eSGEe
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Future of Bass amplification?
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Goldmember
Ambassador of Golden Yoo-Hoos
Thanks for the link. I have a Fender TV Ten 150 Hybrid bass amp: one 12AX7 tube preamp into a class D power amp. I though it was the future of bass amps, but then it was discontinued after a year or two on the market. I still have it, and dig it.
Goldmember
Ambassador of Golden Yoo-Hoos
Plenty of flat, shmooth, shexshy, and lacquered surface to nestle my ashtray and pancake plate. The tone stack is ol' school Fender, so it's not intuitive at all, but once dialed in, it's orgasmic. Honest. (Stock photo to follow*)
*Goldmember only wears Vans. Chuck Taylor shoes by Converse are strictly prohibited. Stock photo is only a representation of the amp, and any human schmuck subject resemblance to Goldmember is purely coincidental.
*Goldmember only wears Vans. Chuck Taylor shoes by Converse are strictly prohibited. Stock photo is only a representation of the amp, and any human schmuck subject resemblance to Goldmember is purely coincidental.
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Col Mustard
Ambassador of Perseverance
I swear by my Roland CB-60XT. I too used to carry heavy boxes, regarding
this as simply part of the job. ...for a bassist. But no more. The Roland keeps it simple, even though it's a modeling amp with many features I'll never use.
Because the Roland has an XLR out, I don't need a D.I. box, and because the Roland has
enough effects for me as a bass player, I don't need a paddle board in the loop. I have
selected a couple of tone models I like and saved them as presets, and use the bare minimum of the f/x included on the amp. It's so light that I can walk in with my bass in one hand
and my amp in the other. Gotta love that.
Roland makes more powerful amps in the Cube Bass series of course. The 60 does what I need for the style I play and the venues I play, and when we get outside or onto a larger
stage, I just plug it into the P.A. with an XLR line and let the sound man mix it. This works great for me.
That's why less is more in some venues. I don't need huge power or huge cabinets onstage
if we've got good sound (we don't always). It's better to let a sound crew who knows the venue do their job, and control all the levels for the best sound for the audience. I don't need more than the 60 because I don't have to stand next to an insane drummer, and my little amp
is often just a stage monitor or a security blanket for me. I've had some sound guys request that I turn it around and face it toward myself, rather than the audience. Then they can mix
my tone in better with my podner's.
Sixty watts and a ten inch speaker sounds pretty wimpy compared to what some bands carry about. But my little powerhouse covers a lot more ground than you might think, because it's got a pair of ports in the bottom of the front face. Those really do make a difference.
this as simply part of the job. ...for a bassist. But no more. The Roland keeps it simple, even though it's a modeling amp with many features I'll never use.
Because the Roland has an XLR out, I don't need a D.I. box, and because the Roland has
enough effects for me as a bass player, I don't need a paddle board in the loop. I have
selected a couple of tone models I like and saved them as presets, and use the bare minimum of the f/x included on the amp. It's so light that I can walk in with my bass in one hand
and my amp in the other. Gotta love that.
Roland makes more powerful amps in the Cube Bass series of course. The 60 does what I need for the style I play and the venues I play, and when we get outside or onto a larger
stage, I just plug it into the P.A. with an XLR line and let the sound man mix it. This works great for me.
That's why less is more in some venues. I don't need huge power or huge cabinets onstage
if we've got good sound (we don't always). It's better to let a sound crew who knows the venue do their job, and control all the levels for the best sound for the audience. I don't need more than the 60 because I don't have to stand next to an insane drummer, and my little amp
is often just a stage monitor or a security blanket for me. I've had some sound guys request that I turn it around and face it toward myself, rather than the audience. Then they can mix
my tone in better with my podner's.
Sixty watts and a ten inch speaker sounds pretty wimpy compared to what some bands carry about. But my little powerhouse covers a lot more ground than you might think, because it's got a pair of ports in the bottom of the front face. Those really do make a difference.
Hmmm.....technology keeps getting better and better I suppose. I found the Peavey TNT-130 the absolute minimum I could get away with in a live performance environment with a drum kit pounding away next to me....and that was in a BLUES band, not even a rock band. Some shows, I was pushing this Peavey so hard the "clipping" light looked like a turn signal...
I tried the smaller amps, and I actually liked their compactness, but they just didn't have the clarity needed for a noisy club, let along an outdoor venue. For outdoor work, we used this 400watt SWR setup, and it was surprisingly lightweight in its individual pieces!!!!
I do think the smaller "cubes" with dedicated line outs, are ideal for recording and I plan on adding one for just that purpose.
I quit the blues scene. The pay was really good, but I don't need the money. I want to play what I love, instead of just spending the rest of my life filling in for bass/guitar player until he gets out of rehab or jail.
Though there are many great bassists, I've only ever held one in esteem....
I can't even imagine the specs on that monster!!!
Everything goes back...I find myself going back to the things I used in the 1980's. Destroyers, Stacks....Sometimes, I wish I'd never left...
I tried the smaller amps, and I actually liked their compactness, but they just didn't have the clarity needed for a noisy club, let along an outdoor venue. For outdoor work, we used this 400watt SWR setup, and it was surprisingly lightweight in its individual pieces!!!!
I do think the smaller "cubes" with dedicated line outs, are ideal for recording and I plan on adding one for just that purpose.
I quit the blues scene. The pay was really good, but I don't need the money. I want to play what I love, instead of just spending the rest of my life filling in for bass/guitar player until he gets out of rehab or jail.
Though there are many great bassists, I've only ever held one in esteem....
I can't even imagine the specs on that monster!!!
Everything goes back...I find myself going back to the things I used in the 1980's. Destroyers, Stacks....Sometimes, I wish I'd never left...
Mr Grumpy
Ambassador of Comings and Goings
What absolute utter nonsense.
All you need is an old Ampeg B-15.
Large venue outdoors at stage volume without miking...oh yeah, I would use one....
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
My Little Mass Head
My Little Cab
And my Big one is similar to this
My Little Cab
And my Big one is similar to this
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
What I like other than the sound is amp is light as feather, and cabs have good wheels for easy transport.