Good head to go with avatar cabinets?

[apkbass]

I noticed a lot of good reviews and I like the sound of Avatar bass cabinets. What are some good heads (200+ watts) that are around $350? I play rock and pop-punk, if that helps you make a suggestion.

 

[username1]

For that price range i would look for an ampeg pf350 or pf500. They sound great with an avatar 410.

 

[jay loren]

I use a GK MB500 with my Avatar B210/B410. Sounds great. Got the head used for around $300.

 

[CL400Peavey]

+1 to the head recommendations above. Either a PF or a MB would be killer with the TB153 which is the shinning star of the Avatar line. Get one with a 3015LF, an MB 800, and prepare to shake your neighbors house.

 

[jeff7bass]

Spend the extra 50 bucks and get either a Carvin BX500 or an Ampeg PF-500. 400 bucks brand new. The Carvin is very versatile and loud. The Ampeg sounds like an Ampeg and also has plenty of power.

Don't buy used.

 

[dbd1963]

I have a pair of old Avatars that I just put a PF-500 on. It sounds pretty damn good. I got mine via eBay for $356 and free shipping so it's in your price range if you can find that deal -- I know he had several when I bought mine.

 

[CL400Peavey]

I have a pair of old Avatars that I just put a PF-500 on. It sounds pretty damn good. I got mine via eBay for $356 and free shipping so it's in your price range if you can find that deal -- I know he had several when I bought mine.

I got mine for less than that brand new from GC... just sayin.

 

[dbd1963]

I got mine for less than that brand new from GC... just sayin.

Mine was brand new. There wasn't any GC sale for me.

 

[4Mal]

i've always liked GK's voicing wtith Avatar. I 've used a GK with the B210, SB112 and all three generations of the B212. My fave was a B210 on top of an SB112, but I think a pair of SB112's would be sweet!

to my ear the clean, punchy GK low end plays well with the slightly loose Avatar low end. they compliment each other . heads with looser low end, Ampeg for instance work better with cabs that are less warm than Avatar. IMO, YMMV...

 

[waveman]

If you can find a Markbass LMIII used for that price, then that is my recommendation. GK MB 500 is great too, but I prefer the Little Mark

 

[f.vega]

I'm running a MB500 into two older Kappa-pro filled Avatar 410 cabs,and it is brutal in a good way

 

[FronTowardEnemy]

I gig a GB Shuttle 6.0 with an Avatar Neo B212 at 4ohms. Love it.

 

[bobbybass85]

Ashdown Mag 300. Loud, versatile eq, good features. $399 new, but used ones are very affordable. I love mine.

 

[apkbass]

I'm all for the Ampeg Portaflex, but how about the GK Backline 600? It seems almost too cheap to be good though...

 

[apkbass]

Well, never mind that, the pf350 seems like the obvious choice. But is it loud enough?

 

[evenintheshower]

I run an old Markbass Club Series Slim Head through my 8 ohm Avatar 4x10 Neo Cab. Love it!

Find a used Markbass head and it will sound great.

 

[JMimbs]

I have an Avatar compact 1x15, and run a GK 400RB through it. It sounds pretty nice to me.

 

[brotherbassj]

My vote is for a used Markbass Little Mark head......

 

[dbd1963]

I used to use a GK400RB with my Avatar 115 210 rig, and it was loud, but it wasn't exactly what I wanted tone wise. The Portaflex PF-500 has been everything I could have wished.

I have used the head with each speaker and I can say that I really like it with the 115 by itself, but not so much with the 210. Together, though, they RAWK with the PF-500.

I never tried the 350 so I can't say whether it'd be loud enough. My band practices pretty loud and the PF-500 was awesome in the mix without breaking a sweat.

 

[basslinejam]

Used 800RB.