bassbacke's Bass Equipment

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Last modifed: 2004-04-19 by bassbacke (Impressum)

Here I am with my Sandberg Basic 5 Ken Taylor end of May 2003 unshaved in Wunstorf with a severe sun burn but with a Rodgau Monotones Adrenalin T-Shirt. Was a lot of fun!

Basses

Some people claim I rather collect than play basses. ;)

Currently I'm the proud owner of the following basses (sorted by manufacturer in alphabetical order):

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Five string with passive J PU and passive MM PU, active electronics
(2 band sound control) - made in China 2003
Harley Benton HBB500TBK
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Six string with two passive MM style PUs, active electronics
(2 band sound control) - made in China 2003
Harley Benton HBB600TBK
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Acoustic-Bass with active electronics
(4 band sound control) - made in 2003

Johnson JAB-2E
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Five string with two humbucker PUs and active electronics
(3 band sound control) - make in Germany 2002
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Sandberg Basic 5 Ken Taylor
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Four string with EMG/HZ P/J PUs and active electronics
(2 band sound control) - made in Czech Republic 1999, currently for sale.
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Spector NS4-CR
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Four String with Select by EMG and passive electronics
(passive sound control) - made in Korea 2003
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Spirit by Steinberger XT-2
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Four string, special model with two active Jazz-type EMG PUs and active electronics
(2 band sound control) - made in Germany 1993
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Warwick Corvette Pro Line
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Four string with active P and J PUs, passive electronics - changed to MEC active eletronics
(2 band sound control) - made in Korea 2002, currently for sale.

Original sound (examine the sound, not my play ;)):

Recording conditions: Bass into Boss CS-3 into Sony MD. Sound control neutral!

P Pickup Sustain Finger Style (P, P/J, J) Slap (P/J)
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Zerberus Red-Shark

Main Setup

I play my Full Boost Blues gigs with the following gear these days:

Amps and Speaker Cabs

The right tool for the task... ;)

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1200 W RMS at 2 Ohms, 800 W RMS at 4 Ohms, 550 W RMS at 8 Ohms, 2 RU, 16 kg
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Sunn 1200S
(Sunn is owned by Fender)
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One pair of 2x10" + attenuatable tweeter, 300 W RMS each, 8 Ohms, 100 dB@1W@1m
45-14000 Hz, 572 x 406 x 356 mm, 15 kg (ultra light weight!)
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Flite 210H (1 pair)
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450 W RMS at 4 Ohms, 280 W RMS at 8 Ohms, 2 RU, 8 kg
Markbass Little Mark F
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One 1x10", 250 W RMS, 8 Ohms, 97 dB@1W@1m
40-9000 Hz, 330 x 356 x 279 mm, 6.4 kg (extremly light weight!)
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Flite 110
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One pair of 2x10" + attenuatable Tweeter, each 300 W RMS, 8 Ohm, 100 dB@1W@1m
45-14000 Hz, 572 x 406 x 356 mm, 15 kg (ultra light weight)
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Flite 115M
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4x10" + attenuatable Tweeter, 800 W RMS, 8 Ohm, 103 dB
38-20000 Hz, 750 x 530 x 430 mm, 24 kg (ultra light weight), currently for sale.
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Tech ND 410T
 

This combo makes me completely independent from power outlets (at least for a while ;)).
Summer is welcome! Accu power is supposed to last between 2 and 8 hours.
50 W RMS (10% THD), 10" speaker (4 Ohm), 10 kg (very light weight)

 

Crate TX50DBE

Alternative Bass Pre-Amp

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Misc.

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  Digitech Bass Whammy Octaver

My Bass Whammy Octaver has rarely been used but it is not for sale!)
This device is no longer produced.

Transport/Strings

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  SKB Racks
  Stagg Racks
  Thomann/Musik Produktiv Rockbags

I transport my Basses in Warwick Gig Bags. I mostly play Warwick Red/Black Label Strings (20-) 40-60-80-100 (-130).

Disclaimer

Just in case you get me wrong: I'm not a bass guru and I don't make a living from this business (more like the other way around ;) ). My solutions and hints are to be used in "brain on" mode only. Also don't forget that all this is very much a matter of personal taste. :)

If you got interesting bass sound shaping ideas and you are willing to share them with me, please drop me an email. My email address is available as a link at the top of this document.

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