recommend me some small solid state bass amp heads

[bon viesta]

you all know how crazy i am about vintagey looking things, so what in the world is that title?!!? well, i just need to find a good, small, class d bass amplifier that has a depth of sub 8 inches. very specific, i know! i’m trying to find an amp head that can work in the fliptop cabinet i’m planning on pairing it with. an odd combination, for sure. but recently i stumbled upon this picture of tim bogert in some kind of electronics room and it made me realize how cool some class d amp head would look on top of that shiny blue grill and black tolex fliptop cabinet. plus, he’s one of my favorite bass players and he cranked out using very industrial looking amps and solid state heads. so, if you guys have any micro bass heads (or any form of affordable, small, and powerful bass amp heads) that would fit the criteria for being 8 or less inches deep (front to back) send away please!! man, doesn’t this sound ridiculous

 

[bon viesta]

i’ve found about 3 bass heads that currently fit my criteria, though one of them (the eden) has a problem i can’t really fix, which is that it doesn’t have little peg feet so i can’t connect the amp to the cabinet lid in any way if i were to purchase it. so… i don’t think i can use it. but the other two are tc electronics BAM200, and traynor’s small block 200 watt amp. the eden tera nova would be the best out of the 3, but the previous issue, if i’m correct about it, can’t be resolved at all.

 

[mmbongo]

You do know that the current production Ampeg flip top cabs are designed so you can mount any of the Ampeg heads on them, right?

 

[bon viesta]

You do know that the current production Ampeg flip top cabs are designed so you can mount any of the Ampeg heads on them, right?

yup. but i’m not going with the modern fliptops, and that’s because i’m stubborn and fliptops.net is calling my name.

 

[NoiseNinja]

What about the Trace Elliot Elf and the Warwick Gnome, or the Ashdown Ant?


Edit!!! @bon viesta :

All 200W @ 4 Ohm, 130W @ 8 Ohm, or the Warwick Gnome i Pro that is ever so slightly bigger but puts out 280W @ 4 Ohm and 180W @ 8 Ohm.

 

[chris_b]

Peavey Mini Mega, Aguilar TH350, TC BAM200 or BH250?

 

[mmbongo]

yup. but i’m not going with the modern fliptops, and that’s because i’m stubborn and fliptops.net is calling my name.

Just making sure you knew!

 

[bon viesta]

Peavey Mini Mega, Aguilar TH350, TC BAM200 or BH250?

tc bam200 is what i’m thinking right now. if the dimensions on the bh250 (a depth of 8.7”) are counting the little handle bars as part of the width, then i could go with that too. but i’ve been assuming that it means the actual chassis is 8.7” deep, which is a frustratingly small amount too big.

 

[bon viesta]

What about the Trace Elliot Elf and the Warwick Gnome, or the Ashdown Ant?


Edit!!! @bon viesta :

All 200W @ 4 Ohm, 130W @ 8 Ohm, or the Warwick Gnome i Pro that is ever so slightly bigger but puts out 280W @ 4 Ohm and 180W @ 8 Ohm.

what are the dimensions on the i pro?? i can’t really seem to find it.

 

[mmbongo]

Darkglass Microtubes 500, 7.1" deep. Search is over!

Darkglass Microtubes 500 v2 - 500-watt Bass Head

 

[JimmyM]

Have I ever mentioned to you that flipping the head is my very least favorite thing about my B -15?

 

[NoiseNinja]

what are the dimensions on the i pro?? i can’t really seem to find it.

https://shop.warwick.de/en/amplifie...ket-bass-amp-head-with-usb-interface-280-watt

• dimensions (L x W x H) 200 x 137 x 49 mm / 7 7/8" x 5 25/64" x 1 59/64"

 

[Selios]

My Warwick LWA500 checks all the boxes for affordability, small, lightweight and great-sounding, in my world.

It’s not the most vintage-looking amp, but it definitely has a very industrial look. It weighs about 3lbs and I paid less than $300 CDN for mine.

 

[Mushroo]

Quilter BB800 8.5”(218mm) x 7.5” (190mm) x 3” (76mm)

Plenty of power you can add a 2nd cab for big gigs.

 

[SLPimp]

TC BQ500. If you can find one, you get cheap 500 watts, 4 band eq, built in comp (sounds OK). If you're interested, DM me. I'm looking for something new.

 

[Bob_Ross]

TC BQ500. If you can find one, you get cheap 500 watts

Thread drift: Has anyone anywhere ever confirmed the conditions under which those 500 watts tc claims are achieved? Every published spec I've ever seen has been incredibly vague, with no explanation of whether that's RMS, Peak, Instantaneous Peak [sic], or some other arbitrary measurement...and they don't even mention whether that's into the minimum load, or what! Very suspect.

(That being said, I own a BQ500, it's a nice enough amp. I just have no idea how much power it's really putting out.)

 

[pingvuiini]

Quilter BB800 or BB802.

 

[logdrum]

Acoustic Image. - Acoustic Image - the SL is one channel and cheaper but because the old B15 had multiple channels. 7.2 or so inches deep

The iAmp micro not in production anymore
http://eaamps.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/micro-doubler-manual-hi-res.pdf

But the Traynor has that no frills vibe about it.

I can't catch up with all your projects and bass purchases. . I thought you were doing a slant cabinet

 

[Jeff Hughes]

I enjoy the TC BAM 200, but it will run out of headroom pretty quickly. I have used it into a 210 up against an acoustic guitar and drummer. It held its own.

It is a great simple and small amp though. The reddish faceplate is a bit ugly, but I get that TC does not want their amp to be invisible to the audience either.

It gets very hot. You could warm your coffee on it.

 

[coreyfyfe]

The iAmp micro not in production anymore
http://eaamps.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/micro-doubler-manual-hi-res.pdf

The iamp might be out but the doubler 2 is under 8” deep and a great sounding amp.

iAMP Doubler II - Euphonic Audio