How many bass amps (or heads) do you own?

[bikeplate]

Hi

Changes all the time. Presently I have a Mesa 400+, Mesa Walkabout, and an Aguilar AG dual channel SS head

Rob

[NorCal Dog]

i run a GK MB2-500 into a modded Fender Rumble 25 as a practice amp

i've had a Genz 9.0 that i've used with different pedals to get that clean / overdriven tone, has worked well thru the years

just added a Fender Super Bassman 300 & think i've finally found my personal Holy Grail

still waiting on a custom cab to show up on my doorstep, a BigE 4x8, it should be more than enough cab for the gigs we do

[SunnModelT]

MY main gigging amp is a SVT3Pro over a SVT410HLF. My backup amps are little more interesting:

'73 Sunn Model T
'74 Sunn Model T
'65 Showman with A K140JBL
'67 Dual Showman with 2 D140JBL's

Along with many different cabinet combinations ( all with JBL's of some kind)

[Wookieonbass]

Currently I have brought my Peavey megabass out of retirement to use with a Peavey 1820 cab. I use an Ampeg PF500 as backup. At home my practice/ alternate rig is an Eden WT330 and a pair of GK 115MBX cabs or Avatar B410 Neo cab. In the shadows is a Peavey TKO 65, a Nemesis NC210 combo, a dead Peavey Minx and a Gorilla 35 watt combo.

[redhed]

1964 Ampeg B15N, Ampeg SVT Classic with 2 810e cabinets, Ampeg V4BH with a Traynor 412 cab, Ampeg 450 head and a Ampeg B108 practise amp. I love AMPEG!

[RC52]

Ampeg PF500
Pignose B100VH 100 watt all tube
Acoustic 370
'87 GK800RB
Ampeg B100R

[lofreq64]

'73 SVT, '71 V4B, just bought but haven't received yet a '75 Fender Super Twin in a head case, Mesa Walkabout Scout 12 (often pull the head out and use it w/o cab), Berg NV215, Ampeg 410HLN, Ampeg SVT15E. Most recently been gigging and digging the V4B/410HLN setup

[Marial]

Currently I have:

Ampeg SVT 4 Pro
Ampeg BA300 combo
Ashdown ABM 500 210T combo
Fender RAD practice combo

[valipe]

Mesa Boogie 400+
Mesa Boogie Big Block 750
Gallien-Krueger Fusion 550
TC Electronic RH 450
Gallien-Krueger MB150E combo
They covers all my needs

[bigchiefbc]

How's this for an interesting answer:

Technically, none. My main amp is a Bugera 1960, which is actually a guitar amp (clone of Marshall 1959 Super Lead). But it just sounds so phenomenal with bass that I sold off my Genz Benz. My practice amp is also my main guitar amp (Marshall JTM). It doesn't have as much low-end, but it sounds similar enough to my main amp that it's great for practice and dialing in my effects at home before bringing them to rehearsal.

[C.Linton]

Only two at the moment, two relatively low powered combos, mostly because I'm not in a band, nor do I have any prospects to be in one anytime soon. I haven't the room or money to keep a more suitable gigging setup.
They are an Ampeg BA115, and a Kustom150. The Kustom is more of a collector's item at this point to me, it's not really useful as it's not very loud, plus it sounds like crap (I think the speaker might be blown), it wouldn't even serve well as a practice amp.

[cyclopsbookworm]

Not sure where I fall as I'm on my first head still.
I run a GK 1001 RB through either one or two Musicman Audiophile HD210 cabs.

I tried to find what made me sound the best at 12:00 on the head, then I dink with the settings depending on what I play. The combo I have seems to do that the best..gives me the smoothest mids I've found so far. Then between the head and the preamp on my Spector, I seem to be able to work well within my own play and achieve various effects, even though I own no pedals or tube pre's or anything beyond the above mentioned.

That seems to work for me ATM as I don't gig yet. I would like some pedals (compressor mostly) to play around more, but I'm happy with what I have, being a first-year beginner. I'll probably go for an Aguilar head if/when I GAS for another one. Maybe a used Eden. Mostly to have more flex and for a backup if I do gig down the road.

[Buster Brown]

Heritage SVT CL
4PRO
Acoustic 370
MarkBass CMD 121p

[Turock]

Originally Posted by cyclopsbookworm

Not sure where I fall as I'm on my first head still.
I run a GK 1001 RB through either one or two Musicman Audiophile HD210 cabs.

I tried to find what made me sound the best at 12:00 on the head, then I dink with the settings depending on what I play. The combo I have seems to do that the best..gives me the smoothest mids I've found so far. Then between the head and the preamp on my Spector, I seem to be able to work well within my own play and achieve various effects, even though I own no pedals or tube pre's or anything beyond the above mentioned.

That seems to work for me ATM as I don't gig yet. I would like some pedals (compressor mostly) to play around more, but I'm happy with what I have, being a first-year beginner. I'll probably go for an Aguilar head if/when I GAS for another one. Maybe a used Eden. Mostly to have more flex and for a backup if I do gig down the road.

Gigging or not, that's a nice professional level rig.

[66Atlas]

My '73 SVt w/ original 810 is pretty much my amp of choice, but I rarely decide to put my back through the pain of gigging with it (especially the fridge).

SVT3-Pro that I'll drag out for smaller gigs.

2 mid-60s B18N's that I use for practice/studio stuff.

'73 Fender bassman, occasional studio stuff but primarily I use it as a guitar amp for writing/goofing off.

Fargen Ampeg clone that collects dust.

Depending on the size of the gig I'll either take out one of my GK RBH cabinets, or my Sonic 18" & 210 cabs.

Its nice to have options anyway

[two fingers]

3 or 4 depending on how you count it.
Mesa Walkabout
GB Shuttle 6.0
Ampeg V4 (really a guitar head but there's very little difference and I'm getting one channel "V4Bed".)
Old Fender PA 100 - really an old PA head but all tube and sounds like BUTTAH with a Pbass

Tons of cabs. I'm tripping over the things (literally). I have one in my living room with the PA 100 that my kid uses to sing along with movies! (Still sounds like BUTTAH!)

[Laurent]

2

Big and heavy: SVT-CL
Small and light: Markbass F500

[cyclopsbookworm]

Originally Posted by Turock

Gigging or not, that's a nice professional level rig.

Thanks Turock. I pretty much stumbled onto it while trading an old guitar of mine. While I miss my old Hagstrom Swede, I couldn't be happier with this setup. Love it so much I bought the second 210 for it just this last week. Not too shabby, considering I haven't even broken a grand on the rig!

[Johnny Crab]

I have 2 power amps, QSC 2402's.
I have a lot of amp models(Line 6 Bass PODXTLive modified and Behringer Bass V-Amp Pro).
The Line 6 models I use the most are amps I've used over the past 40 years(they come close): SVT, Acoustic 360(370), Fender Bassman. Those with various EQ's and effects in the modellers are all that is needed.

Hint for Line 6 users: the factory settings for SVT were lame(IMO). Once I started setting the "amp" model the same way I set my SVT for over a decade, things got 110% better!

[Yango]

I've got 3 amp heads:

Mesa Boogie Walkabout- It's my main gigging amp. Love it. (Scout 12" combo)

Gallien Krueger MB Fusion- I use this for rehearsing (it fits in my gig bag, but I wouldn't hesitate to use it on a gig. It's amazing.)

SWR 220 Studio- This one is over at a friend's house... his son has been using it for the last 6 or 7 years. I'd use it if I were desperate.