Yorkville Bass Amp
Question: I'm a guitarist who pretends to be a bass player 1/4 of the time and I recently purchased my first good quality bass. Previously I'd been playing something quite awfull, and because of that never bothered to get a decent amp; I just played through my guitar amp (quietly) and used the ...
- Yorkville bass amps -- HOLY CRAP!
Question: Has anybody ever tried these Yorkville bass amps? I just tried a combo200 watt with a 15 and it is incredible. I'm thinking about selling my ampeg setup for a thousand and getting the yorkville for 500. Then I get justify getting a new bass Answer: I own a used Yorkville Bloc 80 combo ...
tagged: Yorkville Bass Amps- warwick amps??
Question: i'm possibly looking at getting a new amp and have found a shop here in the uk with what seems to be quite reasonably priced warwick bass heads - anyone have any thoughts on these? are they any good? i'm using SWR at the moment but feel like a change - the SWR has never really had eno ...
tagged: Warwick Bass Amps- Walter Woods bass amps
Question: Does anyone have info on a Walter Woods bass amp: MI 200-8. The amp is red, 2 channels, XLR balanced outs and fx loop jacks on the front panel, rated 225 rms (per channel? bridged?) The addr on the base plate is Van Nuys, CA. Not sure if that means it's recent or older. (He is now in ...
tagged: Walter Woods Bass Amp- Advice on Vintage Kustom II 60W Bass Amp?
Question: A local guy is selling a Kustom II 60 watt bass amp cheap. Late 70's / early 80's. It's kind of beat up, but works well. The speaker is ripped, but I have a 15 inch black widow speaker from a Peavey bass amp I had years ago, that I can install in place of the old speaker. Has anyone p ...
tagged: Vintage Bass Amp- Building a bass amp
Question: I am trying ( as a hobby) to build a 200w bass amp, if it works out to be cheaper than buying a ready made one - any schematic diagram available on line?any experiences? Answer: Depends on what you want. Cheaper is NOT a reason to build your own amp. Just check out the sales at Musici ...
tagged: Vintage Bass Amps- Guitar amp for bass?
Question: I am a guitarist. I own several high-quality guitar amps. Pearce, Evans, Polytone, Roland, original tweed Fender, etc. I've been asked to play bass for my church services. I have a nice old full-scale Fender bass, but never got a bass amp because I only used the bass for direct record ...
tagged: Used Bass Amp- used bass amp
Question: Is there any reason why my son shouldn't get a used bass amp as opposed to a new one? I'm just looking to save him some $$. Answer: there is no reason why he should not get a used amp. The only thing to watch is the condition/age/model of the amp. And of course he needs to have some i ...
tagged: Used Bass Amps- American-Made Bass Amplifier ?
Question: In our family industrial jazz band, we usually play all of our bass parts on synthesizer, but my sixteen year old son (who has played guitar for many years) recently bought a Fender American Jazz Bass to use on several songs on the album we're currently recording. He now needs an amp ...
tagged: Used Bass Amplifiers- Upright bass amp
Question: Anyone know of a good bass amp for upright, i use a bow and fingers, and use the entire range of the bass. Answer: Have you heard the SWR Workingman series (10, 12, 15)? They have a very good low-end response for the upright (double) bass I use a Gallien Krueger amp. I also got the pa ...
tagged: Upright Bass Amp- Upright Bass Amplification
Question: I bought my upright bass about a year ago and have recently had a couple of opportunities to gig with it in the house band for a local blues jam. When I play at home (un-amplified), I can hear everything fine, and am becoming quite comfortable with fingerings and intonation. The two t ...
tagged: Upright Bass Amplification- Traynor Bass Amp .
Question: Has anyone ever heard of the Traynor brand? I just bought a Traynor YBA-1 bass master or something like that it has an interesting setup to it I was wondering if anyone has some technical comments or inputs about this amp it seems very well made Answer: Traynor has been around for man ...
tagged: Traynor Bass Amp- Trace Elliott bass amp question
Question: I am thinking of buying a Trace Elliott 7215SM 300Watt/15inch speaker combo. I want it to last me a long time and give good sound and tone control over all notes and octaves. Does anybody have one and how is it rated for sound quality, reliability etc. I need advice asap please Answer ...
tagged: Trace Elliot Bass Amp- Yorkville bass amp.. hartke? swr?
Question: I'm looking at Yorkvilles 200 watt single fifteen combo.. and I'm tempted. anyone got one, talk to me! suggest something else in the same category.. med size rock gigs.. It's not so much volume, but I want rich thick deep tones... I don't want farty break up or thin 12 speaker type so ...
tagged: Swr Bass Amp- Swr Bass Amps
Question: I was wondering if anybody has any experience/information/opinions about either the Peavey Firebass 700 or SWR workingman's 4004 head. Answer: And you know this because you've actually tried the Firebass 700? I mean, I would hate to think of anyone giving an amp a bad rap without even ...
tagged: Swr Bass Amps- >Swr Bass Amplifiers
Question: Awhile back, I acquired a SWR Workingman's 12 bass amplifier, intending to use it for my fretless bass work. Just for grins, I plugged my Hummingbird (with Fishman Acoustic Matrix) into it.... and ... HEAVEN!! What a wonderful sounding acoustic amplifier. I've come to respect this amp ...
tagged: Swr Bass Amplifiers- Best Pre SVT Bass Amp
Question: How 'bout the Acoustic 360? If memory serves me well, I believe it predates the SVT by a year or two. There was also the Kustom 200 with 3x15 JBL's, but it's not in the same class as the Sunn or the Acoustic. The most popular bass amp in the pre-SVT days was the Fender Bassman, but at ...
tagged: Svt Bass Amp- Sunn Bass Amp parts
Question: I've got this Old Sunn Concert Bass Amp. The thing is reeeeaallly noisy. It sounds like you're in the shower. I'd like to replace the transistors but they are marked with some wierd number - not a regular transistor number. If anybody has a schematic or info please respond, or if you ...
tagged: Sunn Bass Amp- Sunn Bass Amps
Question: Does anyone know anything about the newly released Sunn amplifiers? I'm particularly interested in the bass heads...Opinions on how they sound (comparatively to Ampeg SVT or Trace Elliot V-type heads), how the new heads differ from vintage ones, etc. Also, what's a reasonable street p ...
tagged: Sunn Bass Amps- Solid State Bass Amp
Question: we all know that tube guitar amps are much louder, or at least SEEM much louder than solid state guitar amps with the same wattage rating. A 15 watt tube guitar amp is probably as loud as a 40-50 watt solid state amp (I'm talking in general). I figure the same is true of bass amps, ri ...
tagged: Solid State Bass Amp
