BOTR 2019: Best Bass Rig

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Best Bass Rig

Poll ended at Sat May 25, 2019 3:19 pm

Ajaxlepinski
7
24%
fretless
11
38%
Yarbicus
2
7%
clipless bumper
4
14%
PatF
1
3%
Itchyfingers
4
14%
 
Total votes: 29

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BOTR 2019: Best Bass Rig

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It’s time!
"I understand the science behind it. But you know what I trust more than science? Tony Iommi."


GuitarBilly wrote:Anyone who played an 800 "model" in a Kemper/Fractal/Helix and think they know what a raging 2203 sounds like is pretty much the guitar equivalent of a virgin nerd that thinks watching porn counts as sex experience.


NinjaRaf wrote:6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world.
+ is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.


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The Ceriatone Model Tee passes a ton of low frequency, making it ideal for bass. Hi-Tone 212 and 115 with 150 watt Fane clones.
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'90's GK 800rb in Mortashell
'68 Marshall w/ Basslites can take 600 watts but stupid light for a 4x12
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SansAmp RBI for clean
SansAmp RPM for overdrived
daisy-chained and footswitchable
Korg Tuner
Rack Rider power distribution
Alesis Quadraverb
into a Peavey 300 Combo for power
w/a Black Widow Speaker
Peavey TL-5 bass

(the Tape Deck is just running my audio feed for a bit a warmth)
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-1979 Fender P-Bass with EMG's and a Dimarzio brass bridge.
-5 string J-bass. Warmoth birdseye maple neck, Ebony fretboard, Grant swamp ash body, EMG pickups.
-Kemper
-Voodoo Labs Ground Control MIDI pedal
-QSC RMX850 power amp
-Marshall JCM800 2x15 bass cabinet w/ Celestion Sidewinders
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Come @ me bros. :bring:

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Re: BOTR 2019: Best Bass Rig

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Now... CHOOSE!
"I understand the science behind it. But you know what I trust more than science? Tony Iommi."


GuitarBilly wrote:Anyone who played an 800 "model" in a Kemper/Fractal/Helix and think they know what a raging 2203 sounds like is pretty much the guitar equivalent of a virgin nerd that thinks watching porn counts as sex experience.


NinjaRaf wrote:6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world.
+ is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.


Metropoulos Metro-Plex
Egnater Seminar Boutikit 50 Watt Head
Orange Rockerverb 50 MK III
Fender '76 Vibrolux Reverb
Metropoulos Slant 2x12 w/ Creamback H75s
Marshall 1960A w/ Greenbacks
https://www.reverbnation.com/zerobelowphoenix
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Congrats to Fretless! PM me your address so I can send out some guitar strings. If you’d like bass strings let me know and I’ll work something out.
"I understand the science behind it. But you know what I trust more than science? Tony Iommi."


GuitarBilly wrote:Anyone who played an 800 "model" in a Kemper/Fractal/Helix and think they know what a raging 2203 sounds like is pretty much the guitar equivalent of a virgin nerd that thinks watching porn counts as sex experience.


NinjaRaf wrote:6505 is 100% balls to the fucking walls low end and aggression. It is FUCKING PISSED. Like an 18 year old angry at the world.
+ is a bit less angry, like maybe a 35 year old man angry.


Metropoulos Metro-Plex
Egnater Seminar Boutikit 50 Watt Head
Orange Rockerverb 50 MK III
Fender '76 Vibrolux Reverb
Metropoulos Slant 2x12 w/ Creamback H75s
Marshall 1960A w/ Greenbacks
https://www.reverbnation.com/zerobelowphoenix
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Congrats Frets!!!! WOOO HOOOO!!!! :rawk: :party:
1969 Sunn Solarus ● 2x 1980's Randall RG-80 ● 2013 Hi-Tone HT103-DG (Best Rig 2014) ● 2015 Mortatone 12/15 Cab w/EV SRO's ● 2017 Jubilee ● 2019 Ceriatone Model Tee ● 2019 Randall Diavlo ● 2020 VHT D50 Dumble Clone
Walt wrote:But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.
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The rig Thanks you all & is very grateful of the care and respect it's human gives it as well as a rebirth with that old cab for many more years of laying down the rock . It sounds amazing with a bass guitar . Thank you Jim Marshall ,Robert Gallien & Paul Slagle and Thank you Fellas \m/\m/
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