steve-soar Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I think I'm in a good place as regards finding a set up that can deliver the sound I have in my head and be portable and good quality. I would like to thank the Basschatters who sold me the kit, it was a pleasure doing business and thanks for being brave enough to buy the gear in the first place and then sell it on at such great prices. This is what the forum is about, getting good advice, good deals and meeting some sound people. So, the cab sounds beautiful with the Avalon, very rich and warm, deep and clear and it has a brutal slap tone(good grief ). It ain't the most flexible set up, no fx loop and no eq or compression but I will use the eq of my basses to alter any tones I need. The cab has a preset eq and limiting curve, so I'll try that(just remembered that one ) and if I want any fx, I'll put my GT6B in front of the Avalon. All in all, a very happy bunny. The wife has just shouted in "for now!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 Hi Ped can you move this to "show us your rig", please? Derrrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Funny, I was just coming in to say how lovely that looks. I am not entirely sure how to move this to the end of a current thread... anyone else? Maybe just copy it over and I will delete this one? Cheers ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 No probs, it's alright where it is then, don't want to cause any hassle. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 OK no worries. I think it deserves a thread all of its own anyway! Cheers ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 [quote name='ped' post='214529' date='Jun 7 2008, 06:26 PM']Funny, I was just coming in to say how lovely that looks. I am not entirely sure how to move this to the end of a current thread... anyone else? Maybe just copy it over and I will delete this one? Cheers ped[/quote] You can merge topics Ped.. but I think this one does deserve to stand out alone... I would love to hear this set up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 [quote name='dood' post='214791' date='Jun 8 2008, 10:58 AM']You can merge topics Ped.. but I think this one does deserve to stand out alone... I would love to hear this set up![/quote]Hi Dan, you know when you are in a good studio and your bass is DI'ed through a good pre into the studio monitors, well, it sounds a bit like that. For its size, it has a big sound and I love the sound of 10's. I emailed Mr Berg to ask what the cab was rated at (ohms) and I didn't get a reply, sorry, I did get a reply but he didn't answer that particular question. They say you get the full 1000w at 4 ohms into the cab but into 3x10's? I reckon 5.3 ohms but you do have a nice bit of headroom to spare, I wonder how it would fare against an Epi 3x10 with your amp and the Avalon! Is your cab 6 or 8 ohms? Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Good grief. That's rather nice! I'm a mite confused, though! The Avalon is a pre-amp, right? Is the cab "active"? There's a big heat sink and a power switch on the back... If so, is mains power delivered to it by that (Blue) Speakon-like plug instead of an IEC 1 (kettle) lead? Or is there just a BIG power amp hiding somewhere just out of shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringbassist Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 It's an active cab with a built in 1000 watt digital power amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Blimey, what a neat and powerful setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Well worthy of a.. [center]CRIPES[/center] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Could you just plug straight into the cab without a preamp then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='215141' date='Jun 8 2008, 10:29 PM']Good grief. That's rather nice! I'm a mite confused, though! The Avalon is a pre-amp, right? Is the cab "active"? There's a big heat sink and a power switch on the back... If so, is mains power delivered to it by that (Blue) Speakon-like plug instead of an IEC 1 (kettle) lead? Or is there just a BIG power amp hiding somewhere just out of shot?[/quote]Yeah blue speakon thingy, very safe and cool. Just trying my GT6B with it, mmmmmmmmm. I think my fx board will be in the classifieds soon. I much prefere the sound of my basses through just the Avalon and IP310. I didn't use fx when I first started playing (1985) until I got the GT6B (last year). I think I will let my fingers do the talking. I love this set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 [quote name='steve-soar' post='214523' date='Jun 7 2008, 06:17 PM']I will use the eq of my basses to alter any tones I need. The cab has a preset eq and limiting curve, so I'll try that(just remembered that one )[/quote] Might be worth noting that you'll need to set and forget your bass onboard eq at soundcheck. If you go changing it by substantial amounts during the gig, the sound man will be playing catch up with you. Nice rig BTW. Very classy, I've played both components (albeit separately) and I'm sure you've managed to achieve a very warm, round and clean sound. But not too aggressive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Really cool looking rig! Highly slick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='215208' date='Jun 9 2008, 08:03 AM']Might be worth noting that you'll need to set and forget your bass onboard eq at soundcheck. If you go changing it by substantial amounts during the gig, the sound man will be playing catch up with you. Nice rig BTW. Very classy, I've played both components (albeit separately) and I'm sure you've managed to achieve a very warm, round and clean sound. But not too aggressive?[/quote]Hi Crazy, the type of music we play(think, Nick Cave, Julian Cope, Talking Heads-ish), means for the most part I can set it an leave it. Believe me, this rig can be very brutal if needs be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 [quote]If so, is mains power delivered to it by that (Blue) Speakon-like plug instead of an IEC 1 (kettle) lead?[/quote] These are called power-cons my friend. To me they are far superier to kettle leads as they lock in like speakon cables. The end the runs from the mains is white/grey and the end going into the systems is blue. Btw Steve, amazing set-up, would love to hear it! Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Power cons what a fantastic idea, about time all manufacturers adopted this idea, its the future!!! Steve a completely gorgeous rig mate, you always have such great rigs, id love to hear that set up in action as ive always fancied one of those avalon U5,s keep groovin-lee These are called power-cons my friend. To me they are far superier to kettle leads as they lock in like speakon cables. The end the runs from the mains is white/grey and the end going into the systems is blue. Btw Steve, amazing set-up, would love to hear it! Jake [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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