Which is best?

[JoshGuardo]

My band plays Karnivool covers and music that are a bit like Karnivool, which of these heads are best to have a realy clean tone in combination with a Ampeg SVT810:

Ashdown ABM 900 EVO - 3
Ampeg SVT3 Pro
Gallien Krueger Fusion 550

Thanks!

 

[bongomania]

I never heard of Karnivool- can you post a link to some of their tracks? Also if you are looking for "really clean" in general I wouldn't get a head with a tube preamp. There are many exceptions, but if I was on a moderate budget and my mission was "really clean", I would mostly be looking for solid state preamp stages in the heads.

 

[JoshGuardo]

Lifelike

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

In the first video the bassist is using a Peavey Firebass (most likely anyway, could be a nitrobass, looks too big to be a deltabass). Laterly the Firebass was renamed the Max700

Why not go for one of those?

Its a good amp, plenty of power, pretty good clean ton, really cheap.

Only downside is its weight, however, as it weighs about half what my SVT does, I dont complain!

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Must admit tho, I wouldnt be using a Firebass through an SVT810. Dont know why, but the amp just doesnt sound too great through sealed 810s that Ive tried. A good ported 410 or 215 works wonders tho

 

[JoshGuardo]

I have to say that I just made up my mind, GK Fusion 550 and GK Neo 412 and thats it