Punchy, Smooth.......

I have little but I understand that Ampeg is not the punchiest of'em.

 

Peavey and Mesa Boogie... yummy.

 

Whatever I'm using at any given time.

It has more to do with your style and technique, IMO.

 

MMMMMMM Eden... (drool)

 

Mesa, but forget the "flat" part. Sounds best with old school settings.

 

I've had ampeg combos, swr combos, fender combos, swr prowedges, and now EA cxl-110s. all small setups I know, but the EA is/was my favorite sound so far driven by a SWR bass 350 with and RBI. very "groovable" for me I'm not sure what good "punch" sounds like, but I like the sound very much!

 

No Kern......?

I personally like a Great cab and a powerfull amp. Who needs a preamp when your basses kick


But the Kern's are great. I do always run them flat.

 

vintage svt or V4B

 

I like my Ashdown... but what you really need to do is get out and listen to as many different set ups as you can - bonus points for playing through them with your own bass

Wulf

 

Mesa Boogie.

 

I think an Alembic F2B with a Stewart World 1.2
thru an Acme Low B2 is downright punchy and smooth
with just about any bass. The F2B is modeled after the Fender bassman tube preamp with the solid state Stewart thru the Acme is heaven!

 

My Eden D210XLT delivers great punch from my SWR 350, mainly because of its low-mid bump IMHO. With the head's controls flat, the Eden is way punchier than my Goliath III, although the power matching may be contribute to that as well.

Soooo.... do I vote Eden (cab) or SWR (head).

 

AI Clarus into two Bergantino 112s.

 

SR5 -> Demeter VTBP-201S -> QSC PLX1602 (bridged) -> Bergantino HT322

Punchelicious!

 

somebody's been toolin' around with that setup over at Rudy's Music, eh??




uhh... ok, prolly not, but that setup there, always makes me weak in the knees...

but like Xulu man said, its all in the fingaz...

 

No question... it's EV.

 

Punchy and smooth, EQ set flat...

That's my Hevos rig you're talking about.

 

A few years back, a Clarus at Rudy's was hooked up to two 8-ohm Bag End birch 1x15s. 200 watts can still get the job done.