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How many amps (heads) do you have?

I have:

1. Peavey Microbass combo
2. Peavey FireBass 700 head (three different Avatar cabs to choose from)
3. Fender Rumble 500 combo
4. Fender Bassman 50
5. Positive Grid Spark 40
6. Peavey Bandit 112 combo (guitar amp...but thread title didn't specify :p)

There are also a couple of headphone amps around...
 
I can't compete with Wasnex and some other folks, but:

Blackface Fender Bassman (1965 or '66) paired with D140 Showman tone-ring cab. My "office amp".
Plush 1060S paired with a Kustom 215 with Kustom-badged EV SRO15 drivers. Sounds fine, drips funk.
Sunn 200S all original with it's original D140 215 cab. The "other office" amp.
Sunn Model T gen2 (has mid-switch). Pro-maintained, works perfectly but I don't use it much and would sell it but for the sentimental thing.
Thunderfunk 550b because it's a Thunderfunk 550b.
Acoustic 150b.
(2) GK 400RB first gen/grey cord. I like these a lot even if they are a little hissy at idle. It's the first one I'd leave at a remote rehearsal spot. I have a line on a third which I will buy if the guy ever responds to his FB ad.
GK 700RB series II. I typically use this one with a GK 412 neo. It's a thing.
Markbass Little Mark 58R. I think I like these.

...also three Markbass combos (one is quite modified), one ea GK MB150E, Rumble 40, Rumble 100.
 
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Rocking an old 400rb and while it is good, I’d like something that could go to 2 ohms. I’d also like a different flavor of sound.

I don’t need a lot of watts. Interested in either old amps - SS or tube hybrid - as well as newer production amps.

I play with a pic, tube to Eb and lower. Use some OD/distortion in addition to clean playing so I’m looking for something that works well with pedals.

I have two. A largely unused Eden 1250 watt rack system (about to be used at an outdoor concert later this month) and a Mesa WD-800 an extremely versatile integrated head. Depending on cab configurations and controls, output can be set between 300 to 800 watts, and can operate down to 2 ohms. I’ve been very pleased with it.
 
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Plan is, sell the MB500 (the head in the middle), and add one of the Mesa Subway heads to the herd!

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Rocking an old 400rb and while it is good, I’d like something that could go to 2 ohms. I’d also like a different flavor of sound.

I don’t need a lot of watts. Interested in either old amps - SS or tube hybrid - as well as newer production amps.

I play with a pic, tube to Eb and lower. Use some OD/distortion in addition to clean playing so I’m looking for something that works well with pedals.
1) Gibson GB440 400w @ 4ohms
2) Genz Benz Shuttle 3.0 300w @ 4ohms
3) Jay Ganz Straight Ahead 500w @ 4ohms
4) Markbass Combo II (In 151P) 500w @ 4ohms
 
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