Any solid state love?

[tabcantab]

anyone fuck with the ampeg pf series? i picked up a pf-500 on a whim after my v-4 died and seeing dangers' bassist use one and it's honestly better than a fucking svt,

They're great, and they actually have some character unlike so many of the modern wave of small, lightweight bass heads. The portaflex cabs are nice, too.

[waltdogg]

so i've noticed. most mosfet/class d mini ss bass amps are so dull. the pf on the other hand sounds like an ampeg, which ampeg usually sucks at doing with solid state circuity.

[JereFuzz]

I have like a hundred heads.

glad you got one!! I have 2 in orange and one in black.

So I have the combo version (in black) & I really like it. A convenient package that is identical to the head. The Speaker of the World speaker sounds great; no need to replace. The only downside is that it is heavy, but then again, it is well built. Very well built.

JereFuzz

[BitchPudding]

Solid state is my jam. Not that I have anythingg against tubes, solid state is just what I have.

Got an Acoustic B100 less than a year ago along with a thunderbird for like $170 as a bundle and holy fuck, that amp has replaced every other amp I used to use. Stays clean at high volume, but still sounds dope with gain into it.

[waltdogg]

i picked up a b-100r like two or three weeks ago, too clean! and it doesnt like minis/fucks. my friend had one as a kid, i remember it beingway grittier.

[BitchPudding]

Weird. Might help to push it with something befote hand? I run a compressor at the end of my chain pretty hot and it makes that thing dirt up fine.

[waltdogg]

i couldnt even make it breakup with an active bass going into the unpadded input. i've been thinking about getting a compressor lately. maybe it's finally time.

[BitchPudding]

Try it man. The compressor i use pushed the amp nicely into gritty, sludge land no matter what goes into it. Bass especially.

I use a Boss Bass Limiter/Enhancer. Use with both bass and guitar. Helps keep my gain stages level as well.

[waltdogg]

last time i had a compressor was a boss cs-3 when i was a kid. i was think an mxr dyna comp this time. much simpler.

[BitchPudding]

Had one of the same comps. Feel your feels. The mxr should be fine. I mean, if their shit is good enougj for matt pike then it must doom right?

[waltdogg]

lol i even modded mine coz i just didn't know to get a real dirt pedal. i think every band i like has at least one mxr pedal on at least on of their boards so no, cant go wrong there.

looking back at the studio thread. you have an acoustic b-100, i have an ampeg b-100. we're talking about two totally different amps with the same name. good job music industry.

[BitchPudding]

Yeauh. Ive been meaning to get SOMETHING mxr related at some point. Maybe and eq one day. Or a micro amp. Foundation stuff.

[waltdogg]

used to have a couple different distortion +s. alas i traded or sold them away to dist + fanatics

[jrfox92]

Played some doom into a solid state Univox of mine (U150R) that was turned up to 10 and it sounded amazing.
With the addition of my Mtl Asm Positive, it became absolutely unstoppable.

[CyaNitrate]

If all goes well, I'll finally have a CR120H by week's end!

So how do you like the head? It's pretty exceptional and I'm seriously considering purchasing the 60 watt combo ...

Regards ...

Sorry I missed this. But to answer, I really, really like it. Don't get me wrong, I can still dig tubes, but this amp made me a solid state believer. No maintenance and good sound? Hell yeah. I'd totally grab the 1x12 combo if I could snag one.

I will say I didn't bond with the dirt channel right away, and wish the clean channel had the mid control instead. 95% of the time I run pedals into the clean side. But yesterday I had a breakthrough..my bari tele...it sounds awesome through the dirty channel, where my Strat just sounded kinda blah.