Hey, I love SVT with the fridge. Once had a square back SVT cab that was killer. I have also heard the 410 HLF cab and liked it, a very different creature. I would love a B-15. Their new portaflex stuff with the solid state heads is something I want to listen to. I own a Mesa 400+ which BTW sounds great into an SVT fridge at war volume.
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Ampeg stack just for looks?
- Thread starter Bjazzman
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I think you see a lot of Ampeg rigs because a lot of major artists specify an Ampeg 8x10 rig as their required backline... so most larger sound companies have one... so artists specify them because it's easy to get and "good enough"... You see it everywhere because you see it everywhere.
One wonders why Ampeg (loud) so often flirts with bankruptcy when they are so popular.
[edit] Oh right, and personally I always thought (and still do think) the Ampeg heads looked frumpy. I'd never play them for the looks. If you need gear cred you play cool boutique gear!
One wonders why Ampeg (loud) so often flirts with bankruptcy when they are so popular.
[edit] Oh right, and personally I always thought (and still do think) the Ampeg heads looked frumpy. I'd never play them for the looks. If you need gear cred you play cool boutique gear!
For a long time, I've actually consciously steered away from Ampeg due to their reputation in the early LOUD years.
However, I ran a full-circle and eventually got to the SVT which had exactly the sound I was looking for. I still do love a lot of my other amps (SWR, Traynor, Mesa), but Ampeg is simply the best at what I want to do. It's difficult to get everything that the SVT is, out of anything other than an SVT.
That said, I'm still not very impressed with the hybrid SVTs.
However, I ran a full-circle and eventually got to the SVT which had exactly the sound I was looking for. I still do love a lot of my other amps (SWR, Traynor, Mesa), but Ampeg is simply the best at what I want to do. It's difficult to get everything that the SVT is, out of anything other than an SVT.
That said, I'm still not very impressed with the hybrid SVTs.
Hey, thanks for coming by, but! I found your arrogance refreshing and your condescension a pleasant change from the usual humdrum trading of experience and exchanging of opinion.
I now know how wrong my preferences are, and how foolishly I've been behaving up until now. If any other poor misguided bassists still persist in their folly, they can head over to the classifieds and see my FT trade post. All I want in return for my SVT, Bergie NV610 (essentially the Ampeg fridge sound) and VT pedal is a little Markbass rig.
When you come back in April, please please please check out my profile and respect me. It's very important for my self-image, as being seen on stages with the Ampeg rig was the only reason I had any self-respect until now.
What brand of sneaker do you recommend?
For me personally, I had been playing bass 20+ years before I was able to get an SVTCL and 810 rig. At the time I was playing in a group that always had PA support so my usual gig rig was a SVT3Pro into a 410HLF cabinet. The stack sat in the music room for 5 years ands was taken out exactly 7 times. I liked the sound. Call me lazy, but it was beast to load and move around. I eventually traded it for a MM SR4HH. Now, I'm in a different group with no PA support, but playing smaller venues and have headed the other direction with a newly aquired GK MB115 on an amp stand. I got numerous complements at the last practice over how much better the bass sounded. Clean, articulate, warm etc, etc. and that's over a B100R that I usually use!
I have a gig this Friday and I can't wait to get the GK on stage!
I'm for going with the minimal rig that will get the job done with adequate headroom. Most of those audience members oohing and aahing over your rig won't be around for the load-out at 2AM...!
When I see a band, I do take note of the bassists rig and instruments, but always reserve judgement and most of the impression is taken from the tone, mix and musicality of the player...
To each, his/her own I say....
I have a gig this Friday and I can't wait to get the GK on stage!
I'm for going with the minimal rig that will get the job done with adequate headroom. Most of those audience members oohing and aahing over your rig won't be around for the load-out at 2AM...!
When I see a band, I do take note of the bassists rig and instruments, but always reserve judgement and most of the impression is taken from the tone, mix and musicality of the player...To each, his/her own I say....
Playing an Ampeg SVT simply because you think you are supposed to is silly. NOT playing an Ampeg SVT because they are so ubiquitous is silly.
In other words, play the amp that suits your sound and your lifestyle. There are lots of choices.
In other words, play the amp that suits your sound and your lifestyle. There are lots of choices.
True, Marshall halfstacks and Ampeg SVT+fridge are the standard for backline for a lot of shows I have worked on. Esp when its a shared backline among several acts. Always funy to see guys scramble to get "their" sound on those rigs if they arent familiar.
(actually more of an issue on Marshalls IMHO).
Its a V4 and a straight back cab. And while it does look good, and I am proud of that, the sound it puts out is my primary attraction. It's more of the total package for me, the vibe
had to edit off your silly "frumpy" commentI think you see a lot of Ampeg rigs because a lot of major artists specify an Ampeg 8x10 rig as their required backline... so most larger sound companies have one... so artists specify them because it's easy to get and "good enough"... You see it everywhere because you see it everywhere.
One wonders why Ampeg (loud) so often flirts with bankruptcy when they are so popular.
but ampeg's history is rife with bankruptcy flirting and owners who didn't know best how to capitalize on what they had. read the ampeg book sometime...it'll curl your hair!
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Gee, I play an Ampeg stack just for looks. You can't see the logo or even tell it's a bass rig, though. It's got checkered grillcloth, and sideways it creates a nice symmetry with my guitarist's side-by-side half stacks with checkered grillcloth. The only reason I don't use a dummy rig is that my drummer likes to feel whump from the bass.
It makes a fine stage monitor, and a nice backdrop. The audience definitely notices when you have something neat to look at, and when you just don't care how you look. Those Ampeg stacks are part of what non-musicians associate with music, and it's hard to go wrong with one for a stage image. If they get your sound, too, well awesome. But mine's mainly just for looks
It makes a fine stage monitor, and a nice backdrop. The audience definitely notices when you have something neat to look at, and when you just don't care how you look. Those Ampeg stacks are part of what non-musicians associate with music, and it's hard to go wrong with one for a stage image. If they get your sound, too, well awesome. But mine's mainly just for looks
He is a European Musician tho... kinda makes it a cheat there
Made this Yankee LOL... thanks!
I think 99% of the world's population could give a rat's behind about what kind of amp you play. Occasionally you'll run into "THAT" band where you have to play a Fender P-bass through an Ampeg OR ELSE!!! But I stear clear of these folks, they usually don't shower very often and have rotting teeth (how else would they get chicks besides being in a band?).
