Lightest 7 to 800 watt bass head

[ole Jason]

Going on a gig via seaplane?

There are many reasons to want lightweight gear. Lots of people have gigs that require carrying gear several blocks or more.

 

[PFBASSO]

There are many reasons to want lightweight gear. Lots of people have gigs that require carrying gear several blocks or more.

I second this, the lighter the better and still pack some power. It's not an unreasonable want.

 

[goodformetal]

There are many reasons to want lightweight gear. Lots of people have gigs that require carrying gear several blocks or more.

Understood. I wasn't trying to be provocative. I'm genuinely curious what kind of thresholds people have for weight over tonal features and chassis robustness. I would rather take a couple of extra pairs of undies to a travel gig instead a couple of knobs that never get turned too

 

[bottomzone]

Phil Jones Bass BP-800, 800W @ 4 ohms/400W @ 8 ohms, weighs 5.7 lbs.
Markbass Little Marcus 800, 800W @ 4 ohms/500W @ 4 ohms, weighs 6.1 lbs.
Mesa Engineering Subway D800+, 800W @ 4 ohms/400W @ 8 ohms, weighs 6.3 lbs.
Epifani UL901 Gen 2, 1000W @ 4 ohms, weighs 6 lbs.

 

[ole Jason]

Understood. I wasn't trying to be provocative. I'm genuinely curious what kind of thresholds people have for weight over tonal features and chassis robustness. I would rather take a couple of extra pairs of undies to a travel gig instead a couple of knobs that never get turned too

I don't think the main use case is travel gigs, most bassists nowadays would rely on backline for that type of thing. In general I think you'll find people with weight as a top priority aren't playing the types of gigs where chassis robustness matters all that much. No one is going to spill beer on my amp at a jazz gig If I'm doing punk/metal shows in dive bars it would make sense to bring something more robust.

Everyone has different tonal feature preferences I guess. Personally I just want an amp that sounds like my bass only louder.

 

[magic8161]

I don't know for OP's GR Bass 112h, but my GR Bass NF212V is vibrating a lot, I had problems with one of my amps which tended to slip.
Not the Quilter, thanks to its big rubber feets.

I just ordered the new quilter v803

 

[Lovep]

If I were buying a new 800w head, it would be Mesa WD800 or Genzler Kinitex 800.

I went in the opposite direction and just bought an Ampeg V4BH (2005), in excellent condition (40lbs).

 

[magic8161]

If I were buying a new 800w head, it would be Mesa WD800 or Genzler Kinitex 800.

I went in the opposite direction and just bought an Ampeg V4BH (2005), in excellent condition (40lbs).

Not if it was free!!! I love my back.....lol

 

[Lovep]

Not if it was free!!! I love my back.....lol

Oh, I get it. The V4BH will be in the corner of my music room. No plans to ever move unless for servicing.

My Ampeg Venture V3 is my portable amp.

 

[goodformetal]

No one is going to spill beer on my amp at a jazz gig

Hold my beer

 

[darwin-bass]

Elf is pretty small. And at 200 watts fits in your range of 7 watts to 800 watts.



I'll show myself out.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Peak, program, continuous or RMS weight?