What kind of bass amp do you use with your Rickenbacker?

[artisan4]

I've used a Carvin PB100 for years, sounds fine but wondered what the consensus is on the best amp to compliment a Rick bass? I've got a 4003s/5.

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

ameg svt...old real ones ! thems the swines to use, but alas...kids are weak now and can't lift a finger anymore. geddy used to use them and had great tone in the early daze, then went clinical ! but you guys want an amp that weighs 5 pounds and puts out 5 million watts ??? effort baby...effort !

[fran4001]

Acoustic 370 and a JBL 1x15 or my Ashdown MAG300c115 combo. Yeah, the old days of the SVT cabs or Acoustic 301s are long gone!

[rockinrayduke]

GK 1001RB into a SWR Goliath 410.

[rickenbrother]

For many years, I had played through a SWR SM-400 head into a 4x10 Goliath II and Goliath Jr. II. Great, dependable sound, but I got tired of carrying that Goliath 4 x 10 at the end of the night. Now I have a Little Mark Tube Head that I goes into a Genz Benz NEOX-212T. Light weight, powerful and very nice, in your face tone. I still have the SWR SM-400 and the Goliath Jr. II for backup or if extra air movement is needed at a gig. Never one day of trouble from that 22 year old SWR rig.

[JWR]

I got a little Eden Nemesis for home and it's a good learning amp. I perform as drummer; Try lugging 2 24x16 bass drums, two floors, two racks, a snare and a spare, seven cymbals and a full trap case around.

I would like a real tube SVT and 8x10 bottom at some point. I'm with Ronbo.

[Colonel Sanders]

I am using an Orange AD200B with a Orange 15 incher cabinet.

Fantastic match with a Ric.

[jps]

Man up, and get one of these!

[jps]

I would like a real tube SVT and 8x10 bottom at some point. I'm with Ronbo.

Man up, and get one of these!

[chefothefuture]

Two old SVTs with two 8x10 cabs....

I liked an Orange OR120(Matamp) through a couple of 4x12s....

And so on.....

[cassius987]

fEARful 15/6 + tc electronic Classic 450. Gets a lot of compliments from sound guys. Really transparent, really good at pushing low frequencies and just sounding HUGE. Figured out the best way to mic it recently too, since occasionally I want cab sound and not just DI (mainly studio). I bet it would pair well with a 5-string and hope to find out some day soon.

[antipodean]

One of:

'60s Vox AC50 + 1x15 cab (retro rock); or
GK MB200 combo + 1x12 extension cab + Ashdown bass compressor (jazz); or
Line6 Bass Pod + any available solid state amp, bypassing the preamp if possible.

I have yet to play a venue large enough to warrant a huge rig. Maybe one day....

[Happyface]

I am using an Orange AD200B with a Orange 15 incher cabinet.

Fantastic match with a Ric.

Exact same except with two cabs. Somewhat for looks, somewhat so I can hear myself better. (Though I might just run & mike one.)

So far I am TOTALLY DELIGHTED to see that many of us old timers still sacrifice just a bit of effort and carrry a heavier amp to get better tone.

And I am TOTALLY DELIGHTED that I have not yet read the standard "Well, if you played out every night like I do you'd play a handbag amp like mine" lecture.

Sure, if you play in NYC. I buy that. Been that, done that.

But most of those guys just don't have bandmates who will help them load in or load out. Why?? We can all guess.

[qwezirider]

SansAmp RPM, QSC PLX1802 (5 pounds, 5 million watts ), Avatar 4x10.

[cjj]

Mine's not quite 5 million watts, and it weighs a bit more than 5 lbs...

SansAmp RPM & RBI, Carvin DCM1540L (14 lbs, and a mere 1500 watts), Ampeg 2x10's, 4x10's and 1x15's...