Bassman Amp?

[gshadoan]

I use them exclusifly now. I run them with a Fender showmen box, loaded with 2 JBL 2225H 15"'s, and a SVT410 (see pic) cab. They are a 100 and a 135. The only issue is that you have to have 2 LOL, a main and a backup amp. The 410 is 8ohms, which when running a bassman 100 yeilds about 50 watts, or so. The 2-15 box is 4ohms, so it is loud enough to play out with. If the 410 were 4ohms, it might be better. The amps sound fantasitc either way. I like the texture much better than my ampeg.

[johnallg]

Will the Fender head handle 2 ohms? You could rewire the cab to 2 ohms and get full wattage then.

[aside] "Dinner with Dracula, Part 1" by John Zacherle is playing on Deep Tracks. Interesting.

[rictified]

I would get one of the older bassmans with the 2 x 12 separate cabs, an open backed amp ain't going to cut it like unless Jeffrey says you put a cap in it and then all you'll get is tinny top end and boomy bottom end out of the toaster amp, all your presence will be out the window. Rics sound better mono anyway. I have even run them stereo into two separate vintage SVT set ups and it sounded best mono through both of them, using the second head as a slave to the first (the first preamp controlled both heads, although I must confess I only did it once and didn't give it much of a chance, I didn't feel like hauling two heads and cabs around to every gig.

[danclaro]

I don't think my bass has the .0047 cap, since the sound coming from the horseshoe is quite full and loud, trebly but not tinny. I wonder if any combo amp would work well as a treble amp in a stereo setup. My Ampeg combo handles the bass pretty well, and it's plenty loud for what I need it for. I'd love an SVT rig but Bob's right those are incredibly heavy, and besides, I like the idea of having a guitar amp too so I can use it for rhythm guitar when it's not plugged into the horseshoe. What about something like a 4x10 Fender Hot Rod Deville? Would the horseshoe blow it up?

[rictified]

They're heavy but not incredibly heavy, I just found that for me the basses' sound better in mono and the only time I would ever have to use two heads and cabs would either be at a very loud outdoor show or at some coliseum. I have never played a coliseum and don't expect to in the near future and I haven't played a very loud outdoor show in at least 5 years. This is why I do not bring two heads and cabs, I don't need to. One head and cab? Sure, although I have my 60 watt RMS Ampeg B-15S now which sounds great in smaller rooms, used it today and the band was actually kind of loud (especially the drummer) and for the most part it kept up. V-63's never had the cap as far as I know. Get an old tube Ampeg amp you'll never regret it and never need to play stereo unless you really want to try it.

[danclaro]

My Ampeg B-200R combo sounds pretty good to me. It has a tube pre-amp, and it's plenty loud. If I could afford it, I'd get an all tube SVT. My Ricks have never sounded good through solid state amps. I'm not sure why that is...