bassically_speaking Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Hello, My first post on this forum! I need advice please on which head to go for; I've been looking at Ashdown LG's but they've been getting mixed reviews here. I want to look at a few others now. I recently bought a Fender American Standard Precision and SERIOUSLY need a new amp to do it justice. My requirements are: - at least 300 watts - something considered small/lightweight/portable - something that can give me a vintage kinda thump, James Jamerson, Paul McCartney - a headphone jack would be nice to keep the girlfriend happy Thanks a lot for the help, hope I've done everything right here haven't used a forum before. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 What's your budget and what cab(s) do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Prior to my current amp set-up, I had the Marshall MB450 Head - with MIA Precision - and it def gave a good warm vintage sound on the Classic Channel, especially thru a cab without tweeters. Some love the Marshall MBs, others don`t, citing reliability issues, but I`ve had three different models of the MB range, no problems with any of them. That said however, there`s serious love for Hartke LH500 on here, may be worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Orange Terror Bass Light weight, 500w, valve preamp, 4 or 8 ohm switch..... Simple eq. Doesn't have the headphone socket though... just play quieter!!! Old school thump to the max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Ampeg always works with a Fender. I like Markbass and Aguilar, others like TC and Hartke etc. I guess your budget will be the deciding factor. What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime_BASS Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Orange terror bass..... Always, especially for a precision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassically_speaking Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 Hey thanks for the advice... sorry I forgot to specify the budget. I'm not 100% sure since I'm not getting it for another month or so, but probably £500 max for the head. Thanks for raising the cab issue, I don't have one yet was gonna decide in relation to the head I end up getting. Prefer 1x15 though. Funny about the orange amps suggested 'cos I have the tiny terror guitar head! I have to say it is a very sweet, vintage amp, but would I be a loser to have another tiny terror in the apartment for the bass?? Maybe it's worth it! cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassnut62 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 reckon you'll want that Bassman 135 head that's for sale right here now for less than £400 the back pain will be worth it. and a 1x15 cab as per what you see to the left now. goes amazing with a P Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algmusic Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 [quote name='yorick' post='949335' date='Sep 8 2010, 12:22 PM']Orange Terror Bass Light weight, 500w, valve preamp, 4 or 8 ohm switch..... Simple eq. Doesn't have the headphone socket though... just play quieter!!! Old school thump to the max[/quote] +1 get the terror.. works great with them.. just use the DI out into a mini mixer (new £50), the you can also plug your CD player/computer in the mixer for practicing as well. Very Girlfriend Friendly!! I actually use my tascam audio interface.. if you have one use that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algmusic Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 [quote name='bassically_speaking' post='949720' date='Sep 8 2010, 06:25 PM']Hey thanks for the advice... sorry I forgot to specify the budget. I'm not 100% sure since I'm not getting it for another month or so, but probably £500 max for the head. Thanks for raising the cab issue, I don't have one yet was gonna decide in relation to the head I end up getting. Prefer 1x15 though. Funny about the orange amps suggested 'cos I have the tiny terror guitar head! I have to say it is a very sweet, vintage amp, but would I be a loser to have another tiny terror in the apartment for the bass?? Maybe it's worth it! cheers[/quote] It's not the tiny terror it's the terror bass :-) if you already like orange.. do it.. I recently gave my terror a good rocking out on a gig with another guitarist who uses orange and he loved it, so it makes sense.. and it's less than £500 (£460). Just don't forget to buy the In-Line Attenuators for the hot DI if you use it, only £8 or so from studiospares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Maybe markbass little mark 250? you might be able to find a little mark 2 for a little over £300 if you look super carefully! From my experience they do precisions a good bit of justice considering they dont use valves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 [quote name='Bassnut62' post='949753' date='Sep 8 2010, 07:01 PM']reckon you'll want that Bassman 135 head that's for sale right here now for less than £400 the back pain will be worth it. and a 1x15 cab as per what you see to the left now. goes amazing with a P Bass.[/quote] back pain? they're not that heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algmusic Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The terror is only 5kg.. no back pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassically_speaking Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 Thanks for the advice, Bassnut if you're still selling in a month or so I'll get back to you on that Bassman amp, can't afford just yet. I do like the sound of the terror bass, haven't seen it in any music shops around here to try out, might have to travel a bit. thanks for the advice, never thought of DI'ing to enable headphone use! cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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