Just to be clear, didn't you build those cabs yourself Bill?

[quote="Sheldon Dingwall":1y0dde3y]Just to be clear, didn't you build those cabs yourself Bill?[/quote:1y0dde3y] Hi Sheldon, That’s partly true. I don’t have any woodworking tools and I live in a flat, so I don’t have the room for the actual woodwork (it’s high on the list of house requirements for both my girlfriend and I as we look). So the “boxesâ€

I'll get in on this. Here is my rig with my Dingwall. This is the Full Rig and the Dingwall [img:2k94w7ac]http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac342/RichC123/Rig/2010-05-11204835.jpg[/img:2k94w7ac] The Power Conditioner, Preamp, Amp, and Cab [img:2k94w7ac]http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac342/RichC123/Rig/2010-05-11204947.jpg[/img:2k94w7ac] Monster Power Pro900, Gallien Krueger 2001RBP Preamp, Mackie 800W Amp [img:2k94w7ac]http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac342/RichC123/Rig/2010-05-11205002.jpg[/img:2k94w7ac] Yorkville 8x8 Speaker Cabinet [img:2k94w7ac]http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac342/RichC123/Rig/2010-05-11205050.jpg[/img:2k94w7ac] Dingwall Special Edition AB-II Xtop. Quilted Maple Top, Walnut Body and Neck, Active / Passive Glockenklang, FD-3 4L Pickups. [img:2k94w7ac]http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac342/RichC123/Rig/2010-05-11205152.jpg[/img:2k94w7ac] Line 6 Bass PodXT Live [img:2k94w7ac]http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac342/RichC123/Rig/2010-05-11210120.jpg[/img:2k94w7ac]

Nice! How do you like the 8x8? Twice in the past day I've been asked by different people what I think of 8x8 cabs. I really haven't played many of them...

I also have another 12 that goes with it if needed, but I usually use just one. [img:1muntsez]http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/Smallmouth_Bass/MRoD001.jpg[/img:1muntsez]

[quote="BurningSkies":2sey3isw]Nice! How do you like the 8x8? Twice in the past day I've been asked by different people what I think of 8x8 cabs. I really haven't played many of them...[/quote:2sey3isw] I really like the 8x8. It has a lot of clarity without losing the bottom end. Not as boomy as a 8x10. With my whole setup, I was really shooting for clarity of tone so that each note could be heard distinctly. The 8x8 really helped me achieve that... but I think the Dingwall has a HUGE part to play in it as well.

No pix with a Dingwall yet. I don't necessarily agree with the political sentiment, BTW. I did have a rig that had a sticker that said "Tattooed White Trash" on it. Picked the sticker up in Central Florida....no offense, Bubba. I love the South. Mark

Here's my old rig (gone) next to my Ampeg (church) rig. [img:1f8nsux8]http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s354/rollerberg2000/Amps/100_3843.jpg[/img:1f8nsux8] Here's my main squeeze for live performance with my beloved AB1. [img:1f8nsux8]http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s354/rollerberg2000/Amps/100_4787.jpg[/img:1f8nsux8]

What are those - 6" speakers?

Those are five inch piranha speakers. Gives you roughly the same cone area as a 6x10 cab, but instead of 6 drivers you have 24 hardworking well built drivers pumping out whatever you feed it with amazing response. If you want to really hear what a Dingwall sounds like, try out a Phil Jones amp, it does nothing to color the sound of your bass, only amplifies it. Of course you can then EQ to your hearts content with parametric and graphic EQ sections, each of which can be defeated or used simultaneuosly. Weight wise, easier to get around because they are "components" but the weight is about the same as my Ampeg fridge. [img:17s2ztrv]http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s354/rollerberg2000/Phil%20Jones%20Bass%20030509/100_3873.jpg[/img:17s2ztrv]

[quote="rollerberg2000":3krfcwiy]Those are five inch piranha speakers. Gives you roughly the same cone area as a 6x10 cab, but instead of 6 drivers you have 24 hardworking well built drivers pumping out whatever you feed it with amazing response. If you want to really hear what a Dingwall sounds like, try out a Phil Jones amp, it does nothing to color the sound of your bass, only amplifies it. Of course you can then EQ to your hearts content with parametric and graphic EQ sections, each of which can be defeated or used simultaneuosly. Weight wise, easier to get around because they are "components" but the weight is about the same as my Ampeg fridge. [/quote:3krfcwiy] YES!!

[quote="DeepHeepBass":1u8yhy2m][quote="rollerberg2000":1u8yhy2m]Those are five inch piranha speakers. Gives you roughly the same cone area as a 6x10 cab, but instead of 6 drivers you have 24 hardworking well built drivers pumping out whatever you feed it with amazing response. If you want to really hear what a Dingwall sounds like, try out a Phil Jones amp, it does nothing to color the sound of your bass, only amplifies it. Of course you can then EQ to your hearts content with parametric and graphic EQ sections, each of which can be defeated or used simultaneuosly. Weight wise, easier to get around because they are "components" but the weight is about the same as my Ampeg fridge. [/quote:1u8yhy2m] YES!![/quote:1u8yhy2m] Now that's what I'm talking about! See, it just goes to prove no matter what you have someone has a bigger one

[quote="rollerberg2000":1zrzwmd8][quote="DeepHeepBass":1zrzwmd8][quote="rollerberg2000":1zrzwmd8]Those are five inch piranha speakers. Gives you roughly the same cone area as a 6x10 cab, but instead of 6 drivers you have 24 hardworking well built drivers pumping out whatever you feed it with amazing response. If you want to really hear what a Dingwall sounds like, try out a Phil Jones amp, it does nothing to color the sound of your bass, only amplifies it. Of course you can then EQ to your hearts content with parametric and graphic EQ sections, each of which can be defeated or used simultaneuosly. Weight wise, easier to get around because they are "components" but the weight is about the same as my Ampeg fridge. [/quote:1zrzwmd8] YES!![/quote:1zrzwmd8] Now that's what I'm talking about! See, it just goes to prove no matter what you have someone has a bigger one [/quote:1zrzwmd8] O.K. ...... NO!

[quote="DeepHeepBass":i8u3ezn7][quote="rollerberg2000":i8u3ezn7][quote="DeepHeepBass":i8u3ezn7][quote="rollerberg2000":i8u3ezn7]Those are five inch piranha speakers. Gives you roughly the same cone area as a 6x10 cab, but instead of 6 drivers you have 24 hardworking well built drivers pumping out whatever you feed it with amazing response. If you want to really hear what a Dingwall sounds like, try out a Phil Jones amp, it does nothing to color the sound of your bass, only amplifies it. Of course you can then EQ to your hearts content with parametric and graphic EQ sections, each of which can be defeated or used simultaneuosly. Weight wise, easier to get around because they are "components" but the weight is about the same as my Ampeg fridge. [/quote:i8u3ezn7] YES!![/quote:i8u3ezn7] Now that's what I'm talking about! See, it just goes to prove no matter what you have someone has a bigger one [/quote:i8u3ezn7] O.K. ...... NO! [/quote:i8u3ezn7] DHP, I am interested in your opinion of the six pack, I notice you're running two six pack cabs with the M-500. Does that suit you for gigging? I would love to downsize my big rig when I get too old to carry around the big toys but I'm loving the PJB sound. What kind of music do you play and does the double six pack stand its ground in a live setting?

[quote="rollerberg2000":32cz1wc8]DHP, I am interested in your opinion of the six pack, I notice you're running two six pack cabs with the M-500. Does that suit you for gigging? I would love to downsize my big rig when I get too old to carry around the big toys but I'm loving the PJB sound. What kind of music do you play and does the double six pack stand its ground in a live setting?[/quote:32cz1wc8] I play oldschool rock. The big PJB rig is unbeatable for open air, I reinforced the power output to 3kW and finally I changed PJB P1 preamp to Warwick Jonas Hellborg. Load the truck with big PJB rig is one hell, but the sound on the stage brings great satisfaction. Only one SixPak is not enough for the club stage, 2 boxes with good PA are better for good feel, but SixPak with M-500 amp is too heavy as well. Maybe PJB NEO boxes will bring right solution, but I didn´t test them. I love PJB sound, but every year is PJB heavier and heavier, so I prefer MarkBass Traveler instead 2x SixPak and my old, tired bones says "Thank You!!"

Its interesting to see how we all sort of have different ways of hitting the same end goal. Keeping things clean and clear, but having the volume and tonal range that we need. It's the underlying theme of all these rigs. I've not played a PJB rig, but a good friend of mine, who's a local full time player had one for a while and it always sounded great to me. It almost has a subtle sub bass to it. He ended up getting rid of it for the weight, plus it was a bit too 'boutique' for him, in a roots/blues/zydeco gig.

[quote="rollerberg2000":3lzcoy3u] [img:3lzcoy3u]http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s354/rollerberg2000/Phil%20Jones%20Bass%20030509/100_3873.jpg[/img:3lzcoy3u][/quote:3lzcoy3u] That looks awesome! bet it sounds amazing!

[img:1luiaog3]http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx139/benedictcalland/DingwallMarkbassRig.jpg[/img:1luiaog3] Thats mine! MarkBass Little Mark C Stage Head and a MarkBass 102P Cab, never mind the cab being a one handed lift i can lift it with one finger its incredibly lightweight, and it sounds fantastic! And of course my Dingwall Combustion, which to date is the best bass i have ever played never mind owned!

I may have posted some of these pix on other threads, but as long as we're talking about amps, I might as well jump in. Like many of you, I have more than one bass, and like some of you, more than one amp. My most powerful rig is an Alembic F-1X preamp, Alembic SF-2 Superfilter, Crest CA-9 power amp (2 x 900w into 4ohms), and Schroeder 410 and 21012 cabs. More power than I'll ever need. When playing an outdoor concert with no PA support, I need to set the amp way off to the side or else it will just overpower everything else in the mix on stage. [img:1ury038j]http://www.liveactionhero.com/franco/Alembic_CA9_Schroeder.jpg[/img:1ury038j] I also use a pair of Eden 210-XLT cabs (don't currently have a good photo to post). I have several other amps to pick from as well. Here they are (note however that the Crest CA-4 in the following photo is currently paired with an Aguilar DB659 preamp rather than the SWR Interstellar Overdrive shown). [img:1ury038j]http://www.liveactionhero.com/franco/amp_family_portrait.jpg[/img:1ury038j]

I have an EA iAmp800 with a 2x10 and a 1x12,EA Micro(3lbs) and a 1x10, real easy on the back. Pretty much gives me more than I need at present. The Z3 in the photo now belongs to Rollerberg2000. Still have my Prima and a Custom SJ/P 4 on order. I'll post pics when I get it as it will be the 1st custom 4 string.