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List the amps you've gigged with

SanDiegoHarry

SanDiegoHarry

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Aug 11, 2008
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#1
I've seen several threads about basses (which was your first, how many you have owned, ect) but not so many about amps.

Just amps you have gigged with, not stuff you bought and noodled with to only then sell...

I'll start, as I am trying to start this thread...

Kustom Casino 4x10 combo (circa 1976)
Sunn Concert Bass & 4x12 LH cab (~1979) - that rig ROCKED
Acoustic 1x15" combo (~1984)
Fender bass head (solid state - forget the model) and Harke 4x10 (~1988)
SWR Redhead & 2x10 extention cab (~1990)
SWR SM900 & 2 "Triad" (15" + 10" + horn) cabs (1993)
GK RB400 + Bag End 1x12 (1998 to present, for small gigs)
Ashdown ABM 400 & Epifani 4x10 NOT neo (2000 - present)
 
#2
MAN this is testing the ol' gray matter!!!!!
1st one- Aus made 'VASE BASSMAN 120' > 1x15" & 1x12" cab.

Ampeg (I'm guessing here) late '70's SVT & (??) 2x15" cab.

Fender Bassman 120 > 2x EV 115 cabs
Aus Made- "Eminar" 180w(all tube-6x6CA7's) PA head & EV TL606(1x15") cab.
Ampeg B2R> SVT410HLF
GK 400(??) & GK 410 cab-backline at festival 3 yrs running.
Ampeg SVT350(B2R in SVT clothes) & SVT810cab-ended up putting MY Eminar tube head on top after unplugging the SVT350.
SVT3PRO>SVT410HLF
Fender Bassman 300PRO -SVT410HLF
" " " > Berg NV610
Ampeg V4BH > " "
" SVTII > " "
" " > Berg NV215
Mark Bass LMII > Agulilar GS112 & GS115
" " > NV215 or NV610
" " > Berg AE112

gotta go -missed a few... will add to asap.
 
#3
I once played through a headlining act's bass player's stack consisting of a Fender 400 Pro and matching 4x10". Sounded pretty good I guess. Now I'm using a 100-Watt 1x15" Crate bass amp, or if I really need to, an Ampeg 220-Watt 1x15" that belongs to my drummer, who is first and foremost a bass player.
 
#4
Acoustic 450 head and a Peavey 215 Cab from @ 1980 -85 (head was used, cab was new) rig was loud but not too great sounding.
Carvin Pro 300 and custom built 410 @ 1993 - 1998 (bought head used, cab built by my brother using Emminence Alphas and a horn) decent rig.
Hartke TA2000 and custom built 410 @ 1994 (bought head new at McMurray) Hartke was great sounding head but failed several times.
SWR Working Man 10 (alone or with 410 cab) 2001- 2003 (purchaced new at GC) great for small to medium gigs.
Gallien Krueger BL350 with custom built 410 @ 2005 - 2008 (purchased head new at GC)
Gallien Krueger BL350 with Ampeg SVT 810 @ 2005 - 2008 (SVT is a loaner)
SWR 350 with Ampeg SVT 810 @ 2006 (head was loaner from my brother)
Ampeg SVT-II with Ampeg SVT 810 @ 2008 (loaners)
Ampeg SVT-IV with Ampeg SVT 810 @ 2007 - 2009 (headliners rig at recurring shows)
Peavey Firebass 700 with Ampeg SVT 610 @ 2008 (both purchased used)
Peavey Firebass 700 with Acoustic 460 @ 2008-2009
 
#7
Oh gear, how I love (and have loved) thee...

Gallien-Krueger MBE-150 (first amp I ever bought on my own dime)
Roland Bloc 50 (college special)
SWR Workingman's 12 (college special)
SWR Baby Blue (what was provided at school)
SWR Redhead (my first gig rig in the army)
Fender Bassman with matching 1x15" cab (what was kicking around in the army storeroom, begging to be played)
Ampeg SVT with matching 8x10" cab (festival special)
Line 6 Bass Pod Pro into a QSC 1000w power amp into a Gallien-Krueger 2x10" or a SWR Son of Bertha 1x15", occasionally topped off with a Fender 4x10" (the model escapes me) - this was the first big rig I ever owned
Eden WT-400 into an Eden 210XLT (what was waiting for me when I got posted to the Air Force)

Current rigs:

MarkBass MicroMark and MiniMark
MarkBass MiniCMD 121P, occasionally into a MarkBass 151HF speaker
MarkBass LMK into a MarkBass 151HF speaker or the aforementioned Eden 210XLT

Cheers,

B.
 
#8
In order, from about 1973:

Homebuilt version of the Southwest Tech Products Tiger "UTK" power amp, with their straight preamp from the MMM MI amp kit.

Vox Essex 2x12 combo.

Peavey Mark III with two 1x18 BW cabs.

TubeWorks Blue Tube II preamp with a MosValve MV962 power amp.

Kirkwood Radio Labs custom 80w 4x5 mino combo.

Eden WT550B or WTX-260 (current).
 
#12
Fender Bassman 100 > 2x15
Sunn 200s > Sunn 118 reflex
Peavey Mark III > Plush 2x15
Crate BX40
Roland Cube
Hartke 210 combo > Hartke 4x10 cab (don't remember amp model = mid 90s 2 offset 10s, clean + tube emulator channels + blend)
Sunn Concert > Marshall 4x12
GK 1001/210 > Sunn 8068 (EV12+18)
 
#13
74-75 Traynor 50 wt head w/Traynor 1-15" cab
75-81 Acoustic 360
81-85 BGW 750C, Yamaha 2200 w/2 EV 18"/10" VMR/Peizo Keyboard cabs
85-89 Peavey 2x15/2x10 cab
85-89 Trace Elliott
92-94 Marshall 60
00-present Peavey Firebass 700 w/TVX 4x10 cab
04-present Peavey TNT115
07-present Carvin SBR1018
08-present Carvin SBX410
09-present Carvin BX500 w/BRX10.4 neo cab

That about does it as far as I can remember, jeez.:rolleyes:
 
#14
Markbass LMII
Dr Bass RX310 neo
Dr Bass RX112 neo
Sans Amp RBI preamp
Crown XTI 1000
Crown CE 1000
Avatar B210
Dr Bass 2260
Dr Bass RX115 neo
LDS 112+5
Avatar B410 Neo
Avatar SB112/pair
Eden 210XLT/pair
SWR Bigfoot
Carvin RL210
CarvinRL410
Carvin R1000
Trace Elliot RAH SM7 200
Peavey 410 TX
Peavey 210 TX/pair
Peavey 115 BW
homemade 115 cab with BW
homemade 210 cab with foster horn
Fender BXR 300
Marshall 100 watt
72 SVT head
Peavey 118 half folded horn-Cerwin Vegas/Pair
Sunn 200 cabinet with JBL D 140s
Sunn Concert Bass head
Fender Bassman 100 with 412 cabinet
Fender Dual Showman cab with JBL D 140f speakers
Fender Bassman head and tall bassman cabinet with JBL D120f speakers.
Bruce 215 amp with JBL D 140s
 
#15
I love Bass Amps!

More models owned, but trying to comply with the rules here...

Fender M-80 chorus 160 head with matching 2x15 cabinet
Nemesis NC-210P
Nemesis NC-210P w/Ampeg 4-10hen
Ampeg V4 w/Ampeg 4-10hen
Ampeg B2R w/Ampeg 4-10hen
Ampeg B2R w/Ampeg 4-10hen & SWR 1-18 Big Ben
Ampeg V4B w/Ampeg 810 (MTI era)
 
#17
Peavey 210TX Combo
Behringer BX3500 + Ampeg 8x10
Ampeg SVT-3 Pro + Ampeg 8x10
Peavey TB Raxx + QSC RMX 850 + 2x Yamaha 1x10
GK700RB 1x15 Combo
HK Quantum 600 + Kustom 2x15
SWR 550X + 2x Goliath 4x10s
GK 1001 RB-II + Henry 8x8
GK 1001 RB-II + 4x10 SBX + 1x15 SBX
Ampeg SVT-CL + Ampeg 8x10

Played a couple really small gigs with the following even...
Fender Frontman 15B
Line 6 Studio 110
 
#18
Montgomery Ward 3-channel 112 combo
Acoustic 136 100w 115 combo
Acoustic 370/301
V4B/810
Mesa D180/homemade 215 (this combo kicked much ass but it wasn't mine so I couldn't keep it)
SVT/810 (several)
Peavey TNT combo
Peavey Mark IV/can't remember the bottom but it was a Peavey and had 10"s
Whatever model that first Trace Elliot with the light up green faceplate was/TE 810
SWR SM-500/Tube Works 410T
64 B-15N with and without extension cabs
77 B-15N
LMII/B-15 cabs, Hartke cabs, SWR cabs, etc.
Hartke 3500/Hartke cabs
Markbass Mini CMD121P combo
GK everything RB/Hartke cabs, GK cabs, SWR cabs, etc.
Eden crap (can't remember model #s because I hated every single one)
SVT 3 and 4 Pros

Loved the SVT's, B-15's, D180, Markbass stuff. Hated anything made by Eden and Hartke cabs (liked their heads for some strange reason). Liked everything else OK but wasn't knocked out by it.
 
#19
since 1967, i have played multiple gigs with all of these amps:

Sillvertone Bass 150
Silvertone twin twelve
Heathkit TA-38
Plush 4000B
Vox Essex bass amp
Vox Westminster (120w) with 1-18 cab or Super beatle cab
Kustom K-200 with 2 Kustom 2x15 JBL cabs
Blonde '62 Fender Showman D140F w/tone ring
three blackface bassmans
two Fender Dual showmans with two 2x15 JBL cabs
Sunn 2000S with two sunn 2-15 JBL cabs
Sunn Coliseum with two 4x12 cabs
Two Sunn Concert Bass heads with two Sunn 2x15 cabs
Acoustic 360
Acoustic 370/301
Acoustic 320/408
Lots of SVT's w/8x10 cabs
Fender 400PS
Fender 300PS
Alembic F2B/Bose 1800 power amp w/four bose 800 cabs
GK 1001RB-II-w/misc cabs
Yamaha BBT500H w/misc cabs
Eden WT550B w/misc cabs
Genz GBE600 w/misc cabs
Ampeg V4B w/misc cabs
Fender Studio Bass w/2-15 JBLS
Marshall Major w/Ampeg SVT 8x10 cab
Sound City Bass 150 w/2x15 JBL cab
HiWatt 200 w/2x15 JBL cab
Ampeg SVT-VR (current) w/ 810, 610 or 4x12 Ampeg cabs.
.....and alot of others that i just can't remember right now.
 
#20
Amps/cabs that have gotten significant playing time over the last 35 years or so, in order:

70's

- Kustom 100 with 212 cab (tuck and roll, baby!)
- Peavey TNT/TKO
- Peavey Mark IV with Peavey 215 cab with Altec Lansings and/or Cerwin Vega 118

80's

- Musicman HD130 head with JBL Cabaret 115 cab
- Alembic pre, Furmin Parametric, BGW power amp with Cabaret 115
- GK 400RB/Guild Hartke410
- Eden WT300 (upgraded to WT400) with 210XLT
- Eden WT400 with Bag End SD115/SD115x stack

90's

- Walter Woods Green Light with Epifani T210
- Walter Woods Ultra Blue Light (original 1000 watt spec) with Epifani T310

Late 90's to 2008

- SWR900/Goliath III
- Walter Woods Ultra Blue Light (later 1200 watt spec) with Epifani 210UL/310UL/410UL
- Thunderfunk 550b with 410UL or Schroeder 1212L
- Markbass LMII with 410UL

Current

- Markbass F1 with BergAE410/Schroeder 115L+
- TecAmp Puma500 with TecAmp s212


A few other heads and cabs tried for short periods of time relatively recently (EBS HD350/TD650, Epifani 502, Glock HeartRock, Aguilar DB112 x 2, Markbass SD800, Markbass SA450).
 

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