Musical instrument stuff

[Presby John-Dave]

I had a 4x10 and a 1x18 set up. I wanted the versatility of a 15, but I think I'd dig the boomy-ness of the 18 now. I can't remember which Ampeg head I had... Something solid state.

[Tsal]

I played the Triangle and the wood block in the 4th grade. I was a percussionist.

I bet you got the whole class dancing!

I much prefer to play the Jug and washboard these days

You can always find a gig in New Orleans.

[Tsal]

I had a 4x10 and a 1x18 set up. I wanted the versatility of a 15, but I think I'd dig the boomy-ness of the 18 now. I can't remember which Ampeg head I had... Something solid state.

SVT III.
I Liked 8 10's because they pushed a lot and cut through.

[Tsal]

All I ever used was Ampeg heads and that bass driver and Sans Amp XXL pedal. I used to run 2 8x10s on both sides of the stage with an A/B box so I can control the level of Huge. My setup and the right front of house guy and it was game over.

Nice, bet with all those 10s it was like a unrelenting flurry of punchy ass mids. My favorite set up was an SVT with a couple 15s and 4x10s, that rig broke things that I had to pay for/replace.

Nice! Nothing like vibrating the whole room.

The bass driver rounded everything out but gave me a percussive attack off the strings. Paul D'Amour knows, ask him. Lol

[Presby John-Dave]

@Tsal Do you have any recordings of your band back in the day? Do you still play at all?

[ncrobb]

As Mr Beardsley noted, buying more power than you need not a bad thing. I’ve rarely seen a small amp that sounds as good as a bigger one, esp tube amps. I have a couple of small tube practice amps I built years ago. They sound good but they don’t move air like bigger amps. With large watt amps an attenutor can be your friend. If you find a deal on a 100 watt Ampeg, Sunn or Bassman grab it up and build or buy an attenuator. Cranked tone and the wife can still sleep in the next room.

[Tsal]

@Tsal Do you have any recordings of your band back in the day? Do you still play at all?

No, my musical arts days are over. I sold all my gear and given away all my basses to friends over the years. I' have everything I ever recorded.

[Thelonious monkfish]

I had a 4x10 and a 1x18 set up. I wanted the versatility of a 15, but I think I'd dig the boomy-ness of the 18 now. I can't remember which Ampeg head I had... Something solid state.

SVT III.
I Liked 8 10's because they pushed a lot and cut through.

Those old SVTIII were nice, I had one years back and it sounded great.

[Tsal]

I had a 4x10 and a 1x18 set up. I wanted the versatility of a 15, but I think I'd dig the boomy-ness of the 18 now. I can't remember which Ampeg head I had... Something solid state.

SVT III.
I Liked 8 10's because they pushed a lot and cut through.

Those old SVTIII were nice, I had one years back and it sounded great.

Agreed and you could also cram them in a rack case. It had too many buttons, lights and eq sliders for me to deal with. I kept it simple with tubes.

[Thelonious monkfish]

Agreed and you could also cram them in a rack case. It had too many buttons, lights and eq sliders for me to deal with. I kept it simple with tubes.

A heavy ass bass, phone cable strings, passive pickups, and tube power is what all those fancy esoteric lights and switches aim to emulate. Wanna sound like Jamerson? Dead ass strings a mute and lots of tubes.