How many amps do you guys own?

How many amps (including combos) do you currently own

  • One and done

    Votes: 147 12.9%

  • 2 to 3 for options and backups

    Votes: 530 46.4%

  • 4 to 6 because I can

    Votes: 330 28.9%

  • I am the crazy cat lady of amps, I don't really know anymore.

    Votes: 97 8.5%

  • Ampless!!

    Votes: 14 1.2%

  • Other (explain below)

    Votes: 25 2.2%
  • Total voters
    1,143
#61
I'm not sure how many rigs I've got, it's all interchangeable. All my cabinets I built myself.

BBE 383 preamp
BBE 462 sonic enhancer
Behringer MDX2200 Compression
QSC 850 rmx
QSC 1450 rmx
Behringer Bass V-Amp (pedalboard mounted)
some pedals

Ampeg BA115

Behringer BX3000T (great amp)

4x12 + 2x10 (in the size of an 8x10 cab)
2x10+2x5+tweets (stack of 2 - modeled after VL210)
1x12+tweet (stack of 2)
1x18 (I can either put a 1x12 on top of it, or a 2x10* over it - built to the same width dimensions to match up)
 
#63
I haven't counted, but here they are:

Amps/Heads:

Ampeg SVT II (all tube rackmount)
Gibson GB440 (Thunderfunk's older brother)
SWR Bass 750
Tubeworks RT-3300 (300w head)
Crown PowerBase 2 (power amp)

Cabinets:

SWR Henry 8x8
Epifani 2x12
EBS Proline 311
Mesa Boogie PowerHouse 2x10
Mesa Boogie Diesel 2x10
Avatar CB112
Bag End S15D

Combos:

Genz Benz GBE250C 1x12
Peavey Microbass

I just sold off most of my rackmount preamps and amps.
 
#66
Rack #1 (8U)
Furman power conditioner
XWire wireless
Korg tuner
Aguilar DB680 pre-amp
Stewart World 2.1 amp

Rack #2 (6U)
Furman power conditioner
Korg tuner
Eden Navigator pre
Stewart World 2.1 amp

Rack #3 (4U)
Furman power conditioner
BBE T-MAX pre
QSC PLX3004 amp

Head #4 (2U)
SWR SM-900

Cabs
Bergantino HT322 (two of um)
Bergantino HT210
Bergantino HT115
Eden 410XLT
Aguilar GS112

In other words, too damn much stuff! (is there such a thing??) ;)
 
#68
tombowlus said:
Ivan, can you give us a bit of a compare and contrast between the Navigator and the T-MAX?

Thanks, Tom.
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Well, let's see. The Eden is pretty gold, the BBE is black. The BBE is 1U and the Eden is 2U. The BBE has a few lights on the front panel whereas the Eden has a bunch of lights, some of which don't do anything but, well, light up. Both have a single pre-amp tube. The Eden's Eq controls are VERY sensitive. You adjust them one click up or down and it has a very notibable effect on the tone. The Eq section is very nice with lots of flexibility. One of the nicest features of the Eden is the footswitch. You can mute, bypass the Enhance feature, bypass the compressor and "turbo boost" from the footswitch. The tone of the Eden is what you would expect from an Eden. Warm tone with a nice, mid-bark, smooth top end. Did I mention that there are lots of pretty lights on the Eden? Well, there are! I am trying to decide whether to put the Eden or my Aguilar DB680 in my main gigging rack. Harder to get the really overdriven tone with the Eden but you can get some grind out of it. DI seems very quiet and the compressor is very nice.

I have only had the BBE for about a month and I am still figuring my way around it. The most notable feature is the Eq section. I am still playing with it but IIRC the bass and treble is boost only and the mid is cut only. There is a sweepable mid with boost/cut to adjust the mids but it does take a while to get used to the bass/treble boost and mid cut. The gain is a bit of a problem with the BBE IHMO. It overdrives very easily to a huge (too much!) amount of grind. I took the stock tube out and put a Phillips JAN 5751 with about 70% of the gain of the stock tube. It made the gain a little less sensitive and easier to manage. I am still not completely comfortable with the sonic maximizer on the BBE. It does seem to affect the tone but it is a hard thing to describe. The tone is a bit less warm and round than the Eden but the top end may be a little more Hi-fi. One grip I have against both (and most pre-amps for that matter) is the lack of an auxillary input on the back of the unit. I have a XWire wireless unit and the output of the wireless is a 1/4 inch on the back so it is really nice to be able to plug the wireless into the pre-amp without having to run a cable to the input on the front. The Aguilar has an auxillary input on the back but that is only of the only pre-amps I have seen with this feature. The BBE also only has one 1/4 inch output so if you are going to use a 2 channel amp you will need a Y cable. The Eden has two 1/4 main outputs.
 
#69
Thanks for the comparison. I have been using a Navigator for some time, but was intrigued by the T-Max. I played through one briefly at Pete Skjold's shop, and was fairly impressed. Still, the Navigator has served me so well. There are many times when I don't need all of its features, but it is pretty easy to set and forget, so that's not an issue. When I do decide that I want a side chain effects loop with a blend, or some other more complex feature, it is nice to have them handy. I agree that you really can't overdrive the tube to any audible degree. That just means that I have to use an external overdrive/distortion (Fulltone Bass-Drive does it for me). The compressor really is nice. Before I bought the Eden, I had a PreSonus ACP-22+ in my rack (which is a really good compressor for bass), but with the Navigator, I just don't need it.

Thanks again, Tom.
 
#71
I've got very little gear at the moment, but it's fairly versatile
Mesa M-2000 basis (2 amps in one with compressor in 2 rack spaces)
sabine tuner and furman power conditioner
all in calzone rack case
generic 1x15, horn, 1x8

Coming soon, avatar sb112 and 2x10pro, I just want a small, portable and powerful rig. I'm starting college in a few months, and didn't want to have a pile of gear to lug around. I was looking for a amp for everything, live, recording, practice, and the mesa nails it, i just need to buy another one since they don't make them any more
 
#73
Two. For my main rig Peavey T.B. Raxx pre-amp/CS 400
power amp,Rocktron 320 compressor, T-Bone tds10 wireless
system, Hughs & Kettner 1x15 and 4x10 cabs.

For home and jam sessions Craaft BC122 head and Yorkville
115B cab (birthday present from the wife & kids last month!)

Gotta have tube!!!
 
#75
Hey Tombowlus, I think you're the winner! I think you need some professional help. (I have a friend who has 21 bicycles, but no furniture.) I'm really enjoying everyone's posts. It's neat seeing what everyone out there is using.

My bass rigs.........

SWR 750X/SWR Goliath 4x10/Mesa 1x15

Hartke 3500/Hartke 4x10VX

Fender American Jazz, Spector Euro 5, Rickenbacker 4001 (70's)

My guitars........

Gibson SG custom 1977, Gibson SG Special 1999, Gibson
Les Paul Custom 2001, Carvin DC127T, Fender Strat (Japan)
Chacquita travel guitar, Takamine E350 acoustic,

guitar amps.....Line 6 Vetta 2x12 combo, Fender Roc 1000

and a Kurzweil SP88 electric piano :help:
 
#76
clearskies2 said:
Hey Tombowlus, I think you're the winner! I think you need some professional help. (I have a friend who has 21 bicycles, but no furniture.)
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I'm not sure if that makes me a winner or a loser, but I will say that I do get a lot of enjoyment out of the gear that I have, and it does come in useful when I run sound. That said, I probably do need some professional help! :ninja:

But you know, even I have to sit back and say to your buddy with the bicycles and no furniture, "Dude! What are you thinking!?!" :eek:
 
#78
Jeeze...I've got all of two cabs and one head (well pre/power setup).

Upshot to a (relatively) small rig like this is that it makes you work with the rig, and not with the parts.

I'd like to get ahold of a small combo for my bedroom though, something I couldjust keep in the corner. Current rig isn't very small.
 
#79
I've got a very nice sounding rig. Won't swap it for anything else, except a DB750... the only amp I think sounds better than mine. IMHO

Peavey T-Max Head. (You're not allowed to give your opinion unless you heard it)
Bag End Q10B-X

With a Skyline 55.02 plugged in, together with the EBS Octabass, BassIQ and Unichorus, I'm the man. :D
 
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