What kind of bass amp do you use with your Rickenbacker?

Colonel Sanders · Post by **Colonel Sanders** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:44 am

Happyface wrote:
Colonel Sanders wrote:I am using an Orange AD200B with a Orange 15 incher cabinet.

Fantastic match with a Ric.
Exact same except with two cabs. Somewhat for looks, somewhat so I can hear myself better. (Though I might just run & mike one.)

So far I am TOTALLY DELIGHTED to see that many of us old timers still sacrifice just a bit of effort and carrry a heavier amp to get better tone.

And I am TOTALLY DELIGHTED that I have not yet read the standard "Well, if you played out every night like I do you'd play a handbag amp like mine" lecture.

Sure, if you play in NYC. I buy that. Been that, done that.

But most of those guys just don't have bandmates who will help them load in or load out. Why?? We can all guess.

The Orange, while big, is not that heavy to carry around. At least compared to an SVT. We choose to play bass anyway... Someone looking for potability is better to consider a flute.

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:40 am

A Mesa Boogie Walkabout Scout & matching Radiator extension cab do alright by me and my C64S!

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:09 am

I found the larger cabinets are better for my Rics. My Fenders can sound decent with a small combo amp, but for my Rics I need a larger rig to make them sound really awesome. It's not the make as much as the size.

Kopfjaeger · Post by **Kopfjaeger** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:11 am

Orange AD200b Mk3 tube head and an Orange 4x10 cab. My practice/noodling amp is a solid state Orange "Crush" BXT 100.

Sepp

armybass · Post by **armybass** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:34 am

I have 4 working rigs.

Small rig:
SWR Baby Blue Head into a SWR Goliath Jr

Medium rigs:
GK 800 RB into a SWR Goliath
or
Trace Elliot GP7SM preamp into a GK 700 RBII into a SWR Goliath

Big Gig Rig:Rack System
Alembi F1-X or Ampeg SVT IIP or SWR Grand Prix into an Amppeg B4R run mono bridged 1400 watts into an SWR Working Tower 810

johnnysain · Post by **johnnysain** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:05 am

Got rid of the heavy stuff recently.....got this....

GK 500 & GK 410 mbe - 500 watts - total weight 45 pounds.

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:05 am

SWR Workingman's 10. I just use this in the den. It's a great practice amp.

JWR · Post by **JWR** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:53 am

Is the SVT 8x10 still the king of the bass speaker bottoms? I see Eden, peavey, Carvin, etc. producting similar products. Have the Ampegs changed throughout the years? I saw a video from Ampeg and the presenter suggested that stamped frame speakers were better than cast frame speakers

because of their flexibility.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:31 am

I went from this as my gig rig (now sold).......

......to this for my home based shenanigans......

turlu · Post by **turlu** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:54 am

Tried so many amps and cabinets configurations over the years to make my Ric shine at its best...

Still looking for the ultimate rig.... If only I could get some roadies, then the SVT and the 810 would be right here with me !!!

These days, I rely on lightweight gear GK Fusion head and Ampeg Pro Neo cabs. Sound great and I get great tone out of it.

But, an all tube head is irreplaceable in my opinion.

gareth · Post by **gareth** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:55 am

Two Trace Elliot SMP350 Power stages driven by GP12SMX and GP7SM preamps with dual compressors.

Two ported 4x10 Trace Eliiot ported cabinets with powered horns sat on two Trace Elliot ported 1x18's

It's not tiny. Here's a picture of it before I spilt the amps out into a rack.

And here's a close up of the power stage now with the radio receiver.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:02 pm

incubus2432 wrote:I went from this as my gig rig (now sold).......

......to this for my home based shenanigans......

With no scale reference those could be 18" or even 24" drivers in the Markbass!

Minimark_800_4268.jpg

armybass · Post by **armybass** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:24 pm

gareth wrote:Two Trace Elliot SMP350 Power stages driven by GP12SMX and GP7SM preamps with dual compressors.

Two ported 4x10 Trace Eliiot ported cabinets with powered horns sat on two Trace Elliot ported 1x18's

It's not tiny. Here's a picture of it before I spilt the amps out into a rack.

Trace_Elliot.jpg
And here's a close up of the power stage now with the radio receiver.

trace_rack.jpg

Please tell me about your GP7SM preamp. I just got one and am taking it to my gig for the first time tonight. I am going to run mine through my GK 700RB II into an SWR Goliath 410.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:45 pm

Markbass LMKII, Markbass 1x15 and 2x10 cabs. Cannot say enough good things about the reliability and tone. The weight is also a plus.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 1:23 pm

sloop_john_b wrote:The weight is also a plus.

Shhhhhh, you're not supposed to talk about such things in this thread!

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