Simplest amp

[MTN.bass72]

DI into a power amp?

Beat me to it

 

[Cave Puppy]

Precisely why I got the Quilter BB800. It's about as simple as it gets.

 

[Deleted member 165050]

Except if you have a pre-amp pedal with eq

So google "power amp".

 

[Rocket Queen]

Because the one I need has nothing on it.

And you could pair it with a Joe Dart Jr.,
Joe Dart Jr. | Basses | Ernie Ball Music Man

and never have to touch any knob ever again!!

 

[TNCreature]

Could I go via a DI pre-amp pedal?

I have a MXR pre-amp DI

Ah! But then you will have KNOBS!

 

[Gregc57]

A powered PA wedge or similar. 15 and a horn. Good to -->go.

 

[ardgedee]

Why do they have the EQ? What a waste of space.

What were you planning on doing with that space?

 

[HolmeBass]

I literally just found the Quilter 800:

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It still has more knobs than I want but a lot less than others

It is a great sounding amp. Immediate and authoritative, and the two-knob EQ is simple and easy to dial in.

 

[nonohmic]

I'm with OP. Never understood why every pedal and his dog (dog being the amp) has an EQ.

Why do you need 3+ EQs in your signal chain?

 

[micguy]

Don't worry OP, I get you.

All my amps I end up running the EQ flat and the soundman is going to do what he wants to do to my signal anyway.

I hope you realize that almost all guitar or bass amps, with the eq knobs at noon , are not "flat" - to actually achieve flat, you need to measure things, and figure out where to set the knobs. Some amps (including most Fenders) won't even do flat, no matter where you set the knobs.

 

[HolmeBass]

If you have an active bass, do you even need a pre-amp pedal?

Perhaps not; you need to check the input sensitivity of the power amp to answer this.

 

[kodiakblair]

2nd on the DI/Power amp.
That`s my live setup.

Omit the power amp, just DI into an FR/FR cab.

49Hz to 20KHz is pretty wide range and it weighs just 48lbs

Yamaha DXR15mkII 1100W 15 inch Powered Speaker

 

[JimB52]

Can't find a shot with the faceplate , but the red plush covered ARB amp from the late 60s had 3 - vol, bass treble

I've owned maps with simpler controls, but not any that sounded better than the Marshall JCM800.

 

[arbiterusa]

Is there an amp that just has gain and volume?

I'm in. I haven't done a gig in my entire life that needed EQ. I run everything dead flat, the knobs are a waste of space.

I feel the same way but far more vehemently about active tone controls on the bass itself.

 

[BigBigGuy44]

Who even needs an amp or more than one string anyway?

 

[two fingers]

I'm with OP. Never understood why every pedal and his dog (dog being the amp) has an EQ.

Why do you need 3+ EQs in your signal chain?

You're assuming (as is OP) that everyone only needs one tone per night. For many of us, that simply isn't true. And taking the time to fiddle on the bass, or run back and fiddle with my amp, doesn't make sense. If I can have a two-channel amp (which I do), and a couple of pedals, one click of a button puts me right where I want to be.

I'm not knocking your way of doing it. But our way isn't wrong either.

 

[morgan138]

Is there an amp that just has gain and volume?

Yeah, just run straight into a power amp. Tons of options out there!

 

[5StringBlues]

 

[morgan138]

If you have an active bass, do you even need a pre-amp pedal?

No, you can run any bass directly into a power amp. Some won't sound great that way, but some (even some passives) will sound fine.

 

[BobDeRosa]

How about just volume and a midrange filter? Markbass 801, and, I think, 802. Problem is, you'll probably want to use a preamp with it, so here come your EQ knobs again!