basshead56 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 My first gig set up was a whitre mim Fender Jazz through a Laney Richter stack-R4H amp, R410 and R15 cabs. Current rig(s) Depends on gig -see signature below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodster Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 First.... Squier Jazz with EMG's into Carlsboro Stingray 300 head with a 2x15 cab made by Tim Gentle Music who I believe became part of Adam Hall Supplies in Essex. Current... see sig below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmouseman Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Then - No name bass - Peavey TNT130 Amp Now - Warwick Corvette std 5 - Sans amp BDDI - Ashdown Mag 600 - Schroeder 410L At the moment anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 [b]My first ever gig was:[/b] Yamaha RBX260 with a Hartke B90 [b]First 'regular gigging' gear up until about 6 years ago:[/b] Bass Collection 355 with an Ampeg B2R, 210HE & 115H [b]Since then:[/b] Various Fender basses and Ashdown ABM EVOII 500, Mini 48 & Mini 15 cabs Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasher80 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I've not been at it that long to be honest, but: FIRST: Squier P Bass Special (which i still have!) into an Ashdown MAG C115-300 CURRENT: Fender CIJ 62 Precision into a Markbass CMD102P. Lovin it, lovin it, lovin it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 First gigging amp was a Crate BX80. 80 Watt 1x15" combo. It was massively underpowered but all I could afford on pocket money. It also weighed as much as a house. I currently use a Hartke HA3500 head into a BFM Omni10 cab and have more heardroom than I could possibly need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Another one for the H+H camp here, mine was a H+H vs100 bass amp into a marshall bass 4x12, i paid £150 for the lot if i recall, I also used a rocktek phaser, dod compressor and a Kaman GTX53 bass. Ahh those were the days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 [quote name='EssentialTension' date='Feb 15 2010, 10:50 PM' post='746648'] How about some pics? SELMER TREBLE 'N' BASS 50 SV wow forgot about those things. Had one before I gigged. pure nostalgia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 [quote name='fatback' post='747220' date='Feb 16 2010, 01:48 PM'][quote name='EssentialTension' post='746648' date='Feb 15 2010, 10:50 PM'] How about some pics? SELMER TREBLE 'N' BASS 50 SV [/quote] wow forgot about those things. Had one before I gigged. pure nostalgia [/quote] Nostalgia yes, but I don't wish i still had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 [quote name='woodster' post='747015' date='Feb 16 2010, 11:02 AM']First.... Squier Jazz with EMG's into Carlsboro Stingray 300 head with a 2x15 cab made by Tim Gentle Music who I believe became part of Adam Hall Supplies in Essex. Current... see sig below[/quote] I was doing a gig last August at an outdoor festival nr. Durham. There was a T.Rex tribute band on with us,and I got talking to a guy who was with them - turned out to be Tim Gentle! I once bought a Les Paul from his shop (which I think was just outside Southend, maybe Rayleigh or Benfleet?-in Essex). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 First - anything I could borrow on the night. Now - POD X3 Live The was nothing in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWRRSS Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Then: Westone Thunder I and 15watt practice amp (when I was 14) *years of playing everything but bass in bands Now: Homemade P-bass, Hartke LH500 into 2 x Marshall 2x12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombboy Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 My first gigging rig was a Westone Thunder 1-A (just bought the 'actual' bass back recently!!) into a Carlsbro Stingray 150 watt head and a no-name 4 x 12" cabinet. After years of G.A.S. and loads of changes, I've settled on this setup: Fender American Vintage '62 reissue Precision Sanberg California PM4 Custom 'Dear Old Blighty' EBMM Stingray 4 in Vintage Sunburst, loaded with a Bartolini (huge sound!!) Marbass TA503 head Alesis 3060 Compressor Korg DT1000 tuner Markbass 106HR cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 First gigging set up was Satellite Jazz Bass into Ohm GB60 combo. Current gigging rig, Overwater Jazz V, Fender Jazz V, and home built Precision Hamm V mutant into SWR1500 head coupled to either two Goliath 4x10's or a Schroeder 21012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 [quote name='Delberthot' post='745042' date='Feb 14 2010, 05:53 PM']First gigging rig was a Peavey TNT150 combo which was changed after the first gig for a Trace 7210H cos it wasn;t loud enough. I then added a 1048H cab Would've been using my Riverhead Jupiter bass back then - what an arse I was for selling it - I've been looking for one ever since. 2 weeks to my next gig and I'm sans gear - I should have my Trace 4x12" cab and possibly an Orange Bass Terror by then. My Black precision is on Evilbay until some time tomorrow. Most probably I will be using a Hartke A100 and Epiphone Les Paul bass.[/quote] Yip, definitely going to be my new Orange Bass Terror and incoming Trave 1248 cab with my black precision after I had a moment of clarity and realised I'd be very silly to sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) IRC it was a Fender Musicmaster through a Selmer TnB50 and a no name 18" cab. Pretty soon after that I had a brand new Jazz, through a Marshall Super lead 100w and 4x15" Marshall cab and then replaced the Super lead..as it wasn't good for bass..with a Hiwatt 100w but I was gigging regularly then and upgraded all my gear. I'd recall the Hiwatt being a very good amp. Now I run Sei basses through a SM400 and SWR or Aguilar cabs. SWR and Jazzes work, IMV Edited February 23, 2010 by JTUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthewalrus Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 First gigging outfit (1986): Carlsbro Cobra 90 watt combo & an Ibanez Roadstar RB750. Now (2010): Yamaha BBT500H, 2 x Epifani UL110's & an Overwater Jazz 5. How times change.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 First (1979/80): Marshall Superbass 100 + Marshall 4x12 'guitar' cab which I cut the baffle out of and fitted an 18" driver mounted on a new baffle (got the driver free off a mate). footnote - that amp spent more time in the TV repair shop than at gigs; yes, once upon a time people repaired TVs rather than throw them in the skip when they broke... oh and the people that fixed TVs fixed your amps! Last (2010): Thunderfunk 550B + x2 Aguilar 112's footnote - this amp had better not break down but if it does I'm sure that they are made in the same way that they made the old TVs so I'll get it repaired rather than bin it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 My first gig (apart from school gigs) was in 1980, I used my 78 Precision through my Acoustic 220 head and Acoustic 404 cab. My last gig, last august, I played my Warwick Corvette through the same Acoustic 220 and a s/h Acoustic 402 cab. I've just joined a new band, who play 70's punk/new wave, so the Precision has come out of retirement and will be used at my next gig, along with (you've guessed it) my Acoustic 220! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) The very, very first gig (1962) was with: Home-made bass Phillips tape recorder (as pre-amp) Household radiogram (power amp and speakers). The first serious rig (1963) was: Framus Star Bass, small bodied, 30-inch scale. Linear 30 amp Home-built copy of Marshall 4x12 using Bakers Group 25 speakers from RCS in Croydon. Current: Orange AD200B + Epifani UL212 MB F1 + Epifani UL112/T112NYC Edited February 23, 2010 by obbm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankai Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) When I first started (Jan09): Bass: Shine Extreme Series 845 Amp: Stagg 20BA (which is crap) When I first started playing seriously (Aug09): Bass: Still the Shine Extreme Series 845 Amp: Ashdown P10 Mini-Rig And now when I'm starting to play live and develop properly (Jan10): Bass: Fender Jazz (Still using the Shine though) Amp: On it's way.... (Secret Trace Elliot goodness!) Edited February 23, 2010 by Bankai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigash Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 started off 1983 westone thunder 3 still got. HH Bass machine still got HH 4x12 Now iceini zoot bass and eden metro with eden 2x10 xlt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodster Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 [quote name='casapete' post='747291' date='Feb 16 2010, 02:48 PM']I was doing a gig last August at an outdoor festival nr. Durham. There was a T.Rex tribute band on with us,and I got talking to a guy who was with them - turned out to be Tim Gentle! I once bought a Les Paul from his shop (which I think was just outside Southend, maybe Rayleigh or Benfleet?-in Essex).[/quote] That's the one.... It was in Hadleigh, kinda halfway between Southend and Benfleet!! Good to hear Tim's still 'out there' . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 [quote name='OldGit' post='744917' date='Feb 14 2010, 04:11 PM']No name hand painted (Humbrol paints usually used on my Airfix kits ) 335 style semi acoustic with the pickup and controls on a kind of floating scratchplate thing .... Loudness was provided by a "Baker" kit-built 30 watt valve head into a home made 1x15 cab lined with very scratchy loft insulation.[/quote] Forgot part 2 "What I use now" Shuker P5 and Wood & Tronics Ergon through a Markbass LMK head and 2 Bergantino 1x12's for posh gigs Stagg upright through Roland Cube for some deps I do... Japanese P bass through Series One Peavey Combo 300 1x15 BW (circa 1980) for rough gigs. Peavey 1x15 combos seem to feature in a lot of people's early gear list. I had to wait for them to be invented but had one as soon as they did. Great amps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleven Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='746648' date='Feb 15 2010, 11:50 PM']How about some pics? HOFNER ARTIST BASS SELMER TREBLE 'N' BASS 50 SV SELMER THUNDERBIRD 100W COMBO (the amp had been removed from mine) [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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