200 or 400 watt?

[JoshGuardo]

gonna purchase a hiwatt custom bassamp, playing in a four pieceband with two guitarists. which is smarter, Hiwatt custom200 or Hiwatt Custom 400?

btw: playing trough a 410+115 configuration

 

[ashtray]

400

 

[isomela]

Hi!
I think that 200 tubewatt is enough. I used to have an old Dr103 custom 100 and sold it because it was underpowered when playing with fingers punkpop via 4ohm 2x15 fender cabin (we used to have 3 guitarist). But if you play with pick and have pair of good cabs then 100 Hiwatt tube watts is enough too.

 

[JoshGuardo]

So you think that 200 is enough? gonna mic it up on stage anyway and the guitarists use like 30 - 60 watts Vox's and Hiwatt's

 

[Deluge Of Sound]

Yeah, 200 should be enough.

If clean tone is important to you at high volume, though, I'd go with the 400 for the extra headroom.

 

[JoshGuardo]

Ok, good for me that I can get those amps for artist/endorsee pricing!

 

[babebambi]

Yeah, 200 should be enough.

If clean tone is important to you at high volume, though, I'd go with the 400 for the extra headroom.

yeah headroom, more is better

also depends on the weight difference and MONEY difference
and re-tubing $$ down the road

but I still vote for 400

 

[MIJ-VI]

Ok, good for me that I can get those amps for artist/endorsee pricing!

In that case get two 200 watt tube amps for backup/power which can be scaled to different sized venues.

 

[JoshGuardo]

In that case get two 200 watt tube amps for backup/power which can be scaled to different sized venues.

yeah, that was my original plan, but just want to hear what all of the TB'ers sayss about it.

 

[cnltb]

I'd do 400

 

[MIJ-VI]

yeah, that was my original plan, but just want to hear what all of the TB'ers sayss about it.

Another advantage of having two amps: one can be run clean and the other distorted via its master volume yielding a nasty rock 'n' roll bass sound which retains note definition.

 

[JoshGuardo]

Another advantage of having two amps: one can be run clean and the other distorted via its master volume yielding a nasty rock 'n' roll bass sound which retains note definition.

Yeah, gonna buy one 400 now, and one 400 next year. maybe some 200 or 100 for studio use aswell.

 

[heinpete]

...and when the 800 is available, make sure you get one, too!!!

Happy April!!!