Help identifying a Tracy Pew bass head that isn't an Acoustic 220 or SVT

[Damascus]

This is from July 2nd, 1982; the night after half of the Birthday Party Live 81-82 album was recorded. Does anyone recognize it? Thank you!

 

[ajkula66]

An H/H of some kind maybe ? That picture is pretty blurry....

 

[bozric]

It sort of looks like a Gallien-Kreuger Backline 600, but I don't have any idea when those amps first went into production...

 

[Damascus]

That picture is pretty blurry....

Yeah, it's from a video off youtube, probably a multi-generation VHS tape before that. I was excited to spot it at all; it is one of my favorite bass tones of all time.
I feel like I am seeing a black rocker switch in the lower right, and some sort of script logo in the upper left. It almost looks like a Gibson logo to me.

 

[rodl2005]

Could be H&H, they were definitely around then.
Doubt it's a Backline GK. Don't think they were

 

[Damascus]

It does look a lot like the HH VS Musician that forum member SteveCS is playing in this picture. I'm not sure what is up with the upper left, but the rest seems to match. Thanks guys! I had never heard of these amps before today!

 

[Damascus]

I found another image of it! And it has the reverb that he would need for the recordings that are on this album. I think you guys are right; thank you!

 

[ajkula66]

I had never heard of these amps before today!

Inexpensive, well-built British amps from the 70s. Durable and excellent-sounding IMO/IME. "VS" stood for "Valve Sound", a circuit controlled via a single pot which was supposed to emulate the warmth of a tube/valve amp. They merged with Carlsbro in the early 80s and lost a lot of their sonic identity in my view. Disappeared from catalogues by 1990 or thereabouts.

My first bass amp was their 1x15" combo. Great sound, a ton of power for a 100W SS amp, and I wouldn't want to carry it up a flight of stairs these days...

 

[fretno]

strong amps OG heavy. EVH used H&H power amps to slave the stage cabs.

 

[rodl2005]

A few years ago our keyboardist used a 100w H&H amp. Always sounded good and wasn't too heavy as far as I can remember

 

[Bill the Cat]

Sometimes it is more the player for the overall tone. But really simple 100 watt amps can add a little extra grind to what the player can do.
Waters had a certain grind in the live at Pompeii tone. HH amps as well

 

[EclecticBassist]

Is he in an alternate tuning? He seems to be playing higher on the neck and maybe hitting a different open string note

 

[lug]

Well, it certainly sounds like an Acoutic 220!