do you guys seek after tube amps like 6 string players ?

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

No, only because I am new to bass playing and I wanted an affordable amp that could be played in an apartment without starting a fight with the neighbours. My main goal is to practice and learn to play bass guitar properly. But if I can reach a good level as a bass player, then I might consider playing with something more interesting.
Claude.

ok but thats with restrictions. im talking in the grand search for tone......

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Power, speakers, strings are what I focus on, Mesa M6 and M9s feature tube pre-amps. I use Fender bass guitars, so I get the sound as long as I have enough power, and, large enough speakers to push air.

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

My brother is the "family bassist" and he likes both tube and transistor platforms.

For vintage Jack Bruce / Felix Pappalardi / Noel Redding grind he uses his Sunn Model T (not the anemic re-issue) through a pair of Sunn 200S cabs stuffed with JBL K140's. When he needs "The Ox" he reaches for his Sunn Coliseum + a Coliseum slave (640 watts total) and adds a third 200S enclosure. If he's feeling particularly ornery he plays a pair of Acoustic 370's. The Sunn Concert Bass with a pair of SWR Warriors is his "training rig".



He likes to "make the rubble bounce".



Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY

cool pic Arjay, your Bro has the idea and gear to prove it, thanks for posting.

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

I had both an old Sunn and ancient Kustom tube amps back in time playing bass. But these days I love my Line 6 Lowdown 300 combo. It's reliable, easy to transport, has some built in chorus/delay/effects that are useful.

I'm not seeking anything regarding amps.

Wow... all this in a bedroom. Where does his wife sleeps?

Its the same basic principle with as it is with guitars, though its not quite as important.

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Rated "M" for meaty.

That's quite an impressive lot of bass amps your brother has Arjay,it certainly would my old '68 Bassman with the 2-15 cabinet out of the water, but the old Bassman sounds great with my old Vox Astro IV violin bass.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

wow i sopped getting ntices for this topic for some odd reason. sweet pic arjay. who is in the pic on the wall? bill?

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Yeah, Bill's a personal friend of my brother. I think they used to go to the same gym in San Jose.

Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY

damn im good!

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

between bill, john paul jones, and louis johnson, i think bass
was reinvented.

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"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."