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11-13-2012, 12:35 PM
| | | | best 500w amp head ???
i bought a MIM fender deluxe active jazz bass and now,im looking for a good bass amp around 500w and a 4x10 cab ... let me know ur opinions ... i was looking on tc electronic bh500 and GKmb 500 still not decided
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11-13-2012, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by himluis1  i bought a MIM fender deluxe active jazz bass and now,im looking for a good bass amp around 500w and a 4x10 cab ... let me know ur opinions ... i was looking on tc electronic bh500 and GKmb 500 still not decided | You should put this in the Amp section.
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11-13-2012, 12:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lancaster, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by himluis1 i bought a MIM fender deluxe active jazz bass and now,im looking for a good bass amp around 500w and a 4x10 cab ... let me know ur opinions ... i was looking on tc electronic bh500 and GKmb 500 still not decided | I love my GK RB700-II 480 watts at 8 ohms. If I was getting another 410 I would get the GK Neo, but as you can see I like GK.
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11-13-2012, 12:39 PM
| | | | i forgot lol but also want some opinions on which amp works better with my type of bass
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11-13-2012, 12:44 PM
| | | | You have a Fender, it will be hard to find an amp that doesn't work with it |
11-13-2012, 12:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Orange County, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by himluis1 i forgot lol but also want some opinions on which amp works better with my type of bass | Time to be a Jack@$#. Go takeyour bass to GC and try out every head there. I did that with my 2002 and ended up getting an Ampeg Half stack for $400 on CL. (4x10 and a SVT350h head.) Works great wiht my American Deluxe P
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11-13-2012, 12:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Diego, California | | | ^^ Second this. Go try out every head you can, You never know what you will like the sound of.... and a Fender will work with everything, same with any bass.
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11-13-2012, 12:57 PM
| | | | this may sound stupid but do you have to have an exact amount of watts in order for your bass to sound at its best ??? im ok with 200 or 300 watts but do i need more than that to really enjoy the best of my bass ?
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11-13-2012, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by himluis1 this may sound stupid but do you have to have an exact amount of watts in order for your bass to sound at its best ??? im ok with 200 or 300 watts but do i need more than that to really enjoy the best of my bass ? | Not at all! I play shows with my Ampeg SVT350h with the Pad on! And only about half volume at shows/Practice and when at home I hardly have it on (live in an apartment on the second floor. Neighbors don't like the rumble :\ ) when at my house yet I still enjoy it! I just can't get my "sound" when its that low... But its okay because I practice once a week with my band so I get to jam and be loud then :3
350h obviously has 350 watts :P
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11-13-2012, 01:06 PM
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11-13-2012, 01:14 PM
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11-13-2012, 01:34 PM
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11-13-2012, 01:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH | | | Used Thunderfunk is the way to go! or that micro Markbass 12" combo, but it runs about $900 at GC. or those GK heads/ultralight combos... or the Ampeg portaflex stuff... or, well you get the picture.
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11-13-2012, 01:47 PM
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11-13-2012, 01:51 PM
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11-13-2012, 02:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | The Orange Terror Bass 500 is a 500w head that comes to mind. Good power/volume and offers pretty decent tone controls. It also (is advertised) operates at the full 500w at both 4 and 8 ohms. Orange makes some nice stuff, however I always find it kind of overpriced and a bit overrated compared to some other gear out there. |
11-13-2012, 02:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Metro Atlanta | | | Ampeg PF500. Solid piece of machinery. The matching cabs (Portaflex cabs) are alright as well, and match it quite well. |
11-13-2012, 03:00 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: White Plains | | | Whatever GK amp that fits your budget. Both the MB and RB series heads are great.
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11-13-2012, 03:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Metro Atlanta | | | If you're looking at hi-fi sounds check out the TC electronic. Its basically in my experience a better GK. I'm not a fan of that lifeless, digital voicing though. Check out the Ampeg and the Orange. Both will sound more organic and warm and go great with a classic(ish) Fender Jazz like you're saying. If you reeeeally want nice modern amp tones that still have some feel, check out Phil Jones. He makes the best modern tone stuff available as far as I can tell. Markbass might get you a bit of both though (warm and hi-fi). |
11-13-2012, 03:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio | | | I picked up the MB500 as a backup, occasional use head. Lately at prac, I've been pushing my Fender 610 Pro with it and love the tone. I'm going to gig it this weekend instead of using my rack unit. It pushes the 610 fine with lots left on the go knobs.
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