One knob... I like it.

[Marko 1]

I'd love to have a SS bass head with one knob, namely the "gain" for volume, the master function dimed, as I go for a clean tone.

EQ set to flat, maybe down a little on the lowest frequencies so my B always rings out like the others...

A touch of compression in place, I don't tend much towards dynamics...

That's how I work my head now, everything stays the same but my Gain knob, no pedals, I just use whatever controls are on whichever bass I'm playing, and adjust finger positioning to vary the tone.

I was literally looking at my heads (I have two same heads only difference being watts) and thinking of making a new cover plate eliminating all but the Gain and the input jacks (on/off switch is in the rear).

I just think it would look cool... weird looks cool to me.

What more do y'all need?

 

[Marko 1]

Sorry, forgot to put this inspiring pic in the OP.

 

[Matt Morgan]

GR Bass Pure line of amps. Very close with only gain and master volume.

 

[El Apestoso]

There's the Vanderkley Spartan-2, which has only a single knob.

 

[seamonkey]

How many knobs on the bass itself?

You could put a fake front on the head with long shafts you want to poke through to the real knobs.

 

[Marko 1]

How many knobs on the bass itself?

Mine? I have various config's, P, J, H, HH, PJ

 

[dbsfgyd1]

I'd love to have a SS bass head with one knob, namely the "gain" for volume, the master function dimed, as I go for a clean tone.

EQ set to flat, maybe down a little on the lowest frequencies so my B always rings out like the others...

A touch of compression in place, I don't tend much towards dynamics...

That's how I work my head now, everything stays the same but my Gain knob, no pedals, I just use whatever controls are on whichever bass I'm playing, and adjust finger positioning to vary the tone.

I was literally looking at my heads (I have two same heads only difference being watts) and thinking of making a new cover plate eliminating all but the Gain and the input jacks (on/off switch is in the rear).

I just think it would look cool... weird looks cool to me.

What more do y'all need?

I don't mind knobs much on a bass or on an amp. But once I get them locked in, I don't pay much attention to them and rarely adjust them. But I get the clutter thing….

 

[220_Hz]

Crown XLS series. But you'll need a clean boost and a DI into the amp to achieve balanced line level

 

[Passinwind]

What more do y'all need?

Moar knobs = moar tone.

 

[cratz2]

In my guitar days, two of my favorite amps ever had just two knobs and I probably could have lived without the tone knob on either one. They ALWAYS sounded great as long as you were using single coils.

 

[Ethereal Thorn]

My gss Sumo has one knob and a selector switch

 

[Marko 1]

In my fantasy, I want it BIG though...

rack sized, at least three, maybe four spaces tall,

a massive, plain-ass faceplate,

with one chicken head knob.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

I'd love to have a SS bass head with one knob, namely the "gain" for volume, the master function dimed, as I go for a clean tone.

EQ set to flat, maybe down a little on the lowest frequencies so my B always rings out like the others...

A touch of compression in place, I don't tend much towards dynamics...

That's how I work my head now, everything stays the same but my Gain knob, no pedals, I just use whatever controls are on whichever bass I'm playing, and adjust finger positioning to vary the tone.

I was literally looking at my heads (I have two same heads only difference being watts) and thinking of making a new cover plate eliminating all but the Gain and the input jacks (on/off switch is in the rear).

I just think it would look cool... weird looks cool to me.

What more do y'all need?

You mean like a power amp?

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

In my fantasy, I want it BIG though...

rack sized, at least three, maybe four spaces tall,

a massive, plain-ass faceplate,

with one chicken head knob.

Peavey.

 

[Riff Ranger]

In my fantasy, I want it BIG though...

rack sized, at least three, maybe four spaces tall,

a massive, plain-ass faceplate,

with one chicken head knob.

Almost. And the knob goes to 20

 

[Marko 1]

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Almost. And the knob goes to 20

Nice.

 

[Riff Ranger]

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Almost. And the knob goes to 20

I had one just like this. It did require a preamp.

 

[Marko 1]

I had one just like this. It did require a preamp.

Ouch... nevermind.

 

[Marko 1]

But this isn't just about me; the question remains,

what more do Y'ALL need,

minimum.

 

[Passinwind]

[QUOT

But the question remains, what do Y'ALL need,

minimum?

An unamplified decent quality carved upright would work fine for me these days, judging from my jam experiences the last two weeks. So yeah, you should relate: a BIG bass.