Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

rictified wrote:Jeez, i must be slipping I thought I had already posted in this thread: Ampeg SVT of course. Right Jeffrey?

If you say so! I haven't seen a photo of you with one in a long tiime, you're probably using a BA108 or something, these days.

Good thing I am not Lefty Jeffrey!!!

Going to save up now. sell my tiny terror, obc-115, and fender jazz.....and buy a Orange AD200b MkIII...........Also a orange 4x10

got the Orange AD200b Mrk3......and its AWESOME!!!!

Good for you, but was glad to finally see some Hartke love on here!

necrobacker wrote:got the Orange AD200b Mrk3......and its AWESOME!!!!

Congratulation, the AD200b Mk 3 is indeed awesome.

Did you keep the OBC115? Personally, I prefer it over the 410.

The 115 and the new 210 makes for a nice combination of cabinet.

necrobacker wrote:got the Orange AD200b Mrk3......and its AWESOME!!!!

It's a righteous amplifier. Glad you are taking well to it.

IMHO... Mesa M-Pulse 600 with Powerhouse 2x15... very, very nice sound with pick and thomastick flat.... of course impressive also with most of "all-tubed" amps (Ampeg, Orange, Marshall, Hiwatt, etc.)
Not so bad at all with GK and Ashdown but I totally dislike Rick + MarkBass (in particular their cabs... too "gummy")... These are my experiences, moreover quite questionable...
P.S. Sorry for my poor language...

For cabs, in my experience if it isn't in the top 10% of low frequency reproduction in bass cab market it isn't optimized for a Ric (maybe not even then). Fenders put out way more low mids than lows, and most cabs are optimized for that. Any Ric with a neck pickup, though, puts out a pretty big low frequency "thump" from that position. Not like a Gibson mudbucker in that it has more of a useable focus (IME/O), but similarly deep and easily lost in a mix without the right speakers or turning the bass up too high. Few speaker cabs really do these frequencies justice, though my barefaced BB2 has really made a solid effort towards it. Even still, I prefer hearing my bass through house mains or studio reference monitors to any speaker cab. It is what a Ric is actually supposed to sound like (IMO). Huge low end cushion but no loss of articulation, like a perfectly sampled kick drum. Bliss.

superheavydeathmetal wrote:None! I use two Line6 Pods.

I run the neck pickup into a Bass Pod using the Rock Classic, which models an Ampeg (I guess the SVT) for some sweet low-end.

I run the bridge pickup into a Pod X3 using the Marshall Plexi model with the "classic distiortion" pedal. This is where the magic happens.

The outputs go into a small mixer, and I get a pretty nice Chris Squire sound. It's not perfect, so I am always tweaking and looking for advice on how I can get more of that South Side of the Sky "gurgle" with my 1986 4003.

I can get you more detailed settings if you are interested. I don't have them handy.

>>>I will try this! I have both units so it sounds like a great way to experiment with sound. Thanks for the info!

@ Colonel Sanders

i still have the Orange 115.
i am looking for a 4x10..........but need to pay off my car tax this month .i also need a new washing machine as clothes montain summit has grown to a record high.

still the sound from a 115 is very good, and has that "vintage" quality. but im looking for a tone with more attack.

hopefully father christmas will deliver me a 4x10 this year