Versatile studio bass amp

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I was in a recording studio all day last Sunday in Emeryville, CA.
To lay down tracks I took line outs from the low-z DI's from my GenzBenz NeoPak 3.5 Amp and Grace Designs Felix Preamp. Twice the beefy tones....
 
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My new (to me) recording amp is what I like to call my "poor man's B-15." It consists of an Ampeg PF20T 20 watt tube head and a Carvin 115 MBE sealed 15" speaker cabinet. Both were purchased used, for a total cost right around your budget of $500. As a bonus, the Ampeg head can safely be used without a cabinet, so it can also double as a DI.
 
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SteveCS said:
It's amazing how much you can get with close miking. Try two...One at a few inches off axis and another a couple of feet or so away on axis... You might even put one on the port, if there is one... Somewhere between them you should find what you are looking for...
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I will have a go at that - thank you! :)

Ampslut said:
In your situation you may want a combo like the Ampeg BA-115v2. It has basically the same preamp as the SCR-DI plus 100 watts with a 115.
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I checked out the DI on the internet and I really like what it does. Looks like I'm into that AMpeg sound!

BogeyBass said:
Fender Music Master Bass Amp
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If I can find one... Silverface Fender is always a yes.

nbsipics said:
Ampeg PF50t? ( or 20? )
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Mushroo said:
As a bonus, the Ampeg head can safely be used without a cabinet, so it can also double as a DI.
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I love that PF-20T. I'm a guitar player and I absolutely love tubes. Is it practical? Not at all. Does it sound good? YES. Does it feel good? Yes to that too.

ETA: I don't necessarily want or need tubes in the power stage. I'd be good with one tube in the preamp. Power tubes don't color the sound much anyway, unless you crank them which I can't.

ELG60 said:
I might also consider a GK Plex pre-amp as an additional alternative.
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Very cool! Thanks!
 
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actually Ampeg B25 use to be a cheap easy route. little pain in the ### to find certain tubes, quick recap and bias fresh up. just basic clean up and a 1x15 cab works good for studio stuff. also Pignose 100v use to be a easy cheap buy. little different now. B15 on steriods. high voltage tube frier lol
same thing basic clean up and robust output tubes was a nice freaking lead sled recording amp. B18 use to be cheap too good luck.

if you want clean tone so so so many basic old solid state fender amps with balanced out to go straight to board. some have basic compression which is useful for studio work. god forbid if i mention software lol unfortunately it works well and IK multimedia has alot of software emulation for bass. going straight to board is simple. with slight limit and compression on a basic dry track. you can change the bass tone to anything later on with software. from screamer drive to classic thump all in few clickity doo's.
 
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BogeyBass said:
if you want clean tone
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I'm not really sure if that's what I'm looking for. Then again, maybe it's like with guitar where these days it's a lot more practical and flexible to get any sort of overdrive from a pedal.

I may have a weird and wicked solution - I could find a nice bass cabinet and just use it as external (not extension) cabinet for my guitar amp. That way I can use pedals for overdriven sounds. I would split the signal with my Radial PZ-DI and run the DI to my interface. I'd run the THRU to my guitar amp with bass speaker (muting the internal speaker thus not damaging it) and put a mic on it, and run that to the interface as well.
 
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