NEW: What amp do you use and why?

[Buster Brown]

Ampeg and MarkBass. Why? Because I want to. Wanna make something of it? Huh? Do you????

 

[deste]

My old GK MB150S, the best combo I ever found: sound, power, weight, size.

 

[scottfeldstein]

The n is starting to get pretty significant here with this number of respondents. It has to be remembered that TBers may not be (and probably aren't) representative of the general bass playing world, but...

Ampeg out front. Genz and Gallien vying for second place. A few noteworthy others. And some way out there. Really interesting.

 

[murphy]

MarkBass
light
good price
good sound and loud

 

[Kmonk]

Ampeg: Tone, power, reliability.

SVT6PRO
Two SVT410HE cabs
1970 SVT Head
1970 SVT 810

 

[Green Lantern]

Trace Elliot AH500X, stereo out to my TE 1048 and 1528 cabs. I use it because I love the sound and the sheer power. TE heads and cabs are incredibly efficient, producing huge amounts of low B bass without ever complaining, it's punchy, cuts through anything and it looks damned cool

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Now That is a serious bass rig. Looks great too!

 

[pauliebass]

I currently get every tone I need between an Aguilar TH500 and an Eden WT330.

 

[Phil54]

GK 2001RB Has all the power I need, an O.D. channel, and goes down to 2 ohms. A little on the heavy side but I love this head.

 

[redhed]

Ampeg SVT classic with 2 810e's. Why? Why not!

 

[Ender_rpm]

EBS- Classic T90- Basically a 90 watt B15.

Why? Because it's a 90 watt B15

 

[popgadget]

Either a Shuttle 9.0 or Streamliner 900 because of the bang for the bulk.
Otherwise it's a Crown/Demeter rack.

 

[nubs]

ampeg svt7pro for shows, and svt4pro for rehearsals. dont plan on changing much up until i get my hands on a thunderfunk 850. i used mesa, GK, Peavey SWR ashdown,....would like to try a Genz though....someday i'm sure.

 

[noodles2267]

Other,1972 hiwatt 100 custom pa head ,you cant beat tubes!!!!!!

 

[39-Bassist]

I use a LINE6 HD750 (2) with (2) 410 cabs....LOVE the tones and all the modeling of different amps....Just my 2 cents due to no option to choose Line6....

 

[vgbob]

EBS- Classic T90- Basically a 90 watt B15.

And it's half the weight of my SVT-CL.

 

[FrenchBassQC]

An Eden WT550 because it is perfect at 4ohms combined with my Accugroove Tri210L and a GB Shuttle 6.0 with a Berg HT112 because it is big as expected and perfect for smaller gigs...

 

[2meterbassman]

You missed the company in your list:
Musicman HD 150 Head - my first bass amp.
Bought brandnew in about 1981 - revised in 2011.
Actually the nickel parts are to be plated new in a factory.
I want it to be as new again.
Why I play it?
Because it sounds awesome (more versatile as some might think), it's build like a tank, undestroyable, and looks nice.
And because it's damn loud, and I don't even have problems with the low B-string.

I'm gonna buy me a second one, with additional cabinets.
Then it will be 312 Watts with 4 cabs: 2 x (1 x 15"), 2 x (2 x 10" plus horn),
to become the real Ampeg SVT killer....hehehehe

Greetz

 

[gjbassist]

Genz Benz Shuttle 3.0.
Light and compact
Plenty of power for my needs
Three year warranty
Got a great deal on it

 

[babebambi]

None of the above. Monique, Tecamp, Baer. Soon to add Demeter.

You have a Baer amp already?
Cool

 

[topdog]

I use this amp because I wanted an all tube amp that had everything I wanted. Check out the review http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/gwin-amplification-big-sur-200-watt-tube-bass-head-936420/