Micro Bass Heads, why doesn't everyone use them?

[NoFretsNoWorry]

If I have it right, the original question to start this post was "Why don't more players use Micro Bass amps" para phrasing... I do not have the answer to that question as I don't use one myself, but after reading what this discussion has turned into. I can say that I know why I'm not interested in science, math and engineering... Man, I'm busy playing bass in a band, not building watches... Sine wave, Topology, Rails, Dead Zones, I'm envious of your knowledge, but NOT... Enjoy your chatting...

Amplifiers *(edit: HEADS!)......the most technologically complex aspect in bass playing.

If not here, in this "amp" thread, there where would you suggest an in-depth discussion of amps?

 

[pbass62]

I will take my Trace and its massive toroidal transformer in the power supply any day

Had my fill of the Micro

 

[bongomania]

Technically speaking (on paper), people shouldn't be able to hear a difference between tubes and solid state.....but many do.

That's only true for people who (a) don't know how the devices work, and (b) are sure that "tube" sounds one way and "solid state" sounds another. Once you learn how the devices actually work, you learn all the many ways that they can be utilized to sound the same or different, and the types of circuit design and/or signal processing that can usually predict how the device will end up sounding.

 

[L.A. BASS]

Amplifiers......the most technologically complex aspect in bass playing.

If not here, in this "amp" thread, there where would you suggest an in-depth discussion of amps?

I think your as right as I am... This is the right place for this discussion. As I said earlier, it's really just over my head(Not Micro)! I guess at the end of the day, this is how we all learn something from each other. So, thanks for all my new terminology and I will try my best to incorporate some of it into my future knowledge base when I'm discussing bass amp fundamentals with TBers...
Ron...

 

[seamonkey]

Amplifiers......the most technologically complex aspect in bass playing.

If not here, in this "amp" thread, there where would you suggest an in-depth discussion of amps?

IMHO, ...
Amplifiers aren't,
They are really all the same these days.

Signal processing i.e. pre-amps, and speakers - much more complex. And we have to start with a signal - from a bass.

Amplifiers themselves are the easiest part.

 

[NoFretsNoWorry]

IMHO, ...
Amplifiers aren't,
They are really all the same these days.

Signal processing i.e. pre-amps, and speakers - much more complex. And we have to start with a signal - from a bass.

Amplifiers themselves are the easiest part.

With respect to the thread title:

"Micro Bass Heads, why doesn't everyone use them"

Head = amplifier
amplifier = head = signal processing, pre-amp, effect loop etc contained in one head

As in walking into a guitar store and requesting a bass amplifier to which the salesperson responds "we have both bass heads and bass combos next to the guitar amplifiers in the section just around the corner".....you get the picture....

amplifier "class" = amplifier componentry relating to output stage (not the entire head!)

Semantics? Yes....sorry for any confusion!

Clarification? seamonkey? see above

PEACE

 

[lesmarshall]

+1 I would never compromise my tone for pure size. While I've been in the class D/micro thing for almost 30 years now (early in on the Walter Woods, and I actually am one of the few who actually owned the GK1200, which I believe was the first production class D amp in the early 80's.... it was a metal combo with pink and blue logo!).

However, in between my first Walter Woods and my current micro/lightweight line-up, there was an Eden WT400, a Thunderfunk, and (god help me) a Glockenklang Heartrock

My entire point is that no-one should immediately dismiss an entire category of amp because class D or SMPS somehow doesn't 'perform as well' as older style SS amps. That being said, there are still those who will like a DB750 better than a STreamliner, and that is totally cool. Thank god I feel the opposite on that one

In reading this thread, I am wondering whether the choice of a particular model micro amp ( or a tube amp ) depends on the type of music you are playing or the type of bass being used . For example , if you are playing blues or classic rock with a P-Bass , would a MB F-500 carry the day or would a GB Streamliner be better suited for this ? Conversely ,if you are a Jazz/Fusion soloist , would an all tube amp or a Streamliner be the best choice? Are there any of these micro amps that can cover all genres ( without having to use pedals) ?

 

[Sav'nBass]

In reading this thread, I am wondering whether the choice of a particular model micro amp ( or a tube amp ) depends on the type of music you are playing or the type of bass being used . For example , if you are playing blues or classic rock with a P-Bass , would a MB F-500 carry the day or would a GB Streamliner be better suited for this ? Conversely ,if you are a Jazz/Fusion soloist , would an all tube amp or a Streamliner be the best choice? Are there any of these micro amps that can cover all genres ( without having to use pedals) ?

I think it is all entirely up to the player and how you play and the sound you want. I think that you can play any style on any amp .. and if you play well it will sound good .. if not it wont.

 

[randysmojo]

I do think for Classic Rock and Blues, you couldn't go wrong with a Streamliner for sure!