Sean Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 (edited) What’s the highest power all-valve bass guitar specific monster out there? We have the VBA400, Laney Tube 400, Mesa Strategy 8:88, Mesa 400+, Trace Elliott V8 and a Matamp 8 x KT88 one-off made for Julian Cope. is there anything bigger? What else is there that equals or crushes these leviathans? Edited December 16, 2017 by Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmayhem Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 The Phil Jones T500 should is a potential king... http://www.guitaramplifierblueprinting.com/pjb.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Dean Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Ashdown CTM400. Licked my Mesa 400 into next week . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 3 hours ago, Kevin Dean said: Ashdown CTM400. Licked my Mesa 400 into next week . Should that be BTA400? At £3,249 it makes the Laney Tube 400 look like an absolute bargain at £1399! Great EQ on the Laney too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 9 hours ago, bassmayhem said: The Phil Jones T500 should is a potential king... http://www.guitaramplifierblueprinting.com/pjb.html Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disssa Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Hiwatt DR405 Mywatt 400 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Mesa Boogie rates the 400+ at 500 watts. I'm not sure mine was putting out anything like that! With big valve amps I'm not sure there is anything usable above 200 watts. Why isn't Ampeg's SVT in the list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 The Aguilar 400w power amp always looked like bit of a monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmayhem Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 200 watts or 400 watts, that means a gain(!) in output volume with 3 dB. Should you have - God forbid! - an 800 Watt tube amp you win another 3 dB. Not worth breaking your back for... We did some shootout tests with an Ampeg SVT and the Ampeg mini solid state SVT some years ago: the little one played LOUDER but not prouder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Personally I think it's the big Trace VTypes but I'm biased really! http://www.chambonino.com/construct.html And this is just nuts.. http://www.chambonino.com/construct/const9.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Philips EL6471 might just take the biscuit but I wouldn't wanna take one to a gig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, dood said: Philips EL6471 might just take the biscuit but I wouldn't wanna take one to a gig! Awesome!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 The biggest one I've personally played through is this 2 X 500 watt build a friend of mine did: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 17 hours ago, VTypeV4 said: Personally I think it's the big Trace VTypes but I'm biased really! http://www.chambonino.com/construct.html And this is just nuts.. http://www.chambonino.com/construct/const9.html Wow. Supply rail at 2,500v? I'd make sure I had my transformers wound by someone who knew what they were doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) 11 hours ago, dood said: Philips EL6471 might just take the biscuit but I wouldn't wanna take one to a gig! Here's 2 of them running stereo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRt8CoZT35k. It's pornography, I tell you. Edited December 18, 2017 by Dan Dare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, Dan Dare said: Here's 2 of them running stereo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRt8CoZT35k. It's pornography, I tell you. I love the juxtaposition of two fiercely powerful valve amplifiers with HT's that could fry people instantly playing cabaret music.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 5 hours ago, Passinwind said: The biggest one I've personally played through is this 2 X 500 watt build a friend of mine did: That is a work of art. A pointless work of art IMO, but still a thing of wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 hour ago, dood said: I love the juxtaposition of two fiercely powerful valve amplifiers with HT's that could fry people instantly playing cabaret music.. And through rubbish Peavey speakers, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Valves the size of big coffee jars requiring kV of HT are really something quite magical - even the most hardcore 'lightweight / class D' stalwarts on the forum can surely appreciate the beauty of these thing however impractical they may be. I love the glow of my 6L6 and KT88 / 6550 amps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, VTypeV4 said: Valves the size of big coffee jars requiring kV of HT are really something quite magical - even the most hardcore 'lightweight / class D' stalwarts on the forum can surely appreciate the beauty of these thing however impractical they may be. I love the glow of my 6L6 and KT88 / 6550 amps! Absolutely. Japanese audiophiles build some beautiful creations, such as this: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 5 hours ago, VTypeV4 said: Valves the size of big coffee jars requiring kV of HT are really something quite magical - even the most hardcore 'lightweight / class D' stalwarts on the forum can surely appreciate the beauty of these thing however impractical they may be. I love the glow of my 6L6 and KT88 / 6550 amps! Sure, I grew up working on tube stuff and have always greatly appreciated the aesthetics of Big Iron. And I love using them for guitar, just not bass. Same as for so many other music production tools: great for others, not so much for myself. Vive la difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Not played these, but have always wanted to. should Verellen get an honourable mention here? all the clips sound immense http://verellenamplifiers.bigcartel.com/category/amplifiers-cabinets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead56 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I love my VBA400!!! more power than I have sticks to shake at it Also my SVT is pretty badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 On 18/12/2017 at 05:14, Passinwind said: The biggest one I've personally played through is this 2 X 500 watt build a friend of mine did: That’s absolute bonkers! What’s the set up? Master/slave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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