For those with TUBE AMPS! What do you use?

1. Almost all tube amps can handle 2 ohms. And no, you won't find biamp gimmicks on them. GK can do it because SS amps are small in comparison. If you want to biamp with tube amps, you will need to buy two.

2. 150 + 150 = 300, so yeah, it will, unless you're such an insane volume freak that you need to fry everyone's brains within a 3 block radius.

3. There's about 20 different ones out there, but the SVT still reigns supreme as king. Peavey is supposed to have a very good 225 watter. Markbass is coming out with a 300 watter.

 

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Ya, I'm looking forward to winding out the Markbass. It only weighs 49 lbs. But the price tag is quite high, so the likelihood of me getting one is small. I tried the Markbass 810 it comes with, though. It sounds pretty good, though I think I still prefer the Ampeg.

 

I'm sorry I just made a bad exam and have to do it again...

I'm using a trace elliot hexavalve. Lot's of power, clean, can do 2ohms...

But I can't work with the graphic twelve band and I want more dirt so I'm probably gonna buy a weber amps mywatt200 (hiwatt DR201 clone), which can't do 2 ohms, but I have enough with a 4 ohm 810.

 

I use the Ampeg SVT Classic - the king of tube bass amps

 

Been gassing for a tubeamp myself.

Can anyone share some light on
- The differences between svt-cl and svt2-pro soundwise
- How do they compare to the Mesa 400+
- And the Hi-Watt Bass 400?

Thanks

 

I've got a 400+ and an old SVT. The Mesa can be cleaner, since it has a preamp and master volume, and maybe tonally more diverse. The Ampeg Thunders! The louder it gets the better it sounds. The both have good tone, just different.
The SVT gets much louder, can't say about the other amps. I like both of these.

 

The Mesa 400+ sounds fantastic, but I wouldnt trade my Ampeg SVT CL for anything!

 

Other than a "drive" knob, I don't think there are any differences between the 2 Pro and the CL.

 

I use a Traynor yba200-2 with and ampeg svt115h and svt410he. It has produces the sound that's in my head

 

I have used ampeg svts for 22 years and the svt2 pro for 14 years.Really for tube goodiness they are hard to beat.

 

The Ampeg V4 and SVT both do 2 ohm and sound awesome.
Look into the SVT if you need lots of loud bass, head room, and massive volume.
Try the V4 if you want some dirt in your sound.

 

I currently run a SVT-II into a Ampeg BSE-410HLF, now if i were to keep that heavy monstrosity i would get a Berg 610 but im trading it for a Ashdown ABM500EVOIIRC since the SVTII has been through hell and back cosmetically (it looks like someone dropped it multiple times) yet it is the best sounding head ive ever used.

 

To add to the list, you should look into:
Divided by 13
Reinhardt
Reeves
And you also might want to get in touch with Paul Ruby or Doug Roccaforte. They both do amazing work. If you can rope them into a bass head you would be blessed.
Good Luck

 

I use an Ampeg V4BH and an Ampeg 410HE.

That tone is amazing.

 

The july 08 Bass Player mag, has a whole section on how bass tube amps work, and an " all tube bass head buyers guide" which has all the usual heads you'd guess( svt vr, svt cl, hiwatt customs, peavey, traynor, orange, fender...). Personaly I'm kinda gassing for that new peavey, or a fender bassman 300. On that note i'd love to pick up the sunn 300t but havent been seeing many of them for sale used lately.

I play a traynor yba200 (6550's) through a ampeg svt 410he at home
and a 73 traynor yba-3 cs through the traynor tc 810 at band.

I'm inlove with the tube sound

 

There's a sweet D-180(my beloved weapon of choice)FS in the classi's.