Small inexpensive tube bass head
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Small inexpensive tube bass head
Any recommendations? It will be plugged into a 2x10 GK cab
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How much power do you need?
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Enough to rehearse, or small venue.jps wrote:How much power do you need?
hmm...that Markbass would have been nice right about now..but seriously..something less expensive I guess.
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Maybe you should reconsider that Markbass amp!marc61 wrote:Enough to rehearse, or small venue.jps wrote:How much power do you need?
hmm...that Markbass would have been nice right about now..but seriously..something less expensive I guess.
Unfortunately, tube and inexpensive don't generally go too well together, especially when it comes to bass amps. There are plenty of reasonably priced guitar tube amps, but those are not not very powerful, enough for guitar, but not so for bass. Maybe that is why the world is full of great sounding solidstate bass amps at fair prices.
Why does it have to be a tube amp? If I were looking at a tube amp for gigging I would check this out.
Inexpensive is all relative, of course!
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You're right.
I probably have to start putting my nickles and dimes together for a Markbass head.
That Reeves is probably a tremendous amp but what I'm looking for is something to use while my SVT sits at home waiting for it's big break
. At home, the SVT plays through my GK 210T and sounds terrific, even at low volumes.
I probably have to start putting my nickles and dimes together for a Markbass head.
That Reeves is probably a tremendous amp but what I'm looking for is something to use while my SVT sits at home waiting for it's big break
. At home, the SVT plays through my GK 210T and sounds terrific, even at low volumes.
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Wow, the Reeves resembles a HiWatt 200. Have you had the opportunity to try one out, Jeffery?
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Re: Small inexpensive tube bass head
That Reeves head looks like a really nice one, but not exactly inexpensive.
JETGLO should officially be renamed JETGLO ROCKS! 
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Dave Reeves make his amps to be the best Hiwatt clones available, I think they may be better then the current Hiwatt amps. 
+, they are made in Ohio! 
I have never tried one but they are all the rage over at TalkBass.
Marc, I have a feeling (a feeling deep inside) the Reeves can put the SVT to shame, even at only 225 watts.
+, they are made in Ohio! I have never tried one but they are all the rage over at TalkBass.
Marc, I have a feeling (a feeling deep inside) the Reeves can put the SVT to shame, even at only 225 watts.
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Marc - how about a Markbass head and Sansamp VT Bass pedal?
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Combine the two with this amp.86kubicki wrote:Marc - how about a Markbass head and Sansamp VT Bass pedal?