For a little extra cash you can get the Rumble V3 500/410, all the pluses of the above mentioned rig with a touch more headroom.
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Your favorite light amp
- Thread starter Slpbass81
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I think they just didn't record it right. Sometimes they throw the videos together too quickly without really focussing on the recording quality.
That's fair - and the playing styles/basses were different from mine. Feature/form/cost - awesome. Tone, maybe I have to try one for myself...
"Backline" means different things in this business. One meaning: there are companies that supply touring musicians with equipment (take drums for example) for gigs like MTV Awards where they might play one tune with "backline" drums supplied to them, instead of their own stuff. Another meaning is all the equipment needed to perform. Another is the meaning I intended here: most "sound systems" cannot be heard very well on stage without monitors for large or very loud bands, so we "backline" (line the amps up behind) the band with our amps, and run them into our board: we don't use monitors since we are neither loud nor large.
I think a better question is which Bass Cabs are best/lightest. It's not the amps that are so heavy nowadays. I never really liked how much Ampeg amps weighed when you think of cost, and some are not even U.S. Made. The trade off is not worth it, Seems crazy IMO unless you have a roadie of course. You can get a Hybrid, or a Class D. Even Class A amps that are not too heavy.
The big weight concern for me has always been the Cabinets! I have been doing some research on this. Demeter makes cool hybrid amps. Or the more inexpensive Hartke 3500/5500 Hybrids are pretty cool too, not made here in the U.S. but a trade off.. Now: Cabs? Check out Boom Bass Cabinets, Avatar, Phil Jones. Most Manufacturers seem to have the NEO cabs now, around the 35-38 lb. range. Personally, I would do the Boom Bass Cab. You can select color and other cool options. I am dreaming, but someday I may gig again.
@Dave Hill 's amp. I play an SVT 810 most of the time but when he lets me I take his. GK MB112/MBP112. This is as easy as all get out to throw around and it's loud, full and sounds wonderful. Plus you do not need to tote around any head. Look it up!
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Tech 21 dUg Ultra 1000. 
Why I like it: No single head does gnarly, killer distorted bass tone nearly as good in as light a package.
Why I like it: No single head does gnarly, killer distorted bass tone nearly as good in as light a package.
Orange Terror Bass TB1000H. Hugely loud and crunchy. 900 into 8 ohms/1000 into 4 ohms.
Demeter VTBPM800D. Loud enough and clean. 500 into 8 ohms/800 into 4 ohms.
Both have tube preamps and Class D power sections. The Orange is lunchbox sized, the Demeter just a hair bigger. I can carry either one of them in a backpack complete with all my cords, pedals, etc.
Demeter VTBPM800D. Loud enough and clean. 500 into 8 ohms/800 into 4 ohms.
Both have tube preamps and Class D power sections. The Orange is lunchbox sized, the Demeter just a hair bigger. I can carry either one of them in a backpack complete with all my cords, pedals, etc.
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I second everything above. Very light, great sound (I love the "Vintage" setting), plenty of features that make it a great amp for gigging, recording or using the headphone feature so as to not bother Momma or baby or the neighbors.
My Kustom KXB500 takes on 2 guitarists and wins every time.
