bigchiefbc wrote:There just aren't enough decent wattage tube combos to use with bass for gigging.
Are there any at all?
Well there are, but they're all out of production: the Mesa Buster 200, the Fender Studio Bass from the 80s, the old Ampeg B15 (they may still make that one)
I voted head+cab. in my experience, most combos are open-back, and have less low end resonance. with a head you can choose a cab to fit your personal eq preferences, but with a combo you're mostly stuck.
Moustache_Bash wrote:I voted combo. I feel like at some point I'm going to have make a quick get away on my feet one day after show, therefore I value portability.
Bullshit! You just bought a head!
Yeah, but it was only $150. I've always wanted to try a 400rb.
GardenoftheDead wrote:Honestly, I'm a whore for the "low wattage combo amp turned up loud" sound.
I thought I was too until I realised I hate power amp distortion. Now it's all about max cleanness and truck loads of pedals hitting the preamp (also clean!).
Gone Fission wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 2:21 pm
That’s quarter-assed at best.
i know for a fact that some of my favorite 70s solos were recorded on a 50's tweed Fender Harvard, and that some of the most iconic solos of that decade were waxed on a little grey Supro amp about the size of two shoeboxes taped together..
the thing i realized in recent years is that i despise the sound of overdriven 12AX7s, and that as a result almost all amplifier drive/OD channels are utterly useless for my purposes, especially the ones that use HALF a 12AX7 for the overdrive. the only reason i use the Drive switch on my Laney is that paradoxically it's quiter at low gain settings than without the Drive engaged, perhaps because it's using both triodes.
the thing that fascinates me about the Bivalve other than its tiny elegant nature is its ability to use various power tubes...i really like the idea of being able to swap in EL34s, KT88s, etc. it's a logical extension of my obsession with guitars with different pickups for different voicings.
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dubkitty wrote:the thing that fascinates me about the Bivalve other than its tiny elegant nature is its ability to use various power tubes...i really like the idea of being able to swap in EL34s, KT88s, etc. it's a logical extension of my obsession with guitars with different pickups for different voicings.
dubkitty wrote:the thing that fascinates me about the Bivalve other than its tiny elegant nature is its ability to use various power tubes...i really like the idea of being able to swap in EL34s, KT88s, etc. it's a logical extension of my obsession with guitars with different pickups for different voicings.
It is the shit
Lets also not forget the ability to mix and match tubes or run it @ half power by just using one tube!
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GardenoftheDead wrote:Honestly, I'm a whore for the "low wattage combo amp turned up loud" sound.
While I love that sound a lot, I also love the "Low wattage amp through a 4x10 turned up loud" sound, it's pretty intense. Now I've got a head and combo, I wouldn't go back to just having one, love me some options. Plus I love the bass you get out of a big cab.
