Yeah I've never had a problem either with 5'ers and my Ampeg cabs. I've used an SVT CL, Genz Benz Shuttle and Streamliner and Mark Bass heads through them. All sounded good.
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Ampeg !!
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Yeah I've never had a problem either with 5'ers and my Ampeg cabs. I've used an SVT CL, Genz Benz Shuttle and Streamliner and Mark Bass heads through them. All sounded good.
Ya, I'll totally pass on the Eden, thanks
Ahh, but the power of the mighty Eden can also be married to the mighty power of Ampeg.
I play a low B through 8x10E's all the time. Sometimes I even go down to A and it still handles fine.
Originally Posted by JimmyM View Post
Ya, I'll totally pass on the Eden, thanks
Leaves more for the rest of us!
Ya, I'll totally pass on the Eden, thanks
Leaves more for the rest of us!
Well if it makes you feel better, I liked their old Nemesis combos.Originally Posted by JimmyM View Post
Ya, I'll totally pass on the Eden, thanks
Leaves more for the rest of us!
I had two, both US made. I usually HATE completely solid state amps, but it had a beautiful tone thru 2 ampeg 410s. Really miss them. If its in good shape thats a nice deal.
Seriously? I moved away from Ampeg because Ampeg sounds like Ampeg and everything you do through it ends up sounding like Ampeg. That is the definition of colored sound. It sounds great but I just got sick of it over the years. I used to be one of the only cats in my circle with a 70's SVT. I bought mine for $450.00 including the 8x10. Everyone was running GK 800's and really early SWR. Now the silver grills are everywhere. It was time for me to move along. But y'know I probably will be back at some point. That's the nature of the Ampeg.
DiabolusInMusic
Functionless Art is Merely Tolerated Vandalism
I have played a couple ss svts and they all sound terrible in my opnion. I cannot remember which ones but I have played through an svt 1000 a bunch. It sucks a little more each time.
And if you move the knobs a little, you can easily get uncolored sound if that's your thing.
Sound is invisible so making visual references to a particular sound is subjective at best. But if I have to use the word 'color' to describe an attribute of a particular amp, I have to say that Ampeg did one hell of a job at catching their namesake sound with the affordable BA line.
A bass player that disapproves of high volume performances, like me, would be very happy with a tiny BA 108 if the Ampeg sound is at goal.
A bass player that disapproves of high volume performances, like me, would be very happy with a tiny BA 108 if the Ampeg sound is at goal.
I agree with you, and regarding terms like "colored" and "uncolored," there are two thoughts that immediately come to mind:
1. Almost all amps that have a particular voicing with all knobs at noon can easily be made into one with flat or near-flat response simply by turning knobs. There are some exceptions...Ampeg is not one of them. I can get flat or near-flat response out of all of them by turning a knob.
2. The vast majority of people who use terms like "colored" or "uncolored" wouldn't recognize flat response if it bit them on the ass, so it's useless to even get into that discussion if you ask me.
Precisely,
"1. Almost all amps that have a particular voicing with all knobs at noon can easily be made into one with flat or near-flat response simply by turning knobs. There are some exceptions...Ampeg is not one of them. I can get flat or near-flat response out of all of them by turning a knob."
I just like to use my little guy practically flat. I know that boosting the knobs all the way will give me more volume but that's not what I'm after.
I prefer to think that my true sound comes primarily from my hands. Of course, all the other technical ingredients (amp, bass, strings, pup configuration, etc.) play a big part as well.
"1. Almost all amps that have a particular voicing with all knobs at noon can easily be made into one with flat or near-flat response simply by turning knobs. There are some exceptions...Ampeg is not one of them. I can get flat or near-flat response out of all of them by turning a knob."
I just like to use my little guy practically flat. I know that boosting the knobs all the way will give me more volume but that's not what I'm after.
I prefer to think that my true sound comes primarily from my hands. Of course, all the other technical ingredients (amp, bass, strings, pup configuration, etc.) play a big part as well.
DiabolusInMusic
Functionless Art is Merely Tolerated Vandalism
I used to run my SVT flat as I could, it always rrtained that baked in "Ampeg sound." I could never get an uncoloured sound from my bass like a good DI.
