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Your favorite light amp

#167
My understanding is that ceramic drivers do best with solid state heads, while tube heads work best for neo drivers, but I don't really have any first hand ab experience in this area.

That said, the head will put out 400w under an 8 ohm load, so your cab will handle the juice nicely.
 
#168
My favorite light amp?

It depends on the definition of light. Frankly, I am not obsessed with gear weight. I'm far more focused on on how it fits in a mix.

Not hard for an old guy to move light: Preamp + Crest ProLight 2.0. Tectonic force in a three RU case. The Crest has an effortlessness that is addictive. Less than 25 pounds for case, pre and amp.

Pretty easy for an old guy to move: Thunderfunk. Arguably one of the best sounding solid state heads ever made. Less than 20 pounds.

Able to fit in a bass case pocket: Gallien Krueger MB 500. Four pounds, shockingly small and loud enough to be taken serious.

That's also my current line up. All have their places. If I had to pick one, it'd be the Thunderfunk.
 
#169
Ric Vice said:
I admire and respect what Markbass has accomplished, and think their amps are very well designed, I tried both the Little Mark III and the Big Bang with my Lakland 55-94, my 1958 Fender Precision Bass, and my Mirecourt French Double Bass. I liked the EQ, Power, and Form Factor of both amps, the Big Bang was my favorite of the two. If I were to buy one of their current amps, I'd go with the Big Bang. If they ever build a two channel amp like the LMK again, I'd be very interested.

Ric
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Markbass a connaisseur choice, a buddy who's got stuff from Mirecourt can't go wrong.
 
#173
I own/love a Streamliner 900. I've had a little experience with the Mesa D-800 at Bass San Diego but did not see a need to switch but, if I were in the market for a light head now, that is the one that I would buy.

BTW, I heartily disagree with the characterization of the Streamliner as "old school." I often play it through decent cabs (Accugroove, EA and Fender 4x10 NEO) and can get all the tones I want to with those combinations. It can do old school with effects (I'm loving the Darkglass VMTD with a Red Witch Factotum) but the case sound to me is balanced with just a touch of tube. You need to use the controls to get a saturated tube sound.

Just my $0.00000000000002!

Dan
 
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#174
archtop2 said:
I wouldn't quote the SVT3 PRO as a light amp but what a great sounding gear !
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True, but the OP mentioned the Prodigy which weighs 29 lbs., so I figured that I'd throw the 26 lb. SVT 3 Pro on the table. Next to my 84 lb. SVT Classic the SVT 3 Pro feels like a featherweight. ;) They both do sound great.

Light weight is all relative to me. I am amazed at what the little class D amps can do these days, but I won't go lighter than the SVT 3 Pro until I have to.
 
#176
To all,
Thanks for all the helpful feedback on my matching amp and cabinet questions.
I ended up ordering an ampeg pf800 used from GC for 370. Should arrive in Boston Monday . So, I'll post a comment when I plug it into the MarkBass 115hr asap. The MB was 275 on clearance, so we'll see what 650 will get me.
Good luck to all in 16
Sk
I've posted my showman head on reverb and eBay, if anyone is interested.
 

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