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- Aug 21, 2003
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My option was other because it is more then 6.
They are all
They are all
Right now, I only have one amp. A Fender Bassman 100T all-tuber into its matching Fender Bassman 410 neo cab. Me likey! 
I answered "Other"....
I currently have three rigs (Small, Medium, and Large). I only really use two of them since all of my "large" gigs have backline and/or good reinforcement.
The Small and Medium rigs are really only used for their power amp section and speakers, front-ended by an assortment of virtual amps and effects (HX Stomp) that also sends to FOH.
The "Large" rig's for sale in the classifieds. *** Nudge Nudge **
I currently have three rigs (Small, Medium, and Large). I only really use two of them since all of my "large" gigs have backline and/or good reinforcement.
The Small and Medium rigs are really only used for their power amp section and speakers, front-ended by an assortment of virtual amps and effects (HX Stomp) that also sends to FOH.
The "Large" rig's for sale in the classifieds. *** Nudge Nudge **
4 amps
Tone Hammer 500
Kustom KXB 500
Trace Elliot AH 300-7
Genz Benz GBE 750 (replaced my Aggie DB 750, too big, too heavy)
Tone Hammer 500
Kustom KXB 500
Trace Elliot AH 300-7
Genz Benz GBE 750 (replaced my Aggie DB 750, too big, too heavy)
I back up to 4.5 amps.
GK mb500
GK 400rbii
Genz Benz GBE 400
GK Backline 112 combo
Eden wt-405 (paperweight, hence the .5)
I just sold one of my mb500's, and then my guitarist dropped off the BL112 combo a few days later. I gave him that one, but he never used it, so it came back. I've had that one for 8 years or so. Picked up the 400rbii recently. Love that one. The GBE 400 is great too, my most reliable amp by a long shot. Mb500 is a backup, and the Eden needs repairs.
I also have small Marshall guitar combo amp. It was a bonus when I bought a pair of spare mains from a guitarist friend.
GK mb500
GK 400rbii
Genz Benz GBE 400
GK Backline 112 combo
Eden wt-405 (paperweight, hence the .5)
I just sold one of my mb500's, and then my guitarist dropped off the BL112 combo a few days later. I gave him that one, but he never used it, so it came back. I've had that one for 8 years or so. Picked up the 400rbii recently. Love that one. The GBE 400 is great too, my most reliable amp by a long shot. Mb500 is a backup, and the Eden needs repairs.
I also have small Marshall guitar combo amp. It was a bonus when I bought a pair of spare mains from a guitarist friend.
3 for me....
1- Aguilar Tone Hammer 500
2- GK MB500 Fusion
3- GB Shuttle 6.2
1- Aguilar Tone Hammer 500
2- GK MB500 Fusion
3- GB Shuttle 6.2
Two combos (which I can slave for a total of 640 watts), a rack that includes a preamp and stereo power amp, a stereo amp that has an integrated preamp, and a box guitar modeling amp. Total=5.
Ampeg b-25—,svt cl,v4b (74),
Gk mb150s, 700rb
Swr headlight
Mesa walkabout scout 15”
Various cabs, 8x10e, bag ends, ph4x10,,2x15
Home practice,,,I’ve always liked the little gk mb150,,,between it and walkabout,,,playing out its hard to beat the svt and 8x10,,y’all already know that. 700rb is just back up to my tube amps
Gk mb150s, 700rb
Swr headlight
Mesa walkabout scout 15”
Various cabs, 8x10e, bag ends, ph4x10,,2x15
Home practice,,,I’ve always liked the little gk mb150,,,between it and walkabout,,,playing out its hard to beat the svt and 8x10,,y’all already know that. 700rb is just back up to my tube amps
A few have weighed in with fairly large collections. I guess I like variety more than the average crazy cat lady of amps. I have bass and guitar amps from the following brands:
Aguilar, Ampeg, Ashdown, Epifani, Fender, Gallien Krueger, Genz Benz, Hiwatt, Matamp, Marshall, Matchless, Mesa, Orange, Reeves, Sadowsky, Trace Elliot, Vox.
The most I have from any one brand is three.
Only 3 out of 28 bass and guitar amps in my collection are still in production in basically the same form.
Brands I am still interested in Baer, Mesa, Jule, Sunn.
Obviously I don't need another amp.
Aguilar, Ampeg, Ashdown, Epifani, Fender, Gallien Krueger, Genz Benz, Hiwatt, Matamp, Marshall, Matchless, Mesa, Orange, Reeves, Sadowsky, Trace Elliot, Vox.
The most I have from any one brand is three.
Only 3 out of 28 bass and guitar amps in my collection are still in production in basically the same form.
Brands I am still interested in Baer, Mesa, Jule, Sunn.
Obviously I don't need another amp.
Had one from 1996 to early 2018: Ampeg B-100R.
There was a Sunn Concert Bass in there briefly, but I only got it because I wanted the cabinet it was being sold with (Ampeg B-25B 2x15 cab, which I still have 15+ years later). The Sunn was an awful sounding amp. I sold it almost right away (though I did let my bandmate use it for one gig; I played guitar in that band).
In 2018, I bought a PF-800 for gigs at which I was always pushing the B-100R well beyond its decent sounding limits. It doesn't have the wonderful tone and e.q. section of the B-100R, but it's got plenty of what I needed, which was headroom. I have the 1x15 LF, the 1x15 HF, and the 4x10 HLF to play it through. The 1x15 LF is by far the best sounding of the three to my taste; I wish I had got two of those and none of the others. But it's good to have the 4x10 around, simply because it is rated for twice the power of the 1x15 LF. Nice to be able to lean on at gigs where I think I might have to turn up a bit more than normal.
In 2019, I bought a Rumble 40 for bedroom use, home practice, headphone use, and low-volume gigs. It was cheap, and serves its purpose.
In short, one for 22 years, and two added in the past year and a half.
I will be adding a PF-50T before too long. I will mate it to the flip top of the 1x15 HF cabinet (and also add the classic side handles, side jack, and ports).
There was a Sunn Concert Bass in there briefly, but I only got it because I wanted the cabinet it was being sold with (Ampeg B-25B 2x15 cab, which I still have 15+ years later). The Sunn was an awful sounding amp. I sold it almost right away (though I did let my bandmate use it for one gig; I played guitar in that band).
In 2018, I bought a PF-800 for gigs at which I was always pushing the B-100R well beyond its decent sounding limits. It doesn't have the wonderful tone and e.q. section of the B-100R, but it's got plenty of what I needed, which was headroom. I have the 1x15 LF, the 1x15 HF, and the 4x10 HLF to play it through. The 1x15 LF is by far the best sounding of the three to my taste; I wish I had got two of those and none of the others. But it's good to have the 4x10 around, simply because it is rated for twice the power of the 1x15 LF. Nice to be able to lean on at gigs where I think I might have to turn up a bit more than normal.
In 2019, I bought a Rumble 40 for bedroom use, home practice, headphone use, and low-volume gigs. It was cheap, and serves its purpose.
In short, one for 22 years, and two added in the past year and a half.
I will be adding a PF-50T before too long. I will mate it to the flip top of the 1x15 HF cabinet (and also add the classic side handles, side jack, and ports).
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