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What is the manliest bass amplifier?
- Thread starter MrMacca1999
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You want a manly amplifier? Sunn 2000s. Straight forward, no-nonsense. Real Manplification.
You've got some really nice stuff there...
- georgestrings
Ho HHO!
That Sunn rig is awesome!
My monster amp is a Fender Bassman 300. It is a mon ster!
But heavy as a $&&@. I used it mostly with an old Mesa Boogie Road Ready 410. Mon ster!
It needs tubes and a fan installed. The thing really runs hot. I don't want to put the money into it. And I don't want to haul it around anymore. Someone's actually coming to by it today.
That Sunn rig is awesome!
My monster amp is a Fender Bassman 300. It is a mon ster!
But heavy as a $&&@. I used it mostly with an old Mesa Boogie Road Ready 410. Mon ster!
It needs tubes and a fan installed. The thing really runs hot. I don't want to put the money into it. And I don't want to haul it around anymore. Someone's actually coming to by it today.
Mine was till it blew up. In fact, it blew flames and smoke thru the speakers. How much more manly can you get?
Nope, gotta be smarter about this.
Class 400 on top of a fEARful 1515/66.
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Why thank you kindly, sir.
Yeah, I'd say the 300 is pretty manly as well, but likewise mine's going up on the chopping block to finance another Sunn. It's served me very well for years though, just no longer the tone I'm striving for. And I've realized I'm more of a "less is more" guy, and I just do NOT need all those knobs and sliders on the Bassman 300. It's also just sooooo darn big and heavy, and while I'm no stranger to schlepping large equipment, if it's not doing what I want sonically AND it's built like a Soviet T-10 tank, I can't really justify keeping it around. But hey, while on the topic of Sunn and Bassman and Manly amplifiers...
I've seen that before! That's that 1kW tube amp, right? Should paint flames on the chassis and put a smoke machine in it - on a footswitch.
These tube hats are cool, but it concerns me a little that they may be part asbestos. <snip> I suppose that wearing a hat made out of asbestos is pretty manly though.
+42, that's double points if they really are asbestos.
That 1000 watter is one crazy bass amp! But I'd have to say it's a tie for most manly:
It takes both of those combined to equal the output of my M-p 600/PH810 rig - and the old one would probably crap out during the contest - just sayin'...
- georgestrings
I'd be really bummed if I gave a crap.
There's way more to manliness than just being loud.
