So! I'm a working bassist. I've tried a ton of gear throughout the years. 20 years ago it was swr and ampeg svt amps which i remember were . The last 8 years or so I've used mesa subway gear, tc, markbass, trace elliot and orange rigs. The tones were good but just not for me. After spending that kind of money I just chose to keep gigging those rigs and stay away from the trusted ampeg bc of the reports of catastrophic failures. But recently I sold it ALL. And despite the new venture series being released, I opted for the oh so unreliable ampeg pf series head. The pf800... and bought a couple of the portaflex cabs as well and did a couple gigs so far. I have to say my tone live is everything I've been wanting out of a bass amp. It sounds so much cleaner. Great bass tone! At this point I'm realizing I could've saved a lot of money and just stuck with ampeg. So aside from failures with the pf series bc (apparently they fixed these issues), does anyone have any experience with the new venture heads that also played or still own the pf series heads that can give a verbal comparison tonewise? Only reason i didnt buy the venture is bc i actually prefer wood cabs and ceramic speakers over the new composite and recycled cab materials and neo speakers...Thanks!
