danbanbass Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 I've been looking for a while and pondering on what to get. I'm thinking along the lines of an svt 3 or a pf which is lighter but then there is the tc electronic bh series. Oh what to do.... I'm currently playing a mim 70s jazz bass and music wise I like rock/punk rock and classic rock if that helps? And for my sins I'm also a pick player too Quote
bassix Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 I play punk with a pick and use an Ashdown, classic rock tone right there. Quote
danbanbass Posted November 9, 2015 Author Posted November 9, 2015 I've had ashdown before and found them to be quite lacking (something) missing. Other people can make them sound great but I can't quite get what I want from it. Quote
Lo-E Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 I'm somewhere around 20 years now with my SVT3-Pro and it's still a solid performer. For the styles you mention, it's the first head I reach for. I have several heads, all in the same power range, that are voiced quite differently and which I use for different situations but for straight up rock punch and grit, it's the 3-Pro every time. For the record, mine's a '93 I bought used sometime around '95 or '96 and it's never let me down. Countless gigs and all kinds of different cabinets. Quote
discreet Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) [quote name='danbanbass' timestamp='1447111148' post='2905054'] I like rock/punk rock and classic rock if that helps? And for my sins I'm also a pick player too... [/quote] Aguilar TH350 or TH500? I play rock with a pick and am currently using a G-K MB500. Huge sound. Edited November 10, 2015 by discreet Quote
Lw. Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Rock with a Fender bass & using a pick; it'd be rude not to get an Ampeg head wouldn't it? Though you could probably get away with an Orange too... Edited November 13, 2015 by Lw. Quote
Lo-E Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 [quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1447149875' post='2905204']It'd be rude not to get an Ampeg head wouldn't it?[/quote]words to live by! Quote
Naetharu Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 The Ampeg Porta-Flex is pretty nice - well worth looking at. The practice studio we use has them for people to use and they're neat little amps. I'd steer you toward the PF-500 mind, since you get the semi-parametric mid control and the ultra bright/deep switches making it a lot more tonally flexible than its little brother. Quote
Lozz196 Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Out of the amps mentioned in the OP, I`d go for the SVT3-PRO. Yes it`s heavier, but the sound is too - much fuller and richer. If looking for a similar sound in a lighter amp however I`d look at Aguilar Tonehammers. They can do a good approximation of the Ampeg sound, in a slightly more modern sounding way, and weigh next to nothing. Plenty powerful too. And I`m not saying that cos I`m selling one either - I`m also keeping one, and the matching DI/Pre-amp pedal, I just don`t need three Tonehammers. Quote
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