Bass Forum

[Bucky Goldstein]

I'm going from my Line6 X3 straight into the house or into a roland 160 for practice, but I can see a need for a  standalone bass amp

What are you guys using?

[Pine Apple Slim]

I use an old SWR WM 12. But I don't have the need for a lot of power. Just playing alt countryish stuff, lots of times with no drummer.
Have an old 50w Bassman head in the shop, gonna try it for both bass and guitar.

My upright goes into a Baggs PARA DI straight to the board.

[sunburstbasser]

T.C. Electronics RH450.  Powerful enough that I can use it with my cab as a bass amp, but small enough that I can carry it alone and go straight into the board if I so desire.  I also really like the sound of it.

[zeddog666]

Im currently using a Warwick Hellborg system, Preamp-hellborg stereo amp with hellborg club and low cabs. I cannot descibe how good this rig is as it is beyond description. I have been playing bass for 20 years and i have not had anything sound this good.

[Reverse Entropy]

I got tired of carrying around large things, so I broke it into smaller pieces. Although the new TINY high power bass heads have me totally beat for convenience.

4U SKB rack case - BBE BMax Preamp, dbx 166 compressor, Crown PLX1602. Two Avatar SB112 cabinets. It's rare to need both cabs for any gigs I play these days.

For tiny acoustic gigs I take a little 15w Trace Elliot guitar amp with an Eminence speaker in it, it's perfect to play with flattop guitars and fiddle. I kind of enjoy messing with the people who think I should buy an upright bass.

[schmizz]

I am using a Roland CUBE-120XL.  Great output and sound, plus an incredible array of on board effects.  It also has XLR output.  There is also a 60W vwersion.

[chunky-b]

I switch between on old Fender Rumble 60 (hooked into FOH) or some such antique that is the house amp or use my Peavey Tour TNT 115 for anything bigger or louder, outdoors, or when I feel like lugging it out... 

[lz4005]

For the last couple of years I've been using a tiny 200W class D Gallien Kreuger amp into a variety of cabs for different gigs. And when I say tiny I mean:

(not my pic)

[perrydabassman]

Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 into two Phil Jones Bass B4 pirannha cabinets, the micro-rig of doom!

[Reverse Entropy]

Wow, Perry - that IS a sweet little rig. I've been lusting after the Genz Benz gear for a while. I had been thinking of using their cabinets, though.

[perrydabassman]

I used to run with two 212XT's but found the PJB's had just as much thump, and were less of a bitch to carry.

[Perfessor]

I really like my Carvin amp. You can't beat the tone or the price for something made in the USA!

[isaac42]

At last night's gig, I used a Sunn Model T from the mid to late 70's, into two Sunn Concert PA cabinets from themid to late 60's. The cabinets are loaded with JBL D130 drivers. They also have horns, but I've disconnected those as well as the crossovers and am running the D130's full range.

At Friday's gig, I played through a Sunn Sentura II (60's guitar head) into a Sunn 410H cabinet (90's bass cabinet).

[rishabhsachan]

hey friends

wright now i m using

JL 300/4 active to Hertz HSK165 JL 300/2 rear fill to JL 6.5's JL 250/1 to JL 10w3v3
All slash amps

[ThudMaker]

I'm using Yamaha, Pioneer and Aiwa in various locations!

[Mr.Grumpy]

For stage use, an Ampeg PF-500 with a GK 4x10 cab. 

For practice at home, an Acoustic B 20. 

[FLSTC]

4  X  Fender BXR300C bass combo amps , .....all modified for deeper, lower sound.

For me ,these are the best solid state bass amplifiers Fender has ever build .

[Perfessor]

Carvin 500 w bass head....like it a lot through 410 GK speakers.

[frunobulax]

and old GK400b and an iAmp500.  depends on what i feel like taking out.

[bassandgolf]

My equipment is listed below - I couldn't be happier.