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So what's the stereotypical "Dad" amp?
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I'm a dad, and if I'd kept my gear from "back in the day," I'd still have these amps as well as a herniated disk or two:
Sunn Coliseum 300 Head plugged into a 122 lb Peavy 1810 Cab for gigs
A 60 lb Crate BX-80 Combo for practice
Sunn Coliseum 300 Head plugged into a 122 lb Peavy 1810 Cab for gigs
A 60 lb Crate BX-80 Combo for practice
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"Cause of death = SVT!"
Rat fur lead sleds from the 90's: Hartke, Trace Elliot, SWR, Peavey.
Dad looking guys even favored them when they were new.
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Mark Bass Little Mark III, 4-10 Seismic Audio cab and a 2-10 Avatar cab. Awesome practice amp, shakes the whole house 
Speaking of... now that he's signed on with MarkBass I'm positive we'll see a "Mark King" model here soon
I'm kinda struggling to define the "dad band" stuff as well, mostly because my perception of them are guys that only play in a garage, so therefore I have really have no clue what they're using.
I guess it's like a hipster. Hard to define, but you know one when you see one?
I guess it's like a hipster. Hard to define, but you know one when you see one?
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I bought this amp in the mid '80s, and it was my main gigging rig for a decade or two. I dug it up for this gig for sentimental reasons, it was a band reunion.And with the 410s over a 115 no less...
List your Dad stack..?...
Peavey Combo 300 with casters added.
OK so you got me, 60 years old, vintage P bass, TH500, 2 Berg cabs and a Barefaced cab and a bunch of pedals.
I still own a Peavey Mark III 400 BH head..... that doesn't work because it needs a complete recap that would cost more than its worth. If that's not a Dad Amp, what is?
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Still use them, but now the Legacy head.
I would (maybe incorrectly) think that a "dad amp" would be something really over-the-top amazing, since most fathers I know have a million responsibilities and they need something to look forward to using on gig night.
That being said, either a huge, vintage Ampeg SVT or a 1980's style, double-stack Trace Elliot rig with one of those programmable MP11 pre-amps and glow-in-the-dark green graphics.
That being said, either a huge, vintage Ampeg SVT or a 1980's style, double-stack Trace Elliot rig with one of those programmable MP11 pre-amps and glow-in-the-dark green graphics.
