duane v Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I'm really not liking the way my Hofner bass sounds plugged in directly to the mixing board. So I'm looking for a nice little bass amp to mic up. any suggestions??? Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I've always liked Acoustic amps, and they have tons of amps to choose from. They are Fred approved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Personally I'd either go for an Ampeg Ba115 or a Nemesis (made by david eden).... I have a Nemesis RS-400 with a Fender cabinet and love it. I used to own the ampeg but sold it for the Nemesis, I miss the ampeg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I'm really not liking the way my Hofner bass sounds plugged in directly to the mixing board. So I'm looking for a nice little bass amp to mic up. any suggestions??? Thanx How big you looking to go, brother? If your budget is tight and you just need something for home recording as opposed to a rig that will get the cops called, I recommend just buying a 1x15 cab. Take you lowest gain/highest wattage tube head, run the bass through that, and plug her into the cab. I sat in on bass once for a friend and since I did not have a bass rig I used his American P-Bass, my Sivertone 1484 head, and ran it through a 15" Peavey PA cab. Volume was low enough that we had to mic it, but the tone was warm and rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Eden Amplification. I like their Nemesis series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Gallien Krueger makes some nice affordable bass amps.......I use Behringer bass amps..affordable, well made, nice amps..You will want one with a quality line out; enables you to mix both line out and the mike, but you already knew this.............gsgbass will say Marshal; gsgbass is always right on...so. It's your choice because you have ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Problem with some GK's are , they don't put big enough cooling fans in them. Overheating is a problem on the lower end models. Marshall do make some nice bass amps as well as Orange do too. I still either say Ampeg or Nemesis :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Problem with some GK's are , they don't put big enough cooling fans in them. Overheating is a problem on the lower end models. Marshall do make some nice bass amps as well as Orange do too. I still either say Ampeg or Nemesis :) Good point on the GKs, and many small amps.......Duane's a good modder, but a bass amp shouldn't need modding.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_JEM Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Laney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Our bass player recently got an SWR WM700 head, and Ampeg 4X10 Cabinet. He loves it! We don't have any trouble hearing him, anymore. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Ya I have really no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to bass gear lmao MUHAHAHAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Our bass player recently got an SWR WM700 head, and Ampeg 4X10 Cabinet. He loves it! We don't have any trouble hearing him, anymore. CB Nice combination.....window rattling combination.......10s ARE better for miking bass, IMHO..........10s would also be a better fit for Duane's Hofner as well..... What would dem00n use ?????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 DemOOn would use a bass equipped with EMG's and a headphone amp..just sayin lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Look for some Ampeg combos, especially old ones, they deliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete c Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 dont forget to look at the carvin line. i had the 600w head 4x10 cab and a single 18" the combo line they have sound good also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 After reading Jocko's comments, especially... 'Stedda buying an amp with a line out, why not a bass-oriented multi-effect jobbie? Easier to haul. You'll end up my age eventually, and... that's increasingly important. <grin> Or a small fancy amp without a cab but with a line out??? Nothing, IMHO will replace the differences from various speaker systems - but then, miking through a PA changes stuff anyway since the PA speakers still are doing the talking and the mike variation is added to the PA that's already modifying the sound. It seems to me as if you mostly want more control over the sound as it comes out of the PA, so my question would be, is a combo amp really the best tool for that? OTOH, if I were an amp salesman, I'd love to sell you whatever you'd like to buy. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I use this one, but... http://cachepe.zzoun...3b268849101.jpg A) It's no longer available B ) While featrure rich for a small amp, and a great amp to learn on, I'm dubious of it's ability to satisfy an experienced player. They DO have other, more robust amps in both the Nemesis and Eden proper lines. Killer forum over there, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golem Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 ` Since you've been going DI, you clearly are not dependant on your own stage volume for monitoring yourself. So, you can use a small combo. I'd suggest a GK MB combo ... 12", no fan ... or the MarkBass 2x6 MiniMark Combo. The small speakers would be easy to mic in a repeatable manner, and these are designed to sound good at very low Richters. I never need to mic my sound, but I know the stage sound of these combos at modest volume levels, cuz I use them. If your mic can capture what I hear, then I think you'll be a very happy camper. I especially like the way these little combos deliver FL tone, from both hollow and solid, piezo and magnetic FLs. So, if you wanna be sure your Hofner sounds Hofner-esque, these are good choices. Both units allow an additional speaker when you wanna have more stage volume, and both let you decide whether or not the internal combo speaker will be on or off when running an external speaker. ` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis911 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I can vouch for the Ampeg 100R...It's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Hi Duane; I would say either one of the Marshall MB Series or the Ampeg BA115. They work and sound good. I used the Ampeg Combos, but I got to the point where I went back to the Marshall for the bass sound. The Marshalls have a good selection of Modern or Classic sounds. The 450H has the same settings, plus it has a section to combine the two sounds together, with a dual footswitch. The MB150 15" and MB60 12" both have a ECC83 Pre-amp Valve, and a single footswitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 DemOOn would use a bass equipped with EMG's and a headphone amp..just sayin lol And his stereo i-pod speakers add that extra THUMP..... ( That is a beautiful bass, a Warwick? ) And, we all love and respect the dem00n....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Back in the '80s I had an Aria Beetle Base Copy that I played through a Peavy TNT 100. Sounded good back then. I'm sure it'll sound as good for you. Good luck. TNT 100 on Craigslist in Riverside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Duane, I have to ask you, what amp may you be partial to? What amp or amps work for your 6 stringers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 Thanks folks!!! ... I now have a map to work with... Anywhoo, my wife is relocating my music man-hole to a bigger room where it will be exclusive to music ... Which means the drum-set and the full PA system cal always be hooked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Does that mean you may actually get sun light in the room too? Great getting the larger lair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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