How much experience do you have...?

[Passinwind]

Also not to mention with all of the talk of tube amp reliability flying around, that's something that's more likely to come into play over the course of hundreds of gigs, not dozens. I can do hundreds of gigs on one set of tubes, so if answering hundreds is iffy for you, then you don't know what you're talking about in terms of reliability.

I've repaired thousands of tube amps. Your attitude is showing.

 

[Mark Olson]

Relax... This thread is about bass guitar gigging experience on all tube amps... if I wanted any other information, I'd have asked for it.

 

[iiipopes]

For many, many "retro" gigs over the decades I've used a 1968-9 (has the aluminum surround around the grill cloth) Fender Bassman-Export (with switchable mains voltage). The same model that Macca used on the roof top in the Let It Be sessions. Great head. Doesn't get loud, but gets tone!

 

[seanm]

I have played one gig on a tube amp, maybe two. And part of one practice on a tube amp. All where provided as backlines. All of my rigs are SS, and most backlines are SS, so I don't play tubes much.

Used to practice bass through a guitar tube amp.... but I wouldn't have gigged with it.

 

[JimmyM]

the only thing i'd ask is what the point of this poll is.

 

[fdeck]

Commentary deleted.

 

[georgestrings]

the only thing i'd ask is what the point of this poll is.

No doubt...


- georgestrings

 

[Mark Olson]

I'm just curious Jimmy. I don't expect a lot of people to answer and answer honestly.

 

[Passinwind]

the only thing i'd ask is what the point of this poll is.

If the OP wanted you to ask questions he would have said so.

 

[Mark Olson]

If the OP wanted you to ask questions he would have said so.

Has anyone ever told you you kind of look like Billy Connolly?

 

[iiipopes]

I also used a mid-70's Ampeg SVT with the conversion from 12DW7 to 12AX7 for several years in a party band into a 2X15 cab.

 

[Passinwind]

Has anyone ever told you you kind of look like Billy Connolly?

Nope, I'd never heard of him before I Googled either.

So how many people on TB do you think meet your criteria, out of curiosity? The market for new tube amps is well south of ten percent of sales by units AFAIK?

 

[Mark Olson]

That doesn't surprise me. Meet my criteria for what? Looking kind of like Billy Connolly?

 

[nysbob]

Honest answer? Thousands.

I've been gigging for 40 years, about 7 of those with SS.

 

[Passinwind]

Meet my criteria for what?

For being manly enough to comment on tOOb amp reliability?

 

[Mark Olson]

I just posted this thread because I was curious. I'm not trying to gauge the value of anyone's commentary, and this thread wasn't posted to garner any commentary.

Seriously if I wanted to judge other bass players I'd just ask for soundclips! (I know you're a great player Charlie) but some of us aren't and if I were to gauge the value of anyone's commentary that'd be the basis I'd do it on.

 

[will33]

I think your poll is skewed. You take 3 positions to go from practically none to a handful of gigs in small increments, then jump from there to multiple hundreds without leaving any room for carrots. Hardly accurate.

 

[Mark Olson]

Carrots would make everything more accurate.

 

[RedLeg]

doesnt matter what amp you use. your amp is a stage monitor. the house and soundman takes you DI through his PA 99% of the time.

 

[MikeBC]

Going back to 1969, I used a VOX tube amp for practice and gigs, maybe 50 until fall of 1971.

Since then I have played through a Traynor Bassmaster, again practice and gigs. Not a powerful amp but it held its own in trio and quintet situations. Don't know how many gigs but it was roughly 15 years with that amp. Quit playing professionally after that.

Still have the Traynor for practice and recently began really getting back into it. I do have a smaller ss for practice in the apartment but not for gigs.

Will be looking for a new rig in the near future so I am very interested in the results of your survey.