Hello all,
Just bought a FAL Super 100 PA amp off Ebay - £7!
Couldn't resist bargain, especially as it's a valve amp.
Though, I'm not sure if it will sound any good - guess I'll find out...
Has anybody ever tried using a PA for bass with any success, & does anybody know anything about FAL?
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(just bought a FAL) - Has anyone tried PA amp for bass?
Started by nick, Dec 02 2007 06:22 PM
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Posted 03 December 2007 - 09:14 AM
aaarrrggghhh - you got it!
I saw it, went for it, missed it
I love FAL stuff so if you find yourself not using it then I'll take it off your hands
My FAL gear:
Merlin 50 combo
C-40 T combo
PA150 head
I've been using the PA150 as a bass head for a while - sound sweet using a tube pre-amp (art tube mp / behringer mic200). The Merlin is the guitar combo I always use (in favour of a Marshall and other combo I have) even though the 12" driver is very near death.
Never had the joy of using the FAL valve stuff though
I saw it, went for it, missed it
I love FAL stuff so if you find yourself not using it then I'll take it off your hands
My FAL gear:
Merlin 50 combo
C-40 T combo
PA150 head
I've been using the PA150 as a bass head for a while - sound sweet using a tube pre-amp (art tube mp / behringer mic200). The Merlin is the guitar combo I always use (in favour of a Marshall and other combo I have) even though the 12" driver is very near death.
Never had the joy of using the FAL valve stuff though
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Posted 03 December 2007 - 10:48 AM
nick, on Dec 2 2007, 06:22 PM, said:
Has anybody ever tried using a PA for bass with any success, & does anybody know anything about FAL?
Some people have had varying degrees of success with Simms-Watts PA amps.
FAL were made in Cornwall, 70's / 80's I think. I have an old FAL 50W 4-channel transistor PA amp somewhere. Never tried putting bass through it. It's not great, tbh.
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Posted 03 December 2007 - 10:54 AM
Haha - amazing, I had a couple of FALs (Futuristic Aids Limited...I think) in the mid/late 70s. They were general purpose transistor amps. I think I had a couple of 50s - I didn't slave but mic'd one 15" cab and sent it through the second amp into a 15" reflex bin. I honestly can't remember what it sounded like (but the rig was huge). I actually sold my Marshall Bass 50 Head (1976 valve) to move to the FALs following a minor problem with the former!
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Posted 03 December 2007 - 10:54 AM
Never tried it but keyboard amps tend to work really well if you ever need to borrow an amp and can't find a bass player to lend you one!
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Posted 03 December 2007 - 11:35 AM
colda, on Dec 3 2007, 09:14 AM, said:
aaarrrggghhh - you got it!
I saw it, went for it, missed it
I love FAL stuff so if you find yourself not using it then I'll take it off your hands
I saw it, went for it, missed it
I love FAL stuff so if you find yourself not using it then I'll take it off your hands
Here's another!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FAL-super-100-PA-amp...1QQcmdZViewItem
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My rig is nothing spectacular but it's MY sound and that's what matters.
I also play drums, guitar, keyboard, violin, prillar horn and random pieces of percussion - all VERY badly.
I do kinda know what I'm doing on bass though..!
And my theme song: Cathode Ray Tube Beef Curry
My basses are many but cheap and cheerful - fretlesses, 5-strings, acoustics, an ERB and an 8-string and even a couple of 4 bangers for the sake of sanity!
My rig is nothing spectacular but it's MY sound and that's what matters.
I also play drums, guitar, keyboard, violin, prillar horn and random pieces of percussion - all VERY badly.
I do kinda know what I'm doing on bass though..!
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Posted 03 December 2007 - 11:36 AM
colda, on Dec 3 2007, 09:14 AM, said:
aaarrrggghhh - you got it!
I saw it, went for it, missed it
I love FAL stuff so if you find yourself not using it then I'll take it off your hands
My FAL gear:
Merlin 50 combo
C-40 T combo
PA150 head
I've been using the PA150 as a bass head for a while - sound sweet using a tube pre-amp (art tube mp / behringer mic200). The Merlin is the guitar combo I always use (in favour of a Marshall and other combo I have) even though the 12" driver is very near death.
Never had the joy of using the FAL valve stuff though
I saw it, went for it, missed it
I love FAL stuff so if you find yourself not using it then I'll take it off your hands
My FAL gear:
Merlin 50 combo
C-40 T combo
PA150 head
I've been using the PA150 as a bass head for a while - sound sweet using a tube pre-amp (art tube mp / behringer mic200). The Merlin is the guitar combo I always use (in favour of a Marshall and other combo I have) even though the 12" driver is very near death.
Never had the joy of using the FAL valve stuff though
I'm sure I saw another Super 100 at £0.99, but it was up in Newcastle (I think) - too far for a pickup for me.
Guitarist in our band has a lovely old valve FAL 2x12 combo too. So now we're matching!
Not much on the net about FAL. The only thing I know is that they were made in Leeds by Fusturistic Aids Ltd!
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