| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3280 |
| Total number of notes: | 61432 |
After many years of going without I have purchased a 1979 Fender P-Bass
@ the guitar show this weekend. Used to play bass back in the late
70's(a Fender Jazz bass) for about a year, but finances dictated
another path. Anyway I've decided to give it another shot and am very happy
with my purchase and was wondering if any of the bass players out
there(Is there a bass note?) could help with amplifier recomendations.
Also what music shops would anyone recommend for setup of my new
baby.(Commute from Waltham to SHR) Any teachers that anyone could
recommend-especially in blues and R&B styles would be especially
appreciated. Thanx in advance. AL
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| 3210.1 | My personal preference is SWR & Boogie ... | TMAWKO::BELLAMY | I don't wanna pickle ... | Tue Jun 25 1996 08:08 | 9 |
Al,
Welcome back to Thunderland. Try a DIR/TIT=BASS ... you'll find lots of
notes about bass amps. And as many opinions as there are bass players.
The GMA crew can advise you about dealers and such in your area. My
only advice: please your self, and don't buy an amp your car can't
carry! Good luck ... and find some people to jam with.
Theo
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| 3210.2 | some ideas | RICKS::CALCAGNI | just back'in over the cats | Tue Jun 25 1996 09:51 | 25 |
Hey Al, welcome aboard. Always good to have another low end thumper
around.
Re amps, SWR and Trace Elliot seem to be the hot amps these days. Both
are quite expensive. Both also make budget lines, but I'd steer clear
of them myself. In the low $$$ space, Peavey makes better bass gear
imo.
SWR Redhead is a nice, powerful, versatile bass combo amp. If you want
a head instead, the SM-220 and SM-400 are recommended. SWR also makes
speaker cabs, but there are better values around. Peavey and Eden both
make 4x10 cabs that are significantly cheaper than SWRs, at comparable
quality.
If you want a really small, practice/small-gig style amp, the Gallien
Kruger MB200 can't be beat. Tiny, light, powerful, and about $300 on
the used market.
My best bang-for-the buck recommendation would be an old Ampeg V4 or
V4B head. Big, heavy, weird tubes, but they sound great and are
powerful enough for club gigs. You can usually grab one in the
$200 range.
/rick
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| 3210.3 | For $15 I can get a "I'm the Bass Player" tee shirt | SSDEVO::LAMBERT | We ':-)' for the humor impaired | Wed Jun 26 1996 11:03 | 10 |
I'll "thump" (har, har) the Carvin bandwagon again. They make everything from tiny to huge, and they're all good values. Hard to find used, impos- sible to demo, since they're all mailorder, but they're good, solid pieces of equipment. They don't color the sound much, unless you start using the onboard compressors, etc, just a good reproduction of the instrument's sound. In my opinion, Trace, SWR, and others _do_ color the sound, and that's part of the appeal. -- Sam | |||||
| 3210.4 | IT'S ALIVE!!!! | BABAGI::CAMARA | Wed Jun 26 1996 11:31 | 7 | |
Thanx for the advice so far folks. I also have an opportunity to
purchase, used a Peavy Megabass head. Not sure of the wattage or price
but I played the P-bass thru it last night with a Mesa Boogie cab with
2 15'rs in it. WOW! I may pass on the cab cuz it was kinda big and
heavy. It had a lot of features on it most of which I did not use cuz
the owner wasn't there and I didn't wanna do something I shouldn't.
Anybody know anything about this amp?
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