bass amps

  1. bassfran

    Hey, Mesa Amp Users...

    School me- here's my situation; I have very limited on-hands time with their amps, (and I dug through the archives for advice already), so I have questions for you working, experienced types. Just got hired to play in an oldies band with a solid hitting drummer. Various stages from...
  2. E

    Looking for a portable amp head with very saturated distortion.

    I'm primarily a guitarist, but I'm playing more and more bass, and having trouble getting a rich, distorted metal bass tone out of a pedal or amp. With guitar, I can plug into any remotely 5150 sounding amp or modeler, and get a tone I like immediately, and I'm hoping that there is some...
  3. M

    Lightweight bass combo for oldman!!

    Hi guys, I normally play a large amp with big cab but finding it increasingly hard to carry at my age (62)!! So I've been looking at buying a small (100-300watt) combo amp that i can DI if needed and use my pedals through too. The internet is a nightmare with so many recommendations and...
  4. H

    Fender Rumble 500 Issue

    I purchased a Rumble 500 a couple years ago. Sounded great but always had a slight crack/pop happen every now and then. Progressively got worse over the years so I took it to a repair shop who cleaned all the connections. Took it home and it sounded great for about 10 minutes before it cut out...
  5. J

    Pairing unusual head and cab: Can I do this?

    Question for anyone knowledgeable about bass amps & cabs: I recently found a Behringer 4x10 Ultrabass combo amp. I've been testing it out, and everything seems to work alright, but I was hoping to connect my Vox mini superbeetle head to it and use the 4x10 as a bass cab. My bass sounds killer...
  6. O

    Watts/Ohms for Speaker cab

    Got a question for the gear heads out here. I'm looking at buying a new bass cabinet for my TH500. Most cabs I'm looking at within my price range are sold at 8ohms. The TH500 runs 250W at 8ohms, so if a cab advertises itself as 400W RMS (with 8ohm impedance), would that mean that the most power...
  7. shababy32

    Hybrid or all tube?

    I must have the worst luck in the world. I had an Ampeg SVT3 and a Portaflex PF50T and both were stolen. I have mourned the loss of my babies long enough though! So here is my dilemma. I'm not sure exactly what type of amp I want next. I really loved both of those amps. I'm not worried about...