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John
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just curious what type of setups people have
or like for their bass... right now i use a 15 inch cab with an old peavey centurion, abit of a monster... - Mon, 23 Jan 2006 1:28pm
Archie
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im running a behringer ultrabass 4500H head with a matching 410 cab, with a custom fender P with seymour duncan quarter pounders - Mon, 23 Jan 2006 4:19pm
Deitrosity
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Eden valve-tech wt500 hybrid, boss bass overdrive and peavy cab - Mon, 23 Jan 2006 4:38pm
Nik Olaz
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AMPEG 8x10. with some Yorkville head. I need to get the matching head sometime soon. No rush though, no rush. - Mon, 23 Jan 2006 5:24pm
H
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After experimenting with many different setups I have found the mother of all rigs:

SVT-II PRO and old school ampeg 8x10. You gotta go old because the speakers aren't as sensitive, letting you dig in more for a much more meaty tone.

And tens are the way to go. They are nice n fast, push more air and provide good mids, which are crucial for bass. You want massive bass? Let the soundguy do it. Just dial up a nice juicy tone for monitoring and everyone at the front of the stage - Mon, 23 Jan 2006 6:47pm
bill buckner
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73' ricky played stereo thru.....

rig 1- traynor custom special w/ 1-18" vox and 4-12" yammaha

rig 2- acoustic 370 w/ 1-15" black widow and 2-12 sunn

wish i had and ampeg or traynor 8-10" - Mon, 23 Jan 2006 8:09pm
stewy
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yeaaaa nick, fuck around. - Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:52pm
Jaron Evil
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2004 Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4-string fretless,
and an 2005 SDGR by Ibanez 6-String with active Bartolini pickups.

1000 Watt Ampeg 4x12 cab and a 1000 watt Peavy T-Max head

Best death metal bass sound ever! - Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:54pm
XJAyX
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American fender jazz 5 string with EMG active pickups, both running off independant batteries.
Samson CRM-3 Concert wireless.
Ampeg SVT-2 head, the original, not the pro.
Ampeg 8x10 Cab. - Tue, 24 Jan 2006 9:36am
Big bird
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Yamaha John Myung signature series 6 string D'Addario's .135 .105 .085 .070 .050 .040 Yamaha RBX 5 sting .130 .100 .080 .065 .045 Yamaha BB300 4 string with hipshot D tuner & emg P series .100 .080 .065 .045.S.W.R 350 head, older model back when Steve Rabe was still in charge.2 yorkville elites 4\10s. A.r.t power conditioner.95% finger style. Personal bass god Geddy Lee of course. - Tue, 24 Jan 2006 8:58pm
sincitydevil
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1- SWR Goliath III 4X10 inch 8 ohm cabinet
1- David Eden 15 inch 8 ohm cabinet
1- Euphonic i-amp 600 watt head
2- Fender jazz basses
1- Digitech BP 200 bass effects unit - Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:26pm
Tambo
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I envy all of you.
Right now -
Ibanez SDR205 5 String bass
Yorville 400b combo, (400 watts, 1x15 speaker)
Alesis Nanocomp compressor.

I wish I could afford an ampeg setup (especially the fridge), but hey, I'm only 16... - Wed, 25 Jan 2006 8:51pm
Tyler
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at least you have a compressor tambo! that is a smart move in a bass setup, especially for recording and not muddying up the whole spectrum

my bass setup is as follows:
fender jazz fretless with dimarzio pickups and fatass bridge

alas I have no bass amp. my best method of recording is recording via line-in directly, then using software to compress the recorded audio. not very convenient or... um... good. haha. - Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:35pm
jackass
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I've got an Ernie Ball Music Man, an ampeg 4x10 deep tuned cabinet and an ampeg SVT-3 pro. I also use a Sansamp Driver (it's awesome).

I used to use a compression/sustain pedal, and although I really dig the benefits of compression and sustain, I got really sloppy because of it and really noticed when I didn't have the pedal. I guess it can become a bit of a crutch. - Thu, 26 Jan 2006 8:47am
Tambo
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Well, I have no talent anyways, so it's no big deal. - Thu, 26 Jan 2006 6:52pm
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