chrismuzz Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) After so many years of being happy with my current rig, and thinking I'd never find anything I'd love more... I played a gig the other night where I put my bass, pedalboard, and head through the headlining band's Ampeg Classic SVT-610HLF. I was blown away by the pure aggressiveness, and immediately considered the credibility of my Markbass 104HF. I love it but I've never made it sound quite like THAT! Unfortunately (or fortunately?), I don't have the car space, or the brute strength needed to cart a fridge like that about. But I still can't get that tone out of my head! I was just wondering if anybody has ever come across a small and/or lightweight cab that is capable of replicating the tone better than mine. Preferably in the form of two 8 ohm cabs, as i've previously liked to take downsized rigs to practices and jam sessions. I've been looking into Barefaced cabs as they're probably the smallest you can get! But are they capable of getting that tone? Or maybe someone can temporarily save me by convincing me it's possible to get there with my current rig if i'm patient enough? (good luck by the way ) If it helps at all my current gear is in my sig, and to add to that I've got some Seymour Duncan Passive Phase II Basslines pickups in the post courtesy of Doctor J. (Although I'm already tempted by EMG-HZ!) Cheers! I'm probably the millionth person to post something like this now Edited April 2, 2011 by chrismuzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Putting a Tech 21 VT Bass in front of your amp will certainly help. It won't sound 100% Ampeg, but it'll sound much less Markbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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