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Post by keymod on Jun 28, 2018 9:31:05 GMT -6
Just got a Fender Rumble 100 for the studio.Very nice, sounds great, direct line out and LOUD. 12" speaker seems to handle everything well, including low B on the five string.
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Post by Ward on Jun 28, 2018 11:07:13 GMT -6
The very BEST studio based bass amp I have ever owned (and currently own) is a 1978 Lab Series L2.
Just beyond beautiful sounding and sits in a mix like nobody's business.
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Post by Ned Ward on Jun 28, 2018 11:16:49 GMT -6
I still loved my Showman amp as a bass amp. I know the EQ isn't supposed to work for it, but sounded glorious through an Ampeg 2x10.
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Post by jimwilliams on Jun 29, 2018 9:38:34 GMT -6
Showman and other Fender amps are thin in the bass. They roll-off the deep low end like a guitar amp. Replace the .047 and .1 uf mylar coupling caps with .47 uf. Replace the cathode bypass 25 uf caps to 100 uf. Use a .1 uf to the phase inverter tube. There's yer low end now.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jul 3, 2018 10:18:36 GMT -6
Fender bass amps always sounded like they plugged into a guitar amp to me. Ampeg B-15 was good, Acoustic 360 was pretty good.
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 5, 2018 13:53:00 GMT -6
I have an Ampeg B-18 with a JBL K151 18" speaker that I love very much. The JBL is not slow and sludgy like a lot of lesser 18s (Cerwin-Vega et al.)
I never really liked Fenders much for bass. The Dual Showman with JBL D-140s was OK but could use more bottom.
The 400PS was pretty amazing if you could keep it working.
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Post by nick8801 on Jul 7, 2018 16:14:43 GMT -6
The rumble bass stuff is really great. Fender really nailed it. I’m in the market for a 500. It’s light, powerful, and feels great to play.
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 10, 2018 1:03:16 GMT -6
The rumble bass stuff is really great. Fender really nailed it. I’m in the market for a 500. It’s light, powerful, and feels great to play. I've never liked them - lightness is, to me, not a desirable factor in choosing a bass amp.
But to each his own.
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Post by jimwilliams on Jul 10, 2018 9:54:53 GMT -6
Bass amp speakers are also weak in the deep low end. There are great replacements available. I use a pair of 12" Eminence Delta 12's in a ported Thiel cab as they do a solid 40 hz plus a top end voiced like their guitar speakers. Those do 40~6k hz for a full range sound. I'll add a horn to get the 20k hz response. They are also rather cheap at around $60 each. They also take the power at 400 watts each. I use a class D 1000 watt amp to pump them.
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Post by nick8801 on Jul 11, 2018 23:08:11 GMT -6
The rumble bass stuff is really great. Fender really nailed it. I’m in the market for a 500. It’s light, powerful, and feels great to play. I've never liked them - lightness is, to me, not a desirable factor in choosing a bass amp.
But to each his own.
Have you tried the new ones yet? I wasn't a fan of the all black ones, but the silver face is really sweet. The lightness matters to me because I do a million different gigs and it's nice to grab an amp and my bass in one trip, without help. It's also easy to exit at the end of the night:) |
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 12, 2018 2:41:02 GMT -6
I've never liked them - lightness is, to me, not a desirable factor in choosing a bass amp.
But to each his own.
Have you tried the new ones yet? I wasn't a fan of the all black ones, but the silver face is really sweet. The lightness matters to me because I do a million different gigs and it's nice to grab an amp and my bass in one trip, without help. It's also easy to exit at the end of the night:) Yeah, most of the bass players I've played with in the last few years have all had lighweight rigs for gigging. I don't really like how any of them sound, but I'm no longer in shape to hump a proper amp around for somebody else to use (CHF.). In the studio they use my B-18. Then they don't need to haul an amp at all!
I haven't tried the new Fenders yet. I really need to hear an amp live to tell much.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jul 20, 2018 11:34:05 GMT -6
I use the little Ampeg with the 12" speaker now. I preferred the little Acoustic 260 mini 100 W. , but the speaker kept blowing. That thing with a good speaker would record beautifully. The Ampeg is solid, sounds pro.
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 20, 2018 12:25:59 GMT -6
I use the little Ampeg with the 12" speaker now. I preferred the little Acoustic 260 mini 100 W. , but the speaker kept blowing. That thing with a good speaker would record beautifully. The Ampeg is solid, sounds pro. Which Ampeg, the new baby flip-top? |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jul 20, 2018 15:03:18 GMT -6
No, it was the BA-12. Funny, I have the IK Multimedia plug of it, and they're indistinguishable, except the plug has no hum.
The first time I noticed the sound of a bass amp was when I was 14 and I was looking over a ledge to the pit the band was in at a taping of the Kraft Music Hall. I remember thing that sounds really cool. I guess that was the bass amp on lots of Motown tracks. Bob would no for sure.
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 21, 2018 13:06:19 GMT -6
No, it was the BA-12. Funny, I have the IK Multimedia plug of it, and they're indistinguishable, except the plug has no hum. The first time I noticed the sound of a bass amp was when I was 14 and I was looking over a ledge to the pit the band was in at a taping of the Kraft Music Hall. I remember thing that sounds really cool. I guess that was the bass amp on lots of Motown tracks. Bob would no for sure. The old baby flip-top?
I like all the amps I've tried in the old flip-top (portaflex) range. Can't beat 'em for studio bass amps.
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Post by Tbone81 on Jul 21, 2018 13:42:16 GMT -6
Thought I'd piggy back on this thread and ask everyone what bass amp they'd recommend for studio use only. I currently have a GK 700RB II, and don't really enjoy it. Played a few markbass amps and an ampeg pf500 recently. I was surprised at how good the pf500 was. Still looking at options though. For cabs I have two Genz Benz Uber Cabs, 1288 and 115. I love the way a SVT Classic sounds through an 8x10 but that setup is just too big and heavy to be practical for me. Looking for a small-ish amp that is somewhat versatile.
I should say that I almost exclusively record bass DI but really want to get back to capturing the sound of a good amp.
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Post by EmRR on Jul 21, 2018 13:47:40 GMT -6
If I'm playing the Rick, it needs an amp and cabinet with solid bottom. If it's the humbucker Tele, it needs a thinner combo to bring out as much of the mids and top as possible.
Whatever works!
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 21, 2018 14:15:01 GMT -6
Thought I'd piggy back on this thread and ask everyone what bass amp they'd recommend for studio use only. I currently have a GK 700RB II, and don't really enjoy it. Played a few markbass amps and an ampeg pf500 recently. I was surprised at how good the pf500 was. Still looking at options though. For cabs I have two Genz Benz Uber Cabs, 1288 and 115. I love the way a SVT Classic sounds through an 8x10 but that setup is just too big and heavy to be practical for me. Looking for a small-ish amp that is somewhat versatile. I should say that I almost exclusively record bass DI but really want to get back to capturing the sound of a good amp. Any old Ampeg Portaflex - B-18N, B-15N, SB-12, etc. There's an SB-12 on Reverb right now for $700. (Not mine.)
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 21, 2018 17:46:26 GMT -6
Thought I'd piggy back on this thread and ask everyone what bass amp they'd recommend for studio use only. I currently have a GK 700RB II, and don't really enjoy it. Played a few markbass amps and an ampeg pf500 recently. I was surprised at how good the pf500 was. Still looking at options though. For cabs I have two Genz Benz Uber Cabs, 1288 and 115. I love the way a SVT Classic sounds through an 8x10 but that setup is just too big and heavy to be practical for me. Looking for a small-ish amp that is somewhat versatile. I should say that I almost exclusively record bass DI but really want to get back to capturing the sound of a good amp. Any old Ampeg Portaflex - B-18N, B-15N, SB-12, etc. There's an SB-12 on Reverb right now for $700. (Not mine.)
That's only a cab... |
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 21, 2018 22:52:35 GMT -6
Any old Ampeg Portaflex - B-18N, B-15N, SB-12, etc. There's an SB-12 on Reverb right now for $700. (Not mine.)
That's only a cab... Oops, my mistake! |
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Post by Ward on Jul 25, 2018 5:39:03 GMT -6
No, it was the BA-12. Funny, I have the IK Multimedia plug of it, and they're indistinguishable, except the plug has no hum. No hum?? NO SALE ! ! LOL |
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Post by Ward on Jul 25, 2018 5:54:50 GMT -6
Thought I'd piggy back on this thread and ask everyone what bass amp they'd recommend for studio use only. . My favorite for the past 35 years has been a (Gibson by Norlin) Lab Series L4 amp head into a pair of Ampeg cabinets 1x15 and 4x10. Captured by a U47 FET of course. |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jul 25, 2018 10:16:19 GMT -6
No, it was the BA-12. Funny, I have the IK Multimedia plug of it, and they're indistinguishable, except the plug has no hum. No hum?? NO SALE ! ! LOL I didn't miss the amp buzz one bit. The note was simply clearer. You can have plenty of growl and grit if you want, but when using a clean sound, the amp hum is just a annoyance. I haven't used it for a while, but I think I can dial in the amp hum if I want. My buddy just bought a Tyler guitar amp.There's some noise of course, but it's way quieter than other amps. His tracks sound better for it now. |
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 25, 2018 13:38:27 GMT -6
I didn't miss the amp buzz one bit. The note was simply clearer. You can have plenty of growl and grit if you want, but when using a clean sound, the amp hum is just a annoyance. I haven't used it for a while, but I think I can dial in the amp hum if I want. My buddy just bought a Tyler guitar amp.There's some noise of course, but it's way quieter than other amps. His tracks sound better for it now. Modding the Ampeg slightly by installing a DC heater string would probably clean up that hum. It's an easy mod - just a couple of diodes and a cap. |
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Post by Tbone81 on Jul 25, 2018 20:24:35 GMT -6
Thought I'd piggy back on this thread and ask everyone what bass amp they'd recommend for studio use only. . My favorite for the past 35 years has been a (Gibson by Norlin) Lab Series L4 amp head into a pair of Ampeg cabinets 1x15 and 4x10. Captured by a U47 FET of course. Not familiar with the LabSeries amps, what would you compare the sound to? |
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