Hey guys. So I haven't been on here in a long while. Mostly lurking, however I would love some advice please. Bear with me as I explain this so that I can get great feedback.
I have been playing bass for 5 years. My first amp was eh, an Ampeg 1x18 combo. I sold that to buy my first half stack, a Warwick Quad Pro IV *450W at 4OHM* with a Warwick 6x10 *900W at 6OHM*. At the time I didn't know too much about OHM's and wattages, so I didn't get my full sound, however I loved that head. It gave an amazing growl that just gave me chills.
Now I was moving back home, because the lease on my house was up and I was trying to attend school once again, so not having to pay rent was something I was looking forward too. Something I was not looking forward to was giving up my halfstack, due to lack of room. I traded in my 1,500$ rig for 500$ *ripped off, but I could not sell it otherwise* and bought a Phil Jones Suitcase. I'm happy with the little thing, it works for practices whether with a band or alone, but I miss my tube sound.
My ultimate most favorite head, way more than an SVT-Classic, above that of an EDEN head, is the Pre-Fender
SWR SM-900. This is the head I would loved to have owned, but due to the price of it and because I can only get it used, it was always out of my price range. Then today, some luck came my way, and a fully functioning 100% warrantied SM-900 Pre-Fender has come into my clutches for not the average price of 900-1,500$ used, but 300$ used. I jumped on it so fast that my computer didn't have enough time to register my card information.
Now that I have this head, I would love some suggestions on cabinets to play this through. And would love some suggestions on how I should play this through, mono, stereo, bridged, bi-amped. I'm not very educated on this, I just know when I played this amp at my local SamAsh *selling it for 1,000$* I fell in love. My price range is below 700$.
My bass guitar is
Ibanez *Soundgear* SR-900 Neck through body with Bartolini MK-1 soap bar pick ups. 3 band EQ. My pride and pick over 200 other bass guitars in the 1,000$ price range.
I have a power conditioner, and a rack mounted tuner.
I've read the issues with the head over heating, so I was going to take a loot at my 8 rack SKB case and see if installing a 180m computer fan, plus some vent slits on the side where it'd be sitting would help keep it from overheating. I choose a huge case to have one rack space open between the amp and conditioner/tuner to allow plenty of air.
Thanks a lot guys!!!!
