Spoiled! Would like some bass-amp advice (+T.Bass content)
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:39 am
So here's the scenario. In my band, I bi-amp through my R30c and a [long-term] borrowed Peavey TNT130. I know: the TNT130 isn't a great amp perse, but it works and its all I really have until I get myself a permanent replacement. So naturally, ever since I've recieved it (for almost a year now already... trust me, the other player doesn't mind) I've kept an eye on a bass-amp for myself, checking out online listings and prices every now and then.
Fast-forward to previous wednesday, had a cool gig with a handful of other bands using the same backline. Ofcourse there was some Marshall stack I thought was okay-ish, but the gear-treat of the evening was that I got to play it bi-amped with a massive 8x10 Ampeg tube-amp (whatever it was called, I think it's 'SVT'?). Man did that thing put a smile on my face! I instantly felt like I had found my mighty replacement... until I saw how mighty those prices were.
Being a student, it's simply unaffordable to me. For now, I'll keep it in mind as a future-dream-come-true.
So I would love to hear advice/tips and further discuss on what you guys think would be a good bass-amp for me? To recap: I play bi-amped with a R30c, play alternative rock and I play dirty. I also like to use pedals in my bass-signal: EHX Bassbooster, Micro-Amp and a Malekko Omicron Fuzz... which all sounded awesome through the SVT btw.
I also started looking into the whole discussion of full-tube vs tube-pre-amp. I loved how the SVT sounded, but being full-tube definitely seems to add to the pricetag. And all the cheaper one's I've seen up until now 'only' are ±30W heads... which I can imagine is ballparks away from what I experienced with that 300W SVT. I've also read some forum-comments about how the difference between tube and partially-tube isn't really substantial?
I must say I have also been interested in the Terror 500, Teddy made a pretty cool video on that amp. Him being a multi-amp hero I'd love to hear his general opinion. Recently my interest for that amp was freshly renewed when I saw the Hot Snakes (reunion!) play in Paris, and spotted that deceivingly adorable lunchbox sitting atop what looked like an 8x10 basscab! From what I could hear during soundcheck and from photographing closely around and on the stage, it sounds quite powerful! And if the Hot Snakes use it live and loud, it probably IS powerful enough!
Not my photos, but here you can see the Terror Bass although I'm not sure whether it's the 500W or 1000W version?
Fast-forward to previous wednesday, had a cool gig with a handful of other bands using the same backline. Ofcourse there was some Marshall stack I thought was okay-ish, but the gear-treat of the evening was that I got to play it bi-amped with a massive 8x10 Ampeg tube-amp (whatever it was called, I think it's 'SVT'?). Man did that thing put a smile on my face! I instantly felt like I had found my mighty replacement... until I saw how mighty those prices were.
Being a student, it's simply unaffordable to me. For now, I'll keep it in mind as a future-dream-come-true.
So I would love to hear advice/tips and further discuss on what you guys think would be a good bass-amp for me? To recap: I play bi-amped with a R30c, play alternative rock and I play dirty. I also like to use pedals in my bass-signal: EHX Bassbooster, Micro-Amp and a Malekko Omicron Fuzz... which all sounded awesome through the SVT btw.
I also started looking into the whole discussion of full-tube vs tube-pre-amp. I loved how the SVT sounded, but being full-tube definitely seems to add to the pricetag. And all the cheaper one's I've seen up until now 'only' are ±30W heads... which I can imagine is ballparks away from what I experienced with that 300W SVT. I've also read some forum-comments about how the difference between tube and partially-tube isn't really substantial?
I must say I have also been interested in the Terror 500, Teddy made a pretty cool video on that amp. Him being a multi-amp hero I'd love to hear his general opinion. Recently my interest for that amp was freshly renewed when I saw the Hot Snakes (reunion!) play in Paris, and spotted that deceivingly adorable lunchbox sitting atop what looked like an 8x10 basscab! From what I could hear during soundcheck and from photographing closely around and on the stage, it sounds quite powerful! And if the Hot Snakes use it live and loud, it probably IS powerful enough!
Not my photos, but here you can see the Terror Bass although I'm not sure whether it's the 500W or 1000W version?