Clock numbers: Cut bass to 11, push high mid and treble to 2. Low mid to taste. (And get a jazz bass lol)
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Light, Class D combo amps with vintage tone?
- Thread starter DuluthDank
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Listen to several of the Ampeg Rocket Bass combo demos on YouTube with headphones and see if that’s what you’re after. Be sure to listen beyond the official Ampeg demos when you do so.
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I hurt myself just thinking of moving a 70's SVT built as a combo.
While I agree with this and the Broughton Flip Top as great solutions, it's not what the OP asked for.
Personally, there have not been many combo bass amps that I didn't feel limited by in the long run so maybe a small head and cabinet is a better direction.
I have a Rumble 100 and do not like the tone no matter what setting with a para or graphic EQ.
We all hear it differently.
Small Block 115. 31 lbs. of versatility and easily EQ'd satisfying tone. My go to favorite:
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Turn bass nob to nine and get the unit off the floor and away from walls.
True, but TalkBass is also a gear source. I faced the OP’s same issue a couple of years ago. I bought a Phil Jones Bass Double Four for home practice. Great little box on its own but I sought a bit rounder, more acoustic-like sound. The Flip Top did that. But, it hides in a mix, just like the Ampeg B-15n did in a live band setting. So, a Sadowsky SBP-1 fixed that with its famous mids, and I was able to get a fatter tone with it in front of the D4 than on its own.
Today a lot of options with components exist more than ever before in combo amps.
So the OP has not engaged in this conversation since about an hour after the initial post.
Consider how smart-bombing, diversions off OP spec, and overt/veiled criticism of how OP phrased their inquiry has perhaps made this thread into a display for a range of competing opinion and knowledge rather than one aimed to help the OP.
This isn't untypical for TB ... but it's not a great characteristic either.
Consider how smart-bombing, diversions off OP spec, and overt/veiled criticism of how OP phrased their inquiry has perhaps made this thread into a display for a range of competing opinion and knowledge rather than one aimed to help the OP.
This isn't untypical for TB ... but it's not a great characteristic either.
Oops! What was the OP asking? Well I think the new Ampeg Rocket Bass combos got to be the answer. Rumble's still up for sale so I can get one of these.
I learned to keep an open mind when posting gear questions on TalkBass. It helped me expand my horizons and learn about things I’d never heard of. So, there’s that.
The 400+ is one of the few tube amps I'v not played, and I've not played the TT800...
But if you are looking for a light weight amp that can replace your tube amp, the I recommend the Genz-Benz Streamliner. (It did for me)
Not in production, but you can still get service directly from @agedhorse. When they pop up used, they are cheep, so even with a tune up, they are cheaper than many new amps. The 600w version is no slouch, and many prefer it so they can hit the power section harder.
Genz Streamliner 600/900 tone control primer --- this thread is awesome, and there is also a Streamliner club, and a couple other good threads (like one where guys wire things up in series to get the amp to run at 16 ohms so they can overdrive the power amp).
Sorry for getting off topic.
Then why not use a real tube amp?
Orange AD200-B has been a good compromise for me, it's not as heavy as an SVT and still delivers plenty of power an EQ options.
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Come on. You've got people recommending SVTs. It not the 1st time I've seen people get "off track". Look to the OP'S request. He wants it in one package. Not pedals, not preamps yada yada... He wants a combo amp.
Yep, that seems to be the pattern..Not only that, but suggesting anything but what the OP was asking for is pretty much TalkBass S.O.P.
lol, one reason I never ask gear questions on here. I'll just go to some of my musician friends around my area to get REAL advice
Considering the OPs original post was extremely vague and it's pretty much sop all over the internet as well as TalkBass, ppl are trying to be helpful and offer solutions. Those jerks.
I can see not recommending an SVT, but you have a lot of folks on here saying things like "I tried that, the best way I saw to do it is with pedals and a combo, that's my advice." I don't think that is a bad thing. If I was in OPs place, and I have been in the past, I would appreciate that advice.
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