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You can is the check this by using overdrive either in your amp or in stomp box. Or slap a little on G string. The overdriven sound through tweeter will be harsh and ugly

My friend used Ampeg BA-115 100W combo with single "15 speaker when she and her band opened for Depeche Mode few years ago. Why should I need more power for mediocre bar gig?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1446138160' post='2897269'] You could put it thru anything but I wouldn't pay out for anything extra. Low powered amp so you aren't going to get any volume out of it, IMO. [/quote] I wouldn't use the word "any", I regularly gig my 30-watter with great results. We play rock music and I use amp as a monitor on stage, and used Ashdown Little Bastard on gigs with audiences from 60 to ~3000 people.

This one is MUCH, MUCH better than SVT-350 and 450. SVT-200T has a totally different preamp, you should try it! PF-350, 500 or any modern solid state Ampeg (except Rocket Series combos) is a joke compared to this one.

The sound and the quality is WAY BETTER than the US made cabs from years 1999-2006. The new cabs are made of plywood instead of OSB, they have better speakers. You can safely buy Korean, Chinese or Vietnamese Ampeg cabinet.

[quote name='donslow' timestamp='1443719183' post='2877168'] It's a shame that technically half of the amp remains unused and wasted for want of a better term but hey, if the rest of it can't be matched elsewhere, that's the flip side surely [/quote] Technically it is just a solid state EQ, you are still using all tubes in your all tube amp. Dont waste your time and sound trying to use graphic EQ. One day it MIGHT come in handy, once a few years you might play in a venue so boomy, that you will have to turn that graphic EQ ON, to ruin the amp dynamics but save others from boomoness

I never used this EQ because it messes up the sound and the dynamics. 2PRO has another unique feature, which is a great overdrive section. I`d leave the amp. If the weight doesn`t bother you. 2PRO is one of the best or even THE best modern SVT.

I don't own any Taurus gear, but I know their stuff enough to have an opinion. IMHO they are just like Mayones are in bass guitars category. Modern, hi-fi sound with some unique features, that you might or might not like. The sound is clean and solid, VERY punchy, with bright top end and solid lows, a little bit dry. I prefer more "wet" "soft" and "mid-oriented" sounds (Ampeg!) There's nothing wrong with them, but I'd never use them for my P-bass, especially with flatwound strings, whereas I'd have no troble using Tone Hammer, which I find richer and warmer sounding. IMHO they are made for modern and/or heavier music.

I'm pretty sure both will suffice for small gigs, I never had any trouble with Little Bastard, of course I never wanted clean sounding amp ;-) But I think they are a little bit pricy...

I really wanted them to have vintage, 2-band Bandaxall EQ. Pf50 looks like svt preamp, pf20 looks like pf350 preamp with tubes. I was never fan of pf350 (although I had one). Not for me, I have better and cheaper Ampegs in my rack case. :-(

Wow! Great! I keep my fingers crossed

What You want is impossible.

[quote name='Brother Jones' timestamp='1440332217' post='2849847'] GK MB150E. The little, supposedly 150w combo (do they still make them?). I only bought it because it was cute and supposedly portable. In reality, while it was small, it was also extremely heavy [/quote] You are joking right? This amp weights 26 pounds. SVT810e is heavy, this GK is a feather...

OK, I just did it. The speakers are (in my case) THE SAME! Both have the same number: HK-07490. Works great, sounds a bit better due to larger plywood enclosure

I still have Ampeg PF stack with one 15 But I`m building a second stack because I find my LB-30 sounding a little bland with Ampeg cabs, while my Ampeg preamp and B-1 hybrid head sound fantastic through them. I`ll try the speaker today, first I have to buy a soldering iron

I just bought MAG-115 cab, and while I quite like the sound I think I'm going to experiment with it a little. I also have an empty ABM-115 enclosure (the big one, not Compact) and I think I'm going to try the MAG speaker in it. The enclosure is a lot bigger so I'm worried how the speaker will handle it. What do you think about this idea?

Good Lord, I'm using one 150W amp and one 30w to gif regularly, art/prog rock and experimental. Hefty enough.

PN410HLF is an 8ohm cabinet you need at least two. Try two smaller cabs like PN210 or Ashdown Neo 210

You can EASILY have those ABM-300 and LH-500 repaired. And dirt cheap. PF-350 and Markbas... not so much.

[quote name='BassAgent' timestamp='1435435711' post='2808839'] ...but it's not a 212 It's a SuperCab. 10", 12" and three tweeters. [/quote] I assumed that, because it looks different than 212, but I only played 212 so I praised it

Congratulations! I really liked Puma 500 and their 212 classic cab is pure bliss!

600 has an output transformer so the sound should be beefier. Also the preamp is slightly different, more options. 1000 is what you have, just more power

It's 3PRO from early 90's. There were not much different than modern ones, as far as I know they should be pretty much the same. Should be as reliable (or even more reliable due to no ROHS limitations!) as new ones. May need some pot cleaning or retube - but only if not working properly. If you have no-name made in china tubes there, and the amp is working allright - leave them. They were very solid, mine had 11-years old 12au7 that was ~60% better than new Sovtek The cab is SVT-410HLF or HLN (N were the same as F, but had Neutrik Speakons, later they got back to the HLF name).

It doesn't have to be useless. 50w of all tube is quite a punch, I think it will be suffice. A little dirt from the power amp might add a nice charm to your sound. I regularly gig with Little Bastard 30w all tube amp, and for really loud gig I take 150w Ampeg b1 head, most of the time with only one can so it is more like a 80-90 solid state watts. It's alright.

I would say: all valve! Ashdown LB30 or CTM30 with VS212 or 112 cab. This bass needs valves!