigs)

[BoldRuler]

Well... For the past 7 years or so I've been playing my '76 Ric 4001 using a SWR2004 through a 2x15 dual showman cabinet.

 

Last night I traded my acoustic guitar for an Ampeg SVPPro, Carvin F600, two Bag End 15 cabs... this is a RIG!

 

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[Nicklab]

Here's the current gear lineup...

 

BASSES

-Azola Bug Bass electric upright

-deArmond Ashbory

-Fender Jazz Bass - 1973 vintage

-Fender Jazz Bass - 1991 American Standard

-Fender Jazz Bass - 1975 reissue

-Fender Roscoe Beck 5-String

-Musicman Stingray 5-String

-Musicman Stingray 5-String fretless with paizo bridge pickup

-Tobias Toby Pro 6-String coverted to fretless

-Zon Sonus 6-String

-PENDING - Epiphone Jack Casady Signature

 

AMPLIFICATION

-Eden WT-500 Head

-SWR SM-400 Head (backup)

-Trace Elliot SM 715 combo

-Eden D-210 XLT 2 x 10" cabinet

-SWR Triad III Cabinet w/ horm, 1 x 10" & 1 x 15"

 

EFFECTS

-Trace Elliot Dual Compressor Pedal

-Sadowsky outboard preamp

-Boss OC-2 Octaver

-Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive

-Boss CH-1 Super Chorus

-Boss Flanger (not sure which)

-Crybaby Bass Wah-Wah pedal

 

Boy, I really need to cut back!

 

Wow, what a difference a few years makes. Here's how that list has changed....

 

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BASSES

-Azola Bug Bass electric upright - SOLD

-Fender Jazz Bass - 1991 American Standard - SOLD

-Fender Jazz Bass - 1975 reissue - SOLD

-Musicman Stingray 5-String - SOLD

-Tobias Toby Pro 6-String coverted to fretless - SOLD

-deArmond Ashbory

-Fender Roscoe Beck 5-String

-Fender Jazz Bass - 1973 vintage

-Musicman Stingray 5-String fretless with piezo bridge pickup

-Zon Sonus 6-String

-Epiphone Jack Casady Signature

-NS Design WAV 4

-Fender Classic 50's Precision

-Fender Am Std Precision 5 string

 

AMPLIFICATION

-Eden WT-500 Head

-SWR SM-400 Head (backup) - SOLD

-Trace Elliot SM 715 combo

-Eden D-210 XLT 2 x 10" cabinet

-SWR Triad III Cabinet w/ horm, 1 x 10" & 1 x 15" - SOLD

-EBS NEO-112 cabinet

 

EFFECTS

-Trace Elliot Dual Compressor Pedal

-Sadowsky outboard preamp

-Boss OC-2 Octaver

-Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive

-Boss CH-1 Super Chorus

-Boss Flanger (not sure which)

-Crybaby Bass Wah-Wah pedal

-Boss OC-3 Super Octaver

 

GUITARS

-Fender 72 Custom Telecaster reissue

-Epiphone EJ-160E John Lennon acoustic-electric

[Michele C.]

Here is my gear:

 

Basses: a Yamaha BB614 and a Liucas handmade bass (liucas.com). It's all mahogany and the guy that builds this makes everything, including winding pickups and machining the bridge and I like this holistic approach. The neck is thin solid mahogany and V-shaped.

The Liucas is finished with alcohol and resin like a vintage piece of furniture, not painted. It's smooth and a pleasure to touch.

 

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Amp, a Yamaha BBT-500H. BassPlayer seemed to like this except for its power. It is versatile, but a bit complex. I deal with complexity as a job, but like my music simple. Lots of distorted sounds they never let me dial in.

it remained in production for a few months and disappeared after I bought it.

To sound at its loudest it wants two 4 ohm cabinets.

It is not heavy but I wish I had money for a Mark Bass Mini that day. Being Italian I regret it twice.

 

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Effects, very few and never used on stage. Sometimes I like what the compressor makes to my overall presence and sometimes I don't. The Aphex speciality is adding an extra pluck to my attack, the built in compressor of the Yamaha is quite different and pumps lows much more. Generally I use a piece of wire anyway, a Fender vintage voltage because I like the fabric and the colour: a milk and coffee that goes really well with mahogany.

Recording I found very interesting to have an badly overdriven channel to mix in lightly, as a colour.

 

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