Poll: best amp brand

[Deleted member 394181]

Twenty years ago,I had a Hartke 3500 and an SWR 4/10 Cab. After that I bought several amps and cabs. Looking back that Hartke was just great. With the SWR it sounded awesome. MIK back then I believe.

 

[Fynn]

I'd say Ampeg, because I think they have a great choice of different amps and cabs for all different price ranges. Mesa already looses because it's way too exclusive with it's pricing and such. Great amps, but not a great manufacturer for the general masses. Ampeg has the heritage, great tones, great varity and everybody and their dog know how they work.

 

[Matt Morgan]

Another "Other" vote : Bergantino

 

[sawzalot]

You missed [insert my favorite brand here].

 

[bassliner50]

Where is Traynor?

 

[Deleted member 365158]

Dunno,
I really like my mesa. I like the GKs that I’ve played through too. Both my SWRs are pretty cool as well. My carvin does the job.
I’ve heard others make peavy sound good. I haven’t had any experience with any of the others on the list or that have been mentioned so to say that something is the BEST is just silly.

 

[lowfreqgeek]

I like vanilla.

 

[Pings Bass]

I vote ampless

 

[coy garcia]

Best for who? I like most of those but lately prefer playing an ampeg.

 

[Burwabit]

Ampeg
Mesa
Bergantino
Aguilar

 

[Geri O]

 

[Marko 1]

I will vote for favorite amp brand but not “best”. IMO, A ranking of top 5 favorites would be a better poll than just 1.

Multiple votes are allowed.

 

[Killing Floor]

Voted Other.
Because there is no best. Just what you like the most.

 

[jdjk7]

Yeah I know, popularity contest? And an Ampeg B15 is a far cry from their 1x10 solid state practice amp. But anyways……

What I really wonder is, does a particular brand have a signature sound? Do they all sound the same if you tweak the eq just right? In that case just go with your preferred features and don’t worry about the tone?

As an "Other", I would put Eich Amplification.

 

[CochinoBass]

Maybe I am not very picky but I have yet to use an amp above a single speaker combo that I could not get a good sound.

 

[bobyoung53]

Where's Marshall? I picked Fender, Ampeg and other, and yes I think you might want to change it to 'favorite' not best, because that is a very subjective choice.

 

[Marko 1]

What about Line-6 heads?





SHUDDAP I LIKE MY LINE-6 HEADS!!

 

[wiscoaster]

Sorry, but "best" is really subjective to music type and there's so much variation within brand that it's meaningless anyway to name one as "best". Didn't vote.

 

[Michedelic]

I’ve reconsidered….conspicuous in its absence, yeah, you know the one…..

End thread.

 

[grocker]

GK makes great amps as well, Bob is a genius.