The Rig Hunt..

So for the last couple of days I’ve been in “gear” mode. I’m trying to assemble a bass rig as quickly and cheaply as possible because of a sudden lineup change with the band. Houston is leaving the band in June, and probably sooner, to play full-time for Cannonball. With his departure, I lose a drummer and a bass rig. We’re thinking about letting Paul jam with us on drums, but he doesn’t have a kit. I’m hoping someone else can figure out how to cover the drums if I can just cover my end by building my own setup.

So here’s what I got lined up so far for a potential rig:

An Ampeg 8x10 bass cabinet for $400 from Lando

A Behringer Ultrabass BX4500H bass head for $250 new ($195 on ebay)

A bass Pod for free from Lando if I buy his cab

 

I still need to buy:

Cables (1/4”)

New Strings (Gauge .135 if I can find it for the B string - Circle K strings?)

Hardcase for my BTB

Rack case for the head, Pod, and tuner

With the BX4500H head and the Pod, I should be able to get an awesome tone. Better, in fact, than what I had playing out of Houston’s rig. I will need a lot of help tweaking the Pod for the best sound, but James seems to know what he’s doing with that. I’ve learned quite a bit from this scavenger hunt for bass parts, but I’m still so noobish when it comes to bass tone. It looks like I’ll have a pretty decent rig, though, for $600, which is way cheaper than what I originally thought I would have to spend.