So what's the stereotypical "Dad" amp?

[equill]

Prompted by the dad-bass thread, and because we're all bored senseless, so it gives us another thing to waste time quibbling over.

I'm tempted to say "an amp," personally. So have at it!

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Fender Rumble 100/200. 800 Stage if you want to show off.

 

[G On Bass]

Yep. Fender Rumble. Maybe an SWR or 2.

Or some hodge-podge of garage sale hardware.

 

[StereoPlayer]

Anything Peavey.

 

[jeffb28451]

10 year old Acoustic 50 watter w a 12” from GC, used.

 

[Gluvhand]

Hartke head and rat fur covered cab(s).

 

[Timmah]

Regular dad: Fender Rumble or a 15-year-old Ampeg with a 410

Talkbass-chic dad: Mesa or Bergantino

 

[two fingers]

I don't understand any of these threads. Honestly, nothing about my preferences in bass gear changed when I became a dad (which wasn't until I was almost 40 and had been playing for 25 hears).

I know dozens of musicians who became parents long after they became musicians. Same thing. Nothing about their gear changes I'm a notable way. The one exception would be transitioning to lighter or ampless gear.... which the entire industry seems to be doing, so we can't exactly pin that on dads.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

I figured the amp/cabs mentioned so far would be played by the youth as their dads have the nice Mesa, Bergantino, Genzler and such, and if that darn kid would ever play something descent I may let him use my rig.

 

[equill]

I don't understand any of these threads. Honestly, nothing about my preferences in bass gear changed when I became a dad (which wasn't until I was almost 40 and had been playing for 25 hears).

I know dozens of musicians who became parents long after they became musicians. Same thing. Nothing about their gear changes I'm a notable way. The one exception would be transitioning to lighter or ampless gear.... which the entire industry seems to be doing, so we can't exactly pin that on dads.

I'm not totally sure I understand it either, but actual reproductive status doesn't really seem to come into it. So think of it as short-hand for "the kind of bass/amp/whatever you'd expect to see being used by the bass player for a stereotypical dad-band."
So, the stuff you'd see in the hands of 40-plus types who've managed not to notice that the gear world has moved on in the last 20-plus years.

Hmm... do we need a thread on the taxonomy of dad-bands?

 

[dougjwray]

Maybe a GK 800RB with a Hartke 410XL (aluminum cones) cabinet.
Dad bought them in 1990 when the combination was absolutely ubiquitous, and he hasn't shopped since then. He keeps them in the garage next to the leaf blower, the hedge trimmer, and some old child car seats.

(Mind you, that was a great combination!)

 

[chaosMK]

Maybe a GK 800RB with a Hartke 410XL (aluminum cones) cabinet.

I saw this exact setup at my second show in probably like 1995-1996. It was a death metal band.

 

[--Vissinger --]

ampeg b15 under some boxes in the back shed

 

[gorneyg]

I think a lot of these opinions are shaped on what amps are constantly posted about on Talkbass.
For most I think it has to do with what your needs are or what your budget allows.

 

[Drucifer]

Maybe a GK 800RB with a Hartke 410XL (aluminum cones) cabinet.
Dad bought them in 1990 when the combination was absolutely ubiquitous, and he hasn't shopped since then. He keeps them in the garage next to the leaf blower, the hedge trimmer, and some old child car seats.

(Mind you, that was a great combination!)

 

[Lowbrow]

Hartke Kickback 12

 

[kesslari]

SVT

 

[chaosMK]

I imagine SWR, Rat Fur, lead sleds or ~100lb combos of any type, maybe an old PA head. New dad rig... Markbass or anything lighter than the last rig.

 

[Seashore]

My amp is older than me, but not by enough to be my dad, so this question has been haunting me since I was old enough to do the math. My mom's not telling.

 

[Pilgrim]

Regular dad: Fender Rumble or a 15-year-old Ampeg with a 410

Talkbass-chic dad: Mesa or Bergantino

I like that idea, and I'll nominate myself in both those categories.

Regular Dad amps: Fender Rumble 100 and 1967 Fender blackface Bassman (hey, if you've owned one since 1967, you're definitely in dad territory.)

Talkbass-Chic Dad: Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.2