Old-school sound, lightweight set-up

[dannybuoy]

How about the Orange Terror Bass? It just screams old school.

 

[KJung]

How about the Orange Terror Bass? It just screams old school.

I don't think that overdrive/distorted thing is what he's looking for.

If he dug Trace and Ampeg, the RH450 is the thing IMO... clean, but warm and mid punchy.

 

[wateroftyne]

I've got a Scout and an RH450.

IMO, the RH450 is the perfect amp, more so if punchy old-school is where you're at.

Here's a rehearsal vid of my band.. I'm playing my P & J into TC450 through a Berg HS210.



I also love the Walkabout, but the TC seems punchier to me.

Hope this helps.

 

[air_leech]

I've been trying to achive similar tone in the past three years.
started out with a Markbass head and their sealed 4X10 Classic CL104 cab.
very punchy but too mid scooped and aggressive for 60's tone.
got an SVT15E cab, this one had loads of mids, brought me pretty close but I wanted something that sounds tighter, a little bit punchier - with stonger low mids and less emphasis on the high mids.
ended up getting a pair of DB112s two months ago and I love them for the modern take on a vintage tone thing.

btw, I use a Bass VT in the signal chain, works charms for bringing the "thump" out in the tone.

 

[edmonstg]

I've tried both a Markbass and the TV15. The TV15 sounds nothing like a Markbass.

No extension cabs possible with TV15.

 

[badboyb]

thanks heaps guys!

all the vid's and experiences really do help!

So using the bassman as my benchmark sound, i'm leaning toward a TC Rh450 into 2x12.

That sound ok?