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So what's the stereotypical "Dad" amp?
- Thread starter equill
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My Dad band amp.
Oh, gotta get my Bro-ton AO HPF in the next pic.
Erm... in my late 40s, I'm pretty sure I'm one of the younger ones here, and I definitely fall into the "more gear than skill" category. Also pretty sure there's a lot of self-reference/teasing going on here. I'm definitely in the mosh-pit rather than the peanut gallery: career's good, ready to retire early... wait, classic rock died in the meantime? Well, dang.
But you're right: some seem to be taking it a lot more seriously than it's intended.
psst - dad-bands start a lot younger than 60. You may already be among us
I'm part of an even older set of players here I think and I see the Dad's of kids in my nephew's class who were born in the 80's as doing Dad Bands.
So here's my take on it, if your key chain looks like this you have out aged the Dad Band Classification
As with regard to the quintessential “Dad bass” topic, is there a way I can anti-subscribe to this thread?
Yep.
Regular: GK 400RB 210 Combo I've owned since new. Fender Rumble 100 under my desk. (I've also owned a '63 Bandmaster since '67 but that ain't bass!)
Chic (ish): Mesa M6 or D800 Head w/ 2 115 GK NEOs
@Meaculpa
Boss GT-1B discussion thread
If you haven't checked it out follow this, feel free to add to.
Boss GT-1B discussion thread
If you haven't checked it out follow this, feel free to add to.
Howabout start by turning off your computer.Yeah!
I resemble this remark!
In both threads.
Don't like it?
Go to your room!
Ah yes, the old 4-10 & 1-15 Cab arrangement says Dad to me....
I posted this in the other thread.
The modern Dad amp is any black 3lb 800w Class D microhead with a tiny 112 cabinet, because he "doesn't need all those knobs" and "doesn't know how to set a graphic eq." He boasts it is the "tone he always wanted" and "the last amp he will ever need" until a certain company comes out with a new Class D less than a year later that has a "bloomier" sound. Then, he will promptly attempt to sell the old version, seemingly suddenly completely unloved, here on Talkbass.
He always talks about how he loves that "sweet tube amp overdrive grind" yet uses the most sterile clean tone possible, turns the master all the way up to use the input gain as a volume control, and absolutely does not touch any of those other knobs because "tone is in your hands."
He "sets everything at 12 noon" (regardless if those settings are actually flat or not-the knobs must be straight up and down!) and "has FOH support anyway" and absolutely won't carry anything that doesn't fit in his gigbag, cords and pedals and amps and all. One trip, car to club, that's it!!!
He also has the most bland, invisible, boring, generic, worthless bass tone that no one will notice, hear, or care about.
That's a Dad amp.
and That is pretty spot on!
I resemble that remark lol... the Hartke head is bulletproof
I've only given up trying to be cool. I'm a far better musician than when I was chasing the rock star dream, and my tastes are more sophisticated and refined. I don't give a rat's booty if anybody thinks I'm cool.
i didn’t start playing bass to be cool. Playing the bass is cool.
If I wanted to be cool, I would have just played the guitar.
That’s a great rig!
