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What was your first amp (old guys only) Pt 2
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My amp history, from the old days, sorta:
Univox ss head and 115 cab
B15
Bassman 10
Bassman 100
SVT/810
that gets me into that 80's, and a nearly endless train of stuff since.
Univox ss head and 115 cab
B15
Bassman 10
Bassman 100
SVT/810
that gets me into that 80's, and a nearly endless train of stuff since.
It was a great starter amp, at the time.
Of what I listed, I could "miss any of those" except that one
Of what I listed, I could "miss any of those" except that one
The very first amp was a Basic 60, it made my ears ring and I never could kill it. After that I climbed the ladder with a 200, 400 then 800RB and various cabs. The PAS 15" (called it the POS) was a joke for how big it was, the Hartke stuff was good except the 10" drivers would split out near the surrounds. For DB my favorite was the 400RB with one or two Bose 801 PA cabs, it was tighter and punchier than anything I had at the time.
My first amp, circa 1985, was a Garnet 40B single-speaker (12"?) solid state combo, made by Gar Gillies in my hometown of Winnipeg.
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Just discovered that what I thought was a Philco radio was actually an Airline radio/phono mixer. Photo coming. Explains why I could not find the right Philco model with a mono RCA-in on the back of the chassis. Yeah, I'm 63.
Second amp, circa 1963, was an Airline tube combo 15 with an open back.
Second amp, circa 1963, was an Airline tube combo 15 with an open back.
My first amp was an ampeg b15n and my first bass was an ampeg brown burst baby bass bought together new. Unfortunately, as a high school teenager, i felt it wasn't loud enough to play rock and not satisfactory playing classical arco. I wish i had them now. Subsequently, my favorite amp in the 70s was a fender dual showman head and, i think, a small showman cabinet with two 15", maybe they were 12", jbl speakers. I miss that amp too. In those days, off and on, i had fender precisions and fender jazz basses, mostly cbs. I never liked them, and to this day don't understand their "classic" appeal.
From my first 2-3 years of bassplaying -78 to -81
- Swedish Bäckström , dated 1953, with an 18" cab, was probably in need of new caps and service.
- Austrovox (Austrian tube amp) with Selmer 18" cab..lasted a couple of weeks.
- Hagström BT50 SS head with Hagström 2x12 cab...not loud enough
- Fender Bassman 100 with the 4x12 cab, kept it for a few years and traded it for a SS Amp in -82 (stupid)
- Swedish Bäckström , dated 1953, with an 18" cab, was probably in need of new caps and service.
- Austrovox (Austrian tube amp) with Selmer 18" cab..lasted a couple of weeks.
- Hagström BT50 SS head with Hagström 2x12 cab...not loud enough
- Fender Bassman 100 with the 4x12 cab, kept it for a few years and traded it for a SS Amp in -82 (stupid)
My first bass amp was actually not a bass amp - it was an Ampeg Reverberocket. It actually sounded pretty darn good for bass - had a 12" Jensen speaker. Man would I love to have that amp now!
My first "real" bass amp was a 1972 Kustom 100 black tuck n' roll. Then I moved way up to an Ampeg V4B with B40 cab, then switched to an SVT810 cab with the V4B.
My first "real" bass amp was a 1972 Kustom 100 black tuck n' roll. Then I moved way up to an Ampeg V4B with B40 cab, then switched to an SVT810 cab with the V4B.
Greetings from the North,
Radio Shack 15" combo
Kustom 200 head + 315 cab (Tuck n Roll)
Traynor YBA3
Fender Bassman 100 head + 2 412 cabs (a bit underpowered)
69 Ampeg SVT (a bit more power)
Rezdog
Radio Shack 15" combo
Kustom 200 head + 315 cab (Tuck n Roll)
Traynor YBA3
Fender Bassman 100 head + 2 412 cabs (a bit underpowered)
69 Ampeg SVT (a bit more power
)Rezdog
My first amp, (in about 1969, or 1970) was a Fender Bassman head, that was dark brown, (I think), and a newer Fender 115 cab. The cab was not that great. I played with some guys with very loud Fender combos, and my rig was inadequate. One guitarist played way too loud, and my cab would fart out like crazy trying to keep up. I don't think he noticed, because all we could hear was him. He was a very good guitarist though, and I sucked, (still do), so maybe it was all for the better that I was drowned out.
I think my dark brown colored Bassman head was maybe a 1960 model, but I don't really know.
I think my dark brown colored Bassman head was maybe a 1960 model, but I don't really know.
Don't know if I'm old enough....
But, my first rig was a homebrew speakercab with a 12" philips(Dutch) fullrange driver and two Visaton(german) 10" drivers (talkin' about mixing drivers, hahahah).
I used a Conrad "power" amp (Conrad is sorta German/Dutch partsexpress counterpart) and a Korg multi-effects pedal board to drive this thing. Didn't sound bad at all
But, my first rig was a homebrew speakercab with a 12" philips(Dutch) fullrange driver and two Visaton(german) 10" drivers (talkin' about mixing drivers, hahahah).
I used a Conrad "power" amp (Conrad is sorta German/Dutch partsexpress counterpart) and a Korg multi-effects pedal board to drive this thing. Didn't sound bad at all
My first rigs:
'62/'63 (?) Blonde Bassman (2 x 12) was my first
mid 60's Fender Showman (2x15 JBL)
Vox Foundation (1x18)
Vox Super Beatle (4x12 twin cabs)
Traynor YBA-3A Amp with (2) 8x10 YC-810 cabs
'62/'63 (?) Blonde Bassman (2 x 12) was my first
mid 60's Fender Showman (2x15 JBL)
Vox Foundation (1x18)
Vox Super Beatle (4x12 twin cabs)
Traynor YBA-3A Amp with (2) 8x10 YC-810 cabs
1964 Sears Silvertone model #1482. It was a tube amp with a single 12" speaker and built in tremolo. Like wow daddy! When I hit the low E on my Teisco Del Ray bass it seemed to bounce around the floor. The control knobs went down the side. I would stand the amp on it's side so that the knobs went across the top like the cool amps. Worked out pretty well until I started playing with an ape-sh#t drummer.
