I may have missed it in a previous post, but where do you usually keep your Gain knob?
If you haven't tried it at higher settings, you should. Might make you rethink the superiority of the Ampeg.
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If you haven't tried it at higher settings, you should. Might make you rethink the superiority of the Ampeg.
I do recall trying different gain/master combinations, trying to replicate the feel of the all-tube amp and not being especially blown away. Not after doing the previous set with the real deal.I may have missed it in a previous post, but where do you usually keep your Gain knob?
If you haven't tried it at higher settings, you should. Might make you rethink the superiority of the Ampeg.
Don't get me wrong; my BB800 is currently getting more stage time than all my other amps, combined. And I don't choose it just out of laziness.
I'll try those scenarios with the Quilter with a preamp and as a preamp - see how that plays out.
I'm using a passive Jazz with the tone full cut and only the neck pickup for Blues. For some more funky tones I just open the bridge pickup to full and don't touch the tone knob (still full cut)
I've found the same identical setting yesterday but I keep the gain on 7 and the depth at -5.
Try this:
Gain 7
Depth 0
Contour 0
Raise the master to compensate and you have a decent snappy bright slap tone.
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heads up, I'm unloading a mint Quilter 2x10W in the classifieds if anyone is looking for a companion for their BB800!
I just discovered why I needed to lower the bass (depth) at higher volumes to prevent my monitors to fart out. My crappy mixer was receiving a relatively hot DI signal (around 40/50 watts) and distorted it with full/flat bass, so I it wasn't a monitor problem. I lowered the master volume on the BB800 and raised the channel level on the mixer. Now I can push the volume and bass as much as I want. Until my little studio start to vibrate eveywhere at least.
Getting closer to getting a bass block. Local stores a bit light on them, but have some feelers out. The simple tone controls are actually a selling point for me. I am an unsophisticated bass player, and I normally just put the notes out and don't mess with eq a lot. I just like to hear loud and solid bass tones. My best setup ever was a neve clone preamp with a di input driving an old school pa amp in bridge mode--so I know what sounds great to me. It was very heavy, and this gear is long gone. That setup had no tone controls at all and I had no problem with it.
My warwick has treble, mid, and bass as well as a pull out knob to add some scoop or some such (under the hood its just a standard seymour duncan preamp). My ibanez has this plus two pickups, so a pickup balance knob and two switches that effect tone. So when I have all these and also some on the amp, I feel like there are too many tone knobs to play with and keep track of.
The other big selling point for me is that the output control appears to let one limit how much power they are dumping into their speakers. This would help me protect my 600 watt (on paper at least) 2x10 from abuse.
I like a design philosophy where folks have done a lot of listening and thinking and simplified the tone controls which I expect to be flat while I adjust tone on my bass. I also feel that Quilter has a good knowledge of how to make this technology reliable and long lasting due to the experience with pa gear. I feel like the mesa is a very safe option, but I feel the quilter is more aligned mojo-wise to my preferences.
Anybody have a recommended online dealer for these? I normally work with sweetwater due to their good service and liberal return policies if things don't go well. But they are not a quilter dealer.
My warwick has treble, mid, and bass as well as a pull out knob to add some scoop or some such (under the hood its just a standard seymour duncan preamp). My ibanez has this plus two pickups, so a pickup balance knob and two switches that effect tone. So when I have all these and also some on the amp, I feel like there are too many tone knobs to play with and keep track of.
The other big selling point for me is that the output control appears to let one limit how much power they are dumping into their speakers. This would help me protect my 600 watt (on paper at least) 2x10 from abuse.
I like a design philosophy where folks have done a lot of listening and thinking and simplified the tone controls which I expect to be flat while I adjust tone on my bass. I also feel that Quilter has a good knowledge of how to make this technology reliable and long lasting due to the experience with pa gear. I feel like the mesa is a very safe option, but I feel the quilter is more aligned mojo-wise to my preferences.
Anybody have a recommended online dealer for these? I normally work with sweetwater due to their good service and liberal return policies if things don't go well. But they are not a quilter dealer.
It looks like [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] in Savage, MN is a Quilter dealer. I got mine last December from Music Store Live through Reverb when they had a 15% off sale. They shipped right away.
Here's a shot of my current setup. This gives me clean, warm and fat tube sound at low volumes and recording levels. And it can get loud if needed!
Here's a shot of my current setup. This gives me clean, warm and fat tube sound at low volumes and recording levels. And it can get loud if needed!
Those looked that way to me as well, but there is a lot they can do.
The thing with the BB is that for me it sound pretty great flat so i don't do a lot of tweaking with this amp. You may have a different take on what you want as an initial tone though.
I don't think those are hatd and fast power limiting numbers but more of a guideline. It can't really be an accurate power indicator as things change so much when the gain is pushed. The BB was designed for that gain variability, BTW.
Of all places I bought mine on Amazon. They have a good return policy. Otherwise I might have gone Sam Ash. You can return stuff to the store. Same with GC but I like SA better.
Good luck!
I’d be mad, seeing everyone getting discounts on their BB800, while I did not.
But i’m more than happy to pay full price for this piece of kit!
But i’m more than happy to pay full price for this piece of kit!
I paid full price from AMS but was able to make 4 interest free payments. Plus they have a warehouse not far from me in the state below, so no sales tax and I received it the next day. Win/win situation that just keeps on winning as far as I’m concerned
I'm loving this amp so far. I'm using it mostly via DI into my mixer and 4'' monitors for home practicing, but I'd like to test it through a cabinet. What do you guys use?
I'd like to try my BB800 through a Markbass Standard 121 HR, Traveler 102P or 121H, or a New York 121. These are easy to find in local shops here.
