What's the best amp to use with a Sterling?

**moanjam** · 08-20-2007, 05:38 PM

ok, i know this is a really broad question, but in your opinion, what is the best sounding amp you use to pair with a sterling?

**Bass Control** · 08-20-2007, 05:45 PM

When I'm playing at Guitar Center, I've found that (to my ears at least) certain basses love certain amps. MarkBass kills with Bongos. For the Sterling, I've like GK and Ampeg.

**GassieBall** · 08-20-2007, 07:08 PM

I love my Sterling and Markbass rig!

**Psycho Ward** · 08-20-2007, 07:24 PM

MarkBass for all my Balls, my Ampeg is dusty, so is the Ashdown. Plus think about this, your Sterling will weigh more than your amp head.

**phatduckk** · 08-20-2007, 08:04 PM

i used an SVT CL for a while and hated it. i have a mesa mpulse 600 which was cool. but now i use a Markbass and love it. i used a GK 1001rb for a while and liked that a lot too.

right now i gotta say the Markbass Little Mark 2 is my fav

**Eggman** · 08-20-2007, 10:52 PM

Phil Jones gear........... or Bose.............

But that's just me......

Either sounds amazing with my SRs, Bongos or Sterlings.....

Then again - isn't it the EBMM bass that makes the amps sound good.

I'm just saying......

**EBMM7181** · 08-21-2007, 04:59 AM

Markbass

**Aussie Mark** · 08-21-2007, 05:08 AM

Whatever the person replying owns.

**Psycho Ward** · 08-21-2007, 05:37 AM

Well, I own an SWR, Ampeg, Ashdown, Bose and a MarkBass... I still pick the MarkBass.

**AnthonyD** · 08-21-2007, 05:55 AM

Originally Posted by Aussie Mark

Whatever the person replying owns.

Bingo!

(Ampeg SVT -> Avatar!)

**timmy5strings** · 08-21-2007, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by phatduckk

i used an SVT CL for a while and hated it. i have a mesa mpulse 600 which was cool. but now i use a Markbass and love it. i used a GK 1001rb for a while and liked that a lot too.

right now i gotta say the Markbass Little Mark 2 is my fav

Wow

I use an SVT-CL and it just flat out kills. I am also using the 6 x 10 HLF cabinet. Everything set at 12 except with the Sterling I add a bit more gain because it demands to be dirty

. Right now the Sterling is the bass I keep going back to, the SR5 sounds mild mannered.

**TSanders** · 08-21-2007, 08:34 AM

My favorites with any and all EBMM basses would be an Ampeg V-4BH, a GK 1001RB-II, and the MarkBass Little Mark II.

I currently run an SWR Bass 750 and it really sounds nice through my Berg NV610.

**Kirby** · 08-21-2007, 08:45 AM

Depends on the gig and what sounds good to you. I rotate between my LMK II, my Demeter VTBP-201/Crown K2 and my GK 1001 combo. Also depends on how much room you have on stage!

**Dr. Nick** · 08-21-2007, 12:01 PM

You've really opened Pandora's box with this one!

Naturally, as Aussie Mark astutely observed, everyone is going to say that whatever rig they happen to own is the best...human nature, I guess. The bottom line is that Sterlings sound great, and there are many, many high-quality bass amps out there that will do the job...try as many as you can and go with whatever sounds good to you...

Personally, I run my Sterling into a pair of Peavey TKO 60s slaved into a couple of dozen Fender Rumble 25s slaved into my clock radio with a line-out to my door bell buzzer...

...sounds friggin' awesome!

**Housefull** · 08-21-2007, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by Dr. Nick

Personally, I run my Sterling into a pair of Peavey TKO 60s slaved into a couple of dozen Fender Rumble 25s slaved into my clock radio with a line-out to my door bell buzzer...

...sounds friggin' awesome!

just fell off the chair...

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