woodyng wrote:definitely! wow--2 markbass combos w/ext.cabs??? that's like 1100 watts---are all your speakers 12"-ers? that would be a kickin' rig! what sort of music does clowncar do?
Well, my rig isn't that crazy, but it is really versatile.
For the Neck PUP, I use the Mark Bass Mini CMD 121P. 300 watts, It has 1 12" reflex speaker and a Piezo tweeter. I then add to it a MB Traveler 102P which has 2 10" and another Piezo tweeter. The neat thing about the MB amps is that when you add an extension cab, it almost doubles the power output automatically, so now we're talking 500 watts. I've never had to push it past 70%. All this from a 1 1/2 foot cube! I love these amps. If we're just doing an informal practice in a small space, I usually just bring the Mini CMD alone.
For the Bridge PUP, I went with the MB Minimark. It's only 150 Watts on it's own, but with an extension cab it becomes 250. This is the amp that I tote around with myself, like I did tonight, so I can sit in front of the TV and practice solo. It's literally "tiny" (9" x 17" x 15")! It has 2 tiny 6" speakers, and again, another Piezo, and I like what that brings to the mix, because it pops out the string, fret and pick noises.
And here's where it gets a little complicated. Depending on the room we're playing in, I'll plug the Traveler into either the neck or bridge amp; into the neck for rooms with really good sound insulation, where I want the low end to stand out, or into the bridge in ******, echoey rooms where I don't want to get muddled up with the kick drum. We gave a show in December that was just like that.
It's not my dream setup. In June we're giving an outside show and I think I'll add a 15"er to the neck, and resolve the Traveler to the bridge for good. That's my dream setup. Versitile, powerful, and really exploiting the tonality of the Ric. It's a lot of separate componants to move around and cable up, but I definitely don't miss my "phase one" Peavey Series 400 with a dual 15" cab. That was a pain to get up stairs. (Although I do miss the occasional reverb tank "Crash!").
But, you know, the Ric isn't my only thing. Aside from various FX and stomp boxes (a 30 year old stereo chorus among them), I use a Little Lehle splitter to switch between the Ric and my Alembic Stanley Clarke (Now that's a MONSTER bass, and probably not for this thread). No more switching plugs for me. Pick it up, step on a switch, and go!
As for ClownCar, we're still only less than a year together. We do covers of Muse, Wolfmother, The Who (My Generation never gets old, does it?), STP, Smashing Pumpkins, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer, and a lot of Rage Against the Machine. We just penned our first original "For You" which a friend called a cross between The Cure and Foo Fighters. Yeah, I guess we thrash a lot.
- Andrew -
What you see is partly due to reflection on the finish of the body, so in reality it is only half as high as it looks. 
