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Amp feature that you find usefull in a gigging situation

#41
Growlmonkee said:
A one channel, amp with a fantastic baked in sound, a pre/post DI out, bass, mid, treble, gain, and master, and 4,8 ohm ability, the most important factor is the baked in voice.
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WHICH baked in voice is "fantastic" for all players? Perhaps YOUR preference of fantastic, or maybe another player's preference?

The problem with "baked in" is that for players that don't care for it, it's "baked out".
 
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#43
I'll take sweepable mids over all other features. Yes, there are other features that are very useful (a mute, for instance) but two sweepable mid bands are, hands down, what I would find the most useful in a gigging situation.
 
#44
Jonhy_Greenwood said:
Hi guys!
Some weeks ago I'm started desing a tube bass preamp...
So, sometimes I've a gig and was wondering what a gigging amp features are desirable in that situation... I was thinking in a pair of EQ sections: a fender and an ampeg style that can be selectable via a footswitch.. I'm playing in a cover's band..
So,... what do you think is usefull in an amp for you in a gig situation? two channels? three channels? multiple EQ settigs? whatever...
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Low bass EQ knob.. Turn it DOWN... ;)

My amp has a good overdrive built in. I'd like a footswitch for it. But there are other ways. I'd always take a 2 channel amp over 1.
 
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A service center with competent techs available at the times you need them.
No some fake 9 to 5 business hours, but with real expanded times
A long term transferable warranty so you're not digging out credit cards to get answers.
To get the warranty they have to have reliability so that there's little chance you'd have to use the warranty, but just have the techs available should you need it. It has to written on paper and not a empty promise that they'll be around if you need help.
 
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I couldn't possibly be any happier with any amp than this one! Foot switchable overdrive(with two to pick from), the VMT channel sounds and *feels* just like a beautiful cranked tube head at just 5 lbs. The clean tone is perfect, zero noise anywhere to be found either direct or through my fEARful cab with/without overdrive. And its not "cheesy" sounding like most amp distortions'....

Its got everything I want and doesn't try to do *everything*, a master of the important stuff rather than a jack of all trades/master of none. Highly recommend everyone try this.

My point is I dont need any pedals with this, and also don't need an 80 lbs tube head to get my desired sound. I'm good;)
 
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Jonhy_Greenwood said:
Hi guys!
Some weeks ago I'm started desing a tube bass preamp...
So, sometimes I've a gig and was wondering what a gigging amp features are desirable in that situation... I was thinking in a pair of EQ sections: a fender and an ampeg style that can be selectable via a footswitch.. I'm playing in a cover's band..
So,... what do you think is usefull in an amp for you in a gig situation? two channels? three channels? multiple EQ settigs? whatever...
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A way to get good sounding overdrive.

The fender/ampeg switchable EQ sounds good to me, though.

Handles, always.
 
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#54
1. The mute switch and indicator light, definitely.
2. An XLR or maybe 1/4" line out to the mixer and PA, preferably XLR as people seem to have longer XLR cords than 1/4" cords.
3. A High Pass Filter for getting rid of boom and unwanted bass frequencies when using Upright.
4. Definitely want some basic EQ.
5. I have used a contour switch a lot to scoop out the mids for those slap solos and types of songs I need on bass.
6. I like the preamp of being capable of creating some good, warm distortion on fretless and other bass to warm it up, without it sounding like heavy metal.

I think it's better NOT to make it too complicated. Keep it simple, reliable and functional.
 
#55
agedhorse said:
WHICH baked in voice is "fantastic" for all players? Perhaps YOUR preference of fantastic, or maybe another player's preference?

The problem with "baked in" is that for players that don't care for it, it's "baked out".
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I'm pretty sure the question was which features I would find useful, and not which features all players would find useful, ..that would be a different question
 

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