KennysFord Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Hey Folks, I used my trusty old Yamaha BBT500H head last night at rehearsal. It was the first time I used it with my Thumb Bass and 8x10 cab and I was pretty blown away with the tone. I've always loved this little head and I've never really found anything that compares with the tone of it....subjective I know but it just lacks a bit of balls at 4 ohms. I'm wondering if there are any lightweight, rackable, bridgeable and doesn't cost the earth-able power amps out there that don't add any colour to the sound that I could run with the Yamaha. I would be very grateful for some suggestions I could research to see if it's viable. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 http://www.soundindustry.co.uk/acatalog/W-Audio-1100W-1U-Amplifier-Horizon1100-AMP43.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1361622397' post='1988382'] [url="http://www.soundindustry.co.uk/acatalog/W-Audio-1100W-1U-Amplifier-Horizon1100-AMP43.html"]http://www.soundindu...1100-AMP43.html[/url] [/quote] Not sure these are still available. This one says 'catalogue suspended. I'd be looking at the Peavey IPR1600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Cheers Guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 [quote name='kennyrodg' timestamp='1361620528' post='1988349'] Hey Folks, I used my trusty old Yamaha BBT500H head last night at rehearsal. It was the first time I used it with my Thumb Bass and 8x10 cab and I was pretty blown away with the tone. I've always loved this little head and I've never really found anything that compares with the tone of it....subjective I know but it just lacks a bit of balls at 4 ohms. I'm wondering if there are any lightweight, rackable, bridgeable and doesn't cost the earth-able power amps out there that don't add any colour to the sound that I could run with the Yamaha. I would be very grateful for some suggestions I could research to see if it's viable. Thanks in advance. [/quote] So are you saying that you've run it into nominal 8 ohm cab(s) and it sounded better ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Hi Morris, Sorry Bud, what I meant was that it doesn't have enough power. It's 125 watts @ 8 ohms and 250 @ 4 ohms. It's just lacking in overall output with my both my speaker setups. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 What are the speaker setups? Might be them that need to be louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Morning Mr Foxen. Small to medium size gigs I'm using a pair of BFM Omni's. A 2x10 with a 1x10, drivers stacked vertically. For bigger rooms I have a sealed Laney NX 810. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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