Let's see your rig!

Started by TBird1958, January 23, 2009, 03:04:45 PM

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morrow

Modern cabs are a gift. Back in the day I used to lug around a fridge , and then downsized to a cab that only weighed about eighty pounds.
I got tired of lifting that. Now I smile when I pick up a cab , I have a 110 , 112 , and 210 and simply pick whatever best suits what I need. I rarely need two cabs , but always have that option.
The GenzBenz amps have a great reputation , and will stand beside modern amp designs. And the designer still services them. He's behind the SubwaySeries that Mesa have done. And the Genzler amps carry on that tradition too.
I have a GB Streamliner that Andy Field serviced , it's like a new amp. Three tube preamp so it can get pretty warm. You can dial in distortion or run it clean. It does take some time to spin the knobs and really get a feel for what they can do.
Classic amp.

soulman

I think many of us have entered into a phase of reducing the weight of our gear and fortunately for us the music industry has been delivering what we need.  I've actually gone through a couple phases of this the last was going from a bi-amped 2x15/2x10 rig to a 4x10.  Then to that Epifani 212 and another Epifani 112.  The 112 got sold a couple months ago and as soon as the 212 sells a Genzler BA 112 will replace it giving me three options of 110, 112, or both and the heaviest will still weigh less than 30lbs.

So I've gone from an over 80lb 4x10 to a 50lb 212 to the MG350 Combo at 25lbs and when I add that BA 112 both will weigh about the same as the Epifani 212 but much smaller and able to be carried individually or one in each hand whenever I'm feeling particularly "brutish".  LOL  It actually pains me to sell that 212 because it sounds so good but it's just too bulky for me to carry by myself now.  These new Bass Array cabs are a real Godsend for us older guys who still want to gig awhile longer.
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Ken

New arrangement, as needs have changed. And rehoused my EHX Steel Leather to better match the rest. The all-black thing started as a coincidence, so I've stuck with it.


Pilgrim

Quote from: soulman on January 31, 2024, 01:11:27 PMI think many of us have entered into a phase of reducing the weight of our gear and fortunately for us the music industry has been delivering what we need.  I've actually gone through a couple phases of this the last was going from a bi-amped 2x15/2x10 rig to a 4x10.  Then to that Epifani 212 and another Epifani 112.  The 112 got sold a couple months ago and as soon as the 212 sells a Genzler BA 112 will replace it giving me three options of 110, 112, or both and the heaviest will still weigh less than 30lbs.

So I've gone from an over 80lb 4x10 to a 50lb 212 to the MG350 Combo at 25lbs and when I add that BA 112 both will weigh about the same as the Epifani 212 but much smaller and able to be carried individually or one in each hand whenever I'm feeling particularly "brutish".  LOL  It actually pains me to sell that 212 because it sounds so good but it's just too bulky for me to carry by myself now.  These new Bass Array cabs are a real Godsend for us older guys who still want to gig awhile longer.

You and I need to get together for a beer after New Year!

I'm very happy with my Genz-Benz 6.2 Shuttle, paired with a 12" Shuttle cab. If I need more power or speaker surface I have a 2x10 Shuttle cab I can add, but I can't say I have needed it.  Most of my gigs over the past few years have been handled well by a Fender Rumble 50.  None of the cabs mentioned are more than 36 pounds. 
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If Darth Vader had a pedalboard, he would approve.  I dig the all black look.

I've also gone lighter in recent years.  I still have the SVT-4/Mesa 410 that I used to gig, but pushing 170lbs between them/the amp case, that was no bueno and it stays at home.  I picked up an Ag AG500DC and an Eden 210XLT (I think it is) pretty cheap, but that Eden is still a boat anchor in the 60-70lb range.  So I nabbed a Bergantino 210NXT that I can one hand carry pretty easy for gigs with the Ag head and it is plenty for small/medium gigs.

(The Eden is not connected, it's a fancy stand for the Berg right now).

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Ken

Thanks.  I think I have the same power supply.  CS6?  I love it.

morrow

Those Bergantino cabs really do live up to the hype. I became a believer.

slinkp

I love the "110, 112 or both" approach and that's what I've been doing a while now.
I never had the ambition to lug around a 410 (and never found one that sounded right to my liking), but some cabs I've sold off include a 68-pound Eden 210XLT; an old Ampeg 212 cab with two heavy Eminence drivers that probably weighed close to that; a 2008-era Schroeder 1212 (not neodymium) that wasn't light either.

Eventually I landed on an EA CXL-112L and CXL-110L, and as per previous posts I love the sound of that pair.
They're not as light as more modern cabs though; I was thinking I might consider replacing the 112 especially, which weighs about 47 lbs.

Then recently the woofer on my EA CXL 110 died, and after a bunch of research and writing to Eminence I was able to find a current Eminence neodymium coaxial driver that works great in that cab with the existing crossover and tweeter. That little cab now weighs a mere 23 pounds, down from about 29.

So now I'm thinking I might swap out the woofer in the 112 too.  The Eminence coaxial neodymium woofers aren't cheap, but it might be worth it if I can keep this rig sounding great with less weight, and it's cheaper than buying a whole new cab.
Basses: Gibson lpb-1, Gibson dc jr tribute, Greco thunderbird, Danelectro dc, Ibanez blazer.  Amps: genz benz shuttle 6.0, EA CXL110, EA CXL112, Spark 40.  Guitars: Danelectro 59XT, rebuilt cheap LP copy