New amp suggestions?

madmartyr17 · #1 10-18-2011, 09:26 PM

I'm looking to upgrade my rig. I play an Alvarez 5 string fretless in a tech-death band, and I'm in need of a head and cab capable of keepingup with my guitarists (Framus Cobra and Bugera 333XL) I like to keep the low end strong in my tone, with few mids, so I'd prefer an amp which works well with that tone. Any suggestion is welcome. Graci

scottfeldstein · #2 10-18-2011, 10:00 PM

Let's see. Two big guitar amps. Loud music style. Scooped-out mid EQ preference. It all adds up to:

One big mother of a rig.

Buy whatever head you like the sound of and can afford. It's up to you. I think you'd be looking at over 500w @ 4 ohms, though. Solid state, that is. But the real issue is cabinetry. I'm thinking you might want a quality 4 ohm 8x10 cab or two 8 ohm 4x10 cabs.

On the other hand, if these guys don't play as loud as all that, maybe you could get by with a 4x12 or even a 4x10 or a 2x15. Only you know the answer to that.

**B-string** · #3 10-18-2011, 10:04 PM

Bass preamp....Peavey IPR 3000.......2 Acme 410's.

scottfeldstein · #4 10-18-2011, 10:07 PM

Yeah, that'd do it

soulman969 · #5 10-18-2011, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by madmartyr17

I'm looking to upgrade my rig. I play an Alvarez 5 string fretless in a tech-death band, and I'm in need of a head and cab capable of keepingup with my guitarists (Framus Cobra and Bugera 333XL) I like to keep the low end strong in my tone, with few mids, so I'd prefer an amp which works well with that tone. Any suggestion is welcome. Graci

You don't indicate a budget or buget limitations for this upgrade so specific product is harder to suggest but what you're being told is true. You'll need a lot of power and a 4 ohm speaker cabinet (or two 8 ohm) to get high sound levels. What $$$ are you thinking of spending?

madmartyr17 · #6 10-30-2011, 10:56 AM

Honestly, price isn't that big a concern to me. I just need info on the set up. The odd thing is though, I'm playing through a 1x10 90W combo right now and I ring thru fine... because my guitarists are all mids! So I could probably go with the 4x10-12. Thanks guys, I appreciated this.

scottfeldstein · #7 10-30-2011, 11:20 AM

Hm. If volume isn't a big issue, try a 4x10 or a 2x15 if you can find one. You'll still probably want 500w (@ 4 ohms) to drive it. Possibly less if its a tube amp. (I might buy tube if I could afford it and if I didn't mind lugging it.)

If you don't get an all -tube head (and possibly even if you do), you might want to look into some kind of overdrive or outright distortion effect pedals. When the guitars drop out and you get to hit a few notes all by your lonesome, you don't want them to sound like rubber bands. You'll want at least a hot, electrified sizzle. Possibly even a fuzzed-out or distorted sound.

If all that makes sense, welcome to the wonderful world of effect pedals. There's a lot of overdrive/fuzz/distortion ones to choose from. Read up here on TB and spend some time searching for models on youtube. There's a lot of demos up there.

RickenBoogie · #8 10-30-2011, 01:27 PM

Perfect set up for you, imo, would be a Mesa M6 Carbine paired with 2 8 ohm 2x12 cabs, like Powerhouse 212's, or Aguilar DB212's. Or the M9 Carbine for extra headroom, graphic eq, and compression. No worries with a rig like that, but the thing the above posters are trying to relay- if you want deep lows, you'll need LOTS of POWER, and enough spkr to project that power.