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Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:05 pm
by MeSoFuzzy
gunslinger_burrito wrote:Holy Schnikes wrote:KT88's.
Not knowing shit about the guts of amps....would a Deville take those? I'm assuming they'd help with the low end of the spectrum?
I know that 410 can be a common bass speaker setup, and I have a friend who used to play through a 410 and a 115 with his bass. So getting an extension would definitely be the cheapest option, but I just wonder about the actual amp generating the tones I probably will need. It does basically need to cover the lower end of the guitar range, AND the bass range, if need be.
If it does take KT88's, do it. I'm under the impression that you would have to rebias the amp though. I'm running a bass through a V2 loaded with KT88's and its pretty bad ass with a 2x15 bass cab. I probably never would have discovered how awesome this set up is if it weren't for this forum
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:53 pm
by gunslinger_burrito
Mmm, good point about open vs closed backs. . . Guess I'll have to decide about keeping the amp and altering it or trading it out
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 1:51 pm
by GAS KING
You could also try an EQ, and see if that gets you what you want, before you completely reconfigure your rig.. You may be after more low mids and tighter low frequencies.
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 1:59 pm
by gunslinger_burrito
I'll play with it. I don't know if I described it right in my previous post... When I play the amp at polite, apartment-style volumes, and use a mic, it gets plenty of bass. But when I turn it up to show volumes, and go to hit a low note, it just doesn't have enough depth or balls to it. Maybe the bass is actually there, but I guess I want more. MOAR BASS!!!!
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:32 pm
by GAS KING
ah, speakers would be my next item of examination.
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:39 pm
by gunslinger_burrito
I should note that it looks like I shouldn't mess with trying to put KT88s in the Deville......
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 3:14 pm
by rfurtkamp
4x10 at non-room volumes do exactly what you describe, open or closed back IME.
On bass I associate the 4x10 with plinky plinky fusion stuff.
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:11 pm
by cheesecats
ah---here's what you need
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:08 am
by theavondon
cheesecats wrote:ah---here's what you need
Also, what I need.
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:20 pm
by gunslinger_burrito
Well that looks pretty tits, I must say
Edit: after a quick phone google I'm finding that that head is about the same value as my current amp. . .
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:50 pm
by ChetMagongalo
Yeah I want to say a bass cab with 12s or 15s is probably what you should get
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:12 pm
by gunslinger_burrito
So I definitely need the bass tones, but having never played through 15s, will they carry the higher guitar tones well? I'm sure some amount of EQing will go into it...
Re: I need an amp that has better bass response
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:17 pm
by rfurtkamp
15s work just fine with guitar.
Used a 1x15 on a Bassman for mostly guitar for years, loved it.