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How many amps???

#43
I actively use My WT800 and my 3 Eden cabs in my signature in various configurations depending on the size of the room and gig I'm playing. The 810XLT pretty much lives at one of my bands rehearsal spaces and I just bring my amp guitar and accessories case to the jam. The 2 x 410's are what I gig with mostly and live at home with me with the amp and come out when I go out to play.
I'm going to add another Eden amp to my collection soon but I'm not sure which one I want yet. I'm pretty keen to get the WT1205 and use this as my main gigging amp and leave the WT800 in the rehearsal space. I'm also keen to see how good the WTX500 is when it hits Aussie shores and have this for home practise & back-up for gigs.
I also have whats left of my old rig at home which is a Peavey Mk III and an old Fender Bassman 412 silverface cab. I di have another Fender 412 cab exactly the same only blackface and sold this off once I got my Eden rig. I'll probably sell this old rig one day once I clean it up and get the amp serviced.
The only other amp I have is a little Fender G-Dec guitar amp for riffing out on at home with my guitar. I sometimes write tune for my band on guitar first, then create bass for it so it's a handly little amp with it's built in drums.
 
#44
1 studio amp: ampeg sb-12
1 main rig: boogie 400+ with ampeg 410
1 upright and theater rig (aka small and portable): GK mb150 + ebs 112

I think it makes sense to at least have a small and powerful combo, and to have a bigger rig. The small one gets used for rehearsals, coffee house and jazz things, and the big one for all the bigger venues and rock music.

So in my book, 2 amps would be a minimum.
 
#46
I started with a small 20W practise amp, and then went straight to a 450W head through two 1x15 cabinets. Realised that it was way more power than I needed, and so I have now traded down to a 180W combo that is perfect both for practise and the small gigs that I play.

If I ever need to go back to having loud gear, then I'll invest as much money as necessary to get stuff that's lightweight but sounds good.

S.P.
 
#47
I have my Ibanez 1x10 35 watt practice amp, which for its size sounds quite good. I use my Hartke LH500 with a 2x10 for small to medium gigs and then add a 1x15 cab for outside gigs. I also have a spare Hartke HA2000 for backup that Im planning to use to power the 1x15 and the 500 watt for (2)2x10s.
 
#48
8 total


Bass amps......
A First Act combo for plugging in the car's a/c outlet.
A Yorkville BLOC 80 combo for.... I don't know why.
A 67 Ampeg BT-15C for practice here at home.
A 67 Ampeg B-15 ND for small gigs.
A Ampeg 350h and 410e for gigs I don't want to subject my goods amps to.
A 69-70 Ampeg SVT into a Ampeg flatback SVT bottom.
I also have a junk 15" cab to keep at the rehersal room.
Guitar amps.......
A 49 Gibson BR-9 guitar amp.
A 59 Gibson GA-5 Skylark guitar amp.
 
#51
GK 1001 RBII with 1 or 2 Ampeg 1x15 - primary.

GK 800 RB with SWR Goliath 4x10 - rehearsal space.

Ampeg V5 with Ampeg 4x12 - too heavy and bulky, stays in the garage.

GK BL 600 with Avatar 1x15 - home practice rig. Carry the head to gigs as a backup.

Also have a Digitech BP-8 that I use as a headphone amp.
 
#52
Cygnus X-1 said:
Now for the bad news. Since I consider myself a student and nowhere near a gig worthy player. I think I have more amps than I need.

So there it is guys, Any sound advice to an Amp-aholic?
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Less "ampage", more practice

For me:

Eden N8 amp for home practice and "coffe house" gigs
Yorkville XM200T combo with 1x15 ex. cab: stays in practice pad
Yorkville XS400 head with Dr. Bass 1x15 cab: for gigs

Don't need or gas for anything else
 
#53
I have 2 bass heads and two guitar heads. I run one of the bass heads (A Plush Royal 1610s) and one of the guitar heads (mid 70's Sunn Concert Lead) for my actual rig simultaneously. The other bass head (A Sunn Coliseum) we use as a PA, and the other guitar head is my baby that's just for recording (A literally mint condition Sunn Solarus with the matching 2x12)


oh and while we're on line six, having a line six amp is like having 20 amps at once. Too bad they all sound like wet garbage.
 
#54
I have four setups. My main rig, a backup rig, and two rigs that stay/stayed at practice spaces.

One weekly jam that I went to for over four years stopped recently due to health problems with the organizer. So that rig is sitting unused in the bassment (sic). I keep thinking about selling it, but I know I will need it as soon as I get rid of it.

Except for my main rig, all the equipment was bought when a good deal or a really interesting amp came up for sale.
 
#55
I haven't taken inventory in a while..Let's see;
2 Ampegs
2 Peavy's
2 Marshalls
2 Micro-Marshalls
1 Fender
1 Traynor
1 Behringer
1 Crate
1 Smoky, (lead testing)
1 no-name amp case dealie

14 amps, Cabs? About twice that. Mix and match.
About half of the above are bass specific. I spent saturday picking from the top three for a week of outdoor gigs. Hope the weather holds .
 
#56
I always love reading these threads because it makes me feel a little more under control about all the money I spend on bass crap...some of you guys are KRAZEE ! :)

I have a mere 2 amps and 3 cabs, all Carvin. I love their stuff. This selection covers everything for me:

Carvin BRX112Neo combo - 300 watts into a single 12" neo. Perfect for recording, and works great for very small rooms or stages, but if I need more horsepower I put a 210 neo cab under it, gives me about 700 watts through the 3 speakers. That will handle most situations and I can hear it really well because the 12 points at my head.

Carvin B1500 head into a Carvin BRX410Neo cab - For big rooms or outdoor gigs this is my go-to rig. That's 1200 watts and I have yet to really challenge the limits of this setup, even when it's crazy loud.

The B1500 into the single 210 is also pretty impressive. The amp is still putting out 1200 watts but the box is rated for 600, so I have to be careful not to overdo it, but it handles most club venues really well.

Most of the time I leave the combo at home to practice, the 210 in our rehearsal space, and the 410 in the garage until it's gig time...then all I have to haul around for rehearsals is my B1500 in an SKB RotoRack...not bad at all.

I like being able to match the rig to the gig and this gear lets me do it.
 
#57
I just sold my Ashdown ABM 2x10 combo. It was meant for smaller gigs and practice at home, but it was just too heavy and I ended up not using it.

So currently I have one rig. For practice at home I use my Tascam Bass Trainer.

I will eventually get a small rig though. Hopefully a small Schroeder and one of the great, small SS heads out there. Which reminds me, I need to start a LMII vs Shuttle thread. ;)
 
#60
I have one gig-worthy rig and used to have a combo at home but I traded it for a bass, so I usually practice at home with nothing but a little Peavey Rage guitar amp. It does the trick: I hear myself and don't spend precious time fidling with tone knobs during practice.

A good amp is more conductive to practice, but I hardly have the time or incencitive to practice "new" stuff anymore, so not having a great sounding practice rig is actually good (for my masters).
 

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