Hybrid Head options for this rig?

Quilter BB800 on its own is good but you can add a Shiftline Mark lll bass tube preamp and you'll be set.

 

GK MBF-800 checks all those boxes except for the 2 ohm. But I’ve never needed 2 ohms capable amps ever.

 

Mesa Subway d800. Best non tube amount I've ever owned. And I've had several. It has a tube preamp as well.

 

Acoustic B300H

Just kidding no tube.

 

The Mesa Subway D-800 and the D-800+ are not hybrid amps. They are 100% solid state.

 

Doesn't take away the fact the amps are the best out there for tone shaping and lightweight portability .

 

The Mesa Subway amps are indeed some of the best out there. I played a D-800+ for a year. Then I went back to Gallien Kruger. Better punch. More power. Tube pre. And the presence and contour controls do more for tone shaping than the HPF on the Subway. GK was what was best for me.

 

Not limited at all once you add the shiftline into the quilter..it’ll blow your socks of.

 

Seriously.

The fusion 800 from Gallien Krueger is what you described in you original post. Sweetwater is gonna give you the best price and free shipping.


GK gives you a 2 year warranty and those tubes in the pre will last for years. Or you can swap them out for different tonal bias.

 

Genz Benz shuttle 6 has everything you're looking for except built in comp. And the tube pre compares favorably with an SVT, but can also do warm cleans. Up it to a shuttle max if you want the option of channel switching (FET and tube) and blending. I have the ShuttleMax 9.2 and it's pretty great overall. Still working on consistently finding "my" sound between different rooms and cabs, but the EQ is pretty flexible. With my 6 string, I like it best with my GK 412 so far. The amp seems to have a lot of low end, while the GK cab is on the brighter side, so they pair well.

If you're not too concerned with weight/size the previous series of Trace stuff would be a good bet. The AH 600-12 has EVERYTHING you want. Flexible tube preamp with a switchable drive circuit, switchable 12 band graphic EQ (plus switchable pre shape), switchable dual band compressor, VERY flexible input and output routing (stereo/biamp/etc...), and a beefy 600w old school SS power section and a f* off toroidal transformer. Built into a heavy duty plywood shell.

 

SWR SM-500 stereo durable low cost.