Solid State or Tube Head?

[Poorbluesbass]

Re: Solid State or Tube Head?

I supposed if you're just going for grit, then a warm tube head would be better than a solid state head. If you need a combination or you are playing super clean, then SS probably works better. I like the sound of my Fender Rumble 75 and the grit sounds amazing on it.

Not necessarily....it all depends on how hard you drive the head from my experience. I can get mine to sound as clean as I want it, clean being relative seeing how every amp manufacturer "flavors" their amps in certain frequencies.

 

[dystrust]

Re: Solid State or Tube Head?

I like hybrids; 80% of the tube tone for only 50% of the weight (or less). longcat and I currently have an SVT 3 Pro and I love it. A past bass player had a Mesa M2000 which was pretty cool as well, but a bit complicated to wrap your head around.