Soloing with an Ampeg????

netmics · #1 10-12-2010, 10:53 AM

Hi all,

I was wondering if I can do a bass solo with the ampeg sound. I saw Marcus Miller with an EBS and Victor Wooten with a Hartke, but I've never seen somebody like them soloing with an ampeg. Thanks for your opinions!!!!

mazdah · #2 10-12-2010, 10:59 AM

Apparently you havent heard a lot...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjm_qcezWIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PXke7vF2Uc (from 3:00)

hasbeen · #3 10-12-2010, 11:04 AM

Wooten used to be an Ampeg player.

Also, the first time I saw Marcus live was in 1985....Bottom Line in New York City. He was playing through an SVT "Fridge". It sounded amazing.

netmics · #4 10-12-2010, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mazdah

Apparently you havent heard a lot...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjm_qcezWIw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PXke7vF2Uc (from 3:00)

Thanks mazdah, but I wanted to see more technique applied, like slap and pop, multiple plucks and so on.....

mazdah · #5 10-12-2010, 11:21 AM

Well, Les Claypool used SVT-3pro years ago, hard to tell what albums/live shows were with 3pro, but there's a lot of technique applied in his playing :]

Mayers · #6 10-12-2010, 11:22 AM

You should look at Ampeg artist endorser.

http://www.ampeg.com/artists/

There is some soloist like Steve Bailey and Dave LaRue.

JimmyM · #7 10-12-2010, 11:33 AM

you can do anything on any amp.

kesslari · #8 10-12-2010, 11:34 AM

Nope. You can't solo on an amp until it has had "solo mods" done by a trained professional.
There are people here willing to do that for you. Send them several hundred dollars. You don't even have to send them your amp! They'll do it psychically.
But no soloing until you pay.

hasbeen · #9 10-12-2010, 11:43 AM

here you go...on top of my comment above:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR6t47pV8Qc

tdub0199 · #10 10-12-2010, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

you can do anything on any amp.

+1000

netmics · #11 10-12-2010, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

you can do anything on any amp.

Thanks JimmyM, that's right, but I think the sound is different, on ampeg products the sound is very moody because the lack of brightness, as far as I heard. This is why I think Ampeg is limited to classic rock and classic jazz.

hasbeen · #12 10-12-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by netmics

Thanks JimmyM, that's right, but I think the sound is different, on ampeg products the sound is very moody because the lack of brightness, as far as I heard. This is why I think Ampeg is limited to classic rock and classic jazz.

I'm very confused. Did you listen to the Wooten link above? Also, once again, Marcus Miller used one for years.

netmics · #13 10-12-2010, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hasbeen

I'm very confused. Did you listen to the Wooten link above? Also, once again, Marcus Miller used one for years.

Sorry, I didn't. I have a country restriction to watch the video, if you have an alternative video please send it to me.

Thanks!!

hasbeen · #14 10-12-2010, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by netmics

Sorry, I didn't. I have a country restriction to watch the video, if you have an alternative video please send it to me.

Thanks!!

I'm sorry...I don't.

As reference though- Victor's tone hasn't really changed when he switched from Ampeg to Hartke. Neither has Marcus Millers.

manwiththedogs · #15 10-12-2010, 02:17 PM

No.
You cannot solo on an Ampeg.
No way.

Mr. Foxen · #16 10-12-2010, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by manwiththedogs

No.
You cannot solo on a bass.
No way.

FTFY

dsanders · #17 10-12-2010, 02:34 PM

Is this serious?

KJung · #18 10-12-2010, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by netmics

Thanks JimmyM, that's right, but I think the sound is different, on ampeg products the sound is very moody because the lack of brightness, as far as I heard. This is why I think Ampeg is limited to classic rock and classic jazz.

I think you are confusing a brand with a specific model. Ampeg makes a wide variety of cabs and amps... some very old school sounding and primariy used for 'rock' playing as you mentioned (like the SVT/Fridge thing), and some being very modern and bright (like the Portabass stuff that Tommy Kennedy used for years prior to the Ampeg buyout). And, everything in between, including a series of cabs that Victor Wooten used for a while that is a more modern, ported with tweeter thing.

While any good player can 'solo' through anything, there are cabs and amps (including some made by Ampeg) that are a bit wider, brighter, cleaner, and more articulate that lend themselves to the type of soloing you are talking about.

T. Alan Smith · #19 10-12-2010, 02:49 PM

Am I correct in assuming the OP is inquiring if the Ampeg sound is ideal for solo bass work; i.e. too "thick" in comparison to something like the leaner SWR sound(for example)? If so, it's a good question, IMO, as I do live looper oriented work, primarily, and am always interested in a bass rig...a real bass rig...that I can layer parts w/o mud.

T. Alan Smith · #20 10-12-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by KJung

I think you are confusing a brand with a specific model. Ampeg makes a wide variety of cabs and amps... some very old school sounding and primariy used for 'rock' playing as you mentioned (like the SVT/Fridge thing), and some being very modern and bright (like the Portabass stuff that Tommy Kennedy used for years prior to the Ampeg buyout). And, everything in between, including a series of cabs that Victor Wooten used for a while that is a more modern, ported with tweeter thing.

While any good player can 'solo' through anything, there are cabs and amps (including some made by Ampeg) that are a bit wider, brighter, cleaner, and more articulate that lend themselves to the type of soloing you are talking about.

beat me to it.