Ampeg

[_Some Dude]

I’m looking for ideas.... let’s run some scenarios...


Coffee Shop, less than about 50 people, PA is vocals only, single monitor, small stage.

Bar, 100-500 people. Decent PA, reasonable stage, everything is mic’d/DI’d but you don’t get a dedicated bass monitor.

Bar, 500-1500 people. Great PA, awesome soundman, everyone gets their own mix. Dedicated venue that expects you to play appropriately loud.

Fly gig, same 500-1500 bar as above.


How would you approach these?

Budget is whatever you want it to be... you can either approach this as ideal scenarios where you have access to all the gear in the world, or you can approach it from reality based on what you actually own or have used.

Maybe include style/genre in your reply to add some perspective.

 

[sowilson]

I might go for a Genzler Magellan 350 combo for fly gig / coffee shop, Genzler Magellan 800 w/ 2-3 12/3 array cabinets for larger venues. Depends on what genre you're doing.

 

[Kriegs]

SVT-CL through 610HLF. All styles. All genres.

 

[MattZilla]

Coffee Shop

PF50T, pair of PF112 cabs, only plug in the top one

Bar, 100-500

PF50T, pair of SVT212 cabs, both plugged in

Bar, 500-1500

PF50T, pair of SVT212 cabs, both plugged in

Fly gig, same 500-1500

PF50T+ whatever they've got on backline

 

[drummer5359]

For coffee shop gigs, or gigs backing an acoustic guitar (or two), I use my Fender Bassman TV 12 combo.

Gigs larger than that I use my Ampeg SVT Classic through one or two SVT 212AV cabinets as needed. I have a SVT 810E in the garage that gets rolled out and used once or twice per year.

Since drums are my primary instrument, the chance of me playing a fly gig as a bassist is unlikely. If it were to happen I'd rent a SVT CL and appropriate cabinet for the gig. The short answer is that I really like the sound of my Ampeg tube amp, I like to use it when I can.

 

[johnpbass]

Had fun thinking about this one! I'm going to go the route of minimum gear to do all 4 scenarios.
For amp, PF800 could cover all of those. Yeah, I know it's loud for a coffee shop, but it does have a volume control.
For cabs I'd go 2 112AVs and an SVT810e. Use 1 112AV for the coffee shop gig, 2 112Avs for the 100-500 bar, and the 810e for the 500-1500 given that they expect you to play "appropriately loud"!
Fly gig, bring the PF800 and use whatever cab was backlined.

 

[Jim Carr]

Mesa Subway D800 -> 4 ohm fEARful 12/12/6/1 for all of them. Has a volume knob and a DI.

 

[Mastermold]

OP--are you asking about Ampeg only?

 

[sharkbait130]

Small gigs PF500 and a 2 12
Med gigs PF 500 and two 2 12s. SVT with one 2 12 might work but I haven't tried that yet. Maybe a 6 10 or an 8 10 with the PF. Note: the PF 500 with an 8 10 is awesome.
Big gigs SVT Classic head or PF 500. (Classic preferred) 8 10 (gotta look and sound good for the big ones.)
Fly gig I'm a freekin bass player. There better darn well be a good backline.

 

[spaz21387]

Id say ampeg v4b and 2 of the 2x10s for the small to medium shows and the 8x10 for the big one...

 

[JKB1957]

B-15N for the coffee house type gigs. SVT w/ 8X10 for all others. And a strong person to lug the SVT around for you .

 

[micguy]

I do pretty much that range of gigs, though it's churches, not clubs. A small, coffeehouse vibe gig (150 people in the round), where I just have to keep up with a piano. I bring a TC micro head and a 110 cabinet I built - more than enough. DI is run to the PA, but almost never needed - my little speaker covers what we need in the room, but FOH records it, so having the direct feed is useful for that. Closest equivalent commercial product would be something like an Acme Low B1.

All others (from 400 seat places (sometimes half full) to 2000 seat places), I do in ear and ampless - bass, pedalboard, and a bag of cables. I'ts one trip in, one trip out.

 

[arbiterusa]

Coffee Shop, less than about 50 people, PA is vocals only, single monitor, small stage.

Bar, 100-500 people. Decent PA, reasonable stage, everything is mic’d/DI’d but you don’t get a dedicated bass monitor.

Bar, 500-1500 people. Great PA, awesome soundman, everyone gets their own mix. Dedicated venue that expects you to play appropriately loud.

Fly gig, same 500-1500 bar as above.


How would you approach these?

My GK head for all of them, speakers to taste (would frankly likely be my 410 for all scenarios).

 

[Slough Feg Bass]

Coffee Shop & Small bar, I use my little Roland combo amp.

Everything else I use the Shuttle 9.0 and whatever cab is there.

Most fly gigs I do these days will have an SVT and fridge.

 

[Crunchy Growl]

Whenever I consider a new Ampeg purchase I remind myself to use self control and wait for new Yamaha Ampeg models.

 

[callofcthulhu]

SVT-CL + Marshall 412 for all of the above

 

[callofcthulhu]

...alright I also have a GB Shuttle 12 and AudioKinesis 1x12 that I might bring instead, depending on the size of the coffee shop.

 

[gwangi]

Whenever I consider a new Ampeg purchase I remind myself to use self control and wait for new Yamaha Ampeg models.

+1

 

[sawzalot]

Coffee shop: Small class D bass amp + a 2x10 or similar size cab.

All the others: IEMs + a pedalboard. Assuming the other band members can get some bass in their wedges or IEMs too, which is probably a safe assumption for venues that size.

 

[Engle]

I'll recommend what I run: PF-350 or PF-50T and 1 or 2 x 210AV cabs. Big stages carry the bass in FOH.