Recomend me powerfull and fast amp

[Bunyo]

Hi,
I play kinda loud and fast music.
You can hear it on: Link Removed
Pleae recommend me fast but powerfull amp.
Note that actually I play on Marshall VBA400 but I'm strating to think that it is too vintage for this sort of music...
I hope that you will give me some suggestions. Lately I was thinking about Gallien Krueger... but I really dont know what amp would fit best for our music.
Help!!!

 

[JulienJeff]

Hi !

What do you mean by "fast" amp ?

 

[Bunyo]

Something That isn't too heavy, and t reacts too my fingers pretty fast but that isn't as light as Mark Bass. I'm looking for rocking bass. Sometimes I think that tube amps tend too slow down. But maybe its illusion.

 

[JulienJeff]

I don't know. I've never thought about "fast amps Vs. amps taht slow down.
Anyway. I like the tone of your bass on your myspace's page. Don't you ?
Would you prefer a brighter and more modern sound ?

 

[Bunyo]

I don't know, maybe I'm looking for something clearer. Note that when I recorded this demo sound engineer changed my live settings. On the settnigs from studio I think that I couldn't cut in live situation. On the other side when I play live I think that there is too much chaos in my sound. Maybe I'm looking for more clean amp...

 

[GearHeadBassMan]

I kind of know what you mean by "fast" amps and the "slow" tubish sound.

based on what I think you're looking for, I would recommend hartke or peavey solid state amps or further up the range mesa and GK for the hard attacking, "fast" tone I think you're looking for.

 

[lomo]

Mesa M6 Carbine.

 

[tom once dead]

+1 on solid state.

 

[nemo]

Carvin B1500?

 

[cassanova]

Eden WT series

 

[Joe.shaffer]

Something SS most likely. GK would be a good choice. BTW I'm in Poland and absolutely love your country.

 

[Bunyo]

based on what I think you're looking for, I would recommend hartke or peavey solid state amps.

Note that I want best sounding solid or hybrid bass amp ever, and I dont need any Hartke. Dont get me wrong it isn't that my Marshall is a crap. If I will change my amp, it must be exchange for something marvelous and outstanding.

 

[cassanova]

Have you given consideration to going with a separate power and preamp? The Eden WP-100 Navigator is a good pre that can achieve a plethora of tones IMO. Its also reasonably priced at around $879 US.

 

[Bunyo]

Have you given consideration to going with a separate power and preamp?

Everything that helps will be considered.

 

[Bunyo]

You know my heroes (Les Claypool, Larry Boothroyd) play on Mesa Boogie 400+, and I always thought it would be best option. I've heard that these amps sound more hi fi, and I think that it is what I'm looking for, because they've got tube power with clarity and punch.But here in Poland it is hard to get this amp, ane even harder to exchange it for VBA400, so I think that myabe I should find some outstanding SS amp.

 

[madmaskbass]

is was thinking the mesa carbine aswell, genz benz GBE 1200...but what cabs do you use marshall...maybe you need something tweeter loaded...what you are explaining seems to me a cab thing maybe even a bass thing tube or non-tube really should not effect the attack if its eq'd correct...but the style of music you are doing is suited to tube or hybrid use..IMO anyway....

 

[Bassorama57]

Ach, you already discounted MarkBass - would have said SD800; but look at the Mesa Carbines (-6 or -9) then.

 

[RickenBoogie]

I agree, Mesa Carbines, or even a V12 Titan. Or, any of the bigger GK heads, 1001, 2001.

 

[Bassmec]

There isn't any bass or low mid in the recording I think if you want clean
with your style the most important thing to get is a great compressor
I think you can tell the studio that as well.
There is nothing slow about tubes you have a great amp now learn to use it really well.
The eq in the recording is so thin that there is no real frequency band that the bass sits in.

 

[Mike Shevlin]

Thunderfunk 750