Does it count if you downsize to a micro all-tube rig?
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Anyone Using Only Micros Now?
- Thread starter jmattbassplaya
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Nice rig Jimmy! Yes for over a decade. Oh sure I bring a tube rig out once in awhile, (I have several tube rigs) after all they need to be dusted off and played occasionally to keep in fit trim, but for most gigs I have one Rack rig that gets less and less use and four D class rigs to choose from depending on wattage and volume needs. Of course being 64 and having some physical challenges colors my choices as well. I want to gig for another decade or more so I do what needs to be done to facilitate that end.
Are the struts in front of the wheels for reinforcement, or for stairs? I have a handcart that I almost never get to use since every venue seems to have stairs
Edit: Ouch, this can't be right.... https://www.amazon.ca/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...vtargid=kwd-1711637206&ref=pd_sl_12v1jh6vgl_b
It does work on stairs , but you need to take it easy when loaded. (I would rate that feature the weakest of all features, but it folds small and is light)
I played guitar through same heavy combos in a previous life and vowed not to get caught up in that again. So the switch to bass a few years ago sent me in search of light weight equipment.
I'm using an Ampeg PF-800 and a PF115HE on castors as my primary kit. If I need more volume I drag along the PF115LF on castors as well.
The PF-800, and other odds and ends, is all carried in an old nav bag that I used for carrying my maps, charts, approach plates, and other bumpf before I retired. The reason I've not attached the PF-800 head to the 115HE flip top is due to manageability and weight considerations.
I'm using an Ampeg PF-800 and a PF115HE on castors as my primary kit. If I need more volume I drag along the PF115LF on castors as well.
The PF-800, and other odds and ends, is all carried in an old nav bag that I used for carrying my maps, charts, approach plates, and other bumpf before I retired. The reason I've not attached the PF-800 head to the 115HE flip top is due to manageability and weight considerations.
If you consider Walter Woods and Acoustic Image "minis", then I have been there since the 20th century and I'm not going back.
I do have an old A.M.P. head, but at about 20 pounds it's still a lightweight. Hasn't been gigged for awhile, though.
I do have an old A.M.P. head, but at about 20 pounds it's still a lightweight. Hasn't been gigged for awhile, though.
I have one of them, it works great but only on smooth surfaces. I recommend the "off-road" version, whatever number that is. Bigger diameter and wider wheels are the key.Are the struts in front of the wheels for reinforcement, or for stairs? I have a handcart that I almost never get to use since every venue seems to have stairs
Edit: Ouch, this can't be right.... https://www.amazon.ca/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...vtargid=kwd-1711637206&ref=pd_sl_12v1jh6vgl_b
I use an older version of this: Link Removed . Mine has round tubing and the silly red bit is black.
good info but, what? no Traynor!!!. Traynor Amps
500watts, 4lbs, made in Canada, by a old and well respected company(Traynor/Yorkville), kicks butt in power and tone range
and some of those "Ultra Light weights" are 7-8-9 lbs
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The Tone Hammer 500: ugh...
I'm really looking to understand why this amp is the shizz, maybe I don't get it and need to approach it differently. So correct me if I am wrong, but this is what I hear: the TH500 is kind of built around a dirty, gritty tone. The gain structure seems like it goes into overdrive at the drop of a hat, not even using the DRIVE control. The DRIVE just adds dirt on top of the overdriven Gain.
My problem is that when i get the gain set for a clean dound, I can't get a heck of a lot of volume from the amp. Unless it's just not a loud amp. This is true into both 8 and 4 ohms loads.
The baked-in tone is OK, solid but nothing to write home about. The EQ controls are likewise. so I don't get it...
If this is true, someone is going to have to explain all the hubbub about the Tone Hammer 500. On the strength of peoples' comments and having played through one of the old 750s, I bought one. If ever there was a "meh" amp, the TH500 is it. I mean, it's OK, sounds full, but not very loud nor impressive-sounding for $700. I heard people say it has a tube-like thing, but I disagree about that. The Ampeg PF line does the tube thing way better than the TH. And the Mesa D800 smears the TH500 in every possible way. All of my other Class D amps are better.
So set me straight.
Definitely not the amp for me.
I'm really looking to understand why this amp is the shizz, maybe I don't get it and need to approach it differently. So correct me if I am wrong, but this is what I hear: the TH500 is kind of built around a dirty, gritty tone. The gain structure seems like it goes into overdrive at the drop of a hat, not even using the DRIVE control. The DRIVE just adds dirt on top of the overdriven Gain.
My problem is that when i get the gain set for a clean dound, I can't get a heck of a lot of volume from the amp. Unless it's just not a loud amp. This is true into both 8 and 4 ohms loads.
The baked-in tone is OK, solid but nothing to write home about. The EQ controls are likewise. so I don't get it...
If this is true, someone is going to have to explain all the hubbub about the Tone Hammer 500. On the strength of peoples' comments and having played through one of the old 750s, I bought one. If ever there was a "meh" amp, the TH500 is it. I mean, it's OK, sounds full, but not very loud nor impressive-sounding for $700. I heard people say it has a tube-like thing, but I disagree about that. The Ampeg PF line does the tube thing way better than the TH. And the Mesa D800 smears the TH500 in every possible way. All of my other Class D amps are better.
So set me straight.
Definitely not the amp for me.
Dude, most of out friends to the south don't have the luxury of having such fabulous products at such awesome prices. I just love my SB500H. I have it paired with an Epafini PS112 at 8ohms. I just wish I could find another one of these cabs. I fact I would trade my Traynor 4 10 4 ohm for one in a heartbeat.good info but, what? no Traynor!!!. Traynor Amps
500watts, 4lbs, made in Canada, by a old and well respected company(Traynor/Yorkville), kicks butt in power and tone range
and some of those "Ultra Light weights" are 7-8-9 lbs
Yeah. ... you're approachingit wrong and it's not the amp 4 u. I fold I can get as much vol outta it as any 500w D class. .. and sure it'll have a little grit in it at high volumes but keeping the"DRIVE" off... (which is really a HPF & LPF combined) & varying the gain with some sculpting if the mid frequency. .. I can get it loud and pretty clean. But. ..sure. .it does have a baked it tone. I love it. .as many others obviously do. Others don't. It's all good.
That's a hand truck with 150lb limit, the cart I referenced has a 500lb limit and converts from hand truck to 4 wheel cart and various sizes. I use it for my sound and bass gear. handles 18"subs very well.
I might like the baked-in tone... I like it set flat. the prob is getting a clean tone out of it at a healthy volume without the clip light going on. Or maybe that's the way it is... I don't know. I think it's a quality piece of equipment though.
Yep. Ditched my stack for a Peavey MiniMax and a Phil Jones C4. Fills up the room with no PA necessary, even with big tube guitar amps and a drum kit to compete with. The only thing I don't like about it is that it sits so low, it's hard to see the tuner and the knobs on the front of the head. But I'm never going back. This rig seriously extended my live-playing career another 10 years, and my next car can be even smaller....
OT-Dude, listened to your band per your sig
Not my genre of music, but you guys sound great and your bass tone is killer.
