RIGBUILDING101
YOUTH BASS RIG
like tap tempo and delay on / off for the DD-500 with the push of a button !
11 PLANET WAVES 25 ’ BALANCED ¼ ” CABLE $ 29.99 As you can see in the photo , the cables utilize tip ring sleeve connectors , which differ from the tip sleeve connectors found on traditional guitar cables like the Planet Waves 30 ’ Circuit Breaker Cable .
BASS RIG
The signal chain for this rig is as follows :
12 SQUIRE VINTAGE MODIFIED PRECISION BASS
PJ $ 299.00 A friend recently asked me what I thought about the instruments being manufactured in Indonesia , and having just received this bass I told him how impressed I was with the craftsmanship . This bass sounds and plays
great . It has the classic sound and feel of a P Bass with the added ability to blend in a Jazz Bass pickup . I wish this was my first bass !
13 AUDIO-TECHNICA SYSTEM 10 STOMBOX
WIRELESS $ 349.95 I ’ ve also used this wireless on bass with the same outstanding results I got on guitar . The A / B function on the stompbox can also be used to mute your signal with push of a button .
14 PETERSON STROBOSTOMP CLASSIC $ 199.00
While some tuners get finicky on bass ( especially 5 strings ), the StoboStomp Classic is just as good on bass as it
is on guitar – yet another reason you ’ ll find it on tech benches the world over . It can also function as a DI ( direct injection ) box for getting your bass directly in the P . A . via an XLR cable .
15 PLANET WAVES 30 ’ CIRCUIT BREAKER CABLE $ 39.99
16 ORANGE CRUSH BASS 50 $ 299.00 A big part of what makes this amp so cool is the EQ section . It has bass and treble controls as well as a parametric mid band EQ which allows you cut or boost from 300Hz all the way up to 2.7kHz . In combination with the “ Jazz ” pickup on the bass , this allows you to really dial in your EQ . The blend and foot switchable gain controls allow you to blend in the exact amount of distortion you want . As you can hear in the video demo , putting an MXR Reverb in the FX Loop makes for some seriously lush lead tones , and like the CR35 , the headphone out jack doubles as a direct out with cabinet simulation for silent stages .
17 ORANGE FS-1 FOOTSWITCH $ 35.99 Also like the Crush 35RT , the Crush Bass 50 does not ship with a footswitch . While this amp doesn ’ t offer traditional channel switching , being able to turn the blend / gain functions on and off your feet is well worth the investment in an FS-1 .
18 PLANET WAVES 25 ’ CLASSIC SERIES SPEAKER CABLE $ 21.99 ( FOR ORANGE FS-1 ) As previously noted , since footswitch cables aren ’ t part of your signal chain , using a high
12 quality speaker cable to connect your FS-1 will save you some money without sacrificing reliability . Once again , in virtually every other instance , instrument and speaker cables are not interchangeable .
19 MXR REVERB $ 199.99 But seriously , why should the guitar players get to have all the fun ? Reverb can produce brilliant ambience on bass chords and solos , and the MXR Reverb sounds great in this rig . The decay , tone , and mix controls allow you to really fine tune each of the reverb types enabling you to add just the right amount of ambience . This thing sounds amazing , and if by chance you haven ’ t heard reverb on bass , check the demo video !
20 PLANET WAVES PEDALBOARD CABLE KIT $ 69.99 Noting that we ’ re going to be adding a bunch more pedals to this rig , picking up one of these solderless cables kits to connect the MXR Reverb would not be a bad idea . Ditto on connecting the System 10 Wireless to the StroboStomp Classic tuner .
21 PLANET WAVES ELASTIC CABLE TIES 10- PACK $ 8.99 For cable runs to amps .
NEXT ISSUE : RIG BUILDING 201 I invite you join me in the next issue where we ’ ll be taking these “ basic rigs ” to a whole different level . Thanks for reading and God Bless !
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