Oripure 5w guitar head

[mantaraya]

I am looking for a low wattage studio all tube bass amp. I know theres an Ashdown and Ampeg for about $700 usd. But have found a little one 5w Oripure guitar head one. Was thinking if possible this can work? Has anyone tried it yet?
I am not honestly requiring 15 watts since I have a SWR interstellar 5w its volume it's ok. Just don't like how it behave as practice amp. Sounds a little bit odd.
Has anyone tried the Oripure 5w all tube for bass? Any experiences? Thanks a lot

 

[gtirard]

I am looking for a low wattage studio all tube bass amp. I know theres an Ashdown and Ampeg for about $700 usd. But have found a little one 5w Oripure guitar head one. Was thinking if possible this can work? Has anyone tried it yet?
I am not honestly requiring 15 watts since I have a SWR interstellar 5w its volume it's ok. Just don't like how it behave as practice amp. Sounds a little bit odd.
Has anyone tried the Oripure 5w all tube for bass? Any experiences? Thanks a lot

Why don't you ask them? Some guitar amps work with bass, others not so well because they lack low frequencies. In the past I've asked to Thomann if a Harley Benton small wattage guitar amp would work for bass and they honestly said "no". I've also asked to D. KOWALSKI about the Dark Gene (also a 5W tube guitar amp, same price range), he said: "You can absolutely use the DG Red for low volume bass playing! I have had at least a couple of customers use it almost exclusively for that. It has pretty wide bandwidth in clean mode and can get you what you want." I use a Hagerman Half Watt to practice, it sounds great at bedroom level,but it needs a very efficient cab because obviously 0.5 Watt is not much for bass.

You should ask to Oripure…

 

[mantaraya]

Why don't you ask them? Some guitar amps work with bass, others not so well because they lack low frequencies. In the past I've asked to Thomann if a Harley Benton small wattage guitar amp would work for bass and they honestly said "no". I've also asked to D. KOWALSKI about the Dark Gene (also a 5W tube guitar amp, same price range), he said: "You can absolutely use the DG Red for low volume bass playing! I have had at least a couple of customers use it almost exclusively for that. It has pretty wide bandwidth in clean mode and can get you what you want." I use a Hagerman Half Watt to practice, it sounds great at bedroom level,but it needs a very efficient cab because obviously 0.5 Watt is not much for bass.

You should ask to Oripure…

Have already done. Just I wanted some honest experience from someone who has done it. I really don't want it for "ultra low response". I mostly want a clean, Tubey, creamy sound. But not really too much low end. Actually don't want tons of low end. More like Mid/treble sound

 

[blr2]

When I had my studio, I had a Blackheart BH-5H tube head. It was a decent small head for recording guitar, but sucked on bass. It lacked low end badly.

 

[Norm Nelson]

I have a kit built 5W tweed circuit guitar amp and I can not recommend it for bass. Overdrives immediately with a passive bass signal.