oedipoes's Gallien-Krueger Amp Rig

As a guitarist I was always interested to learn the bass and especially the slap technique. As a big RHCP fan, Gallien-Krueger was the way to go. I knew the Ampeg SVT series sounds great, but this bi-amp function on the RB series blew me away. Never looked back. Only when my bass player decided to get a 2001RB, I understood that mine was but the entry level of the high end series of a top brand of amps. Initially, I set the amp up with lots of boost from the bi-amp to get the growl. But it doesn’t need that. Instead of rolling the bass back, I now boost the bass preamp with bass and treble, middle flat, and then roll most of the knobs on the amp a bit back. Then the amp comes alive with your finger technique. Love it. Can’t believe this thing is solid state. No tubes involved. That is a big step for a tube amp guy: admitting it doesn’t need tubes :-)

This cabinet contains 4 10" speakers and sounds like nothing else. Bi-Amp capable, it is the best companion of Gallien-Kruegers bi-amp amplifier heads. It allows you to create a "growl" from the woofers without destroying your tweeters like you would in full range. What more do you want? No compromise. I'm in love with this cabinet. I'd like to pair it with a 115 RBH to create a full stack of pure tone.

I bought my TU-12 chromatic tuner in a musical instrument shop near Denmark Street in London back in 1994. It wasn’t cheap: £110 would be £216 today! Rather unsellable price that! But it survived until today. It has been in my rehearsal BCB-6 pedal board, standalone at home, then hanging from the lid between my Marshall head stacked on my Orange box for years, gig after gig after gig. Sure it has some battle scars, but it still looks rather mildly used rather and far from ready for the trash can. These BOSS products are built like a tank. Plastic, yes, but thick and sturdy enough not to break under abuse. I have other tuners now, yet this one is still in daily use after 28 years! PS: how many times have I drained the battery because I forgot to switch it off. Tip: let it plugged in the AC adapter, there is no auto-off function.