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How many amps do you guys own?

How many amps (including combos) do you currently own

  • One and done

    Votes: 147 12.8%

  • 2 to 3 for options and backups

    Votes: 531 46.4%

  • 4 to 6 because I can

    Votes: 330 28.8%

  • I am the crazy cat lady of amps, I don't really know anymore.

    Votes: 97 8.5%

  • Ampless!!

    Votes: 14 1.2%

  • Other (explain below)

    Votes: 25 2.2%
  • Total voters
    1,144
#1,342
Mine are in no way comparable to some of your guys. But they are okay for me at this stage in my bass journey.
1. Ampeg BA108
2. Peavey Basic 112
3. GK Backline 115
4. Eden WTX264 with an Ashdown 4x10 cabinet.

The Eden is the only one I play with now. The others were good for my level when I originally got them but the Eden is awesome with the 4x10 cab.
 
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#1,345
As of today: 2 heads, 3 cabinets and 2 custom combos:

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#1,346
D to the C said:
Ampeg SVT 4pro
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I was just talking to my current bassist (currently not playing bass in anger) about this amp. Got so many compliments with that, a MIA Jazz, and a 610HLF. Will forever regret selling that cab for the PR-410, even though it brought me to my senses about using a pair of 15s and at least breaking up the weight. Never could rekindle the passion for the 4Pro after that, even though I still love that head and kinda almost maybe would love to have one again. Ended up trading that on a Super Bassman 300 (which current bassist is using) and just simply haven't looked back.
 
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BrianVengeance said:
I was just talking to my current bassist (currently not playing bass in anger) about this amp. Got so many compliments with that, a MIA Jazz, and a 610HLF. Will forever regret selling that cab for the PR-410, even though it brought me to my senses about using a pair of 15s and at least breaking up the weight. Never could rekindle the passion for the 4Pro after that, even though I still love that head and kinda almost maybe would love to have one again. Ended up trading that on a Super Bassman 300 (which current bassist is using) and just simply haven't looked back.
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I haven't used it in several years but love the sound, hate the weight, but can't let it go! Also love the fact it has two amps that can be bridged and will run at 2 ohms.
 
#1,349
D to the C said:
I haven't used it in several years but love the sound, hate the weight, but can't let it go! Also love the fact it has two amps that can be bridged and will run at 2 ohms.
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So much to love about that beastie. If had been a bit further along in maintaining my GAS, I'd probably still have it. On balance I feel like I've partially atoned by selling it for the same $600 I bought it for 10 years after the fact, and recently picking up a SVP-CL in cherry condition. Somehow this makes sense to me. For now...
 
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BrianVengeance said:
So much to love about that beastie. If had been a bit further along in maintaining my GAS, I'd probably still have it. On balance I feel like I've partially atoned by selling it for the same $600 I bought it for 10 years after the fact, and recently picking up a SVP-CL in cherry condition. Somehow this makes sense to me. For now...
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Sounds like a win win for ya!
 
#1,355
I have two bass amps.

1. Markbass Little Mark II -> GK NEO 115 III cab. This is what I bring pretty much anywhere.

2. Fender SF Musicmaster Bass Amp. The classic open backed, not really voiced for bass, bass amp. Does the job at home and I can play guitar through it too. The tone is an HPF, so it cleans up a lot of issues typical practice amps have. For all the bad rep it has around here, I think it's a great bass amp. Has an Eminence Tonkerlite replacement speaker. I keep wanting to sell it, but why?
 
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#1,357
Marko 1 said:
Would you mind sharing some deets on those combos? :bassist:
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Two custom made GR Bass Aerotech 212 Slim combos. I ordered them last September but continued supply and shipping issues affected production and delivery times. I bought two as an incentive for Gianfranco to accept the custom project. As it turns out, I understand someone else somewhere in Europe also wanted an identical 212 Slim combo so there are three of them out there in the wild.

The combos have the newer GR Bass features, with the updated logo badge and cloth grill. I thought the controls would be on the top like their 1x12 combo (or like the Markbass 1x12 combo), but instead they are in front which makes the combos a few inches taller than the older 212 Slim cabinet I have. Width and depth are also very slightly larger by a centimeter or two. Weight is 32.4lbs and it can still definitely be hand carried even with the larger dimensions. The amp is a GR Bass One800 with 800 watts @ 4ohms going into a 900 watt cabinet.

I've only had these combos for a couple of days, but my immediate impressions are how warm sounding it is for a solid state and it has a much stronger midrange than my Quilter BB800 + GR Bass AT 212 Slim rig. I am hoping this will make the sound really cut through in a live situation. I can hear every note very clearly which is making me clean up my playing technique so I don't sound so sloppy, but that is a good thing. The top row of LEDs is multifunctional and very bright, but I read the manual and learned how to select the functions or turn them off. The fan is on the loud side, but again after reading the manual I can set it to turn off for quiet studio applications. At this point I have mostly been playing with the 'Pure' switch on, which bypasses all the tone controls and essentially makes the amp just a power amp, and it sounds really great with all my fretless uke basses. On my Ibanez Mikro (my only fretted bass) I turn the tone controls back on and crank the treble & hit the bright switch and I can get a really nice snappy sound for slapping.

One of my pet peeves with electronic equipment of any kind is wiggly knobs, to the point of being a dealbreaker. The knobs on the GR bass amps are rock solid!

I have been trying to figure out a slave arrangement with the two combos using the effects send, but so far I've only been able to make the slave work while the master combo mutes itself. Maybe I need an adaptor cable for the XLR DI out into the 1/4" input?? It would be great to be able to use both combos simultaneously.

Like others here on TB, I considered a modular approach with a 1x12 combo with 1x12 extension cab. In fact, I did have a Markbass rig like that. But the GR Bass Aerotech line is so incredibly light that weight is no longer a factor and so now I will just bring two 12 speakers all the time and just turn down if I need to. Even with my Quilter/212 Slim rig I was able to carry everything by hand in one trip, so this should make shlepping even easier. Also, I have been keen to really shorten the setup and break down time and with the combo format I can probably do both in around a minute or so.

The other rigs are the aforemetioned Quilter BB800/GR Bass AT 212 Slim and a Mesa TT-800/Two Mesa Subway 1x15 stack. They all sound great. But with the high power, great sound, small form factor, light weight and fast setup/breakdown convenience of the new combos I will most likely sell off some of the other stuff.
 
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pingvuiini said:
Two custom made GR Bass Aerotech 212 Slim combos. I ordered them last September but continued supply and shipping issues affected production and delivery times. I bought two as an incentive for Gianfranco to accept the custom project. As it turns out, I understand someone else somewhere in Europe also wanted an identical 212 Slim combo so there are three of them out there in the wild.

The combos have the newer GR Bass features, with the updated logo badge and cloth grill. I thought the controls would be on the top like their 1x12 combo (or like the Markbass 1x12 combo), but instead they are in front which makes the combos a few inches taller than the older 212 Slim cabinet I have. Width and depth are also very slightly larger by a centimeter or two. Weight is 32.4lbs and it can still definitely be hand carried even with the larger dimensions. The amp is a GR Bass One800 with 800 watts @ 4ohms going into a 900 watt cabinet.

I've only had these combos for a couple of days, but my immediate impressions are how warm sounding it is for a solid state and it has a much stronger midrange than my Quilter BB800 + GR Bass AT 212 Slim rig. I am hoping this will make the sound really cut through in a live situation. I can hear every note very clearly which is making me clean up my playing technique so I don't sound so sloppy, but that is a good thing. The top row of LEDs is multifunctional and very bright, but I read the manual and learned how to select the functions or turn them off. The fan is on the loud side, but again after reading the manual I can set it to turn off for quiet studio applications. At this point I have mostly been playing with the 'Pure' switch on, which bypasses all the tone controls and essentially makes the amp just a power amp, and it sounds really great with all my fretless uke basses. On my Ibanez Mikro (my only fretted bass) I turn the tone controls back on and crank the treble & hit the bright switch and I can get a really nice snappy sound for slapping.

One of my pet peeves with electronic equipment of any kind is wiggly knobs, to the point of being a dealbreaker. The knobs on the GR bass amps are rock solid!

I have been trying to figure out a slave arrangement with the two combos using the effects send, but so far I've only been able to make the slave work while the master combo mutes itself. Maybe I need an adaptor cable for the XLR DI out into the 1/4" input?? It would be great to be able to use both combos simultaneously.

Like others here on TB, I considered a modular approach with a 1x12 combo with 1x12 extension cab. In fact, I did have a Markbass rig like that. But the GR Bass Aerotech line is so incredibly light that weight is no longer a factor and so now I will just bring two 12 speakers all the time and just turn down if I need to. Even with my Quilter/212 Slim rig I was able to carry everything by hand in one trip, so this should make shlepping even easier. Also, I have been keen to really shorten the setup and break down time and with the combo format I can probably do both in around a minute or so.

The other rigs are the aforemetioned Quilter BB800/GR Bass AT 212 Slim and a Mesa TT-800/Two Mesa Subway 1x15 stack. They all sound great. But with the high power, great sound, small form factor, light weight and fast setup/breakdown convenience of the new combos I will most likely sell off some of the other stuff.
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Wow, those are incredible. :cool:
 
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