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Topic: Renting a bass amp for PSG at SXSW |
Lynn Kasdorf
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Waterford Virginia, USA
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Posted 7 Mar 2012 7:43 am |
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I'm hoping to be able to rent a suitable amp for pedal steel when I am playing in Austin next week. Rock and Roll rental has a number of guitar amps, but I have a feeling they would not be clean enough.
I'm thinking I'll rent a bass amp- probably a combo from Ampeg or Traynor. I'm also taking my teensy GK MB200, so I could just plug into a speaker cabinet of some sort. I have a nice reverb pedal.
So I'm wondering, what you folks would suggest. Here is their amp rental page:
http://www.rocknrollrentals.com/amps.html
I figure if I rent something with a 15" speaker and a couple hundred watts, I should be ok.
If I was to use my GK MB200, maybe just a pa cabinet or large monitor cabinet?
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 7 Mar 2012 9:30 am
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If you have an Mb200 that you are going to take, and a reverb pedal, why not just rent a cabinet with a 15" speaker or 2. I don't think you will be real happy with a PA speaker or monitor because of the horn. Just a thought.
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Riley Hart
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South Carolina, USA
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Posted 7 Mar 2012 4:09 pm
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...A 65 Twin w/ 2-12's for $29 a weekend?
That's be my choice, considering you prolly have an excellent PA system at the gig, and you can deal with the soundman to help you with the headroom? |
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Lynn Kasdorf
From:
Waterford Virginia, USA
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Posted 7 Mar 2012 4:18 pm
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| Riley Hart wrote: |
...A 65 Twin w/ 2-12's for $29 a weekend?
That's be my choice, considering you prolly have an excellent PA system at the gig, and you can deal with the soundman to help you with the headroom? |
Yeah, good point- IF it is clean enough. I recently played at a very high end place in DC with state of the art everything- all the amps and PA were new. They had a twin reverb that I was planning to play through. But once I got any kind of volume, it was just too dirty. I was really surprised.
Question: do the speakers on twin reverbs all plug into the amp with a 1/4" plug? If it is too dirty, I could just drive the speakers with my lil' MB200.
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Justin Griffith
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Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 9:23 am
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Lynn,
If you cannot find something suitable to use I have a couple amps you can use. My buddy will be down there providing PA equipment to several of the venues. I can send an amp with him to avoid transportation issues for you.
If I can help, Shoot me an email or pm.
Best,
Justin
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Justin Griffith
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Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2012 5:54 pm
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Got your email Lynn. Jon is a great guy, glad he could help you.
Tell him I said hey.
Have fun in the big city.......
Justin
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 12 Mar 2012 5:07 am
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Justin Griffith
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Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2012 5:24 am
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Good guess Lee!
I was speaking of my friend and yours, Dr. Jon Jaffe.
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