Hey TBers. I'm after some advise. As I have to regularly move my bass rig up and down stairs I'm looking for the loudest but also smallest bass amp that can keep up with a loud pub rock band.
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Tiny size but BIG SOUND bass amp?
- Thread starter TanglefooT1959
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Needs a dollar limit and a weight limit. Modern gear pumps crazy volume from small light boxes but you pay the big bucks.
Amp doesn't make any sound without a cabinet so it's either
AMP + CAB
Or
COMBO.
Well i'm currently using old style solid state gear from Marshall or Ashdown. Love the sound. Hate the weight. Looking for something like a Trace ELF or similar if it can get vloud enough hooked up to a 2x12?
Loud enough for what?
What do you do with your rig at the moment and how does it handle volume required?
Band has 1 x drummer, 2 x guitarists, 1 x bass, 1 x sax. Pub rock. Rolling Stones, Cold Chisel, AC/DC etc.
My standard answer: Bergantino B|Amp/forte and Berg cab of your choice - mine would be the HDN212 or HDN112+HDN210. With the latter you could take one or the other or both - three different rigs. However, there are many other Class D options out there that would work almost as well.
I've been running my passive p bass > 160a compresser > elf> GK 212 neo cab, and it's more than enough for small/medium club work. We do have sound reinforcement, but it's plenty working with two guitarists with Marshalls and a heavy hitting drummer.
The compressor is set to keep from the amp’s compressor/ limiter to kick in, and I'm very impressed with how loud the little elf gets with that combination of amp and cab.
The compressor is set to keep from the amp’s compressor/ limiter to kick in, and I'm very impressed with how loud the little elf gets with that combination of amp and cab.
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Western Australian options may be limited.
I am wary of 212 of the regular kind. They can get overcome by watts at their "rated" handling. One should be enough for a pub but kidtarists and animal drummers....
How about a couple of 210 cabs and two trips to carry them?
I am a 210 vertical stack believer!!
I am wary of 212 of the regular kind. They can get overcome by watts at their "rated" handling. One should be enough for a pub but kidtarists and animal drummers....
How about a couple of 210 cabs and two trips to carry them?
I am a 210 vertical stack believer!!
Mesa Subway D-800+ head (5 lbs) with two Mesa Subway Ultralight 1x15 cabs (37 lbs each). Make an extra trip.
Or if that's too much money, Fender Rumble Bass 500 head (5 lbs) and two Rumble 115 cabs (39 lbs each).
I had that set up for quite a while those cabinets are very nice and still have them. The Fender rumble 500 has a very good tone and one of the best onboard overdrives you can get anywhere near that price range.
My Markbass 1-12 combo WITH a 1-12
Extension is very loud.
If you’re ok with moving a bigger cabinet, there are many 2-12’s that will do the job well.
I heard a band with a 2-12 GK combo that was louder than I like to play.
Extension is very loud.
If you’re ok with moving a bigger cabinet, there are many 2-12’s that will do the job well.
I heard a band with a 2-12 GK combo that was louder than I like to play.
Exactly what I was going to recommend.
Ampeg SVT and 2 8x10 cabinets. No sacrifices.
