So what makes your Ric chime?

Vintage, Modern, V & C series, Fretless, Signature & Special Editions

Moderators: rickenbrother, ajish4

User avatar
incubus2432
Senior Member
Posts: 4174
Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2004 11:26 am

Re: So what makes your Ric chime?

Post by incubus2432 »

berth wrote:Nice Rig. How much does the Bass 400+ weigh?
Thanks.......this is the first time I have been 100% happy with my setup.

In the SKB case right around 50 pounds.
User avatar
berth
RRF Consultant
Posts: 1723
Joined: Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:06 am
Contact:

Re: So what makes your Ric chime?

Post by berth »

incubus2432 wrote:
berth wrote:Nice Rig. How much does the Bass 400+ weigh?
In the SKB case right around 50 pounds.
A real lightweight I hear. ;-)

This is what I use for gigs:
rig.jpg
rig-amps.jpg
The Marshall without casing is 35 kilo (77 pound) ;-)
68 4001|73 4001 MG|75 4000 MG|81 4001S AZG|86 4003 MID/BT|86 4003 Shadow|88 4003s Blackstar|89 4003 Grey/BT FL|93 4004 Ci|96 4003S/8 FG|98 4003S/5 JG|05 650D|05 4004Cii/5 TG|08 660/12 JG|18 4003S/5 MID|19 4003S/5 WAL ||TR35B|RB 30||
User avatar
jps
RRF Consultant
Posts: 37497
Joined: Wed Feb 12, 2003 6:00 am

Re: So what makes your Ric chime?

Post by jps »

Nice amp, Bert! This is the first real evidence of someone using one of those Marshall power amps for a bass rig that I have seen. Being a true dual mono amp I am not surprised at the weight of it.
User avatar
berth
RRF Consultant
Posts: 1723
Joined: Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:06 am
Contact:

Re: So what makes your Ric chime?

Post by berth »

jps wrote:Nice amp, Bert! This is the first real evidence of someone using one of those Marshall power amps for a bass rig that I have seen. Being a true dual mono amp I am not surprised at the weight of it.
It was a bit of a gamble as it is a guitar amp (they say). Since they come by relatively cheap and I was looking for a full-tube rig I did some research and I kept reading these amps are soo clean. This made me think they could be very usefull for bass. There are 2 versions of the 200 Watter. One with EL34 power tubes and one with 5881 power tubes (which are very close to 6L6). As I allways loved 6L6's I wanted the 5881 version, so when this one came by I bought it.

And I was right in thinking that it sounds good for bass. Do not expect poweramp distortion with this one, but it has a nice warm clean sound which complements my Ricks very good.
68 4001|73 4001 MG|75 4000 MG|81 4001S AZG|86 4003 MID/BT|86 4003 Shadow|88 4003s Blackstar|89 4003 Grey/BT FL|93 4004 Ci|96 4003S/8 FG|98 4003S/5 JG|05 650D|05 4004Cii/5 TG|08 660/12 JG|18 4003S/5 MID|19 4003S/5 WAL ||TR35B|RB 30||
User avatar
Ric N. Backer
Member
Posts: 427
Joined: Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:12 pm

Re: So what makes your Ric chime?

Post by Ric N. Backer »

incubus2432 wrote:Not sure if it "chimes", but this has been getting the job done for me......
Image

.....ahhhhh the sweet glow of a dozen power tubes......
Image
That's a way-cool picture. Suitable for framing! :wink: 8)
If Mozart were with us today, he'd play a Fireglo 4001C64! ~~~*~~~ Beethoven, on the other hand, would play a Matte Jetglo 4001C64S!
Post Reply

Return to “Rickenbacker Basses: by Joey Vasco & Tony Cabibe”