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List your 1st 3 amps.
- Thread starter GreyBeard
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That was my first cab too. My dad gave it to me sans speakers. We put a couple of carvin speakers in it and I drove it with a swr workingmans 2004. I still have the rig and it sounds pretty good with the right eq settings.
1. Univox 60w head and 15" cab. Came from a Lafayette Electronics catalogue and was surprised to find the Univox in the box. Still have it.
2. Used blackface Fender Bassman head and Kustom black & silver sparkle 3x10 cab. Still have the head. Needs work.
3. Hartke 2115 still going strong.
2. Used blackface Fender Bassman head and Kustom black & silver sparkle 3x10 cab. Still have the head. Needs work.
3. Hartke 2115 still going strong.
#1 Univox 15" combo (circa 1977)
#2 Kustom III Bass head and matching 2x15 Kustom cab (1980-ish)
#3 (added to #2 above) Sunn Coliseum Slave head and Peavey 1820 18x(2x10) cab (1981-ish)
#2 Kustom III Bass head and matching 2x15 Kustom cab (1980-ish)
#3 (added to #2 above) Sunn Coliseum Slave head and Peavey 1820 18x(2x10) cab (1981-ish)
Hmmm, Im gonna offer 4 as my FIRST was a rental I got from the local music shop, but it came with a Sears bass for $15 a month! Simpler times 
- 1984? Some weird 70s sears roebuck 10"/25watt amp (music store rental/special)
- 1985 Sun Colosseum 300 w/ the 2x15" cab (my first purchase, youth says "go big or go home")
- 1988 Hartke 4x10 aluminum cone (any one remember that cab model?) w/ GK 800rb head
- 1993? Eden World Traveler head with a custom built Japanese 1x10" ported cab.
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1- A 1960's? no-name crap-o-rama low wattage thing with only volume and tone knobs and a matching el-crappo 15" speaker.
2- Carvin Pro Bass-II head with mismatched 15" and 18" cabs from the mid 80's
3- Peavy Max preamp into a Stewart Pro Reference 1000 power amp. and a new-90's Carvin 4x10
2- Carvin Pro Bass-II head with mismatched 15" and 18" cabs from the mid 80's
3- Peavy Max preamp into a Stewart Pro Reference 1000 power amp. and a new-90's Carvin 4x10
Peavey TKO 115S, teal-stripe era (still have)
Zoom B-2/Peavey M-3000 power amp/AudioKinesis Birdhaus 48 cab (current main amp)
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1. 1967 Radio Shack Bass amp (15 watt head into one 15" speaker), barely loud enough to hear : )
2. 1971 Kustom 100 Bass amp (100 watt head into a 2 x 12" cab). Cute, and louder than the Radio Shack, but still not quite there.
3. 1976 Music Man HD130 Bass amp with two 1x15" cabs. Used this setup for nearly 25 years. Tough as nails and sounded great.
2. 1971 Kustom 100 Bass amp (100 watt head into a 2 x 12" cab). Cute, and louder than the Radio Shack, but still not quite there.
3. 1976 Music Man HD130 Bass amp with two 1x15" cabs. Used this setup for nearly 25 years. Tough as nails and sounded great.
Traynor YBA-3 with two custom built TL style cabinets with 15" EV SRO drivers.
SUNN ((O))) 2nd generation Concert Bass amp with a mid '60s sealed Traynor YT-15 cabinets with EVM15L drivers.
Furman PQ-3 (green face/red knobs)/Furman TX-2 crossover/Crown D-150A/Acoustic 106/ large 800 Hz midrange horn.
SUNN ((O))) 2nd generation Concert Bass amp with a mid '60s sealed Traynor YT-15 cabinets with EVM15L drivers.
Furman PQ-3 (green face/red knobs)/Furman TX-2 crossover/Crown D-150A/Acoustic 106/ large 800 Hz midrange horn.
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First was a Peavey Mk III (or IV, I can't remember) with a 2x15 cab. Loved that rig.
But replaced it with a Trace Elliot GP11 AH250 (I think, might have been more) and an 8x10 I got a lucky break on.
That lot all got stolen though.
3rd was yet another Trace Elliot, some rack mount head, can't remember the model and a 1x15 cab.
But replaced it with a Trace Elliot GP11 AH250 (I think, might have been more) and an 8x10 I got a lucky break on.
That lot all got stolen though.
3rd was yet another Trace Elliot, some rack mount head, can't remember the model and a 1x15 cab.
1. Warwick Bluecab combo
2. Crate B 200 XL (god that thing was just awful)
3. Roland Cube 100 (still own it, very nice piece of equipment)
2. Crate B 200 XL (god that thing was just awful)
3. Roland Cube 100 (still own it, very nice piece of equipment)
Okay--bass amps I have three (I am counting them separate than guitar amps-which I have too)
1-Garnet Stencil bass amp (Big thing with 15" speaker and very loud)
2-Traynor TBM10 (10 water bought as a practice map and much more portable than my first bass amp)
3-Fender Rumble 40 (Got for free as a Reward/bonus)
1-Garnet Stencil bass amp (Big thing with 15" speaker and very loud)
2-Traynor TBM10 (10 water bought as a practice map and much more portable than my first bass amp)
3-Fender Rumble 40 (Got for free as a Reward/bonus)
1) Supro Thunderbolt 15" combo - kinda farty for bass, as I recall, but I wish I still had it for guitar, though.
2) '68 Fender Bassman (drip edge) with large 2 x 12" cab - a lovely sounding bass rig for low to medium volumes, and a pretty ballsy guitar amp, too, when cranked. Still have it.
3) SWR Super Redhead - a love/hate affair, mostly love, since it was my first punchy amp, - I couldn't believe how much sound could come from a B-15 sized combo.
2) '68 Fender Bassman (drip edge) with large 2 x 12" cab - a lovely sounding bass rig for low to medium volumes, and a pretty ballsy guitar amp, too, when cranked. Still have it.
3) SWR Super Redhead - a love/hate affair, mostly love, since it was my first punchy amp, - I couldn't believe how much sound could come from a B-15 sized combo.
1) My parent's old record cabinet( I wish I made a tape of it for "world's most atrocious bass sound in any era" ), 2)Used 1967 Garnet BTO bass head, 3) Marshall 50 watts,4) 2 x 1972 Acoustic 370's( finally got there !!) PS..biggest mistake I ever made getting rid of the 370's
