What are you going to play this monster thru?

Airlock · Post by **Airlock** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:03 pm

I don't see myself lugging the T3 around too much, but there will be times I will be playing it in a band setting of some kind or another. In the old days I ran the Taurus thru a Traynor head into a Fender Bassman 4x12 cab (the weird angled one) and my bass thru a another rig. It was a lot of gear to move. I'm hoping my current small bass rig works a bit better:

Kern or A.R.T. preamps
Carvin DCM1500 poweramp
Acoustic Image Contra EX cabs

(If you're laughing because I said "small rig", my big rig is a pair of Music Man 900 watt stacks. Yes, I wont grow up.)

Anyway, what are you going to use in a live situation?

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:10 pm

Well this is one of the reasons the case is a bit expensive for me - i need to buy an amp. i was wondering about getting an SWR WorkingPro 15 combo - i need something portable (well as portable as bass amps get).

R6.02 · Post by **R6.02** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:45 pm

I've always just run the T1 direct to the PA. I would plan to do the same with the T3. Can't wait!!!

superd2112 · Post by **superd2112** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:17 am

I've been running my Roland PK-5/JP-8000 "digi-taurus" through an old Peavey Mark IV bass head, driving a single 15" Electrovoice speaker in a Sonic cab. The cab sits next to my bass guitar rig on stage, and I run a line out from the head to the PA. At rehearsals, they just go straight to the PA. With my new Taurus coming soon, I think they deserve a bit more power, so I plan on buying a new Peavey Tour TNT-115 600-watt combo - its slightly smaller & lighter than my current setup, is more portable and has 3x the power. Its also reasonably priced at $499.00.

Charlie Labs · Post by **Charlie Labs** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:56 am

I am a keyboardist / vocalist and I'll be running mine thru 2 Roland KC550's and a Mackie 808s into Yamaha S115iv's. I'm not sure about what effects I'll be using. Roland amps have never let me down. I've used them for many years, I still have my first KC500 from at least 12 years ago. I've taken it to hundreds of gigs and countless rehearsals. My 550's are a few years old and holding up just as well under the same use. These amps are rock solid, throw all frequencies well, sound great and have wheels so you can ride them around the parking lot after the gig. I mean, um... I guess you could do that. C'mon bring two and race a friend!

judas jedermann · Post by **judas jedermann** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:08 am

Peavey megabass amp + Trace elliot 1818 (18´ + 10´) + DI to PA-system live.

MC · Post by MC » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:09 pm

2000 watt PA with two JBL SF25s on top and four EV subs loaded with 18s.

The T1s breathe fire through this system, can't wait to hear the T3s.

HB3 · Post by **HB3** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:27 pm

MC wrote:2000 watt PA with two JBL SF25s on top and four EV subs loaded with 18s.

The T1s breathe fire through this system, can't wait to hear the T3s.

Dude, you better wear Depends when you try that out.

CTRLSHFT · Post by **CTRLSHFT** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:50 pm

HB3 wrote:
MC wrote:2000 watt PA with two JBL SF25s on top and four EV subs loaded with 18s.

The T1s breathe fire through this system, can't wait to hear the T3s.
Dude, you better wear Depends when you try that out.

For realz, that's pretty much going to give the Earth diarrhea. :p

EricK · Post by **EricK** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:55 pm

What sucks is Ill either be running it through a crate BX 80 bass amp, or through my mixer and HEADPHONES.

I don't think ill really experience what these puppies are capable of until I get a pa system.

HB3 · Post by **HB3** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:17 pm

superd2112 wrote:With my new Taurus coming soon, I think they deserve a bit more power, so I plan on buying a new Peavey Tour TNT-115 600-watt combo - its slightly smaller & lighter than my current setup, is more portable and has 3x the power. Its also reasonably priced at $499.00.

I looked at that amp! Have you actually heard it? I bet there's at least a good chance it sounds pretty good.

superd2112 · Post by **superd2112** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:59 pm

I've played (bass) through an older version, and it sounds very good. Peavey gear has always been very reliable, and their audio quality has improved vastly in the past 8 years or so. If you buy it from Guitar Center or Musicians Friend (both the same company), you would have a month to put it to the test & could return it if it didn't make the grade. I like it because it has more than enough juice for a practice amp or stage monitor, and its small enough (barely) to fit in the back of my Ford Escape along with 4 basses, a fairly large PJB bass rig, a pedalboard, and assorted odds & ends.

HB3 · Post by **HB3** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:17 pm

I have 2 Bag End 4X10 cabinets and a huge Aguilar rig (power and pre-amp separates) that sounds incredible, but is also a huge pain to cart around. I've been looking at some of the newer lightweight combos, but the Peavey is much cheaper. And yes, it does seem like their reputation has gone way up.

superd2112 · Post by **superd2112** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:22 pm

HB3 wrote:I have 2 Bag End 4X10 cabinets and a huge Aguilar rig (power and pre- separates) that sounds incredible, but is also a huge pain to cart around.

Aye, seems to be the price you have to pay to get a killer bass sound at club volumes. My PJB is the best sounding rig I've ever played through, but the 16x5" cab alone is almost as heavy as an SVT 8x10" - I don't know what I'd do if I ever had to move it by myself...

Airlock · Post by **Airlock** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:02 pm

EricK wrote:What sucks is Ill either be running it through a crate BX 80 bass amp, or through my mixer and HEADPHONES.

I don't think ill really experience what these puppies are capable of until I get a pa system.

Just last week I blew out a nice set of Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones playing bass thru the Akai Deep Impact. Makes me wonder which phones would survive me playing the T3...

I might have to make a road trip to see you guys in New York and New Jersey who are lucky enough to be playing thru PA's. I saw Asia and Yes at the Tower this past summer and Wetton and Squire looked to be using Pk5's- it was a small pedal set- but who knows what they were driving. BTW, Asia owned Yes that night.