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Trying to get tubular....again....

#63
Just go 8x15.
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#64
I’m surprised no one has mentioned the Verellen Meatsmoke. I have a Super Bassman and the Bassman 300 Pro. Both very worthy. I feel like the Bassman 300 is what I lean towards more when I do sludge or doom. You can find them fairly cheap also and most bad reviews are from people who have never actually owned one or don’t like all the bells and whistles. I don’t know how happy you will be if you didn’t like the SVT but both Fenders will blow out your windows if you ask them.
 
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JohnnyChatter said:
I’m surprised no one has mentioned the Verellen Meatsmoke. I have a Super Bassman and the Bassman 300 Pro. Both very worthy. I feel like the Bassman 300 is what I lean towards more when I do sludge or doom. You can find them fairly cheap also and most bad reviews are from people who have never actually owned one or don’t like all the bells and whistles. I don’t know how happy you will be if you didn’t like the SVT but both Fenders will blow out your windows if you ask them.
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meatsmoke is a good option. I've only played one, liked the clean tone much more than the drive sounds, but it was a stout and robust amp and my issues with the drive were probably the cab. I was going to say I'm not sure they do 2 ohms but looking at the website they certainly do. A great choice if you've got the bread, they can be a bit spendy compared to the others.

The older bassman 300 had a very SVT-inspired power amp (Bill Hughes designed them both and said as much himself) with the fender tone stack and added modern touches (graphic EQ, compressor, etc). The newer super bassman is similar at heart, fender stack on one channel, active/transistor EQ on the other. Nice amps if that's the sound you want.
 
#69
40Hz said:
An SVT??? And the Fridge? Couldn’t get the volume you expected?

Wow! Remind me to never go hear you guys without ear protection. That’s some loud you’re shopping for! :laugh:
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Hahahaha. Well like I said that head probably had something wrong with it from the start. Ended up dying completely. But I also was inexperienced with them at the time and may have fumbled the setup. That was about 15 years ago and had solid state until then and after that. That being said....if it’s not offensively loud I don’t want anything to do with it. Hahaha
 
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dcbassist5 said:
Ashdown Geezer Head of Doom.

Other than that, maybe the Hartley LH1000. It’s not going to get too dirty but has preamp tubes and tons of headroom.

I kind of question why you need such massive amount of power, doom or not.
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Have just always played in very loud bands. I enjoy scaring people. Haha. But seriously...it’s not about how hard it hits he ears....more about creating a sound that you can feel all around you. It’s a vibe thing. That sound that swallows the audience in a blanket of boom and fuzz. I like watching those kinds of bands too.
 
#73
lfmn16 said:
I love tube heads (can't say this enough), but unless you are on the quest for the ultimate tone, I'd skip them. I went from an SVT, which I loved, to an Ampeg PF800, which I like. In my opinion, it's not the same, not as good, but it gets the job done. It sounds good and I like the tone. If I had roadies, I'd get another SVT in a second, but at 60 I've decided that it's just not worth hauling around. There are lots of solid state and hybrid amps that sound good. Save your wallet and your back much abuse.
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I totally understand this logic and to a certain degree I’ve tried to adopt it, but I’ve just decided to ignore that for now and go big if I have to. I have a few more years of masochism left in me. ;)
 
#76
NIce...... Lance too always has a great tone..

Wasnex said:
The 225 puts out almost as much clean power as the average healthy SVT. The bass is deeper, the mids or a bit scooped, and the top end tends to be pretty aggressive and hard. The amp is optimized for clean headroom and does not compress much until its reaching near max power. There is a little bit of drive on tap in the preamp but not much. I own a 400 and a couple of SVTs; the 400 is significantly louder.

Some videos you might like that feature the Reeves Custom 225.


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COFFINMAGIC said:
Hahahaha. Well like I said that head probably had something wrong with it from the start. Ended up dying completely. But I also was inexperienced with them at the time and may have fumbled the setup. That was about 15 years ago and had solid state until then and after that. That being said....if it’s not offensively loud I don’t want anything to do with it. Hahaha
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Get an SVT and a fridge then LOL
 

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