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euronymous

Feb 6, 2009
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Portland Oregon
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I am thinking about buying a 120 watt high gain tube amp. Its got good cleans, but I like a little over driven tone. I play metal, and like playing a more original tone. I had a TB raxx for a while, and I loved the sound of the pre cranked. That growl was awesome. Would 120 watts be enough to power a 410 in a medium sized venue (miced...)? The tone I am going for is similar to this:
Thanks

BTW, I searched for a while, and could find nothing. If I missed something please let me know.
 
#5
You're playing bass in a metal band via a 4x10"? I admire your optimism.

Lemmy Kilmister does alright with ~ 100 watt tube heads. But he does it old school--with lots of speakers in BIG cabinets.

Big rock bass is all about moving big air. Only big cabs can do this AND allow one to get away with grinding a 100 watt tube amp.
 
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euronymous said:
I am thinking about buying a 120 watt high gain tube amp. Its got good cleans, but I like a little over driven tone. I play metal, and like playing a more original tone. I had a TB raxx for a while, and I loved the sound of the pre cranked. That growl was awesome. Would 120 watts be enough to power a 410 in a medium sized venue (miced...)? The tone I am going for is similar to this:
Thanks

BTW, I searched for a while, and could find nothing. If I missed something please let me know.
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Before going all over the place.. a 120 watt miked is more than enough. Most bands way over do the stage volume. (this from a multi thousand watt rig guy - and no I rarely use it).

Before you start trusting the answers here...

Do your guitard band mates have volume problems (low talent and high volume) or can you all come to an agreement of how loud is good.

Much of this really depends on your sound system, guys your playing with etc.

Before Craigslist, I commonly used guitar amps.. don't let anyone convince you it can't work... not the best.. just may do.

T.
 
#9
If you have PA support then you're nore interested in tone than volume (at least to some extent). A 120 watt tube head into a 410 should be able to give you the tone, but probably not at a volume level that will keep up with a drummer on stage. If the PA support includes good monitors (Sidefills w/a sub and good wedges) you've got a better chance of really thumping some rump.
 
#10
I would be using it for practice too, and my drummer is loud as all hell..."whats the point of playing drums if your just going to tap on them" what ever. My guitarist is trying to keep up with him, and I am trying to keep up with my guitarist. From the sounds of it, it would not work volume wise, and we dont have our own PA. Plus there are some places we play that either dont have a pa, dont have a sound man (ends up being me), or has a really crappy sound man, and my amp is my monitor. Maybe I should just go with a bass head/rack and get some effects. I saw a Hartke 3500 with a tube/solid state pre at a local shop for $250, maybe I'll check that out. They also have the 500 watt version for $500. For $500 I can do better though I think.
 

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