The Funk Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 The Ampeg B15N was great in the studio but always, always, always blew live. A 15W bass amp was just not powerful enough on stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammie17 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) [quote name='The Funk' post='105143' date='Dec 17 2007, 02:47 AM']The Ampeg B15N was great in the studio but always, always, always blew live. A 15W bass amp was just not powerful enough on stage.[/quote] Back when they were designed, at 25 tube watts, they held their own. [url="http://www.keithrosier.com/jess.asp"]http://www.keithrosier.com/jess.asp[/url] Edited December 17, 2007 by jammie17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Sorry, 25W. That won't get you anywhere near as loud as even a quiet drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I'm running 500 watts of MarkBass stuff usually (Mini 15 combo with 2x10 traveller on top, running at 4 ohms.) Usually I've only got the input volume at 9 o'clock & the output at 12 o'clock. This gives me masses of power with any of my active basses, but for smaller jobs, I use the MB 2x10 cab with an Ashdown Mag 300 head. Luckily, my guiarist in the rock band isn't stupidly loud with his 150w Line 6, so it's never a competition. I think it's down to common sense - I even use a 30w Roland Bass Cube for shows. No need for huge volume there! Just make sure we all use a setup that's apt for the job & place we're playing in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammie17 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='105607' date='Dec 17 2007, 10:09 PM']I'm running 500 watts of MarkBass stuff usually (Mini 15 combo with 2x10 traveller on top, running at 4 ohms.) Usually I've only got the input volume at 9 o'clock & the output at 12 o'clock. This gives me masses of power with any of my active basses, but for smaller jobs, I use the MB 2x10 cab with an Ashdown Mag 300 head. Luckily, my guiarist in the rock band isn't stupidly loud with his 150w Line 6, so it's never a competition. I think it's down to common sense - I even use a 30w Roland Bass Cube for shows. No need for huge volume there! Just make sure we all use a setup that's apt for the job & place we're playing in.[/quote] You look like an interesting fella....got any recordings of you on your upright. PM me and I'll give you my email to send them to. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 [quote name='bilbo230763' post='103912' date='Dec 13 2007, 03:10 PM']It's all about head room, frequency responses and all sorts of technical s**t. If you have a 120 watt amp, it will no doubt sound loud enough but the sounds may be a bit narrow - like the low B won't really project etc. Not much use for an ERB, eh Dood?[/quote] heh heh, only just spotted this one! Yes, I do find that a small low powered rig is at a disadvantage when it comes to producing a solid sub B when up against 'Animal' and Mssr's 5150 and RectoVerboTwin respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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