new amp day

Okay, not THAT exciting to some of y’all, but as someone who’s been bedroom plonking through either a Vox Amplug or one of those Joyo battery-powered ASOs (Amp-Shaped Objects), I am stoked to have this little bruiser. Our local music coalition is (unfortunately) closing its doors, so they had a...

Hey all hope everyone is doing good. So I’m wanting to get an Ampeg SVT4pro or B4R (as I sold my 4pro years ago) but people have been telling me that it’s a dinosaur and that I should get something newer that’s just as powerful and lighter as we have them now days. So my question is which amps...

Finally got an Orange. After my SWR finally started giving me issues after decades of use I decided it was time to get a new head. I was looking for something light enough to gig with and could pair well with both large and small cabs. The Orange was not really on my radar until a little...

Hi everyone at Talkbass -- I've made a major switch from Ampeg Heritage 50th Anniversary SVT to a new Aguilar DB 751. All I can say is wow, the Aguilar is amazing and I am really blessed & lucky. I can explain why I made the switch, detail some of the woes I experienced with the Ampeg SVT if...

Its not pretty (in fact it's butt ugly imo) but it all plays nicely with each other and sounds pretty delicious! this has been in the works since May of this year when my markbass 121 combo died. Needed something that can fill a medium/large room but can also get ear splittingly loud for one of...

New to me, at least! A friend said he wanted to sell it for $80, and I couldn't pass it up. It has been gigged copiously and has some rips in the tolex here and there...gives it mojo if you ask me, lol. It works and goes pretty loud, window shaking loud. I know it has never been serviced, so I...

Picked up a used SVT3 and a 410HLF, very happy to be playing on a real amp again, for under a grand! I haven't played much since 2016. Glad to have a reason to post here again and can't wait to get out to play when it's possible. I've missed you all so very much!

My Rumble 200 arrived today, and it takes up a lot of space in my tiny apartment! I haven't even cranked it up 50% of the way yet — super loud. There's a little bit of a hum, especially with the tone control on my bass turned up, which might be because it's next to a lot of my other electronics...

Rough image of a rough piece, but the smile says it all. I don’t think the 800RB was ever known for its looks, anyway. Reverb seller said it was beat up but worked perfectly, and a quick test run bears that out. I would say it sounds better than I remember, but I really don’t remember the sound...

Hello, folks :) I recently bought a good-looking ~1970 Vox V100 tube head on the return from the summer holiday trip. Tried it with a guitar before shelling out the money, and it sounded pretty darn good. All original electrolytics, so I might replace those sometimes as preventive maintenance...

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can help out a newb today. I picked up a second hand ampeg svt 4 pro for a steal of a price but after bringing it home and taking it to rehearsal I have no idea how to use it to max potential. I currently have it running through power amp a into a 800w ampeg PF cab...

I was worried this amp wouldn't be loud enough. I was worried about nothing. This thing is LOUD. I used to run a Presonus Studio Channel into a Crown XLS1000 power amp. I ran the Crown in bridge mode which supposedly puts out 1100W. I have a Hartke 4.5XL which is ~400W @8 ohms. I would always...

My Fender Rumble Stage 800 arrived today. I'm an effcts user, so I will be taking advantage of a lot of what this amp has to offer. I'm definitely getting the cover for this amp next. This thing sounds great and is very portable. I should get to practice my band next week.

Talk about plug and play! 1. Set gain for your instrument. 2. Turn up Master. 3. Add compressor to taste. Done! :hyper:

Drove 1500 miles round-trip to San Francisco to meet up with TB member and new friend @PWV (and his awesome group of HS students on a music trip from Tacoma) to pick this new mighty beast of a rig up. Just arrived and loaded this up - let the good times roll:

I got this amp a few days ago as an all-in-one practice amp. Here’s a quick review. The amp sims sound pretty good for the most part, especially on clean settings. There’s enough variety here to cover a lot of genres. The overdrives, distortions, and fuzzes are not to my liking. There are a...

Picked up a henry 8x8 and big bertha and wasnt feeling it. Sold my b5r and the cabs and picked up this rig Swr mo Bass Genz benz under 8x10 First impressions very clear and punchy tone. My thumb 5 sounds like heaven opening up. The mo Bass sounds good, very hifi.. Not sure how much I'll...

I've always been curious about PJB amps and cabs but, they have been too costly for my budget. My regular gigging rig is the MB/GB rig pictured below. Light enough, but sometimes I just wanted a combo for rehearsal or small gigs. The specs I was in search of were: At least 100w - the...

Picked up a Hiwatt last night. Rehearsal in about an hour. It's a Hiwatt of questionable era. 84-94? Hard to tell. $700. Sounds pretty damn good on it's own. Punch city. It's a "lead. The lead channel....meh..... the clean is great. Dime the pre, use the master volume. Tone is just treble bass...

It just came in this morning - bought used off the classifieds here from TBer searchfunction... It was exactly as described - in mint condition - and I'm very happy with the whole transaction... I've wanted one of these since they came out, but wanted the SW115 cabs more - so I got them first...

Test drove this vs a Fender Rumble 500 at GC and decided to go for Ampeg. I say it is an improvement over the Fender Rumble 25 I had before. It isn't quite as powerful as the Rumble 500 but I preferred the tone of the Ampeg, plus the price tag with rebate is almost $200 less. Might get an...

My cabinet finally arrived! Had it on special order from Sweetwater... Now I wish I had another one with a tweeter. Not sure what I was thinking, lol, but I'm still extremely happy and this thing sounds great. This is my first bass amp. I'm finally able to jam with people : ) edit: added...

so, as a Hartke devotee, I haven’t had my head turned by anything in quite some time. While at my local guitar center I came across the Elf, which I had seen advertised. I fell in love instantly. With a pedal trade in I got 15% off and had to get it. The tone with my Hartke 210 hydrive is...

I wanted a small "combo" amp for rehearsals and to keep at home. I was considering "traditional" bass combos but decided to go "outside the box" and purchased a QSC K10.2 . Wow! Very impressed with this little monster. 2000 watts of Class D/DSP power gives amazing headroom and clean power...

Picked up a new Darkglass Microtubes 500, just arrived from Chicago Music Exchange today. Best bass amp I've played through ever, miles above the PF500 I was using before and half the weight. It sounds amazing both clean and overdriven, I'll report back when I've got more time in with the...

So last week I bought a Yamaha BB404. My first bass in 3 years. Haven't been playing due my body falling apart. I though I'd never play again so I sold all my gear. Well, it turns out I didn't have a severe case of MS or ALS, and I am getting back to good health and gaining upper body and...

I finally had to check out the TC Electronic 250 head. I still have a hard time it not weighing 40+ pounds. Only played it at low volume thru a SWR pro 12 cabinet. So far it sounds good. I am old school, not much for any effects so the tone print I don't care much about. I will later check it...

This is not a scoop worthy news event, but I picked up a near mint TC BH250 head with a Switch 3 footswitch. Gotta say that I really like this head, I know there is some honeymoon going on, but I see this being a pretty solid purchase. It was a pragmatic purchase, for this could fill in the...

So my birthday just recently passed and I thought I would get myself a Genzler Magellan 800 just because. I mean why not, right? But due to some unforeseen circumstances, I ended up having to spend the money on repairs to my car, bummer. :rollno: I then thought about taking my GK MB500 and...

Recently scored 2 great deals. First U.S. made SVT CL head with a U.S. Made 410HLF cab. Some minor cosmetic damage. Total price $950. Second is a mid 1980s GK 800RB in a Calzone rack for $250. Everything works perfectly.

Well I decided to pull the trigger on this and it arrived yesterday from Alto Music. Day 1 I really like it , clear acoustic , airy tone, transparent. 30 day return policy. We'll see.....

I've been watching the Craigslist ads for a backup head recently and I saw an ad for a SVT 3Pro, a SVT 410 HLN, SKB rack, Behringer compressor, and Furman power conditioner for $300! Needless to say, I jumped on it, but was told someone was on the way to pick it up. The seller contacted me...

On top of getting a new bass yesterday, I also picked up my new (to me) Fender Bassman 500, bought from our own Deepwoods! This thing is straight forward, light, and simply sounds great! I'm currently running through a Bag End 15 (which was somehow brought back from the dead because it was not...

NEW used AMP DAY FOR ME! First one in... 10 years? The GK MB 500 is a tremendous amp. Compared to the Auilgar Tonehammer 500 I just got, it's like apples and baseballs. They are both versatile amps in their own right, but their sounds couldn't be more different. I might actually call them...

Demeter D400..... Super badass. Like super-duper badass. I've owned a lot of different amps. I'll put this against ANYTHING I've ever owned. Even my all time favorite "benchmark" DB750. It's that good. And it's nutty ass loud.

Earlier today, I picked up a U.S made SVT Classic head with a U.S. made SVT 410HLF. The seller threw in a cover for the cab, a bunch of cables and Livewire HA04 Headphone Amp, unopened in the original package. I paid $1,000 for everything. Given the fact that the Vietnamese heads sell new for...

Based on the reviews on TecAmp amps I see here, I picked up a TecAmp TEC 20B, almost brand new, for 200 CAD. I can't find out much about this model on the net, most of the hits being on various Puma models. It plays okay, but I think I'll take the back off the amp. When I play full bass and half...

Well I called Walter and he happened to have a few brand new builds in stock. 2 channel mono ultra hi power Electracoustic bass amp Blue light 800-1200 W@8-4ohms Hand built Hand written warranty $2,750 and worth every penny

Yeah, finally I am getting a real amp after having been without for years. (Last amp I owned was a Hartke Kickback 15 which frankly I didn't like at all, and the amp before that was an Ampeg B-15 Fliptop, which I did love but ended up selling anyway for some stupid reason.) The wait is over...