bassdrummer Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 What kind of rig configuration do you use most often? You can vote for as many choices as apply, i.e. if you use a head with a 1x15 cab on the bottom and a 2x10 on the top, choose both of those. If you use a cab with different speaker sizes, explain that in a reply but vote for the cab with your largest speaker size: i.e. a cab with both a 15 and a 10 > choose 1x15. If you go direct from a SansAmp or Pod into the PA, choose None Of The Above. If you use a head and two 2x10 cabs, vote for "Head plus separate 2x10(s). That's why there's a little "s" in parentheses after the cab. Sorry for not giving a separate option for preamp plus poweramp. That would make this particular poll way too long. This poll is born out of my curiosity regarding different people's speaker set ups and whether or not they use a "combo" or "separates." For the purposes of this poll, all of the choices including the words "Head plus ..." should be interpreted as including preamp/poweramp rack rigs as well as traditional bass amp heads. I'll start a "Head config" poll later where the choices include as many different ways of processing and amplifying the sound of your bass before it gets to the speaker as I can think of! Pod, SansAmp, Avalon, Walter Woods, Mackie, Stewart World, QSC, Crown, Ashdown RPM-1, yada, yada, yada.... "All the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players..." --Rush, "Limelight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisOfDoom Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Whoo hoo, i got to it first. Vote- 15 inch combo. Probably to be replaced in the next 6 months. -Chris Hobo Libido on MySpace Bipolar Express on MySpace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someone Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Woohooo! 2x12'' is in the lead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATM Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 1x8" Combo not listed. Head plus 2x15" not listed. ATM http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/atmofmn/Bass/DeepThoughtsBS.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 No racks? Rack rig plus one or two 2x10"s for me. Alex Barefaced Ltd - ultra lightweight, high ouput, toneful bass cabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gollihur Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Head plus two 2x8 3-way cabs or 1x10 3-way combo. 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...
dave251 Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 1 X 10 combo, but we always use the DO to mains w/subwoofer from the amp. The sub fills in the deep that the single 10 can't quite grab. Dave Wendler Instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moot Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Indoors it's a rack with 1x15 and 1x12. Outdoors it's the same rack + power amp, a 1x15 and a 1x15 with twin 8's. Booooyaah! "He is to music what Stevie Wonder is to photography." getz76 I have nothing nice to say so . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassdrummer Posted May 7, 2005 Author Share Posted May 7, 2005 Originally posted by C. Alexander Claber: No racks? Rack rig plus one or two 2x10"s for me. Alex For this poll I meant "rack" (separate preamp + poweramp) and "head" (preamp and poweramp combined) to be used interchangeably. Sorry for not making that clear. So you could vote for "Head plus 2x10(s)." My aim was more to find out about speaker/cab configurations as opposed to preamp/poweramp configurations. I figure that's a whole 'nother poll... "All the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players..." --Rush, "Limelight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Gino Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 This is perhaps misleading cause you're not making it clear how many speakers one is using in total. I use two - 2x10 cabs or two - 1x12 cabs. To my mind, that is essentially the same as a 4x10 or 2x12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpy Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 1x15 combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Why no preamp/power amp option? Anyway, I currently use a pre/power into a 1X12 Bergantino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHINO_ROB Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 i voted head plus 4x10. i use a pre/power amp plus the 4x10. for larger venues i will add a 1x18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornbread_medhotmail.com Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Usually I just use my rack rig and Avatar 2x12 cab. Lately, I've been using only my Sans Amp and in-ear monitors. This makes set-up and teardown so much easier. Plus, I can carry all I need in my gig bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassdrummer Posted May 8, 2005 Author Share Posted May 8, 2005 Originally posted by cornbread: ... Lately, I've been using only my Sans Amp and in-ear monitors. This makes set-up and teardown so much easier. Plus, I can carry all I need in my gig bag. This is where drummers get jealous. The Yamaha HipGig kit is about the closest we can get to "carrying all we need in a gig bag!" What kind of in-ear monitor system do you use? "All the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players..." --Rush, "Limelight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornbread_medhotmail.com Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Shure PE-2, I believe. My singer bought it. We all use them. It takes some getting used to, but, it's great to be able to hear everything you want to hear and can control the volume. Besides, almost every single gig I have ever played, the bass goes through a DI and then to the amp. This cuts out the hassle of fighting with the sound guy trying to hear yourself. But, we have a great sound guy. We bring our own everywhere. Plus, it doesn't hurt that he owns his own sound company and sells and services PA gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassdrummer Posted May 8, 2005 Author Share Posted May 8, 2005 cornbread, sounds like a great situation (no pun intended). I'm one of the 1x10 combo people. Love my little Yorkville XM50C...but it's all I've got! Good thing I don't have any gigs demanding more of a rig. I just play at my church with my amp in front of me on an amp stand and an XLR line out to the PA. Works great for that. I'm surprised that at this point in the poll, there aren't any 1x18 users! I have fond memories of the huge 1x18 stand alone cab we used in jazz band in college...it was called "The Bullfrog." Sorry to the 1x8/2x8/Henry the 8x8 people who got left out of the running...as a token of my apology, I shall offer some photos of the Ampeg Portabass PBC228. http://ampeg.com/images/products/11PBC228small.jpg http://ampeg.com/images/panels/pbc228_panel.jpg "All the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players..." --Rush, "Limelight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassdrummer Posted May 8, 2005 Author Share Posted May 8, 2005 No 2x12 combo users yet . . . as in Carvin's BRX212 800 watt combo amp: http://www.carvin.com/images/product/BRX2121.jpg Warning: causes GAS "All the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players..." --Rush, "Limelight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Now I'm using head and 2x10 and/or/1x15. But in a few weeks, I'll write back with righteous indignation that you didn't include any adequate options for those of us with the Phil Jones 5" speakers. "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I am one of the 3 voting 1x12. I feel special. Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jje Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 ...I'll get in on the head + 1x18 although I've been jumping back and forth between that and a 1x15 combo...for outdoors I'm planning on running the DO through the PA subs. For those with PA subs...do you chain the mains off of the subs or run the subs and mains from their own channels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I've played through a 1x18 cab for more years than my 1x15 combo or my Head+4x10, but I listed all of them. (can't wait to team up my 4x10 and the 1x18 - I shall totally dominate my band. MWAH-HA-HA-HAAAA!!) Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenstrum Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 My Practice rig: http://img196.echo.cx/img196/9851/450369xy.jpg + http://img196.echo.cx/img196/2457/2217500000md0ld.jpg My live rig: http://img196.echo.cx/img196/8760/1200s5qs.jpg + http://img196.echo.cx/img196/6097/1svt410hesmall8jc.jpg + http://img196.echo.cx/img196/2457/2217500000md0ld.jpg + http://img259.echo.cx/img259/7182/p8908h7yl.jpg + http://img259.echo.cx/img259/7858/2105320gp.jpg + various power cables, instrument cables and not to mention several basses... Tenstrum "Paranoid? Probably. But just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face." Harry Dresden, Storm Front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DafDuc Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Where's my 410 combo??? Sigh... I played in an 8 piece horn band. We would often get bored. So...three words: "Tower of Polka." - Calumet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomend Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 2-15" w/450 head & 6-10" w/470 Head. All vintage Acoustic. Sounds like a F-14 launching off a carrier deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Originally posted by bottomend: 2-15" w/450 head & 6-10" w/470 Head. All vintage Acoustic. Sounds like a F-14 launching off a carrier deck. booyah!! Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassdrummer Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 Originally posted by DafDuc: Where's my 410 combo??? Sigh... Sorry about that, DafDuc; my bad. What kind of 4x10 combo do you have? I haven't seen too many of them, but here are some Ashdowns I know of... http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/products/ABM410Combo.jpg Ashdown ABM C410T-500 EVO II Combo and this one: http://www.ashdownmusic.com/bass/products/MAGC410T300.jpg Ashdown MAG C410T-300 Combo And the GAS goes on...the GAS goes on... "All the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players..." --Rush, "Limelight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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