New Bass Rig Day! Okay, maybe it's spread out over a week...
I have been looking to downsize (read: decrease the weight of) my bass rig for a while, and I finally pulled the trigger. I had been using a Gallien Kruger BA115 combo (see my before photo). It sounds great but I hate moving it. The manual says it weighs 55 lbs. but I got 62 lbs. when I put it on a scale.
I picked up the Fender Rumble Neo 112 cab on craigslist last week - it was NOS from a closed music store, I got a sweet deal on it. I ordered the Fender Rumble 500 head from Amazon because I had $200 in gift certificates so I basically got it for half price. The cab weighs 24 lbs. and the head 5 lbs.
I got about 15 minutes to play around with them and so far I am happy.
Before:
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh606/bcalla44/Amps/GK%20BA115_zpsj5qw7h3o.jpg~original)
After:
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh606/bcalla44/Amps/Fender%20Rumble_zpsp851vubn.jpg~original)
That's a sweet setup! It amazes me the the amount of weight bass amps have shed over the past decade.
Richard
I know one guy who plays bass and has a hoooge combo with a single massive speaker that weighs a ton.
He has a folding two-wheel trolley that pretty much lives next to it ;D
What IS that bass? It's spectacular!!!
Quote from: gordo on May 01, 2015, 02:49:06 AM
What IS that bass? It's spectacular!!!
It's a mid-70s Aria 5520. The 70s was the lawsuit / copy era for Japanese manufacturers and I think this was a knockoff of the Guild Starfire bass made popular by Jack Casady of the Jefferson Airplane. It is really easy to play - short (30.5" scale) and like my new amp weighs almost nothing. ;D
Nice score man! Those rumble heads, and fender's modern bass amps in general, are way underrated. And they look good to boot! I think I'm planning on replacing my amp's knobs with come cupcakes, they look real nice on yours.