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To my bass bro's which tube head do you like? and which one is the best bang for the buck?
Give me your pros and cons
Give me your pros and cons
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Original SVT. Brings the thunder!
Fender Bassman SF is also a good way to go for a smaller rig.sigpic
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If I had to buy a bass tube amp, it would be this one:
but, for grab and go, I would take this one:
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+1 - I have one, best bass amp ever made.Originally posted by crguti View PostIf I had to buy a bass tube amp, it would be this one:
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SVT (Original)
I used to own this and use it with the Ampeg 8-10 inch speakers cabinet. (Too heavy)
Acoustic 470 (This is a Guitar and Bass amp head with a ‘Lead/Bass’ built-in switching system and graphic EQ)
I used to own and use the 476 cabinet with the folded horn and then the 474 cabinet with the 6-12inch speakers (Heavy mothers - both of them, sold them both!)
I still have the Acoustic 470 head and now use it with a Hartke HyDrive HX115 cabinet (Lighter and can still deliver the punch and clarity)Support Code 211 - Stop the bad boys, you know COPS!
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svt baby!! nothing sounds like it. sounds good at low volume and sounds amazing at high volume. the only real down side is that its heavy as hell but what do you expect from the best bass amp ever.
the closest thing to it is the svt3pro, ss power section but it works damn well.
old sunn stuff is nice too. i dont remember the acoustic being tube but i could be wrongComment
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Let's not leave Music Man out of this...they made some killer tube bass amps. The HD-130 and HD-150 will get you there.
One of the tricks that keep the SVT on top of the tube bass amp game is their cabinets. The "infinite baffle" way to make them is key..they have a seperate chamber for each of the speakers in a cab, and the cabs cancel out the fundamental, so all you get is the good harmonics. That's why a bass sounds evenly loud across all strings and notes.- Tom
Originally posted by FranklyThe Eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the Crow.
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They're heavy alright. I recently got an Acoustic B-200 1x15 combo...not as tubey and warm as the Music Man, but ten times easier to move.Originally posted by sosomething View Post
Still, it doesn't heat up like the tube jobs...after about two hours, those things get downright scary, in a good way.Last edited by guitfiddle; 03-10-2011, 09:24 AM.- Tom
Originally posted by FranklyThe Eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the Crow.Comment
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mmmmm...Music Man amps
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Originally posted by FranklyThe Eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn of the Crow.Comment
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it would be nice to have a tube bass amp, but for convenience I use
this is the sh*t.Comment
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I've played thru a all tube SVT and it sounds full, warm......but heavy as Gov't mule. I have the Fender 300w all tube head which is a Sunn amp with a Fender face plate. It's about as close to a SVT without the price, but still heavy. I am interested in the Orange amp, I've heard good things about it. I have a AH300 trace Elliot but it was a hybrid, and I love that stuff.BASSES: Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass/Ric 4003 Bass (Blue)
Fender 51 P Bass RI/Traveler Bass
Schecter 5 String (Sunburst)/Gibson SG EBO RI
Epiphone Rivoli (VC Sunburst)
Warwick Thumb BO/Kramer DMZ 4000/
Fender Jazz 72 RI (Sunburst)/Ernie Ball Earthwood ABG
Fender P Bass (White)/DiPinto Belvedere Deluxe (Black)
Gibson 09 Thunderbird (Sunburst) Fender Jazz Bass 5 string (Sunburst)/Fender HMT bass (Red)
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"Anyone who understands Jazz knows that you can't understand it. It's too complicated. That's what's so simple about it." - Yogi BerraComment
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I have an old mesa D-180 that is essentially half of my band's tone. This thing sounds amazing for rock music and is just loud enough. I paid around $600 for mine a few years ago but it needs to have tons of work done. Retubing runs about $100 but it doesn't seem to eat tubes very often.
My tax return is going to be a Mesa Bass 400+. No question. It will go perfectly with my Cerwin Vega folded horn 18" cabinet. Next I just need a truck ahahahaha.
I don't like Ampegs but (1) I like a dirty bass tone with the low mids and (2) I have yet to play a 'real' tube Ampeg. Did not like the SVT4.
Edit: Some of my favorite bass tones have come from Ampeg: RAGE = SVT2; AFI = SVT Classic.Last edited by ksmith63; 03-12-2011, 07:37 PM.- KEVIN
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As a newbie bass player, Im watching and learning
I currently have an Ampeg BA115. No Carvin mentioned?? What makes the SVT and Mesa so special??Last edited by BloodRose; 03-12-2011, 08:23 PM.Believe me when I say that some of the most amazing music in history was made on equipment that's not as good as what you own right now.
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