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What amps are you using for post-rock?

#21
BassmanPaul said:
Hmmm! Interesting. I thought all the intros were excessively long!
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+1. I did not listen all the way through, but will.

Based on the snippets heard:

Mogway tune = The Ventures with fuzz

And So I watch You From Afar and Explosions in the Sky: I'm waitning for Jon Anderson to start singing . . .

Just knee jerk reactions. Not intended to be anything other than potentially amusing. Although I'm and older fellow, I'll revisit these when I have time to really listen, and maybe I'll find a new band to dig.
 
#24
Bottom line, any amp can be used in any genre. Period. But, personal preference aside, I'm playing in a proggy band, somewhat like Russian Circles, and I like Mesa bass amps. my synths run through a Mesa M3 Carbine and Aguilar DB210, and bass is through a Mesa Walkabout and GB Uber 212. That's MY preference. It would be best for you to play as many bass amps as you can, and see what YOUR preference is.
 
#28
Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky are amazing at live shows.

I've played post rock type shows with various bass rigs: vintage Ampeg SVT + 8x10, vintage Hiwatt DR405 + pair of Avatar TB153 15/6/1 cabs, and Carvin B1500 with various cabs.

When playing treble guitar for post rock, I always use a pair of Hiwatt DR103 amps with matching vintage Hiwatt cabs.

It doesn't really matter though. Lots of amps can be suitable especially if a PA is used.
 
#32
JimmyM said:
And So I Watch You From Afar sounds like King Crimson post-1980. I hear nothing post about this stuff, quite honestly. All sounds like rock and roll to me.
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I think the general idea of the genre is basically what King Crimson was doing in the 80s- using rock instruments to make syncopation-heavy rythmic textures rather than the more obviously blues-derived progressions (though the blues are still the building blocks for these bands, just slightly farther removed than more popular rock). I personally don't see a lack of vocals as an identifying characteristic, though there are lots of bands that are fit into the "genre" that are instrumental. I guess you could kinda think of it as jazz/progressive rock played by people without the melodic jazz-theory training of alot of the classic jazz/progressive rock bands- a more "punk" or garage sort of approach to progressive rock I guess, where rhythmic texture/drone is the focus rather than melody generally..

I like alot of bands that are classified as "post-rock", but I agree that the genre is kinda silly as a classification (though most "new" genres of rock are these days). As far as amplification, I generally think of low-mid heavy punchy rock tones vs. more scooped tones, but that covers a pretty wide range of amps- I've done similar stuff using an Ampeg SVT/Classic 400+, Mesa D-180, Mesa Carbine, and Mesa Walkabout.
 
#33
Well, I encourage you to try out as many rig configs as possible but to try to give a straight up answer, the vintage Sunn stuff is pretty prominant in doom, post-rock, etc. Definitely check out ANY vintage cab you can find. My advice, hit up craigslist. You can usually come up on vintage cabs (sunn, musicman, acoustic, peavey) for super cheap.

If I was in your shoes, this is the rig I would go for:

Sunn Sonaro Bass Amp | eBay

good luck
 
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#35
I play in a post-rock instrumental thing and I use an Acoustic B220H/B115 set up. I don't use any effects right now, but hope to experiment with it in the future if I can afford some sort of multi-effects unit to see what kinds of sounds I like. I think you can run anything that sounds good to your ear. If I had to pick something based on the genre, I'd say go tube to get that warm and vintage sound, since it seems to be popular right now. If popularity doesn't matter, which it doesn't to me, just play whatever sounds right to you. I know most of the guys in post-rock bands play a P or J bass, and I play an active Schecter (which I LOVE!) and it sounds great in the mix. Sure, I may not look that part, but since when is rock music, especially post-rock being almost anti-rock (without the glam and vocals) in a way, about doing what everyone else is doing?
 

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