Hello all!
I recently purchased an Ampeg PF-50T and figured I’d share my thoughts and seek some opinions.
I generally play in a three piece garage rock band and like to have a nice layer of fuzz in my tone. I play a jazz bass with Rotosound RS88 strings tuned to d standard with a pick. I have been using a Bugera bvv3000, a 300 tube watt Ampeg svt clone is my quickest description, and really enjoyed it with the gain cranked but couldn’t really touch the master w/o being asked to turn down. Before that I was using a GK 1001rb-II and a bass big muff pi in dry mode for distortion/fuzz/overdrive (is there a correct term?).
I’ve been wanting to step down in wattage for a while and figured I might as well just start at the lowest practical end. The PF-50T is definitely loud enough for practice through a single 410. The guitarist uses a 100 tube watt Sovtek and a 412, but we don't really crank it at practice. The drummer doesn't hit light but also isn't normally cracking symbols at practice, I guess moderately loud rock? I had the gain at 6.5 and the master at 4.
I plugged the PF-50T into two 410 cabs and turned it up about as loud as seemed practical. Around 7 on the master and 7 on the gain produced a really nice loud full sound with the amount of distortion I like and our closest approximation for "probably loud enough" at a show. Turning the gain or master any further doesn't really add loudness it just gets more distorted. For the eq, 5 being flat, I had bass ~6-7, higher and it starts to get "farty", I'm still trying to figure out where I like the mid but also around 6, and usually on the fourth setting but the second setting really adds something.. and I cut the treble back to 4.
It doesn't have the same gut punch of a ton of bass that my Bugera or the GK amps can give, but I don't think I can expect it to when it's only 50 watts. I really like the sound I'm getting, but is this a surefire way to destroy speakers? The cabs are rated for way more than 50 watts, but is this a moot point when I'm sending a distorted power amp signal? Hopefully not because it sounds great!
I recently purchased an Ampeg PF-50T and figured I’d share my thoughts and seek some opinions.
I generally play in a three piece garage rock band and like to have a nice layer of fuzz in my tone. I play a jazz bass with Rotosound RS88 strings tuned to d standard with a pick. I have been using a Bugera bvv3000, a 300 tube watt Ampeg svt clone is my quickest description, and really enjoyed it with the gain cranked but couldn’t really touch the master w/o being asked to turn down. Before that I was using a GK 1001rb-II and a bass big muff pi in dry mode for distortion/fuzz/overdrive (is there a correct term?).
I’ve been wanting to step down in wattage for a while and figured I might as well just start at the lowest practical end. The PF-50T is definitely loud enough for practice through a single 410. The guitarist uses a 100 tube watt Sovtek and a 412, but we don't really crank it at practice. The drummer doesn't hit light but also isn't normally cracking symbols at practice, I guess moderately loud rock? I had the gain at 6.5 and the master at 4.
I plugged the PF-50T into two 410 cabs and turned it up about as loud as seemed practical. Around 7 on the master and 7 on the gain produced a really nice loud full sound with the amount of distortion I like and our closest approximation for "probably loud enough" at a show. Turning the gain or master any further doesn't really add loudness it just gets more distorted. For the eq, 5 being flat, I had bass ~6-7, higher and it starts to get "farty", I'm still trying to figure out where I like the mid but also around 6, and usually on the fourth setting but the second setting really adds something.. and I cut the treble back to 4.
It doesn't have the same gut punch of a ton of bass that my Bugera or the GK amps can give, but I don't think I can expect it to when it's only 50 watts. I really like the sound I'm getting, but is this a surefire way to destroy speakers? The cabs are rated for way more than 50 watts, but is this a moot point when I'm sending a distorted power amp signal? Hopefully not because it sounds great!
