Amp for both bass and that six stringed thing.

[Buzzo]

I'm in the market for a new amp, but I'm gunna need one for both bass and guitar.
It's for doom/ambient/sludge/generally heavy slow music.
I've got a budget up to ~1,500.
I'd be playing it through a 2x15 and a 4x12.

Amps I've been looking at
Ampeg V4
Sunn model T
...And that's it really.

I'd love an Orange, but way too much money.

I was also looking in to getting a Peavey 5150, and a Sunn Beta Bass/some other bass amp and running them together, but I don't wanna screw up my 5150 by playing a bass through it.

[Pillgrimm13]

i always liked a fender bassman for guitar and bass both.

[Buzzo]

Originally Posted by Pillgrimm13

i always liked a fender bassman for guitar and bass both.

I hear a lot about that head for such a purpose, I'll have to check it out!

[MAMMOTHvolume]

Originally Posted by Buzzo

I'm in the market for a new amp, but I'm gunna need one for both bass and guitar.
It's for doom/ambient/sludge/generally heavy slow music.
I've got a budget up to ~1,500.
I'd be playing it through a 2x15 and a 4x12.

Amps I've been looking at
Ampeg V4
Sunn model T
...And that's it really.

I'd love an Orange, but way too much money.

I was also looking in to getting a Peavey 5150, and a Sunn Beta Bass/some other bass amp and running them together, but I don't wanna screw up my 5150 by playing a bass through it.

get a hiwatt / matamp / simm watts / sound city 200watter and doom it up.

[BassmanPaul]

Originally Posted by Buzzo

I don't wanna screw up my 5150 by playing a bass through it.

If you get a 5150 you won't "screw it up" by playing a bass through it. It's speakers that cause problems with a bass not the electronics.

[Buzzo]

Originally Posted by BassmanPaul

If you get a 5150 you won't "screw it up" by playing a bass through it. It's speakers that cause problems with a bass not the electronics.

Well that helps a bunch. I was worried about causing problems to my 5150. I've got bass cabs so I should be set if I do that.

Originally Posted by MAMMOTHvolume

get a hiwatt / matamp / simm watts / sound city 200watter and doom it up.

I'd love a matamp but those are sooo expensive!
I've never been able to actually hear a sound city in person....I'll look in to them though,

[sammyfallen]

Don't rule out Vintage Acoustic Control Corp. I recently got a 371 rig, but, I have been using the head with a marshall 1960 cab when I want to play on the guitfiddle. It makes a pretty good doom metal setup IMO.

[Sifl]

I played bass through a Peavey Valveking into an Ampeg 810 and it sounded great.

Right now I have a Sound City B150 and a Boss Power Stack pedal into either a Peavey or Marshall 412 cab. Also sounds great!

[NecroticImbecil]

Mesa D180 comes to mind. Run clean for bass is similar to Mesa 400 and + in tone, but not quite as much clean volume. Distorted with guitar, imagine 70's Black Sabbath, but pushing ~ 200 watts.

[WhiteNinja]

The Orange Thunderverb 200 comes into mind here. Sounds great for both guitar and bass. If you can get a Sunn Model T though, I'd go for that, even though it has less Watts. Thunderous amp, it just oozes Doom.

[Sartori]

I've got a Mesa D-180.

Due to the weird volume/master setup, you can get some amazing overdrive out of channel 2 (the bass channel). You can also get a pretty clean bass sound on that channel, albeit with somewhat limited headroom, depending on how many speakers you're running.

Channel 1 is the guitar channel, though it has this odd cascading gain feature (for maximum overdrive, turn both volume knobs all the way up, but keep the master knob between 1 and 9). Sounds great for stoner/doom type stuff.

[Buzzo]

Originally Posted by WhiteNinja

The Orange Thunderverb 200 comes into mind here. Sounds great for both guitar and bass. If you can get a Sunn Model T though, I'd go for that, even though it has less Watts. Thunderous amp, it just oozes Doom.

I'd love an Orange, I'd kill for an Orange. However they are just too expensive right now.
A Sunn model T is whats on my radar, booming, louder than all hell, and surprisingly affordable.

[jasper383]

Originally Posted by BassmanPaul

If you get a 5150 you won't "screw it up" by playing a bass through it. It's speakers that cause problems with a bass not the electronics.

+1

That 5150 might sound fantastic through bass cabinets. You never know. It's worth a try.

[Marton]

Traynor and Musicman heads would be a great choice too.

[AshdownMad]

Strange.... Was talkin bout this recently with a bassist/sixer n they seemed 2 think mesa boogie bass heads r where it's at for both....... But that was sum random heroes opinion

[Televator]

My recommendation: "red-knob" Fender Dual Showman. I have one that I've used for guitar and bass, and it is great for both. It is (conservatively) 100 watts, all tube (4 x 6L6's), 2 channels, reverb on some models (SR) and made in the USA. It is easily the loudest guitar amp I've ever used, and you can usually get a good deal on them.

[Clammy]

Vintage Marshall Super Bass (pre-JCM 800) amps fit that bill perfectly. Good used ones can be found in your price range. Usually later PCB amps, or earlier modded amps. Definitely player amps vs. collector pieces.

Cheers!

[JGR]

Get a used Axe Fx Standard and a power amp.

[Alex1984]

Traynor YBA-3, Fender Dual Bassman/Showman, Ampeg V4/V9/SVT, Mesa D-180/400/Recto, Orange, Sunn.

Volume may be a concern, but I'd say most heads through a bass cab should sound decent as long as the OD doesn't cut too much low end, I remember seeing a youtube video of a bassist who runs a Recto in combination with an SM-900.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by AshdownMad

Strange.... Was talkin bout this recently with a bassist/sixer n they seemed 2 think mesa boogie bass heads r where it's at for both....... But that was sum random heroes opinion

They may have been referring to the D-180. It IS meant for both. Channel 1 is for guitar, channel 2 is for bass.