Need new amp for Warwick Thumb?!

[Tomass]

Hey, been a while since I've last posted in here. Anyway things have changed in the last year, I now have to compete with two Hughes and Kettner rigs, both 412 and the whole wall of sludge thing means I really just cant hear my self clearly in the rehearsal room and having a bit of trouble live too. At the moment my rig consists of this:
-Ampeg SVT IIP preamp
-QSC 1104 PLX2 Power amp
-Hartke VX410

My two basses are:
-Warwick Thumb BO 5(standard MEC electronics, DR Hi-Beams)
-Cort B4FL (standard Bartolini electronics, DR Hi-Beams)

The main problem is that I have to different sounds completely, the Cort which has bright sounding woods and dark sounding electronics. The Thumb with darker sounding wood and terrible electronics. I was considering selling off the QSC poweramp and buying a hybrid head, interested in mainly in Eden, Gallien Krueger, Aguilar, Ashdown. I will keep the preamp as its hard to come by, and for the fact that it does sound good, just maybe using it as a seperate channel to compliment another head.Open to other suggestions too within Australia. Also I really feel that I need to get a way better cabinet too, it might also be really just the Hartke that is letting the whole rig down completely. Im considering a Bergantino NV610 to go with this rig, or possibly a 212 and 410 option as well.

Any thoughts, suggestions or ideas would be appreciated

Cheers

[RickenBoogie]

Seems to me you just need more and better speakers.

[lowendfriend]

Go with GK412.....you'll melt their faces.

Another option is Mesa Powerhouse 412

[Mo'Phat]

One of my favorite Thumb tones is Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne...who (I think) still just plays SVT's through 8x10's.

You should be able to cop that sound with the pre/power amp you have (maybe add a Tech 21 VT Bass pedal) and go with a Bergantino NV series cabinet. The 412 or 610 should do you very nicely.

If you haven't checked out Mudvayne's LD 50 album, it's eye-opening as to how a Thumb can sound in heavy music.