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Swapping out my Bass Head

maxanton

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May 12, 2015
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Hello, TalkBass!
So in my epic quest to find the ultimate stoner tone, I came across Verellen amplifiers. I also came across the pain of trying to mic up a speaker in the terrible acoustic environment of my house. I sent them a message, and we discussed the possibility of me ordering a Meatsmoke Pre-Amp bundled together with a DI. Ben Verellen was extremely professional and helpful and great, but I digress. This setup would be perfect for home recording my bass - but I'm kind of stuck as to what I should use as a monitor. I have a Fender Rumble 500 Head/Cab, and I though of using that at home to monitor my playing. However, I'm concerned as to how the amp would colour the tone coming from the pre-amp. So, I though of replacing the head with a standard 500 W power amp that doesn't have an eq or anything like that. Alternatively, I could keep all the knobs on the head at flat, and hope for the best.
What do you guys think?
 
Hello, TalkBass!
So in my epic quest to find the ultimate stoner tone, I came across Verellen amplifiers. I also came across the pain of trying to mic up a speaker in the terrible acoustic environment of my house. I sent them a message, and we discussed the possibility of me ordering a Meatsmoke Pre-Amp bundled together with a DI. Ben Verellen was extremely professional and helpful and great, but I digress. This setup would be perfect for home recording my bass - but I'm kind of stuck as to what I should use as a monitor. I have a Fender Rumble 500 Head/Cab, and I though of using that at home to monitor my playing. However, I'm concerned as to how the amp would colour the tone coming from the pre-amp. So, I though of replacing the head with a standard 500 W power amp that doesn't have an eq or anything like that. Alternatively, I could keep all the knobs on the head at flat, and hope for the best.
What do you guys think?
Use the Rumble