Bass Amp Suggestions

[Byron92]

I'm looking forward to buy an Ampeg SVT 3 Pro bass head soon, and would like to know what you guys think would the most suitable cabinets for it.

[Dustin Teel]

Two Ampeg SVT-15E cabs stacked one on the other.

[Byron92]

Originally Posted by Dustin Teel

Two Ampeg SVT-15E cabs stacked one on the other.

Have you played through Ampeg amps before?

[skychief]

aghrrr... Wheres JimmyM when you need him?

[kb9wyz]

He's hiding from the thread. He knows too well to get involved with this kind of thing.

[main_sale]

Mine sits on top of a pair of Bag End 15's. They have tons of volume and punch with a healthy dose of tone!!!!

[shoot-r]

Originally Posted by Byron92

I'm looking forward to buy an Ampeg SVT 3 Pro bass head soon, and would like to know what you guys think would the most suitable cabinets for it.

Figure what your budget is, how big a cabinet you can transport...then with your SVT-3 in hand, hit your local music store, Guitar Center, ect.
Try em' all!
See if you like a sealed cab, or a ported cab, 10's, or 12's, or maybe 15's.
Let your ears decide...Not your eyes or the brand name.

[RickenBoogie]

+1 to shoot-r- there is no "best" pairing, only a million choices, all of which will be somewhat similar, and somewhat dis-similar. It's called personal preference. If you need loud, you want either one LARGE 4 ohm cab, (810, 215, 412) or a pair of decent sized 8 ohm cabs, (2x 212, 2x 410, 2x 115, etc) if you play in a quiet band, one medium sized 8 ohm cab will likely do, (ie: a 2x12). Go forth and play.

[Buster Brown]

Originally Posted by Byron92

I'm looking forward to buy an Ampeg SVT 3 Pro bass head soon, and would like to know what you guys think would the most suitable cabinets for it.

Well, when I owned my 3Pro (like 10 or so years ago) I used a 4X10HE cab with a 2X10HE on top.....sounded damn good!!


Good luck!!

[Byron92]

Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

+1 to shoot-r- there is no "best" pairing, only a million choices, all of which will be somewhat similar, and somewhat dis-similar. It's called personal preference. If you need loud, you want either one LARGE 4 ohm cab, (810, 215, 412) or a pair of decent sized 8 ohm cabs, (2x 212, 2x 410, 2x 115, etc) if you play in a quiet band, one medium sized 8 ohm cab will likely do, (ie: a 2x12). Go forth and play.

I guess I'm just gonna have to spend half the day trying to find my sound at Sam Ash x)

[soulman969]

Originally Posted by Byron92

I'm looking forward to buy an Ampeg SVT 3 Pro bass head soon, and would like to know what you guys think would the most suitable cabinets for it.

I used a Hartke 4.5xl with mine and liked it a lot. Punchy without too much top end. Bass was a Modulus 5 string.

I loved the head and I think it would sound great with many cabinets so it depends a lot on what you play and the sound you want. I don't like 15"'s so I always look for something punchier and 12"s seem to do that for me without sacrificing bottom.

That Hartke 4/10 cabinet was heavy and kind of awkward to transport. If I was using that same head now I'd marry it to a 2/12 cabinet. You're playing a great amp head so let your ears dictate what you want to play it through.

[Byron92]

Originally Posted by soulman969

I used a Hartke 4.5xl with mine and liked it a lot. Punchy without too much top end. Bass was a Modulus 5 string.

I loved the head and I think it would sound great with many cabinets so it depends a lot on what you play and the sound you want. I don't like 15"'s so I always look for something punchier and 12"s seem to do that for me without sacrificing bottom.

That Hartke 4/10 cabinet was heavy and kind of awkward to transport. If I was using that same head now I'd marry it to a 2/12 cabinet. You're playing a great amp head so let your ears dictate what you want to play it through.

Thanks for the info! The tone that I'm looking for has to have a growly, rumbling low end while providing me some really clear, clean, highs with much clarity, while mids being punchy enough to compliment the highs. I can't really pinpoint the exact type/style of music I will be playing (considering I play to what I feel like at the moment) It would be a lie to tell you all I want to play is Metallica, Sepultura, Slayer, Megadeth... I find myself playing tasty basslines from Interpol, Tool, Mudvayne, and much more! But anyways back to my journey on finding/creating my tone, is it even possible to create this ?!?

[scraig]

NEOs cabs are light and sound great too,