Double Bass Amplifier head

[peteswanson91]

Ok... So soon to be aquiring a mas 2x5 speaker and am looking for a nice amplifier. My top choices from hearsay I believe are tecamp puma 500, aguilar tone hammer 500... If I had more money Demeter mini with edb-2 preamp (or whatever it is called that came out last year)
Thoughts on these?

 

[Don Sibley]

Those are all fine amps. Not considering the Clarus+?

 

[peteswanson91]

Never much cared for the sound of ai

 

[massimo]

Never much cared for the sound of ai

I use the EA Doubler with my MAS25 and it works great...tried also the AI Clarus and it sounded good, much better than the AI combo to my ears
Doubler sounds a little clearer than the Clarus but the Clarus maybe a little more musical , on the bandstand i like the clarity of the doubler.

 

[peteswanson91]

Thanks for the info

 

[Nathan Levine]

I think the Demeter might be too powerful for the 25. I tried the 25 with the Demeter and a EDB-1 as a preamp and I was rattling the cab pretty easily.

 

[MattyBass]

I have been using a Tecamp Puma 1000 for over 2 years and it sounds great with my various upright basses, different pickup configurations, ampeg baby bass, and all of my electric work.
I like the Puma because it doesn't color my sound, it just sounds like whatever bass I'm playing. The tone hammer sounded fine, I used one for back line on tour for a month or two but added a little color. That being said I'm in a position where I play about 65% upright and 35% electric on the same gigs. So not having a upright specific amp is what works for me.
The Puma 500 is essentially the same amp as the Puma 1000, just with less juice. I would highly recommend it, especially if you need 1 head to fill a plethora of bass needs. Not that I've ever needed it, but Tecamp also has great customer service.

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