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What was your first amp?
- Thread starter Joey3313
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1971ish Ampeg Tube Fliptop... 100watts into a 15"
Man did I hate it! In hind sight, it needed a cap job & tubes.... I just thought it sucked
Man did I hate it! In hind sight, it needed a cap job & tubes.... I just thought it sucked
rockstarbassist
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Ampeg SVT-III Pro --> Mesa Diesel 2x15.
Kinda overkill, definitely, but my music minister (who used to be an old-school rock'n'roller for 20 years) said it was a great setup to get.
Kinda overkill, definitely, but my music minister (who used to be an old-school rock'n'roller for 20 years) said it was a great setup to get.
Peavey, Minx, circa 1998, 30w into a 10.Joey3313 said:
Used it for practrice in a band that never left the practice room. I actually had it at ear level about 3 feet away and could barely hear it. Everyone else said they could hear it fine.
Yeah, right.
Needless to say, the project was short lived but the amp was great...just the wrong application.
Joe.
Peavey Microbass, my brother handed it down to me. 20W 8" speaker. i am planning on getting a TNT for my next amp.
Silverface Bassman Ten, 75 watts into 4 ten inch speakers. This actually belonged to the church, and we sold it when we fell on hard times.
I had no amp for three years, then bought my own. Peavey TNT 130, 130 watts into a single Black Widow 15. Loud amp, served me well for almost 15 years. I sold it to another Talkbasser last year. Last I heard, it was almost 20 years old and still going strong.
I had no amp for three years, then bought my own. Peavey TNT 130, 130 watts into a single Black Widow 15. Loud amp, served me well for almost 15 years. I sold it to another Talkbasser last year. Last I heard, it was almost 20 years old and still going strong.
Peavey "Basic 40" 40 watts with a 10" speaker.
My first band worthy (barely) setup was a used 200 watt Peavy head (not sure of the model....tons of knobs and all of them adjusted it to sound more crappy) and a Peavey cabinet with an 18" and 2-10" speakers (model 1820 I think).
My first band worthy (barely) setup was a used 200 watt Peavy head (not sure of the model....tons of knobs and all of them adjusted it to sound more crappy) and a Peavey cabinet with an 18" and 2-10" speakers (model 1820 I think).
Mike Money
In Memoriam
nice amps, i like them, there was one at my old school, my first amp was a peavey rage, i know i know, was gift from my stepfather, i couldnt afford an amp when i started...but then i bought a behringer bx108.....id like one of those peavey minx's, but the one at my school was old as anything, by the looks late 80's early 90'slowtonejoe said:
My first was a converted Hi-Fi amp from a console stereo...15 to 20 all-tube watts (maybe) through two very tight 12s in a home-made sealed box. This was 1974.
My first real bass amp was a mid '70s Carvin solid state bass head...maybe 200 watts through two 15 in. EV SROs. The Carvin was replaced with a Marshall Major (200 watts of KT88 mayhem). The Marshall/SRO rig is the one that I miss most!!!
My first real bass amp was a mid '70s Carvin solid state bass head...maybe 200 watts through two 15 in. EV SROs. The Carvin was replaced with a Marshall Major (200 watts of KT88 mayhem). The Marshall/SRO rig is the one that I miss most!!!
I used a Peavey Rage158 guitar amp as my first amp for both guitar and bass. (40 wts SS)...my how times have changed, lol
