any bass players out there?

99reese · Post by **99reese** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:38 pm

I have been looking to buy a new bass amp head for a 300 W Hartke cabinet. Granted that I have been having to use a 75 W peavey amp as a preamp, this will be a vast improvement. The guy at the store pointed me towards are Hartke 350 W amp head, but I've always sort of looked in the direction of ampeg.
So, now that I have a Hartke cabinet, which of these would be the best option?

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-HARTKE-HA3500a- ... dZViewItem

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/AMPEG-SVT450H-BASS- ... dZViewItem

I'm thinking both along the lines of having an amp head that is compatible with the cabinet (ampeg to hartke, which probably isn't an issue)

And which one is just a better option. I always seem to see ampegs at big live shows. Many thanks!

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:41 pm

Don't know much about the feature sets of those two, but I have always felt that ampeg heads *sound* a lot better than the hartkes. The hartke cabs are great, but the heads are a bit more so-so to my ears.

99reese · Post by **99reese** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:52 pm

Thanks. The store I was at definitely leaned towards *overpriced* hartkes and beringers (?!), so it's good to get a backup on that! Cheers

99reese · Post by **99reese** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:53 pm

Machinate wrote:Don't know much about the feature sets of those two, but I have always felt that ampeg heads *sound* a lot better than the hartkes. The hartke cabs are great, but the heads are a bit more so-so to my ears.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how much is "a lot?"

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:12 pm

99reese wrote:
Machinate wrote:Don't know much about the feature sets of those two, but I have always felt that ampeg heads *sound* a lot better than the hartkes. The hartke cabs are great, but the heads are a bit more so-so to my ears.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how much is "a lot?"

54.6% better. Or thereabouts

Pasha · Post by **Pasha** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:28 pm

99reese wrote:I have been looking to buy a new bass amp head for a 300 W Hartke cabinet. Granted that I have been having to use a 75 W peavey amp as a preamp, this will be a vast improvement. The guy at the store pointed me towards are Hartke 350 W amp head, but I've always sort of looked in the direction of ampeg.
So, now that I have a Hartke cabinet, which of these would be the best option?

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-HARTKE-HA3500a- ... dZViewItem

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/AMPEG-SVT450H-BASS- ... dZViewItem

I'm thinking both along the lines of having an amp head that is compatible with the cabinet (ampeg to hartke, which probably isn't an issue)

And which one is just a better option. I always seem to see ampegs at big live shows. Many thanks!

I'm a Trace Elliot guy and like SWR as well.
If I had to choose between the two, I'd go for the AMPEG.

- Best
- Pasha

arkoenig · Post by **arkoenig** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:48 pm

So much depends on your style and budget. I have one of these, which is amazing because it weighs only 20 pounds, sounds great, and is loud enough to play with any acoustic instruments, including drums, so long as the drums themselves are not amplified.

So if I were looking for a separate amp to power a cabinet that I already had, I would definitely consider one of these. For that matter, I would also consider thisand this.

nate_D · Post by **nate_D** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:55 pm

go with the ampeg! they rock

Grahambo! · Post by **Grahambo!** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:59 pm

Yeah man, Go Ampeg. I have a huge SWR stack, but when I go to a guitar shop, I'm still always impressed by the Ampeg stuff.

bosonHavoc · Post by **bosonHavoc** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:19 pm

of those 2 i would go for the ampeg for sure.
i just love the way an ampeg sounds.

but i use a galen kruger micro bass amp its so light i can ride my bike with that in a back pack and my electric bass on my back.. i've jammed with a drummer and 2 guitars and i could be heard very well (i wasn't even cranked)

1 word of advice, dont ever play through an aguilar rig unless you can afford to buy it...its fucking depressing how good that shit sounds lol

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:32 pm

bosonHavoc wrote:1 word of advice, dont ever play through an aguilar rig unless you can afford to buy it...its fucking depressing how good that shit sounds lol

+1

RobC · Post by **RobC** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:33 am

Don't buy anything you can't listen to/ play with first...

Rob.

knotkranky · Post by **knotkranky** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:21 am

this is stupid good. I just bought one and i've played professionally for 20 years. Played every head at gtr center
and this thing killed everything by a mile. You want a heavy amp with huge transformers. The light weight shit is light weight shit.

http://www.ampeg.com/products/pro/svt4pro/index.html

Ajbbklyn · Post by **Ajbbklyn** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:40 pm

Feed that to an 810 and you're equipped to play a theater-sized venue.

Moody · Post by **Moody** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:45 pm

Love my Ampeg stuff but, I have never put it side by side with a Hartke to compare. Good Luck!

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