8 days ago88_todd_c_
Find a good thunderclap band, several of them exist throughout the Midwest, and you will notice those big bass rigs, as well as the air being moved. Keep the stage volume loud, my friends!
9 days agoseptimuskamil777
No bass player i know likes to play without an amp. Every good machine needs service too boss!
10 days agojohnonthebass
I think of them as studio tools most of the time! Really makes a difference there, but usually doesn’t make enough of a difference in a full live mix to justify lugging one around on tour. No FOH engineer will mic a bass amp, and if you bring one, they’ll just take a DI out of the head anyway. The amp itself just makes for a louder, less controlled stage and a muddier mix out in the house. All of that said, I still really want to own a more portable amp than my old Ampeg for rehearsals and some tone shaping 🥲
12 days agoeveryones_favorite_idiot
I think with the way people are going back to analog recording there’s gonna be a resurgence in the next 20 years and some people getting rid of their eight by tens and tube heads right now are gonna regret ever getting rid of that gold mine
12 days agoarjbass
Well my tube amps don’t need an update in software, soooooo…….. Every modeler that is bragged about is just a box using software that you don’t own. I don’t like using products where I can’t mod it or even be considered an owner of it. Kemper/fractal/quad = iStomp
12 days agoneskidd1
Atleast i’ll still have my Bass tube preamp DI for the 3D feel it should be fine. But yes their are lighter options for an amp.
13 days agoejdatsun
I have played a lightweight class d amp with big but relatively lightweight cabs for years. I rarely need the actual firepower of my full rig and in recent years I have barely needed it but every now and then the situation arises. I am honestly considering a mid size combo as a compromise because I genuinely do not have the space for a full rig anymore.
13 days agofarrah_fallz
Dang I practice with tube combo amp and a tube amplifier when I can crank a 4-10 the thump and air shockwave is unbeatable. I don’t follow the sheep 🐑 I’m a Bassist 4 strings 🔥
13 days agocomedybass
Currently contemplating purchasing an Anagram cause of so many silent stage gigs. So convenient. Less to haul… but will always have my amp.
13 days agoeric.j.tibbetts
I still use an amp at church. It might just be a Mesa TT800 and Subway 115, but still doing it
13 days agocarbonettiguitars
The air will always want/ need to been moved with big amps! Who doesn’t like to party with amps?
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