Sean Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Money no object. Uncompromised tone is everything. Weight is not an issue. Size is not an issue. Cab size/weight not an issue. Price of spares not an issue. Maintenance not an issue. Now that I've hacked out a lot of subjectivity... What is the best bass amp ever made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 SVT CL & 8 X 10. [b]IBTL![/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugget Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Eden WT405 (2 of them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359057841' post='1949285'] SVT CL & 8 X 10. [/quote] Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 It's all in the fingers maaan. Although I did try an Ampeg all tube SVT head in the studio a few weeks ago and it did sound pretty ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Steve Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Not a big surprise but ........................ Mesa Boogie Bass 400 or 400+. They really are capable of any sound at all. Of course I've not tried every single amp there is, so I can only say it based on my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackers Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I would say either: Ampeg SVT and Sealed 8x10, Aguilar DB750 and 2 DB410s, Mesa 400+ and Mesa 410s/412s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4-string-thing Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Whichever one suits you best. In my case it's an Acoustic 220 with a 402 and 404 cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) [quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1359059587' post='1949334'] Whichever one suits you best. In my case it's an Acoustic 220 with a 402 and 404 cab. [/quote] This wasn't the point of the thread. My SEAT Altea suits me the best out of dozens of cars but it's not the greatest car ever. Come on, dream a little :-) Edited January 24, 2013 by Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 [quote name='voxpop' timestamp='1359058242' post='1949301'] I have three... 65amp Apollo Mesa M6 Warwick hellborg [/quote] The question was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359057841' post='1949285'] SVT CL & 8 X 10. [b]IBTL![/b] [/quote] This thread was prompted by a discussion in work that had this as the first and only answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1359058064' post='1949293'] It's all in the fingers maaan. [/quote] I wish someone had told me this before; I could have saved a fortune because I could have had a smaller car and spent more money on beer. No amp would be fantastic. Also no bass too. Just a couple of fingers :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 [u][u]Trace Elliot V8[/u][/u] and [u]1084! [/u] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 No Marshall VBA400 yet?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Dunno really. If you've got a good active EQ on your bass, and an efficient cab then you just need a box with a 'make it louder' knob. Why does nobody make one of these? Money no object - I'd probably have one custom made. (I do like Ampegs amps though - not so much love for the cabs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 [quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1359059587' post='1949334'] Whichever one suits you best. In my case it's an Acoustic 220 with a 402 and 404 cab. [/quote] Also - who stocks 'Acoustic' amps in the UK? I'm a diehard Jazz bass fan and want to know what the fuss is about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 this is the one: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeOXsA8sp_E"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeOXsA8sp_E[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1359062788' post='1949410'] Dunno really. If you've got a good active EQ on your bass, and an efficient cab then you just need a box with a 'make it louder' knob. Why does nobody make one of these? [/quote] Aren't you taking about a power amp? Loads of companies make em. Still wondering what you think the greatest amp is :-) Edited January 24, 2013 by Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 [quote name='Sean' timestamp='1359063176' post='1949419'] Aren't you taking about a power amp? Loads of companies make em. Still wondering what you think the greatest amp is :-) [/quote] I suppose so - you'd need to drive them a bit harder than you average bass guitar can to get the most out of them though. Something that converts the signal to line level and then into a power amp to hoof it out of the speaker would be ideal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1359064928' post='1949464'] Something that converts the signal to line level and then into a power amp to hoof it out of the speaker would be ideal... [/quote] A preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1359065107' post='1949471'] A preamp. [/quote] yes, but I still want only one control knob on my amp. Dual concentric pot at a push... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 DB750....best I've used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Hiwatt Custom 200 anyone? or DR103, owned both in my youth, why did I part with them I wonder now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 From comments I've heard and read by the few who've owned one, it seems that the Markbass TTE heads are a good contender for the 'best' out there, if you want a massive clean all valve sound. They're supposed to be comparable to the Mesa 400 but in a ridiculously lightweight package. They look sexy too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1359065317' post='1949476'] yes, but I still want only one control knob on my amp. Dual concentric pot at a push... [/quote] Plenty of preamps with one knob about. More commonly two though, in and out, or being stereo. Its the other knobs that come on things that make them marked for 'bass guitar', just need to look at plain preamps if you want simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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