coffee_king Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Hey Guys Does anyone know if an 8ohm running at 500w bass amp head exists? I have a 4x10 Ampeg SVT410HE that I need a new amp head for. I'm sick to death of my ASHDOWN 500w head breaking down on me. To be honest I'm not all that great with ohms etc, no matter how many times its explained to me. The rear of the Ampeg cab states:- 8ohms 500w So I want (if it exists) a 500w head at 8ohms, and would that be suitable for my Ampeg cab? Any ideas? cheers Shippo Edited March 26, 2010 by shippo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 How about 650w at 8 Ohms? [url="http://www.swrsound.com/products/search.php?partno=4400100010"]http://www.swrsound.com/products/search.ph...rtno=4400100010[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deksawyer Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Eden Nemesis NE700. [url="http://www.eden-electronics.com/products/enseries/heads/en700.aspx"]http://www.eden-electronics.com/products/e...eads/en700.aspx[/url] I had a slightly older NA650 and it was one of the best amps I've ever owned. You can't go wrong. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomBassmonkey Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) The GK 1001RB-II runs at 460w at 8ohms and the GK head/Ampeg Cab is a pretty popular combination. In terms of what you're looking for, have a look at the back of your cab. If it's 500w at 8ohms, ideally you want something a bit under 500w driving it. I suspect that an Ampeg 410 is going to be a fair bit over 500w though so I wouldn't worry too much about what wattage the head is unless it's a really high powered one (even then, there's a good chance that the cab will be higher rated at 8ohms). Edited March 26, 2010 by ThomBassmonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Bear in mind there is no need to 'match watts', impedance (ohms) is the important bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='786696' date='Mar 26 2010, 10:20 AM']Bear in mind there is no need to 'match watts', impedance (ohms) is the important bit.[/quote] True, but I've found with my experience of the BF Compact that it wants more power than my GK can give it. As a result, it sounds really quite poor at gig volumes, it's not the cabs fault per se, it just needs more beef! Cheers, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Hi Shippo, the difference between 300 watts and 500 watts is not as big as you would think. A 500 watt amp with your cab will sound fine, even though it'll be putting out approx 300 watts into 8 ohm. I have done some loud gigs with mad guitarists and 300 watts worked well with my 8 ohm 410. In my view, the best way to get extra volume is to add a second cab. You’ll get some extra volume out of running one cab and an amp at 4 ohms but a second cab will give you more volume [i]and[/i] improve your tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Orange Terror Bass does 500w at 4 or 8ohms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 ...that it does and with earth shaking power! They don't call it a terror for nuffink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 [quote name='Moos3h' post='786831' date='Mar 26 2010, 12:24 PM']...that it does and with earth shaking power! They don't call it a terror for nuffink [/quote] Wot he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Markbass Tube 800 - 500w @ 8Ω and 800w @ 4Ω, also the Genz Benz Shuttle 9.0 and the Bass Terror as above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daquifsta Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 (edited) Hartke LH1000, running bridged: 750 Watts @ 8 ohms, 1100 Watts @ 4 ohms As other, far wiser men have said, you match up ohm ratings with your eyes, and wattage with your ears. Don't be afraid of having an amp that can pump out more watts than your cab says it can cope with - if something starts sounding bad, turn the volume down until it's nice again. Edited March 29, 2010 by Daquifsta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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