Clarky72

I reckon that's the best bet. Cheap pickup, whip off the cover! S

Good shout!

I tried Ernie Ball, and no joy. They refuse to sell spares without me supplying the original serial from the bass. I gave them the serial for my Stingray and they wont sell me two white covers as my bass is a 4H, not a 4HH. (I wasn't planning on putting them on my Ray, but didn't tell them that).

Resurrecting this thread, has anyone found anywhere that sells them?

I know the feeling, at first I thought the GK MB500F was as good, then I plugged back into a GK1001RB and oh...

I've been all over the spectrum of amps, from the amazing but ridiculous Ampeg SVT Skunkworks which took 2 of us to lift it onto the 810, to the god awful GenzBenz Shuttle which needed repair after 2 months and sounded like cr*p for its entire life in my hands. I miss my GK 2001RB and the Skunkworks still, monster amps, but better when someone else is carrying it for you. Now settled with an Ampeg SVT-II non pro for the big gigs, Ampeg SVT-III non pro for everyday pub gigs, and a Sansamp RBI + Peavey IPR1600 for when we're limited on space in the cars or I have to carry it a long way. Oh, and there's a GK MB500 Fusion in the cupboard too just for fun.

Thanks mate!!

Thank you EBS Freak! Now to find someone who can solder for me....

Yeah they're all IEC

[quote] What are you trying to rack? It's all about getting rack panels, hex bolts and nyloc nuts, lots of solder, neutrik chassis mount components... adapters, cable... I can give you some direction if you can tell me what you want? [/quote] Awesome. So what I have is my power amp and Sansamp RBI. I want to have a 1U strip with: • single powercon socket powering the 2 units (with room to expand to a third unit powered) • a 6.3mm jack in socket • speakon out • XLR for DI from the sansamp Pretty simple, I'm blindly assuming.... I should add, my soldering is abominable and I have no idea how the powercon works with multiple units.

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So I want to make my rack tidy, gotta love a bit of OCD. It'll be a simple power amp and preamp combo, with space for another 1u in there for future tweakery. I want a back plate with power, guitar in, DI and speaker out. Something like the pic below.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I like the idea of a single powercon socket for all items in the rack. Anyone know how to do this or someone who could make it for me even??[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thanks [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][/font][/color]

So I want to make my rack tidier. Its a simple power amp and preamp combo. I want a back plate with power, in and out. Something like the pic below. I like the idea of a single powercon socket for both items in the rack. Anyone know how to do this or someone who could make it for me even?? Thanks

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1490115348' post='3262304'] I suppose it's feasible that we tend to need higher power amps to give us more headroom. It certainly doesn't look any different on the exterior. Give Robin Szemeti a shout; he was the tech guy who looked over mine when I got it and will be able to answer your questions. They're based in Kidderminster, I just drove the amp up, did a couple of local NT places locally, cream tea etc. [email protected] [/quote]CHeers mate

Any idea why Matrix make a bass power amp? It doesnt appear to be any different to the other ones really...

What I like about the Peavey is the super compact size and weight, 2U and a shallow rack case. I've looked around on 'that other forum' too and no-one seems to have anything bad to say about it. The irritating blue glow can be dealt with.

I've looked at the matrix, its listed as a guitar power amp though, which puts me off slightly.

Really? Arse. I just want a clean power amp that wont colour my sound, ideally around 500W, light would be nice, 2U or less.

[quote name='terocious' timestamp='1487683507' post='3241782'] SansAmp RBI and RPM (parallel) to the Peavey IPR1600 power amp. [url="https://postimg.org/image/xk9xkk1ev/"][/url] How is the RBI and Peavey? Good sound? [/quote]

[quote name='Jack' timestamp='1489238928' post='3255388'] With pedal preamps there can be a volume issue. The pedals have a rather limited amount of gain they can provide for a few reasons, mainly that they're limited by the 9V power supply but also they're designed to work in front of standard amps rather than power amps. You'll get sound either way, but I've seen the pedal output volume maxed and the gain controls on an amp maxed and still the signal LEDs are just barely being tickled. You really have two options, one is to find an amp with the lowest input sensitivity that you can, ideally around 0.775V. Option 2 is to use another gain stage to boots the pedal before the power amp. If you use the RBI you'll likely have a wider choice of suitable power amps. Oh sorry, I should answer your question. QSC PLX??02, pick the one you feel you need. I have a 1602 that does 300W a side into each of my Barefaceds, and the possibility of 1600W into both if I wanted. They have either a 1.2V or 1.7V input sensitivity I think, depending on the model, so you may find your RBI will sing and your VT Bass a little on the quieter side. [/quote] Thanks Jack, really helpful advice! I love Basschat, there's always someone who knows the answer....

So I have a VT Bass pedal, and a Sansamp RBI. Thinking about pairing one of them up with a power amp rather than just using them in the effects chain and ditching the amp I'm using. What amp do you recommend for a Sansamp? Lighter the better ideally