Josh
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- Mar 28, 2012
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Hey everyone, I'm in the market for a new amp right now and for the life of me, I can't decide.
I don't gig that much but I'm going away for school next year and I know I'm bound to meet some new people to play with. So it doesn't need to be crazy loud, but I guess some headroom for later on down the line. I was thinking 400-500W range?
I play a weird combination between funk (wow how many bassists do you hear say that), and progressive metal. I guess you can say I play fairly aggressively. With that being said I do want some flexibility because every now and then I do enjoy playing some jazz fusion. This isn't the focal point but I'm just trying to provide as much information as I can.
As for basses, I use a Bongo HH and a passive Fender Jazz. I really want it to compliment these basses.
The best way I could describe my current rig is by saying it sounds 'fake'. I'm using an Ashdown head and a TC cab. Don't ask me how I wound up with that combination. I'll be honest I like the sound of my bass on guitar amps over this current rig so I want to do something about it. I plan on selling this rig as soon as possible.
As for price range, I would like to stay below $1000 for my head. I guess cabinets would be the next thing too but at this current moment I want to get the head sorted out first because I feel it to be more important. Unless someone wants to prove me wrong.
The two I've been currently looking at are:
TC Electronic RH450 -mostly for it's features. That's all I ever hear people talk about are it's features. I hear great things about this head but I don't know how it sounds, especially with my Bongo. Size is great and probably fairly ideal. I wouldn't feel compelled to change my cabinet and it could work out beautifully. However, none of the bass players I'm familiar with have ever really used this head which is why it leaves me a little hesitant because I don't know if what I want could be done on this head.
GK Fusion 500 or MB 700 - I have always been under the impression that GK and Musicman are the perfect match. How true that is I'm not sure. The downside is the size of these heads and the fact I would need to go buy a compressor along with either of them + a new cab. I don't mind too much if it is the better sounding option.
Ultimately getting the best possible tone is my number 1 priority but having features here and there do help break the deal.
I just want as many suggestions as I can get. The music stores are fairly far from my house and they all sell completely different brands. So I would like to have an idea of what people say and from there figure out where I want to go to try out some stuff.
I don't gig that much but I'm going away for school next year and I know I'm bound to meet some new people to play with. So it doesn't need to be crazy loud, but I guess some headroom for later on down the line. I was thinking 400-500W range?
I play a weird combination between funk (wow how many bassists do you hear say that), and progressive metal. I guess you can say I play fairly aggressively. With that being said I do want some flexibility because every now and then I do enjoy playing some jazz fusion. This isn't the focal point but I'm just trying to provide as much information as I can.
As for basses, I use a Bongo HH and a passive Fender Jazz. I really want it to compliment these basses.
The best way I could describe my current rig is by saying it sounds 'fake'. I'm using an Ashdown head and a TC cab. Don't ask me how I wound up with that combination. I'll be honest I like the sound of my bass on guitar amps over this current rig so I want to do something about it. I plan on selling this rig as soon as possible.
As for price range, I would like to stay below $1000 for my head. I guess cabinets would be the next thing too but at this current moment I want to get the head sorted out first because I feel it to be more important. Unless someone wants to prove me wrong.
The two I've been currently looking at are:
TC Electronic RH450 -mostly for it's features. That's all I ever hear people talk about are it's features. I hear great things about this head but I don't know how it sounds, especially with my Bongo. Size is great and probably fairly ideal. I wouldn't feel compelled to change my cabinet and it could work out beautifully. However, none of the bass players I'm familiar with have ever really used this head which is why it leaves me a little hesitant because I don't know if what I want could be done on this head.
GK Fusion 500 or MB 700 - I have always been under the impression that GK and Musicman are the perfect match. How true that is I'm not sure. The downside is the size of these heads and the fact I would need to go buy a compressor along with either of them + a new cab. I don't mind too much if it is the better sounding option.
Ultimately getting the best possible tone is my number 1 priority but having features here and there do help break the deal.
I just want as many suggestions as I can get. The music stores are fairly far from my house and they all sell completely different brands. So I would like to have an idea of what people say and from there figure out where I want to go to try out some stuff.
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