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Advice on a bass amp head
« on: May 07, 2007, 01:50:48 PM »
I'm looking for a new powered bass amp head at
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/amp-heads-bass?N=100001%2b304539&Ns=P_Price%7c0&g=bass&page=1

Anyone have any recommendations?  I'm looking to spend under 600. thanks

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2007, 03:11:44 PM »
i work for my dad (owns a concert production business) and we have either 555555555555555 or 16 guitar/bass amps.

we get a lot of backline requirements for gallien when we setup for whomever... german = good

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2007, 03:47:51 PM »
the one i'm leaning toward is an ampeg.  thoughts?

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ampeg-B2RE-Rack-Bass-Head?sku=481491

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2007, 04:06:24 PM »
the one i'm leaning toward is an ampeg.  thoughts?

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ampeg-B2RE-Rack-Bass-Head?sku=481491

great tone, awesome build quality... super reliable.. only real drawback is the weight.

The brands I have listed are ones I have personally used.

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2007, 04:18:14 PM »
great tone, awesome build quality... super reliable.. only real drawback is the weight.
The brands I have listed are ones I have personally used.

thanks man.

I've been playing thru a comparatively weak Hartke:
http://www.grabcart.com/product/ele/vintage/1566213

It's 19.5 pounds.  This Ampeg is 26 pounds.  I put it in a rack anyway, so I'll be good there.


Okay, any recommendations for a rack effects unit?

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2007, 04:25:02 PM »
You may be interested in "the bass Pod."

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Line6-Bass-Floor-POD?sku=480102

Haven't looked into the Bass Pod, but I just picked up the PodXt from Line6 on eBay. With the guitar version, you have 30+ amp sounds at your fingertips, multiple effects, and you can use it through the front of a combo amp (my intended use), through the computer for noodling/writing songs, or through the PA. You also have a tuner, and effects built-in too.

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2007, 04:49:12 PM »
thanks man.

I've been playing thru a comparatively weak Hartke:
http://www.grabcart.com/product/ele/vintage/1566213

It's 19.5 pounds.  This Ampeg is 26 pounds.  I put it in a rack anyway, so I'll be good there.


Okay, any recommendations for a rack effects unit?

hartke are good amps..

for a rack effects unit... YOU CANT GO PAST SANSAMP  ;)

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2007, 06:42:55 PM »
Ampeg all the way.

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2007, 07:36:14 PM »
You may be interested in "the bass Pod."

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Line6-Bass-Floor-POD?sku=480102

Haven't looked into the Bass Pod, but I just picked up the PodXt from Line6 on eBay. With the guitar version, you have 30+ amp sounds at your fingertips, multiple effects, and you can use it through the front of a combo amp (my intended use), through the computer for noodling/writing songs, or through the PA. You also have a tuner, and effects built-in too.

sweet, i've played on the guitar ones.  good sound, just hard to flip thru live.

My rack has a power strip unit, a lit tuner, wireless, OD pedal, and the hartke currently.

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2007, 07:46:14 AM »
BASS Rigs:
SWR 900 Heads, 4X10 & Triad Cabs

Hartke XL 4x10, 1x15

GK 800 RB Heads

Ampeg: SVT Classics, 8x10 Cabs

Mesa Boogie 2x15 Cabs

Eden World 800 Head,4x10, 1x15

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2007, 08:40:10 AM »
when you play live - what speaker setup do you usually go with?

I have been using one 4x10 Hartke.  Was wondering if a 1x15 or a 2x15 was that huge a bonus/worth it.  thanks!

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2007, 11:56:59 AM »
when you play live - what speaker setup do you usually go with?

I have been using one 4x10 Hartke.  Was wondering if a 1x15 or a 2x15 was that huge a bonus/worth it.  thanks!

EV 4x10

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2007, 03:55:14 AM »
Ampeg is the way to go!!!!!


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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2007, 04:57:38 AM »
okay, i hnow have a 250W hartke head, and a 450 watt ampeg head (arriving tomorrow).

I also have a 4x10 and a 2x10 cabinets.

Is there a way to either run them together, or dual to double the sound and get 2 tones?  Or should I just keep one as a dedicated backup? thanks.

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #15 on: May 09, 2007, 08:09:06 AM »
okay, i hnow have a 250W hartke head, and a 450 watt ampeg head (arriving tomorrow).

I also have a 4x10 and a 2x10 cabinets.

Is there a way to either run them together, or dual to double the sound and get 2 tones?  Or should I just keep one as a dedicated backup? thanks.

You can dual sound them depending on the connection. Ampeg has a special cable they have to dual connect....can't remember what it is.
I used to bass tech/road manager for this bad ass bass played here in Jersey named TM Stevens
www.tmstevens.com
There is a guy name Jay Hayes at Ampeg you can email for answers: Jhayesslm@aol.com

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #16 on: May 09, 2007, 09:15:05 AM »
has anyone heard of any bassists who run two cabinets live?  I'm intrigued by the idea of having two good tones running at once :)

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #17 on: May 09, 2007, 11:56:38 AM »
has anyone heard of any bassists who run two cabinets live?  I'm intrigued by the idea of having two good tones running at once :)

yeah man, the guy I just sent you. TM had 2 SVT-5 Pro's and 2 SVT-4 Pro's.
The HI OUTPUTS went into his SVT-410HLF Amps from the SVT PRO 5’S.
The LOW OUTPUTS went into his SVT 18 Bass Cabinet from the SVT PRO 4’S.
It sounded like an earthquake. He actually blew a the power fuses at The Stone Pony because of the high voltage.
The cables were  NOTRIEC CABLES

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #18 on: May 09, 2007, 12:00:07 PM »
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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #19 on: May 09, 2007, 01:32:38 PM »
has anyone heard of any bassists who run two cabinets live?  I'm intrigued by the idea of having two good tones running at once :)

No. It really doesn't happen alot down here.. IF you "nail it" with ONE good tone having two good tones would IMO muddy the tone.

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #20 on: May 09, 2007, 05:38:14 PM »
sweet, i've played on the guitar ones.  good sound, just hard to flip thru live.

My rack has a power strip unit, a lit tuner, wireless, OD pedal, and the hartke currently.

My intentions are to set it up to sort of bring my amp to life. Haven't you ever just gone into a club you're playing and can't get a sound because the carpet on the walls are too thick, soaking up all the sound? Or if it's wood, you're getting a harsh abrasive slap-back from them?
This will allow me to get a different sound out of the amp I normally use. If I'm still not happy, I'll run through the PA! And, I can use smaller amps (Fender Deluxe, maybe even my Princeton Reverb) and because I'll now have two stages of output "force" I can choose to drive with (both if I prefer), I can be a bit louder and retain the tone I want from the smaller amp with a (personal taste) more suitable sound. Plus, all the effects I was noodling with today?!?! Holy crap, pretty crazy.

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #21 on: May 09, 2007, 05:42:05 PM »
You may be interested in "the bass Pod."

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Line6-Bass-Floor-POD?sku=480102

Haven't looked into the Bass Pod, but I just picked up the PodXt from Line6 on eBay. With the guitar version, you have 30+ amp sounds at your fingertips, multiple effects, and you can use it through the front of a combo amp (my intended use), through the computer for noodling/writing songs, or through the PA. You also have a tuner, and effects built-in too.


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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2007, 06:23:12 PM »
I'm looking for a new powered bass amp head at
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/amp-heads-bass?N=100001%2b304539&Ns=P_Price%7c0&g=bass&page=1

Anyone have any recommendations?  I'm looking to spend under 600. thanks

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Re: Advice on a bass amp head
« Reply #23 on: May 09, 2007, 07:15:00 PM »
My uncle always raves about Orange

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