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List the amps you've gigged with

#41
I can't remember model names for the most part but there's been a bunch of SVT's , some v-4's, v-4b, 3pros,CL's , B-15's.
Peaveys, Fenders, Sunn's, Sound City,Eden's,Silvertone's
,360's,370's and 270's,150's Acoustics, Trace Elliot's,Marshall Bass 100's,Kustom,Orange,SWR, GK.

You know, It starts with SVT's and ends with SVT's. My favorite of the bunch I guess,with the 370 a close second.
 
#42
This doesn't date back as far as some of you, but I'll give it a shot.

First gig rig was a behringer head, with two random cabs (2x10, 1x15) then a matching behringer 4x10

carvin pre/crown power rack with an SWR big bertha, later switched the carvin for an SVP-Pro

moved to an ampeg svt-cl/610HLF as my main rig, alternating randomly with a bassman 70, swr henry 8x8, musicman HD130, and ampeg B40 4x10 depending on the size of the gig.

moved onto an ampeg V4 with the B40 and a B15 for smaller gigs.

down to just the V4/B40 now.
 
#44
My heavy gigging days were between 1986 and 1992. The vast majority of those gigs were on a GK 400RB and various cabs, but among them a Fender BXR Spectrum, (2x10 & 18). Also, for a short time, I used a Crate 1x15 combo with a 115 ext spkr. Believe it or not, it was a very worthy rig for it's day. Of course now, when my gigs are few and far between, I have the nicest and most gear of my life. Ironic.
 
#45
Fender Bassman (pre-CBS blackface 50W) -> a custom cab with 2 JBL D140F;
Nemesis NC210P combo;
Nemesis NC210P combo + Tube Works 210 combo (I think it was a 7200 model -- only one gig);
Demeter VTBP-201S -> QSC PLX1602 -> Bergantino HT322;
Demeter VTBP-201S -> QSC PLX1602 -> Schroeder 410;
G-K 1001RB-II -> G-K 410RBH + 115RBH (only one gig);
Demeter HBP-1 -> Stewart World 2.1 -> Schroeder 410 (only one gig);
EA iAmp-600 -> EA CX-310 (still have);
Yamaha PB-1 -> Yamaha CP2000 -> EA CX-310 (still have).
 
#46
1st gig for $ I used a Peavey Reknown driving a 2X18 cab
Some kind of Traynor
Acoustic 3XX (don't remember which, but I wish I still had it)
SWR 220
Trace Elliot (something or another)
SVT
Others I don't remember, but the SVT, Traynor and Acoustic had tone for days
Current in pres into power amps but I haven't gigged in years
Not a long list of amps, nowhere near as many as basses I've had.
 
#47
I have not thought about this in a long time but here goes:

White Fender Bassman (early 60's) with DIY 1x15
Guild Quantum Bass Amp and 2x15 cab
Early 70's Ampeg SVT (made in Linden, NJ) w/old flat back SVT 8x10 cab
Acoustic 370 w/SVT 8x10 cab
Early 70's Ampeg V4B w/SVT 8x10
Added Hartke 4.5XL, 2.5XL, and 115XL
SWR 350X w/the various Hartke cabs
Added EA Wizzy 1x12
then EA Wizzy M-Line 1x12
EA Iamp800
added 2 EA NL-210's

I mostly use the Iamp800 w/the 2 Wizzy cabs today.

I just realized I have to much stuff thats not being used. If anyone is interested in the NL-210's or the Hartke stuff let me know.
 
#48
Wow, that's a toughie...

Peavey 15" 300W (2 ohm) combo.
EVM-15B, 2-15 with 5" midrange cab (4 ohm) + Sunn amp.
Sunn power amp (600w bridged@4ohms)+furman pq-3 parametric eq.
Bag end 18 + SWR Goliath JR II
ADA MB-1 preamp
Tried acoustic preamp... discarded
Tried ART Nightbass.... returned
Crown K-1 power amp (1500 W @ 4 ohms)
410XL Hartke + Bag end 18
Eden Navigator preamp
MO'bass amp (practice amp, used once on gig when navigator was in the shop)
EA VL210

Randy
 
#50
1) Bogan m120 home made 2x15 cab
2) Sears Silvertone tube w/6x10 cab
3) Fender black face bassman with small 2x12 cab
4) Kustom 200 w/black roll and pleated 2x15 cab
5) Sunn 200S with Sorado 2x15 cab
6) Peavey Mark IV head with Sorado cab fitted with EV15's (yeh)
7) Alembic F1-X->QSC USA800->Hartke 4.5XL + 115XL (killer)
8) Line6 Bass POD Pro->Carvin DPC1000->SWR Triad (clean)
9) SVP Pro->QSC PLX 1200->Acugroove Whappo Jr.
10) Shuttle 6.0->Epifoni UL310 (all I really need)
 
#51
fender bassman, circa early 60's
kustom 3x15, tuck and roll grooviness
acoustic 150b with 2 2x15 cabs
sunn coliseum rig
early GK rig, can't remember the model
acoustic 360 rig, smoked it one night,...was pretty stinky
alembic pre with cerwin vega amp, 2x15 and cerwin vega earthquake box
Klempt Echotelle Showstar, used as a prop, would hide the alembic rack and sit the Klempt on top of my cabs
ampeg svt 8x10 and cerwin vega earthquake box
svt with acoustic 2x15 loaded with EV's, sounded killer
A.M.P. head with acoustic 2x15
peavey mark IV for a short period
hartke 3500 2x10 combo with hartke 4x10
trace elliot head, some cab,..who knows
swr 350? 4x10 swr cab
same swr head with henry 8th cab
swr with genz benz 4x10
eden metro combo with swr 2x10
roland cube 100
digitech bp8 straight to board, no amp at all
aguilar 500sc aggie gs410
aguilar 500sc 2 svt 410he's


Now, after lugging all that gear for all these years,..it's no WONDER I'm tired!!
 
#54
Had a nice Fender Bassman 100 in the 70s and 80s....Now using Carvins. Tried a Crate,but I didn't care for the sound.Would like to try an Ampeg,but haven't had a chance.(Guess I've been pretty limited!)
Kent:bassist:
 
#55
Bass amps (the one's I remember):

Ampeg B-15
Traynor YBA-1 Bassmaster
Traynor YBA1-A Mark II
Traynor YBA-3 Custom Special
Traynor YBA-3A Super CUstom Special
Ampeg SVT
Sunn Concert
Hartke 3500
Trace Elliot (I forget the model but it had a 12 band graphic)
GK 200MP
AMP BH-420
AMP BH-260
Eden WT-300

On guitar it's only one, a blackface '63 Fender Deluxe Reverb.
 
#56
Carvin R1000, Ampeg B4R, Trace Elliot V6, Genz Benz GBE1200, Mesa Bass 400+, Hughes and Kettner BassBase 400 combo, Trace V-Type combo, Fender Bassman combo, Nemesis NA-650.

I think that's most of 'em. Lost track of all the cab configs I've used...
 
#57
I guess gigging implies someone is listening to the playing, so that kind of narrows it down a bit ;)

Mid 80s I started off with a 100 watt tube Marshall head and a 2x15 cab. I never really got it to work for me, but became very fit hauling it around for gigs...

Next, late 80s/early 90s was a Trace Elliot 150 w combo with 4 10s. Yup, that one. It was actually a pretty good amp.

Late 90s; Peavey T-Max with initially one 410TX, then an additional 410TVX. Pretty decent amp the T-Max, insanely loud rig w. 2 4x10s!

Mid 00s: Eden WT400 with Epi T310UL. Liked the cab, the amp didn't cut it 100%. Nice, warm tone, but not enough juice for what I needed. Got an Epi UL502 for the same 3x10 cab a couple of years ago, and have used it for everything since.
 
#58
There's no way I could remember all of them.

That said the ones I do remember:

Ampeg SVT 400T
Ampeg SVP Pro -> Yamaha P3500 power amp
Fender Bassman 100
Ampeg SVT (1970's)
Peavey Bam - Current gigging combo

Ones I don't remember:
Randall (venue backline)
Trace Elliot (venue backline)
Ampeg SVT (venue backline)
Whatever the rental companies had available
 
#60
These are the ones I remember:

Kalamazoo Bass 50 (my first amp)
Fender Bassman (purchased new in 1967)
Standell Super Artist (or something like that, 2 15" JBL's)
Sunn 200S with 2x15 cab
Ampeg B-15's (at least six over the years)
Ampeg SVT with 8x10 cab
Ampeg SVT II-Pro with various Ampeg 4x10 cabs
Musicman something or other
Walter Woods Ultra
Walter Woods stereo
various power amp/preamp combinations, at least a dozen
Roland bass cube
AER Amp one
Gallien-Kruegers: 800RB, 1001-RB, MB 112 (small 1x12 combo)

Overall, my favorite is the B-15 and is virtually the only thing I play through these days (with PA support). I play a vintage 62 Jazz through it, and yes, it IS the Voice of God...
 

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