BASS PLAYER- SPECIAL POST...an entire mind blowing world class BASS RIG .... $1150.00 USD

THE BEST BASS SOUND

and it has pedals at the heart of the system!

...Not cheap ...but hardly pricey!!!... and either live or in the studio... more money will not buy a better sound !!

LOUD ENOUGH for medium size club gig ...you can drown out an unmiked drummer with power to spare.

If the guitarist is using a sensible 100 watts or less you can drown him out too. LOL

Not a producer in the world would do more then tweak your sound !!!

DARKGLASS ELECTRONICS MICRO TUBES B7K

This quite simply is a Bass preamp/Direct box.
No matter what hot poop and overdrive etc. you have

$350.00 USD

the odds that is your sound on record ...will be inclusive to a method which is called the N.Y. Sound this takes in account EQ and Compression too.
The results are a very clean chunky low end and lower mid range..a hint of upper mids and defined high end..not too bright not too mellow. Sometimes a little ...trace of dirt or growl is added.
This is all done by tracking the bass players sound on one track and a direct box right off of the bass on a second track. When all is done..the engineer, the producer and indeed the the whole band will pick the sound on the direct track.
Not the track with your sound. Why?  Because the NY sound sits in the mix perfectly ...it has the clarity to never get buried even by the kick drum and it is majorly punchy. It has BALZ!!!!
It works best when most of the playing is lower then the 5th fret.

...and the second track with a mic on your current rig???
SCRAPPED !!!

So this Pedal creates this perfect sound in spades. It allows lots of easy tweaking to tailor it to the taste and exact instrument of the player. Any...I said any Fender wanna-be will sound great after going thru this pedal. So if you are playing a Squier entry level Fender P or J. Use your "get Myself a Real Bass"
savings and buy this pedal.

THE FIRST VIDEO IS SHORT AND TO THE POINT!!!

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EMPRESS COMPRESSOR

$250.00 USD

So to complete the picture...you need the ultimate compressor.
Empress make the cheapest studio grade comp.

This the real deal...a studio grade comp.
A studio may give you 'different' but not better.
Not quieter nor with a better sound!!
This has been the first choice of thousands of Bass players for the last few years.

So yes..with 6 knobs and 2 switches it will take a bit of time to zero in on 'YOUR" sound.
The company has a good manual...but best of all an excellent Video.. with lots of hands on
knobs and switches to get you rocking...and to make the right choices for the style you play in.
besides.. you only have to get that sound right...ONCE!!!

THIS IS A STUDIO COMPRESSOR IT WORKS ON EVERYTHING FROM A GUITAR TO AN ENTIRE BAND.
So do not be concerned that they choose a guitar for the operational demo ...it works as well on ANYTHING!!!

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To play live we will need an amp. Not a Bass guitar amp...the pre and comp takes care of the tone. We just need lots of clean power. What could be more fitting then to use a Studio amp as well.

ART SLA-2

Strapped into mono we get 560 watts RMS. To those that do not understand RMS it basically the average loudness level you will hear in the real world. Or in this case the loudness of over 4 Marshall stacks. That is F.-ing loud. We really need about 250watts but with headroom ...headroom ...headroom. so we have 320 watts of headroom... excellent!!!

$350.00 USD

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Last but not least we will need a cabinet. The average 15" cab...even used is good. Empty even better.
Because we want a world class tried and true 15" Speaker.
Any Major high end brand claiming their cab is hot poop uses this same speaker...wether it is a European, Brit or American brand!
the....

EMINENCE BN 400x Green Label Neodymium 15"

$200.00 USD

There are technically better speakers but this one just sounds good. If this speaker was a Bass guitar it would be a classic P bass.

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Guessing that a used cabinet can be found for about $200.00 USD

OUR nice little state of the art Bass rig will be about...$1150.00.00 USD

Add to that this rig does not take up much space.It will fit in the trunk of an average car,

Even the cabinet is reasonable light. The amp is about 5 pounds.
I easily put both amp & cab in the hatch of a Fiat 500 ...the Fiat is about as small as you can get. LOL

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ICING ON THE CAKE?

You could take the whole rig up a notch if you bought what critics call The 'ROLLS ROYCE  OF EQ's ' Oddly enough another Empress product.

$250.00 USD

EMPRESS ParaEq

This is quite simply a 3 band studio grade parametric EQ
It has zero competition as a pedal. You could get a rack mount studio EQ as good but probably starting at double the price!!!

Recommended ...but not  a 'MUST HAVE'.

I have not included it in the total price.

CODA

At the price/performance level this rig is awesome.

It is quite simply a NO-BRAINER choice for a Bass rig!

What's more every piece of it is supported word wide. Getting service in Brit/Canada/USA/ Australia. Japan and Australia is a given. New bands do not play very much anywhere else even if indeed they actually do gigs in ...all these places. If you have to carry limited gear. The amp is just one unit high and the pre and comp are just pedals. That peachy keen combo you had in mind to get may not be serviceable everywhere..and it is too big of a lump to take with you.

Most of the best brands use the same speaker that I just recommended so being able to rent one of these cabs will give you your sound.Every city and town on the planet has at least one of these cabs.

So what's to think about...start planning on this rig now. You can buy the pre or comp first etc. 

what other rig can you buy in pieces and improve your sound a bit at a time???

I believe I said it is a NO-BRAINER

IS IT ????