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First Bass Amp you ever had?

#41
My first amp was a small practice amp from a pawnshop. Had it a short time and can't remember any details.
My second amp, bought with savings from mowing lawns, was a '60s Guild Thunderbass. At the time, I hated the two-tone grill cloth and robot head.

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Got rid of the Guild pretty quickly and bought a blackface Fender Bassman and 2x12 cab.
 
#42
Well I hate to date myself because as young guy back in the day I went from home stereo's and tin cans with string for an amp but my first proper bass amp was a fender,I remember it was a little weaker than the high amp stereo but I also went through the PA way back,come to think of it I still line out to the PA.I cant even remember what model the amp was but it had a 15 incher and I have not seen one for a while
 
#44
Peavey MarkIII with a BW equipped 2X15. Got it around 1983. Still have it.

I have never owned a bass combo, unless you count the couple of little Crate 15 watters I have laying around that I give to poor kids with no amps here and there.
 
#46
My first was a Kustom 200 black tuck-n-roll with matching 2x15 cabinet. I saw it used in the local music store in 1987 and I put like $20 down on it to hold it and then I went out and got my first job ever at age 15 to earn the $200 to pay for it. It took my 2 month of working on the weekends in fast food at minimum wage ($2.13 an hour if I remember correctly because my first and only "raise" was to go up to $2.17 an hour).

I used that amp for the next 10+ years until the head finally died and I didn't want to pay someone to try and fix it. The 2x15 is still owned by a friend of mine and I still entertain the idea of buying it back every once in a while.

Not my pic but it was just like this
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#51
Well, I started life as a guitar player. As a pre-teen in the 70's, I came into possession of a Vox Beatle bass and a home-grown, 1/15, tube amp combo, somewhere between 50 and 100 watts. It had one volume and one tone knob, a red light for power and a toggle on/off switch. That's it, but it could be heard for blocks away. I let that set-up get away before I ever started playing bass, and needless to say now I'd like both the bass and the amp back!:rolleyes:
 
#58
My first bass amp was an Alamo Fury 1x15 combo in the mid-70s. What a useless thing it was. All show and no go. Supposedly it was around 100 watts peak, 35 watts continuous. Wasn't a drummer in the world who couldn't totally neutralize it. Couldn't stand it except to practice in my bedroom. I was stunned when some kid who knew less than I did at the time was thrilled to buy it off me.
 

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