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10-13-2011, 07:20 PM
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For bass amps, w/c is better, the solidstate or tube? | 
10-13-2011, 07:21 PM
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10-13-2011, 07:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Zealand | | | At last something easy! Tubes win by a long shot. Next question please.
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10-13-2011, 07:25 PM
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10-13-2011, 07:29 PM
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10-13-2011, 08:01 PM
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10-13-2011, 08:12 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seweracuse, NY | | Tube and Solid State Amp repair Questions... Tube and solid state solid state vs tube Solid State or Tube or Good Amp Tech? tube or solid state? Which blows up more speakers TUBE or SOLID STATE? Solid State Vs Hybrid Vs Tube Solid State vs Tube Watts: Need Help solid state or tube Primary Amp: Tube? Solid State? Or Hybrid? x solid state watts vs x power tube watts Tube and solid state volumes Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts, Conversion? Solid State, Tube, Mosfet, Digital ... Help please ! Tube Watts to Solid State Watts solid state or tube? solid state/tube....why? Tube Vs Solid State? Cab Power Handling (solid state vs. tube power) trying to fix a solid state vs. tube Help me decide on an amp and cab, Tube, Solid State Do tube amps push more air than solid state amps? Solid State to Tube Ratio? Tube amp or solid state? Are solid state amps inherently superior to tube amps for bass? Volume difference between tube and solid state amps. Tube, Solid State, Pre, etc Tube Power amp VS. Solid State power amp Choosing A New Bass Amp, tube, solid state, or hybrid? Confused about tube/solid state hybrids Tube vs. Solid State Whats the ratio of tube watts to solid state watts. tube watts and solid state watts Solid State Amps are Superior in Every Way to Tube Amps Solid State or tube Tube or Solid State? Tube to solid state transition=really rough. tube vs. solid state...sound clips? Tube Watts Versus Solid-State Watts in a "battle royale" Tube vs solid state Looking to change up my tone: Tube vs. Solid State is working on solid state amps as dangerous as tube amps?
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10-13-2011, 08:15 PM
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10-13-2011, 08:15 PM
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10-13-2011, 08:48 PM
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Thanks BurningSkies this has been done to death!
Trolling 
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10-13-2011, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by B-string Trolling  | That was my first reaction too. But then I noticed that the OP is new to TB (signed up Oct 2011), so maybe he just doesn't know what he asked (or perhaps he has been living in a cave for the past four decades). No prob.
And in case he hasn't heard, the Beatles broke up!
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10-13-2011, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SactoBass That was my first reaction too. But then I noticed that the OP is new to TB (signed up Oct 2011), so maybe he just doesn't know what he asked (or perhaps he has been living in a cave for the past four decades). No prob.
And in case he hasn't heard, the Beatles broke up! | NICE! 
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10-14-2011, 12:12 AM
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10-14-2011, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Tim1 At last something easy! Tubes win by a long shot. Next question please. | This. | 
10-14-2011, 01:05 AM
| | | | Want tube tone and compression and don't mind the weight? Get tube. Want headroom, accurate reproduction of signal and light weight? Get solid state.
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10-14-2011, 04:13 AM
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10-14-2011, 05:35 AM
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10-14-2011, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by THE HIPPIE For bass amps, w/c is better, the solidstate or tube? | I prefer solid state amps.
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10-14-2011, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by cnltb I prefer solid state amps. | Is it because of the tone? | 
10-14-2011, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by THE HIPPIE Is it because of the tone? | It's because of the carrots, actually.
I prefer all-oak amp housings with truetone spradgets on the input flanges, but nowadays you just can't get the wood you know.
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