Best amp you played through

[Robroy]

In the spirit of the other thread where people listed their worst amps, I'd now like to switch gears and have everyone list the BEST amp they ever played through. If this thread gets over 10 pages, I'll again tabulate the results and post them up.

I'm going to throw my own vote in there for a TC Electronic BG250 combo. I have no complaints about the thing years after buying it.

GO!

So far, for me it is the amp I currently use: Crown XLS 1000. For the following reasons:
1. It's ridiculously light.
2. it is stereo, but can be bridged.
3. It has an internal electronic crossover and can be used as two separate amps in a mono-bi-amp situation. The adjustable crossover frequency goes all the way down to 50 hz, but if it went to 25 it would be a perfect high pass filter for bass.
4. All the power I'll ever need on stage.

 

[tmw]

Ampeg SVT CL through an Ampeg SVT 610. Sweet!

 

[Agosix]

Jules and Trickfish also epifani ul501 and Picollo and Aguilar 750 and 359.

 

[TMARK]

Best? Monique with the matching power amp.

The others, in no particular order: Thunderfunk 550, Mesa 400+, Mesa Big Block, GK 800RB, Mesa Scout, Orange Ad200, Mesa D800, Aguilar DB751. Amped SVT.

I've owned many of these. Some are not practical for my situation. I now have a D800 and the Orange. The Orange isn't practical at all for me now, but I can't get THAT tone through other amps, and because it looks cool my wife loves it in the living room. I use a pair of Trace cabs with it but she wants an Orange cab so they match. She wanted to make a plexiglass box to go over it.

 

[the yeti]

best amp? mesa d-180 hands down.

i've been very satisfied with the gk's i've used the last several years also. but that d-180 though.

 

[MoeTown1986]

Aguilar TH500 for me. I also really dug my SVT3-Pro once I figured out how to push it.

 

[pbass2]

Depends on the genre I'm playing of course, but a for a punk/rock tour I was on, this rig was incredible and made me smile every night! 100w Bassman w/Fridge. Killer.

 

[SirMjac28]

 

[Ccarson26]

Mesa Titan V12

 

[jacolyte]

best i ever sounded was through a V4B owned by a band i auditioned for back in the late 70s. i've played the modern-day V4Bs and they don't sound anything like that one did.

 

[Mastermold]

All my amps are quite good. Some are amazing. This one, however, rules supreme:

Yep!

 

[mpdd]

old school acoustic 215 rig at a show in ohio

 

[PluffMudQueen]

Ampeg V-4B

 

[ShiftyFlatwound]

My current amp: Mesa Boogie Subway D800 together with 2 x 112 Vanderkley. I'm so lucky with this rig

 

[Bassist13]

Traynor YBA200 + Ampeg SVT610HLF

 

[Atshen]

Nothing fancy, just the biggest, heaviest and meanest of all combo amps: the almighty Yamaha B115!

Pic and a very cool story from another TB'er: I bought a piece of my childhood back this week

 

[strictlybass_ic]

Orange AD200B

It was just noodling at a shop, but god was it good

 

[Pyrat]

acoustic 360/361 SOUNDED amazing....from 20 feet away. My Fender Bassman 300 was awesome, albeit, HEAVY...not that I mind, and an old-ish ampeg 350(?) SS head which I bought new in '86 and is still in use today(not by me). I'd LOVE to have the new Fender Super Bassman.

 

[devnulljp]

I love the tone of the Aguilar DB359. Can't imagine why they stopped making them. Best amp I've ever played through.
But for sheer convenience:tone ratio, I have a little AI Clarus that I love too.

 

[brianrost]

Whatever that first Aguilar rig was, separate pre and power amp. I was playing a festival and the bassist in one of the other bands was an Aguilar clinician, we were chatting and discovered we had some mutual friends. Then he offered me his rig for my set. That thing was like the voice of God.